Digital initiatives in higher education
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The document discusses several digital initiatives in higher education in India developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). These include the National Mission on Education through ICT which aims to improve access to quality education through digital solutions. Key initiatives mentioned are SWAYAM for MOOCs, Swayam Prabha DTH channels, the National Digital Library, National Academic Depository, e-Shodh Sindhu for access to journals and e-books, Virtual Labs, e-Yantra for robotics education, broadband connectivity for universities, and Talk to a Teacher/Ask a Question platforms for interacting with IIT faculty. The initiatives aim to leverage technology to improve access, quality and learning outcomes in higher
Digital initiatives in higher education
- 1. Digital initiatives in Higher Education. Megha V Research Scholar Kannur University
- 2. • MHRD, is responsible for the overall development of the basic infrastructure of Higher Education sector, both in terms of policy and planning. 1. National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT) To improve the learning outcomes and improve the access and quality of learning, Technology offers solutions, in the form of digital education. Initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to infuse digital education solutions to improve the access to quality contents and also to improve the learning outcomes.
- 3. 2. Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds(SWAYAM) (https://swayam.gov.in/) • SWAYAM is an indigenous (made in India) IT Massive Open Online Course(MOOCs) Platform for providing best quality education that can be accessed by anyone, anytime and anywhere using the IT system. • The concept of Massive Open Online Courses involves online delivery of interactive learning content to large no. of people simultaneously. • SWAYAM platform is developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education.(AICTE) with the help of Microsoft
- 4. 3. Swayam Prabha: The 34 Educational DTH Channels • SWAYAM Prabha is a group of 34 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality educational programmes on 24x7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. • The contents are provided by NPTEL (National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning),UGC (University Grants Commission), CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication), IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University), NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training), NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling),IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) etc. • The INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network) Centre maintains the web portal
- 5. 4. National Digital Library (NDL) (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in) • MHRD under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology(NMEICT) has initiated the NDL of India pilot project. • The aim of the project was to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources. • Single-window search facility. • The project titled “Development of National Digital Library of India, Towards Building a National Asset” has been sanctioned to IIT, Kharagpur under NMEICT by MHRD.
- 6. 5. National Academic Depository(NAD) https://nad.gov.in/ • NAD is an initiative of Ministry of HRD to facilitate digital storage, access and verification of Academic Awards issued by Academic institutions. • NAD is a unique. Innovative, and Progressive initiative under “Digital India” theme. • The aim is to achieve Digital enablement of the Education Record.
- 7. 6. e- Shodh Sindhu • The MHRRD has formed e-Shodh Sindhu merging three consortia initiatives, namely UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, NLIST and INDEST – AICTE Consortium. • More than 15,000 international electronic journals and e-books are made available to all higher educational institutions through the e-Shodh Sindhu initiative. • This allows access to the best education resources in the world using digital mode.
- 8. 7. Virtual Labs • Physical distances and the lack of resources make us unable to perform experiments, especially when they involve sophisticated instruments. • Virtual lab does not require any additional infrastructural setup for conducting experiments at user premises. One computer terminal with broadband internet connectivity is all that is needed to perform the experiments remotely. • Over 205 virtual labs in 9 Engineering & Science disciplines, Comprising about 1515 experiments are operational and currently being accessed by more than 6 lakh students.
- 9. 8. e-Yantra • An MHRD initiative under NMEICT Programme, named “e-Yantra” is implemented to incorporate Robotics into engineering education with the objective of engaging students trough exciting hands-on application of mathematics, computer science, and engineering principles.
- 10. 9. Campus Connectivity • The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) aims to leverage the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning process. • The mission also aims to provide 20 Broadband connections of 512 Kbps speed over 25,000 colleges and 2000 polytechnics and optical fibre connectivity one Gbps to 419 universities/ university level institutions in the country which includes internet facility.
- 11. 10. Talk to a Teacher • Talk to a Teacher developed by IIT Bombay, is an initiative of the National Mission on Education through ICT, funded by MHRD to provide free access to a few selected graduate and postgraduate courses, taught at IIT Bombay by distinguished faculty members and scholars at large. 11. Ask a Question • Ask a Question is a unique platform through which students from science and engineering colleges over India can ask questions and faculty from IIT Bombay answers them.
- 12. 12. e- Acharya • e-Acharya also called ‘integrated e-content Portal’ of NMEICT, is the official repository of NMEIICT e-content and all content produced under NMEICT is being put at this Repository platform at INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar. • Its aim is to apply basic tenets of prevention for digital content, implement standard Metadata schema of different types for the digital content and their long-term availability.
- 13. 13. E- Kalpa • Another MHRD/NMEICT initiative named ‘e-Kalpa’ creating Digital-Learning Environment for design in India has successfully demonstrated the achievement of the following project objectives, on completion of its phase-1. 1. Digital online content for learning Design with e-Learning programs on design 2. Digital design resource database including the craft sector 3. Social networking for Higher Learning with collaborative Learning Space for Design
- 14. 14. The Free and Open Source Software for Education (FOSSEE) • FOSSEE project sanctioned to IIT Bombay has been promoting use of open source software in educational institutions. • It does through instructional material such as spoken tutorials, documentations, such as textbook companions, awareness programs, such as conferences, training workshops, and Internships.
- 15. 15. e-Vidwan • The ‘Information and Library Network’ (INFLIBNET) Centre took the initiative called “Vidwan: Expert database and National Researcher’s Network” with the financial support from NMEICT. 16. Spoken Tutorial • Spoken tutorial is a multi-award winning educational content portal. • Here one can learn various Free and Open Source Software all by oneself
- 16. 17. Annual Refresher Program in Teaching (ARPIT) • The Ministry of Human Resource Development has officially launched Online Annual Refresher Program in Teaching (ARPIT) on 13th November, 2018. • a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty using the MOOCs platform SWAYAM.