e-Learning

SWAYAM

Abhishek Kumar
Scientist
INFLIBNET
[email protected]
 overview
● What is e-L
● e-L Concept
● Content Creation
● Content Delivery
MOOC
SWAYAM
● Discussion
Information flow and Media Consumption Habits
Learning

E-Learning Synchronous Learning

& &
Web-based Learning Asynchronous Learning
Learning

• The use of the Internet and related

technologies for the development,
E-Learning distribution and enhancement of
learning resources.

Web-based • associated with learning materials

delivered in a Web browser, including
when the materials are packaged on
Learning CD-ROM or other media. disk
Synchronous learning

learning and Examples include:

teaching takes place • listening to a live radio
broadcast
in real time (same
• watching live a
time) while the television broadcast
trainer and learners • audio/video
are physically conferencing
separated from each • Internet telephony
other (place shift). • online lectures
• two-way live satellite
broadcast
Asynchronous learning

Characteristic for
asynchronous learning is Examples include:
the fact that the trainer • self paced courses taken via Internet
or CD-Rom
prepares the courseware • videotaped classes
material before the • stored audio/video Web
course takes place. The presentations or seminars
• recorded audio tapes
learner is free to decide • Q & A mentoring
when he wants to study • reading e-mail messages
the courseware
Content Creation
• Source/ Development of e-
content (learning material)

Content Delivery
• Platform for outreach of e-
content
 E-Learning Element

Adequate volume
of e - Te x t ( 8 - 1 0 Duration of video (25-30 Min)
pages)

Self learn
E-text

Self assessment Learn more

 Input Required from Content Writer
Sr At Class Room At e-PG Pathshala
No
01 Lecture on a topic Write these lecture notes in MS Word or
any other Word Processing Software
02 Explain lecture through ppt Explain the above mentioned lecture in
PPT (Description (Script) to be given in
‘Note’ section of PPT, if content writer is
not able to give his/her voice)

03 Examine Student (Quiz Prepare Questions in PPT/Word file:

section) Objective Types, False / True
Statements, etc. with right answer
04 Motivate / guide students to Identify source for further reading (books,
learn more from different articles, web resources, etc.) / provide
sources glossary
 volume of work

volume of a Course
1 Course = 30-35 Module (40 Hr lecture)

volume of a module
1 Module = 1 topic comprises of
a) e-text = textual material
b) Self- learning = audio / video component
c) Self assessment = Questions
d) Learn More = further reference material
 Team work
Principal Investigator
(1)

Course Coordinators,
Reviewers, Editors
(N)

Team of Authors/ Team

Content Writers
Content
Delivery
•Platforms such as
LMS, MOOCs
 Learning Management System
• Learning Management System (or LMS) is a broad term used
to describe software tools designed to manage user learning
interventions and provide access to online learning services for
students, teacher, and administrator.

• A software system, that allows the development and delivery

of educational courses using the Internet as a delivery system.
one course --> many learners
 MOOC - A different educational space
Boundary less Institute / University

Massive - enrolment numbers

Open - no mandatory qualifications
Online - fully
Course - structured
is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open
access via the web.
The basic philosophy of MOOCs is 3A’s i.e., Anytime, Anyone,
Anywhere.
OER is a teacher’s material and MOOC is school / university.
 Data from Google trends
• Interest in MOOCs has increased exponentially from 2008 to 2018.

