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Rapid advancement in technology calls for efficient applications for empowering the rural population. Education is one of the fields holding innumerable developmental opportunities in rural India and with growing educational research, the challenges faced in the rural education system can be met. Concerns surrounding the Learner, Teacher and Infrastructure can be catered by introducing an intelligent interactive tutor in rural areas. This paper looks at the potential applications supported by the recent developments in Learning Technologies, which can be implemented in the context of Rural India. We also propose a model which uses the Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach to develop conceptual, practical and strategic knowledge of the learners and allow better transferability. Cognitive Load Theory and Learner Models provide the Instruction Design guidelines for the proposed tutoring system. The testing for effectiveness of the conceptual model of this tutor is under progress.
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Toshniwal, O., Yammiyavar, P. (2013). Intelligent Interactive Tutor for Rural Indian Education System. In: Agrawal, A., Tripathi, R.C., Do, E.YL., Tiwari, M.D. (eds) Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia. IITM 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 276. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37463-0_17
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