Blended Learning

Thursday, 8 October 2020

ICT Integrated Educational Neuroscience


Educational neuroscience studies how the brain learns. It takes into consideration psychology, education and neuroscience (PEN). At its core using the understandings from these three disciplines, it recognises that under the skull and cerebrum lies the control centre of the brain – the limbic system. This is part of the brain determines whether a student will learn or whether they will be led by their emotions filter the amygdala and react in the fight, flight and fright response.


















Online Courses on Educational Neuroscience

Orientation to Educational Neuroscience






Saturday, 30 May 2020

Digital Initiative of GoI

Digital Initiatives of Government of India

1. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)


In order to ensure that the best quality content is produced and delivered, nine National Coordinators have been appointed. They are:
  1.   AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international courses
  2.   NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
  3.   UGC (University Grants Commission) for non-technical post-graduation education
  4.   CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for under-graduate education
  5.   NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school education
  6.   NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
  7.   IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
  8.   IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
  9.   NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for Teacher Training programme

2. SWAYAM PRABHA (32 DTH Channels)

    All Channels

    Programme Schedules

    Live Programmes

    Archive Videos

3. e-PGPATHSHALA

4. INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network)

5. National Knowledge Network

6. National Portal of India (Education)

7. ShodhGanga (A Reservoir of Indian Theses)

8. e-ShodhSindhu (Consortium for HE e-resources)

9. ShodhSuddhi (Enhancing Research Quality)

10. ShodhGangotri (Research in Progress: Reports and Synopsis)

11. INDCAT (Online Union Catalogue)

12. SOUL 2.0 (Software for University Libraries)

13. VIDWAN: EXPERT DATABASE

14. VIDYA-MITRA (Online Learning Portal)

15. ICSSR Data Service

16. IRINS (Indian Research Information Network System)

17. NTA (National Testing Agency)

18. UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan)

19. ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovative Achievements)

20. Digital India

21. NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework)

22. N-LIST- National Library and Information Services (e-Resources)

23. NBA (National Board of Accreditation)

24. NAD (National Academic Depository)

25. NDL (National Digital Library)

26. NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training)

    TAMANNA (Try And Measure Aptitude AnNatural Abilities

    NISHTHA (National Initiatives for School Heads' And Teachers' Holistic Advancement)

    Accessibility in School Curriculum

    Central Institute of Educational Technology

    NCERT Books

    ICT Curriculum

    NROER

27. NIEPA (National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration)

    DAED (Digital Archives of Education Documents)

    e-Wizard

    NCS (National Career Service)

    NRCE-National Resource Centre for Education (Directory of Experts)

    LMS (Learning Management System)

    SWAYAM MOOCs

    NMEICT (National Mission on Education through ICT)

    e-Sampark

    NIC (National Informatics Centre)

    MyGov (MHRD)

    OGD (Open Government Data) Platform India

28. NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling)

29. ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research)

    Programmes

    NASSDOC (National |Social Science Documentation Centre)

30. CSIR (Council of Industrial and Scientific Research)

31. NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education)

32. NMTT (National Mission on Teachers and Teaching)

Friday, 24 April 2020

Skill Development and Higher Education in India

Higher Education

In order to bridge the industry academia gap – NSDC has developed a unique model to integrate skill based trainings into the academic cycle of the Universities. These are based on National Occupational Standards set by industry through sector skill councils. The job roles offered are designed to be progressive in nature – from Level 5 – level 7 on National Skills Qualification framework. The key highlight of the model are as given below:
  • Based on state skill gap report – identification of Sectors and job roles
  • Development of implementation model and Integration into time table as per university norms
  • Training of Trainers by Sector Skill Council
  • Curriculum Alignment and Capacity Building workshops
  • Student orientation sessions to take an informed choice of sector/job role based on career aspiration
  • Standardised Training Delivery by NSDC Training Partners
  • Internships and On- the – job Training
  • Assessment and certification by Sector Skill Council
  • Last Mile Employability and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for the students

NSDC is working with 21 Universities, UGC and AICTE catering to more than 1200 colleges and 400 community colleges across the country. Some of the organization include:
  1. SavitribaiPhule University of Pune : 663 colleges and 57 autonomous institutions