India is ranked 13th based on search volume index in world for MOOC related search queries
 Major Platforms / Players

P S
1.
2.
Edx
Course Builder
INDIA
3. Blackboard
4. WizIQ SWAYAM
5. MOODLE
6. Udacity
 F F
SWAYAM Players
1. UGC
1. MOOC Platform by MHRD 2. CEC
2. Massive courses across all subject 3. IGNOU
domain 4. NPTEL
3. Courses from School to University 5. NCERT
4. Certificate / Credit [By Regulators] 6. NIOS
7. IIMB
8. NITTTR
 NATIONAL COORDINATORS
National MOOCs Coordinator Sectors
University Grants Commission (UGC) Non-Technology Post Graduate Degree
Programs
NPTEL Technical/Engineering UG & PG degree
programs
Consortium for Educational Communication Non-Technology Under Graduate degree
(An IUC of UGC) programs.
IGNOU Diplomas and Certificates
NCERT School Education from Class 9th to 12th.
NIOS School Education from Class 9th to 12th.
IIM Bangalore Management programs.
NITTR, Chennai Teacher Training programs.
 Stake-holders
Role & Responsibilities

T L
Teachers Learners
1. Create Content 1. Enroll for course
2. Create Course 2. Study the course
3. Define Course 3. Interact with teacher
4. Start Course 4. Appear in exam
5. Get certificate / credit
5. Assist Learners
6. Exam preparation
 Classification
Different parameters

C P I
Course Pace Instructors
1. University courses
1. Paid 1. Schedule driven 2. Private firms
2. Free 2. Self paced
UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM)
Regulation, 2016
Issued on 19th July 2016
Learning Courses Notification
Online learning courses to SWAYAM to notify courses on
be available on SWAYAM June 1 & Nov 1, every year

Credit Transfer Choice of Courses

Courses on SWAYAM Up to 20% courses in a

permitted for credit transfer Program can be on SWAYAM

 Step by step procedure to be adopted by Universities for adopting
MOOCs on SWAYAM
Step-1: Make Amendments

Step-2: Select the Courses The University through their Competent Authority
The University shall select the courses to be (EC, AC, BOS), should make amendments in
permitted for credit transfer through SWAYAM. (eg their Ordinances, Rules, Regulations to
courses in high demand for which faculty is not incorporate provisions for transfer of credits for
MOOCs courses as per UGC Regulations.
available, elective courses or for supplementing
teaching-learning process) while ensuring that
physical facilities like laboratories, computer Step-3: Designate Course Coordinator
facilities, library etc. required for the course are made
available free to the students in adequate measure. The University must designate a Course
Coordinator/facilitator to guide the students
Step-4: Disseminate Information throughout the course and to facilitate/conduct the
The University should widely disseminate Lab/Practical sessions/examinations.
information about selected courses to the students
through faculty members, notice boards, student
forums, workshops and university website etc.
Steps Continued…
Step-5: Course Registration
University to facilitate registration of students.
Every student enrolled for the course in the
Step-6: Evaluation University must register for the MOOCs course.
The Host Institution shall evaluate the students
registered for MOOCs courses based on discussion
forums, quizzes, assignments, sessional and final Step-7: Marks of the Students
examinations. The University to assist Host The University shall incorporate the marks/grades
Institution in conducting the final examination. communicated by the Host Institution in the final mark
sheet of the student which counts for award of
degree/diploma. However, the University shall
Step-8: Certificate
evaluate the students for the practical/lab
On receipt of MOOCs completion certificate from component and incorporate these marks/grades in the
Host Instt, the University to give equivalent credit overall mark sheet of the student.
weightage upto 20% for the credits earned through
SWAYAM. No University shall refuse any
student for credit mobility for courses earned
through MOOCs.
ugcmoocs.inflibnet.ac.in
 UGC-MOOCs Portal Features
• Information about all PG non-technology courses
• Interface for MOOCs Courses (EoI & Proposal)
• Guidelines (MOOCs, Regulations, Credit Transfer,
Content Creation)
• Awareness and Workshop
• Login features : Dashboard for Coordinators
• Profile creation of USC & their USMs
• Registration details of learners
• MOOCs to be taken/ approach
• Communication between USC & USMs
• Discussion Forums
Cycle of a traditional Course
Life Cycle of MOOC Course (Creation to Delivery)

