E-Learning in India

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

From Tradition …Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by

narrow domestic walls;Where words come out from the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the

dreary desert sand of dead habit;Where the mind is led forward by Thee to ever-widening thought

and action -Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.

                                                                       by Rabindranath Tagore

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

… to Technology• Over 20 Billion USD software export• To over 100 countries in the world• Market share of above 20% software development world-wide• One third of e-commence start-ups having Indian connection in the

Silicon Valley• 5th Largest telecom network in the world• 2 Million telephone subscribers added every year• Mobile subscribers: 233.6 million (Sept 2008)• Internet Users: 42 million (3.7% only)

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Higher Education in India (2006)• Central Universities: 20• State Universities: 217• Deemed to be Universities: 106• Private Universities: 10• Institute of National Importance: 13• Institutes established under state act: 5• Colleges: 17625

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Authorities, Accreditation Bodies• Ministry of Human Resource Development• University Grants Commission, National Assessment and Accreditation Council• Distance Education Council• All India Council for Technical Education• Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Indian Nursing Council, Central

Council of Homeopathy, Central Council for Indian Medicine, Pharmacy Council of India

• National Council for Teacher Education• Indian Council for Agricultural Research• Bar Council of India• Rehabilitation Council• Council of Architecture• National Council of Rural Institutes• State Councils of Higher Education

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

E-Learning Developments• NIIT Netvarsity (1996)• National Task Force on Information Technology and Software

Development (1998)• Indira Gandhi National Open University, Virtual Campus Initiative

(1999)• Other educational institutions followed…• More private initiatives to provide coaching for competitive

examinations and entrance test for admission to premier educational institutes

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Some Examples• YCMOU• Tamil Virtual University• Punjab Technical University• Symbiosis International University• Indian Institute of Technology

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

NPTEL• Improve the quality of engineering education

in India• Collaborative Project of 7 IITs and IISc• 129 web courses, 110 video courses• Each consists of contents of 40 lecture hours

in text, graphics, animation video

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Medical Education Online

• Medvarsity

• MedRC

• IGNOU (Accupuncture)

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Indira Gandhi National Open University

• Virtual Campus Initiative in 1999• RROnline in 2001• Short Courses Online (Diplomacy, Food safety, Gender,

CDS/ISIS)• eGyankosh and SAKSHAT in 2006• IGNOU Online in 2008

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

IGNOU -- VCI• BCA and MCA programmes• Downloadable ZIP files and HTMAL pages• Assignments• Additional Support through 1V-2A teleconference• Programme withdrawn due to many student

problems, and all students transferred to traditional distance education mode

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

IGNOU -- RRonline• Resettlement and Rehabilitation

programme supported by the World Bank was the first Social Science Online programme in India

• Internally developed platform with course content, discussion forum, chat, assignment submission, online quiz, online library, online diary, etc.

• Programme withdrawn from online due to less students and other problems

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

eGyanKoshNational Digital Repository to store, index, preserve, distribute and share the digital learning resources developed by the Open and Distance Learning Institutions in the country. Items in eGyanKosh are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved by IGNOU, unless otherwise indicated. To access the items in repository registration is required. Registration is free. Also available through YouTube.

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

SAKSHAT• A pilot project of the Govt. of

India, which is being spearheaded by IGNOU

• Intended to be a portal for students of all levels (elementary to higher and further education)

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

IGNOU – Education Braodcast• Gyan Darshan I• Gyan Darshan II (1v/1a

teleconference)• EduSAT (2-way video

conference)• Gyan Vani (FM radio)

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

IGNOU – Virtual Classrooms• Master of Library and

Information Science• PG Certificate in Cyber Law• PG Diploma in Accupuncture

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Inside Programmes• Course content (wiki-based)• Flash-based presentations• Flash videos• Forums• Assignments, Projects• Web-conferences (real-time)• Student tracking• Performance-based Progressive

Learning method

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Other IGNOU Initiatives• Project Management Online Certification in partnership

with pmGURUonline.com• Inter-University Consortium for Technology-Enabled

Flexible Education and Development• National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education• Online Training on

Development of Self-Learning Materials using WikiEducator Platform

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Observations• Anything and everything is e-learning!• Much technology-driven• Poor staff development efforts on e-learning• Attempts to replicate distance learning through online

technologies• Broadband access is poor, but fast developing• Online learning instructional design is key, but always

neglected

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

Suggestions• Establishment of Indian Council for Online Learning as a statutory

body to:– Develop a national distributed repository of Learning Objects – Maintain standard of Online Learning – Coordinate and promote Online Learning – Accreditation of Online Learning courses and programmes – Develop and maintain Online Learning Portals for life long learning

• Establishment of a “e-Learning Consortium” including member educational institutions to offer e-learning programmes without duplicating efforts

• Develop facilities for online training of teachers and administrators• Facilitate development of small learning objects by teachers

E-Learning in IndiaE-Learning Asia Day Presentationby Dr. Sanjaya Mishra

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