Government working on national E-Library, Swayam platform: Sharma
10 years, 4 months ago

Government working on national E-Library, Swayam platform: Sharma

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government is working towards building a massive national e-library and providing Wi-Fi connectivity to classrooms, Amita Sharma, advisor, Ministry of Human Resource Development, said in New Delhi on Wednesday. "Activities relating to building a massive, national e-library and providing Wi-Fi connectivity to classrooms has already been initiated," Sharma added. "While the government is taking aggressive initiatives to improve the scenario of higher education in the country, close collaboration with the industry should also be encouraged to build world class academic institutions to nurture Indian students and attract global talent," R. Chidambaram, principal scientific advisor, government of India, said. While talking about emerging technology, which holds the potential of revolutionising the higher education system, he listed some key classroom breakthroughs like cloud computing, mobile learning, tablet computing, MOOC, open content, learning analytics, gamification, 3D printing, virtual and remote labs and wearable technology.

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Education Minister launches SWAYAM Plus platform that offers employability focussed programmes
1 year, 1 month ago

Education Minister launches SWAYAM Plus platform that offers employability focussed programmes

Hindustan Times  

To offer employability and professional development-focused programmes in partnership with industry players, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday launched the SWAYAM Plus platform which will be operated by IIT-Madras. In alignment with National Education Policy 2020, the SWAYAM Plus platform will now include courses supporting industry needs that enhance the learners' employability. Developed in collaboration with industry giants such …

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal

India Today  

Delhi University may provide up to 20 percent of its courses through online medium on the Swayam portal. According to the proposal, colleges may consider providing up to 20 percent of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester in online mode. The proposal is in line with the National Education Policy 2020 that aims to …

Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme
4 years, 10 months ago

Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme

Live Mint  

The Union government aims to monetise its online education courses, which have so far been available for free, with online education gaining traction and blended learning set to be the future. Education regulators have approved an internal proposal for asking higher education institutions to pay for the government scheme, Swayam, which promotes online courses and hosts them on a dedicated …

AICTE asks affiliated universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform
4 years, 10 months ago

AICTE asks affiliated universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform

Firstpost  

The All India Council for Technical Education has requested all affiliated universities and colleges to allow up to 20 percent credit transfer in every semester through online courses provided by the central government’s SWAYAM platform. The announcement by the technical education regulator comes after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised on the need to focus more on online education. AICTE …

Online classes are telecasted on 32 Swayam Prabha channels for students with no internet, smartphones: HRD minister
4 years, 10 months ago

Online classes are telecasted on 32 Swayam Prabha channels for students with no internet, smartphones: HRD minister

India Today  

While speaking at AajTak e-Agenda, HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that students who do not have access to the internet, mobile phone or laptops can follow up with their studies through television. Although there are many hardships but we have initiated the online class system.” “We have introduced various online platforms like DIKSHA, E-Pathshala, Swayam Prabha,” said HRD minister. …

From Swayam to Diksha: Are govt learning portals enough for aspiring India?
4 years, 11 months ago

From Swayam to Diksha: Are govt learning portals enough for aspiring India?

India Today  

During the yesteryears, India has taken a slew of measures to improve the quality of education. Study Webs of Active learning for Young Aspiring Minds : Launched in 2014, SWAYAM envisions extending best-quality education to over 3 crore students in India. The reach of SWAYAM further gets amplified via 32 SWAYAM Prabha DTH channels, especially amongst less-digitized regions. Advanced surveillance-driven …

Jammu and Kashmir to get online access to 1.5 crore e-books and journals for students
7 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir to get online access to 1.5 crore e-books and journals for students

India Today  

The Jammu and Kashmir's Department of Libraries and Research on Monday rolled out an initiative to link up with the National Digital Library of India to provide free access to the state's students and academicians of around 1.5 crore downloadable e-books and journals. "The initiative would help students get online access to the best possible educational resources within and outside …

Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives
7 years, 8 months ago

Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives

Business Standard  

Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives Initiatives will increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education - 24.5 to 30 Premium The government had invited vice-chancellors and directors of IITs, IIMs, and IISc on Saturday to hold discussion on the University Grant Commission regulation for online education Sahil Makkar New Delhi, 7 July The Union government has invited nearly …

5 new developments in edu-tech, the new frontier of education
8 years, 1 month ago

5 new developments in edu-tech, the new frontier of education

India Today  

The education technology revolution of the 21st century is over! Some of the most progressive schools around the world have already come together to create global e-learning platforms where children undertake virtual projects all year long. By creating such social learning platforms, schools share best practices in learning, co-curate best available content and identify best available technology solutions from around …

Open online courses: A welcome step in Indian education system
10 years, 4 months ago

Open online courses: A welcome step in Indian education system

India TV News  

New Delhi: India has officially jumped on to the open online courses bandwagon with the government announcing Swayam, an initiative that aims at providing affordable and quality education to citizens for free. The move is a welcome step in India, which battles a shortage of infrastructure and qualified teachers in higher education, with the model also having the potential to …

Free online courses by professors in the offing
10 years, 6 months ago

Free online courses by professors in the offing

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government will soon launch a programme under which professors of centrally funded institutions and universities will offer free online courses to the citizens, it was announced on Thursday. Under the SWAYAM Programme, professors of centrally funded universities like Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management and central universities will offer online courses. "SWAYAM is the Indian …

Central government plans e-library
10 years, 9 months ago

Central government plans e-library

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union human resource development ministry is preparing a Cabinet note to create a national e-library, aimed at establishing an e-books and e-magazine, besides designing an audio-visual interactive platform for students and academic fraternity across the country. The National e-library project has been proposed keeping in view the repeated assertions by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has expressed …

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