Drona is a complete 360 degrees learning & training solution.
Drona enables,
1. Organization authorities to author mobile learning or desktop learning application on their infrastructure using Drona – Authoring
2. Distribute the applications on web or Bluecasting(for mobile apps)
3. Employees to appear for a test/assessments on their Mobile phones or desktops/PCs(within or outside the organization premises)
4. Organization authorities to track and analyze performances on Drona - Backend.
If this interests you, do get in touch at akash{dot}shah{at}deltecs{dot}com for demo or more info.
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Drona - A Mobile Authoring Tool from Deltecs InfoTech
1. Product Overview - Drona
Drona – A Complete 360 degree Learning Solution.
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2. Product Overview - Drona
1.0 Introduction
The world has witnessed the evolution in learning and training space from Boards &
Chalks to Books and then to computers (E-Learning). With the advent of mobile
wireless devices, the world is becoming increasingly mobile. To stay abreast with the
world, organizations are now rethinking on how to develop and deliver content to
their employees or students quickly and in most cases on their hands. Large
numbers of companies are realizing that if their reps are on roads then their training
and communication need to be mobile too. Most organizations are hence turning to
blended learning with Mobile Learning as a key component.
Organizations are becoming more geographically distributed while their sales/product
teams are becoming increasingly tech savvy, therefore many companies are taking
advantage of these new technologies and distributing information consistently to
ensure attention and retention.
“Drona” is a new age tool to cover 360 degrees of learning feedback cycle –
Authoring (Mobile and Desktop), Delivering, Testing, Scoring & Analysis. Drona is
designed to cater to multiple segment of audience like Learning Institutes, Market
researchers, Training companies. It enables organizations to author mobile as well as
desktop applications in their own infrastructure without acquiring any technical
know-how.
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2.0 Product Overview
2.1 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
Drona has three components:
Drona Authoring tool
Drona Mobile and Desktop Tests
Drona BI engine
Authoring tool: Drona provides authoring for two digital mediums:
Desktops
Mobile Phones
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4. Product Overview - Drona
The computing and graphics rendering of the two mediums have fundamental
differences. Drona considers these differences and attempts to offer its customers
with a unique authoring tool that can author the same content for both the mediums.
Authoring tool caters to following content type:
a. Text
b. Graphical images
c. Audio/Video
Authoring tool allows you to make your own test. The test can be now distributed to
the target audience. Mobile tests will be distributed via standard mobile app
distribution strategy like Bluecasting/GPRS/WAPPush/Datacables and Desktop tests
can be distributed through Web or CDs.
Mobile tests and Desktops Tests:
Mobile Test Applications: Once mobile test is created using authoring tool, it can be
distributed using Bluecast solution or can be downloaded on the mobile phone. The
UI of the mobile test application is designed keeping in mind the user fraternity.
Scores and analysis of the test can be checked on the phone itself after finishing the
Test. Scores are sent back to the servers for further relative performance analysis.
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For more information and on Mobile Learning and Mobile Training for corporates,
please download following reading materials.
Mobile Training PDF:
http://www.deltecs.com/docs/M-Training Deltecs.pdf
Mobile Training:
http://www.deltecs.com/docs/M-Training Deltecs.ppt
Mobile Training Case studies:
http://www.deltecs.com/docs/Case Studies.pdf
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6. Product Overview - Drona
Desktop Test Applications: Drona – Authoring enables you to create desktop
(Windows) based assessment applications. Desktop tests can be modeled to work in
compete offline mode or online mode. Similar to mobile tests, scores are sent back
to Drona backend for further analysis. It allows the test taker to see replay of the
test, review the test, bookmarking, etc.
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7. Product Overview - Drona
BI (Backend Business Intelligence): Results of the test taken will be taken up for
analytical purpose by the BI engine. This will be responsible for generating reports of
the performance of the participants. BI engine is a sophisticated hosted application
that has interfaces open to allow Mobile and desktop based test participants to punch
their scores in.
Different reports are generated by the system:
a. Collated performance of participants
b. Subject wise performance of the participants
c. Topic wise performance of the participants.
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8. Product Overview - Drona
2.1.1 Mobile Authoring
Mobile authoring engine allows you to define a test with respect to:
a. Subject of the test
b. Topic of the test
It allows text, image and audio as content. Images need to meet specifications, as
mobile devices have screen limitations. On completing the authoring process, a
mobile application with rich look and feel is delivered. This application can be
broadcasted using Blue-Casting tools or any standard mobile application distribution
strategy.
Drona – mobile authoring is empowered to generate mobile apps supporting
standard Java phones. In recent future, Windows as well as Iphone and Google
phones will also be supported.
2.1.2 Desktop Authoring
Drona – Desktop authoring engine allows you to define a test with respect to:
c. Subject of the test
d. Topic of the test
It allows text, audio and image as content, on completing the authoring process an
executable file is generated which could be distributed to the candidates aspiring to
take the test.
2.1.3 BI Engine
BI engine as described earlier is a hosted application, and a part of Drona. BI engine
forms the important Feedback unit of Drona. It has open interfaces for
communication with the test applications (mobile and desktop) to feed the results of
the tests. Results are collated and appropriate reports are generated.
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2.2 ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW
Architecturally, Drona BI is a three tier Architecture. As shown in the figure below,
data is hosted on data servers, while the application is the middle tier and user
interface is driven by the web-servers.
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2.3 IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW
BI is hosted on a high configuration system. It can be hosted on your enterprise
network.
Authoring is desktop application. Desktop Tests are also installable applications
for desktops.
OS: Microsoft Windows 98/XP/SP2/SP1/Vista/server 2003/server 2000
Linux / MAC
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2.4 FEATURES
Simple UI to create your test
Set your own features of test – replay/scoring/analysis/multiple attempts
Preview the test in a sandbox before publishing
Upload bulk tests from Microsoft word or notepads
create multi-content type tests
Create Bulk Tests.
2.5 BENEFITS
Make better decisions
Cut your costs of creating and then analyzing the tests
No third party dependency
No mobile skill-sets required, can be operated by a layman.
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