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-Content Development for ELT
Dr. S. SenthilnathanDepartment of Educational TechnologyBharathidasan UniversityTiruchirappalli – 620 023Tamil Nadu, India
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Green Revolution
Blue Revolution
White Revolution
Grey Revolution
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Impact of Grey Revolution
Knowledge Explosion
Information Societies
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Knowledge Society
Knowledge Economy
Accessing Information &
Sharing KnowledgeAny Time Anywhere at a
Low Cost
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Information Society
Information Workers outnumber other
occupational categories
India far from becoming an Information Society
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India as an IS
25% - Service Occupations60% - Farming15% - Factories
50% of those in Service Occupations are
Information Workers
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India as an IS
India has same number of Information Workers as the US, and more than Japan.
India with more than one billion population has an
Information Society within the nation.
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India as an IS
India follows the strategy of informatization
i.e., furthering socio-economic strategy through wide spread application of
ICT.
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ICT in India : Govt. Initiatives
IT Task Force – 1998National Informatics Policy
IT Action Plan(108 Recommendations)
Operation Knowledge(29 Recommendations)
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ICT in India : Govt. Initiatives
Knowledge Commission
The Task Force on HRD in IT (2006)
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ICT in Indian EducationNational Mission for Education
through ICT(with a provision for INR 502 crores)
Networking of Educational Institutions
Research in Technology-Pedagogy Integration
Development and Sharing of E-Content
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Current Indian Higher Education Scene
8.8 Million Students348 Universities17,695 Colleges
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Current Indian Higher Education Scene
UGC – Plan Budget of 1269 Crores for 2007-2008 with a plan of considerable allocation for developing e-content and delivering
through the Internet, Cable TV Networks and DTH.
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750 Crore Investment
28 Channels for Higher Education
28 Channels for School Education
Channels for Health, Agriculture, Culture, Women’s Development, etc.
Satellite Radio Channels
Seamless Connectivity
E DUSAT
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U N DERUTILISATION
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E-Content –
Need of the Hour
3 Cs of Effective E-Learning
Content, Communication & Connectivity
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E-Content – Need of the Hour
“Attempts to improve education through ICTs
suffer from the absence of sound pedagogy and quality
content”- Vladimir Kinelev(2005)
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Teachers as E-Content Developers
If teachers don’t develop content in digital forms,
either no one can or some body else will (of course with
substandard quality).
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Why E-Content ?
Reach and Richness High
Increasing Knowledge Requirement
Increasing number of Knowledge Consumers
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Galloping Knowledge Growth
00 – 1750 AD Knowledge doubled in 17.5 centuries
1750 – 1950 AD Knowledge doubled in200 years
1950 – 2000 AD Knowledge doubled in 50 years
2000 onwards Knowledge doubles every year
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Knowledge Packaging in Digital Forms
Digital Convergence of various forms of knowledge packaging is necessary for providing quality education
to greater quantities of learners.
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Why E-Content ?
Multi Sensory Learning ExperiencesDigital Convergence of Text, Image, Audio, Video, Animation etc.,InteractivityReusabilityInteroperability
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Why E-Content ?
Learning takes place
1% through TASTE
1.5% through TOUCH
3.5% through SMELL
11 % through HEARING
83 % through SIGHT
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Why E-Content ?
Interactivity and Engagement foster
easy understanding and
longer retention.
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Forms of E-Content
Modules
Short Learning Objects
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Short Learning Objects (SLOs)
SLOs are a new way of thinking about learning content. They are much
smaller units of learning, typically ranging
from 2 to 3 minutes.
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Short Learning Objects (SLOs)
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Modules
Comprehensive packages containing lessons with inbuilt visuals, text, quiz, FAQs, assignments, glossaries, case studies, references, discussion and download.
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Modules
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UGC’s Consortium for Educational Communication
- An Inter-University Centre- 17 EMMRCs
- IGNOU and ISRO
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CEC’s Initiatives
• Capacity Development Programmes for Teachers
• Training-cum-Production Workshops
• Funding Higher Education Teachers for E-Content Development
• Technology Incubation
• Content Creation
• Creation and Maintenance of Digital Learning Repositories
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Initiatives of the Dept. of Educational Technology, BDU
- UGC’s Special Assistance Programme under
Departmental Research Scheme
- Training Workshops- Content Creation
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E-Content - A Demo
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Instructional Design Gaining Attention Informing Significance Dispelling Fears Informing Objectives Presenting Instructional Content Varying Stimulus Repeating for Reinforcement Adding Sub-points Informing Allied Mistakes Rewarding Eliciting Performance
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