01 02 03 04

Course proposal and Content Development Content upload Student Enrolment

Approval of the course & & and Deliver course
Promote the Course Repurpose

07 06 05

Credit Transfer from the Proctored Examination Student Activity and

host institute Interact with student
through forum and
chat
Prepare Yourself for MOOCs
As a Content Creator
 Creation / Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

Work on content Prepare content with respect to four

quadrants. Coverage of all topics for a
development given course in four quadrants.
Supplement existing materials with
transcriptions of video, incorporation
of multimedia, if required.
 Creation / Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

Course Plan (week-wise) can be developed by

Sequencing and sequentially arranging the 35-40 modules for
chunking each course. After this, 4-5 modules need to be
clubbed spanning the distribution across 6-8
weeks as “WEEK-1”, WEEK-2”, WEEK-3” and so
on.
 Creation / Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

Introduction to • About course

overall courses or • Introductory Video
introducing the • Development Team
course and
• Syllabus
description
 Creation / Repurposing Content

Requirement Action Plan

• Objective
Description of
• Pre – requisite
Course (About
• Learning outcomes
Course)
• Target Learners
• Timeline duration
• Type of course (Certificate /
Credit)
 Course on Digital Library
1. Course Proposal and Approval
1. Submit the course proposal to UGC with
justifications

 Course overview

 Target audience

 Delivery mode (self paced / Scheduled)

2. Sign MoU with UGC / INFLIBNET / your

Institution.

3. Get the funds released

4. Course approval by the National Coordinator

2. Content Development & Repurpose

Course
Coordinator
Repurpose of existing Content
New Content
with 1. Course schedule for 10-15 weeks duration
four quadrant 2. Overall Course Introduction (5 Minutes
Writers
Content

video)
3. Weekly course introduction (2 minutes
video)
Reviewers / 4. Activities (4 activities & 4 Questions)
Language Editors
5. Weekly Assignments & Question – One
liners
Content for 10 / 15 weeks – depending upon credit of the course

6. Self Assessment (MCQ) – Question bank

3. Consent from University (for Credit Transfer)

1. Obtain consent from a university

who would recognize the course and
transfer the credit

 Your own university

 Or any other University / degree

awarding institution
4. Course Announcement / Content Uploading
1. Announce the course on SWAYAM portal

1. Course Introduction video & weekly introductory

video

1. Upload the e-text to the content Library and

arrange the content as per course schedule

1. Embed the video from Youtube for the respective

module (self learn)

2. Upload self assessment questions for each

modules

3. Upload activities and assignments every week

 5. Student Enrolment and Course Delivery

1. Announce the course through SWAYAM and

invite student to enroll into the course
through social media, e-mail, formal and
informal arrangements

1. Invite co-faculty to handle the course and

invite the teaching assistant to assist the
course coordinators

2. Deliver the course through SWAYAM as per

the schedule
6. Student Activity and Interact with student through forum and chat
 Send message and other regular notification to the learners
through SWAYAM Platform

 Student could start the discussion and the course

coordinator moderate the discussion

 Queries from the learners addressed by the fellow learners

and coordinators

 Learning progress of the learners could viewed by student

and coordinators

 Weekly assignment submitted by the students

 Coordinators review the assignment and give the grade / or

return to the student with his / her comments (for
resubmission, if required)
7. Proctored Examination
 Learners get weightage by SWAYAM portal for each activity
such as

 Reading the course material on the portal

 Watching the video
 Self assessment
 Submission of assignment (by coordinator)

 Eligible students are invited for the survey to know their

willingness and preferable location to attend the proctored
examination

 Learners get the credit based on the learning behavior and

proctored examination
 8. Credit Transfer from the host Institute

 Learner gets the grade / weightage for

weekly assignments, activities, quizzes,
progress made, etc.

