CUPID : Common Unified Programs for Instruction Delivery
CUPID : Common Unified Programs for Instruction Delivery (Project for Venture-Lab Class: “Designing a New Learning Environment” by Professor Paul Kim, Stanford University) Project Team: CUPID http://venture-lab.org/education/teams/17372 Project Team Members: Samir Dash (Team Lead) Maryam Seyedjavadi Opemipo Adebanjo Saurabh Kale Manoj Mahali Sangeeta Dash Stanford University 2012 Project team URL: http://venture-lab.org/education/teams/17372 Public site of the project: http://cupid.mobilewish.com/ GIT Repository address: https://github.com/mobilewish/CUPID Background CUPID (Common Unified Programs for Instruction Delivery) framework stands for a framework for a new way of instruction delivery for self-paced learning modules/courses. The importance of "self paced learning " even in today's new age of MOOCs and social networking based "learning for life " concepts, is still applicable. "In remote areas and villages, the self paced learning is the standard when it comes to digital delivery of content. Mostly CBTs (Computer Based Training), downloadable learning materials on CDs/DVDs get most attention. We can't expect good bandwidth in such a places where the user can take part in online interactive classes. So after ILTs, the next nig thing is self paced learning through books, magazines, newspapers etc. When it comes to digital part of such an approach, downloadable standalone digital learning materials win the case.So the fact is "self-paced learning" is a reality even in the age of social networking based MOOCs." So one of the focus area of CUPID team is explore possibilities in the education sectors in developing countries, through exploration of new ways to improve the "self paced learning" domain. And this is one of many reasons why CUPID focuses on "self paced learning". In addition to that the focus areas in finding new ways to provide richer "meaningful experience" is what differentiates CUPID from existing approaches through conventional CBTs/WBTs. We are not talking about replacing CBTs/WBTs with something new, rather improving the existing "self paced learning" approaches with new ways to improve user engagement and bring some reliability to it so that it can open new possibilities for certification courses to include "self paced learning" as a part of their certifications. So it's all about the "new and meaningful experience" that we are planning to bring into "self paced learning" through CUPID.