  2. University of Delhi: 67 colleges including NCWEB and SOL

  3. University Grants Commission: 150 community colleges and 127 colleges for B.Voc and Degree programmes

  4. Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU): 155 learning resource centres and 204 community colleges

  5. Centurion University: 4 colleges

  6. Haryana and Punjab Universities

  7. AICTE : 100 Community Colleges

NSDC is about to sign MoUs with 7 more universities to adopt this model.
NSDC funded training partners affiliated to respective SSCs are involved in imparting trainings to the students under these partnerships. The infrastructure is allocated by the respective colleges of the University. A project management team ensures monitoring and evaluation of ongoing trainings.
Academia recognise the benefits of this model for integration of industry recognized skills with regular studies and post assessment the studentsreceive industry endorsed and recognized certificate.




SANKALP (Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion)




Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Digital Learning

Digital learning is any type of learning that is accompanied by technology or by instructional practice that makes effective use of technology. It encompasses the application of a wide spectrum of practices including: blended and virtual learning.

Sunday, 1 March 2020

Development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)


SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)


In order to ensure that the best quality content is produced and delivered, nine National Coordinators have been appointed. They are:
  1.   AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international courses
  2.   NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
  3.   UGC (University Grants Commission) for non-technical post-graduation education
  4.   CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for under-graduate education
  5.   NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school education
  6.   NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
  7.   IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
  8.   IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
  9.   NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for Teacher Training programme







ARPIT Courses                         Completed Courses                        NPTEL                     NPTEL Archive Courses

FutureLearn                              FutureLearn Free Courses            

                                      FutureLearn (Research Methodology Courses)







Thursday, 6 February 2020

Digital Initiatives of Government of India


1. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)


In order to ensure that the best quality content is produced and delivered, nine National Coordinators have been appointed. They are:
  1.   AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international courses
  2.   NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
  3.   UGC (University Grants Commission) for non-technical post-graduation education
  4.   CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for under-graduate education
  5.   NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school education
  6.   NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
  7.   IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
  8.   IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
  9.   NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for Teacher Training programme

2. SWAYAM PRABHA (32 DTH Channels)

    All Channels

    Programme Schedules

    Live Programmes

    Archive Videos

3. e-PGPATHSHALA

4. INFLIBNET (Information and Library Network)

5. National Knowledge Network

6. National Portal of India (Education)

7. ShodhGanga (A Reservoir of Indian Theses)

8. e-ShodhSindhu (Consortium for HE e-resources)

9. ShodhSuddhi (Enhancing Research Quality)

10. ShodhGangotri (Research in Progress: Reports and Synopsis)

11. INDCAT (Online Union Catalogue)

12. SOUL 2.0 (Software for University Libraries)

13. VIDWAN: EXPERT DATABASE

14. VIDYA-MITRA (Online Learning Portal)

15. ICSSR Data Service

16. IRINS (Indian Research Information Network System)

17. NTA (National Testing Agency)

18. UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan)

19. ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovative Achievements)

20. Digital India

21. NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework)

22. N-LIST- National Library and Information Services (e-Resources)

23. NBA (National Board of Accreditation)

24. NAD (National Academic Depository)

25. NDL (National Digital Library)

26. NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training)

    TAMANNA (Try And Measure Aptitude And Natural Abilities

    NISHTHA (National Initiatives for School Heads' And Teachers' Holistic Advancement)

    Accessibility in School Curriculum

    Central Institute of Educational Technology

    NCERT Books

    ICT Curriculum

    NROER

27. NIEPA (National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration)

    DAED (Digital Archives of Education Documents)

    e-Wizard

    NCS (National Career Service)

    NRCE-National Resource Centre for Education (Directory of Experts)

    LMS (Learning Management System)

    SWAYAM MOOCs

    NMEICT (National Mission on Education through ICT)

    e-Sampark

    NIC (National Informatics Centre)

    MyGov (MHRD)

    OGD (Open Government Data) Platform India

28. NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling)

29. ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research)

    Programmes

    NASSDOC (National |Social Science Documentation Centre)

30. CSIR (Council of Industrial and Scientific Research)

31. NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education)

32. NMTT (National Mission on Teachers and Teaching)