 Proctored examination

 Certificate or Credit transferred to his / her

university
Look & Feel of SWAYAM
(For Content Hosting)
Create a Course
Live Course with a Weekly Schedule
Create a Course Profile and Content
Set Course Duration with Start and End Date
Setting Week Wise Plan
Video upload for first day / week
Assignment to Students With Due Date
Display the List of Plan
MOOCs Platforms / Providers
 MOOCs Parameters
Sr. Dimension/parameter Description
1 Openness of content Whether MOOC provides access to content without registration or not and type of licence
used for content. if MOOC uses creative license and allows access without registration.

2 Openness of technology MOOC is built using open source tools.

3 Use of multimedia Along with videos, ppts, animations specialized simulation software used.

4 Use of social media Presence on social media platforms. Collaboration with social media platforms to promote
MOOC.

5 Language support Number of languages in which courses available.

6 Certificate Courses Number of courses which have provision of certificate.

7 Responsive web design Has mobile version of website

8 Mobile apps Availability of smart phone apps on different mobile operating systems like android and
iOS.

9 Catalogue diversity Type of courses. Engineering, humanities etc.

 EdX.org
EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider and online learning
platform. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of
disciplines to a worldwide audience, some at no charge. It also conducts
research into learning based on how people use its platform.

Funded and owned by MIT & Harvard University

Web Address https://www.edx.org/
Launched on May 2012
Participating Institutes As of July 2016 More than 70 Schools and
more than 110 partners
Funding (in USD) $60 million
Available Languages English, Mandarin, French, Hindi, Spanish

No of Users 10 Million (As of October 2016)

 EdX.org
EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider and online learning
platform. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of
disciplines to a worldwide audience, some at no charge. It also conducts
research into learning based on how people use its platform.
Funded and owned by MIT & Harvard University

Web Address https://www.edx.org/

Participating Institutes As of July 2014, there are

50 members
Funding (in USD) $60 million

Available Languages English, Chinese,

Mandarin, Hindi,
French, Spanish [16]
 Coursera
Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and
organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for
free as well as paid.
Funded and owned by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller

Launched April 2012

Web Address https://www.coursera.org/

Participating Institutes As on December 2014, there are

106 University members, and 7
non-university members
Number of Registered users More than 10 million (as on
October, 2014)
Available Languages English, Spanish, French, Chinese,
Arabic, Russian, Portuguese,
Turkish, Ukrainian, Hebrew,
German, Italian, Portuguese
 NPTEL
 The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a project funded by the
NME-ICT, MHRD.
 It provides e-learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering, Sciences,
Technology, Management and Humanities.
 NPTEL is a curriculum building exercise and is directed towards providing learning materials in
science and engineering by adhering to the syllabi of All India Council for Technical Education
and the slightly modified curricula of major affiliating Universities.

Funded and owned by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) & Indian Institutes of Technology(IIT)
Funded by Ministry of Human Recourse and Development, Government
of India.
Launched 2003

Web Address http://nptel.ac.in/

Participating Institutes As of December 2014, there are 8 coordinating institutes, and 5 Associate
Partner Institutions
Available Languages English
Visitors @ NPTEL
 UDACITY
Udacity was born out of a Stanford University experiment in which
Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig offered their "Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence" course online to anyone, for free. Over 160,000 students in
more than 190 countries enrolled and not much later, Udacity was born

Funded and owned by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens

Funding of USD 21 Million

Launched 2012
Web Address (www.udacity.com)
Number of Registered users 1.6 Millions
Available Languages English
 SWAYAM
Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
SWAYAM provides an integrated platform for online courses, using
information and communication technology (ICT) and covering courses
high School to post-graduate subjects including skill sector courses.

Funded By MHRD
Players of Swayam UGC,CEC,IGNOU,NPTEL,NCERT, NIOS

Courses School to University

Certificate / Credit [By Credit Certificate
Regulators]
MOOC Platform MHRD
Subject Domain Engineering, Science, Humanities, Management, Language, Mathematics
Arts, Commence, General, Library, Education
 Thanks
Abhishek Kumar
Scientist-C (CS)
[email protected]