TCY launches blended learning in North India

NEW DELHI, India (SANEPR.com) April 21, 2008 -- In a bid to give the best of both worlds to its students – classroom teaching and online education – India’s premier education services organization, Top Careers & You (TCY) has launched ‘blended learning’ at its all 34 centres in Northern India.

“The idea is to standardize our delivery process through ‘virtual classrooms’ at our centres so that the students can get better education. Now any student can take admission anywhere and would get the best lectures on any subject,” said Mr. Kamal Wadhera, the CEO of TCY.

This unique education concept would help the students, teachers and franchisees at one go. Under this a student sitting anywhere in the country, in classroom or at home, can avail the facility of best lectures delivered by subject-experts.

Elaborating on the concept, Mr. Wadhera said, “This blended education is an extension of our distance language program for our students. Now, thanks to modern technology, we can make use of the services of our best subject-experts at any of our centres. With this new facility a lecture would be flashed live at all the centres.”

According to academic experts, the explosion of knowledge today has changed the very texture of what is learnt and how it is learnt. So, the concept of virtual classrooms is a manifestation of this knowledge revolution.

But what exactly is the ‘virtual classroom’ concept?

India is quite new to this concept created in the virtual space. Its goals are to improve an access to advanced educational experiences by allowing students and teachers participate in remote learning communities using personal computers.

On top of that, the objective is to improve the quality and effectiveness of education by using computer to support a collaborative learning process. It is a platform which provides complete freedom of learning.

Some salient features:

• Works in Flash format; no downloads
• Two-way live audio/video delivery
• Whiteboard with Math tools
• Synchronous content-sharing
• Excel files and videos
• Records all sessions to be played back

As the web has added a new facet to knowledge and connectivity, the ‘virtual classroom’ uses the same phase to add a new dimension to knowledge and its acquisition.

It is worth noting that since its modest beginning in the year 1998, TCY has been providing college level test preparation and school level supplemental education services.

The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams like MBA, MCA, GMAT, GRE, etc.

The modern buzzword:

Today, the modern student prefers to supplement his classroom education with online learning, be it his regular exam preparation for school or college, or any competitive exam.

The broadband internet has made e-learning the modern buzzword and the students are taking full advantage of free downloadable tests made available by www.tcyonline.com, the largest student-teacher platform in the country.

The website is fast moving towards its target of 100,000 enrolments. On an average over 5000 students visit the site daily and are being benefited in their exam preparations, be it for IELTS, Medical or MBA.

Scores of free tests are available on the website for school and college examinations apart from some competitive tests being held in the country from time to time. These practice tests help the student not only assess his or her level before the actual exam, but are a wonderful way to benchmark himself or herself with anybody and anywhere in country.

TCYonline is also making long strides through its twin programs, ‘BetterThink’ and ‘STEPS, in imparting quality education to the students. Its subject-experts and technical experts are also trouble-shooting students’ problems at live support.

About tcyonline.com:

Tcyonline.com is an online initiative of Top Careers & You (TCY). Founded in 1998, TCY provides college level test preparation and school level supplemental education services. The company serves almost all the sections of student community, through classroom teaching, and online mode; from K-12 to students preparing for competitive exams. TCY is present at 34 locations, and is tying up with more like-minded individuals and businesses, to further extend its footprint across the country.

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