4. Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• An LMS is comprehensive, integrated
software that supports the development,
delivery, assessment, and administration
of courses in traditional face-to-face,
blended, or online learning
environments.
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Learning
Management
Systems
(LMS)
Course
Management
System
(CMS) Learning
Content
Management
System
(LCMS)
Virtual
Learning
Environment
(VLE)
Virtual
Learning
System
(VLS)
Learning
Portal
E-learning
Platform
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LMS
Cost
effective
Consiste
nt
delivery
Own
pace
Any
time/
place
Easy to
update
Good for
large
groups
7. Free LMS - MOODLE
• “Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment” - Moodle has been around for over
twelve years, with the first version in August 2002.
• It is open source, a lot of community support and a
lot of plugins or add-ons from flash video to
teleconferencing. Need to install on the server.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuKhBKAgQcA
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https://moodle.org/
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Learning
Management
System
Massive Open
Online
Courses
11. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
• A massive open online course is an online
course aimed at unlimited participation and
open access via the web.
• MOOCs are a recent development in distance
education which was first introduced in
2008 and emerged as a popular mode of
learning in 2012.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
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"MOOC poster mathplourde" by Mathieu Plourde {(Mathplourde on Flickr) -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/8620174342/sizes/l/in/photostream/. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MOOC_poster_mathplourde.jpg#mediaviewer/File:MOOC_poster_mathplourde.jpg
13. Example of participation
• An MIT- “Hard circuits and electronics”
course --launched about a year and a half
ago, 155,000 students from 162
countries enrolled in this course.
• 7,200 students passed the course.
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http://www.ted.com/talks/anant_agarwal_why_massively_open_online_courses_still
_matter/transcript?language=en
14. Global participation in Coursera MOOCs - 2013
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https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/globalhighered/mapping-courseras-global-footprint
15. Academic Financial Trading Platform
• Founded by Carnegie Mellon University professors,
launched online business education courses in 2012
specifically for Indian MBA students and executives.
http://www.academictrader.org/
• Offer massively open online business courses by faculty
from the world's top business schools to a broad
community of students, researchers, and practitioners
around the world completely for FREE.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Carnegie-Mellon-University-professors-launch-online-business-
education-courses-for-Indian-students/articleshow/17506783.cms?referral=PM
16. http://educateme360.com/
• “Education is a right, not a privilege”
• A New York-based Indian start-up, offers
customized online learning to Indian students.
• Their courses, currently still in the pilot stage,
aim at fighting illiteracy and developing blended
learning.
• They will be made available in various Indian
languages.
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17. http://www.edukart.com/
• Started by alumni of Stanford and IIMs.
• Offers degree courses recognized by the
University Grant Commission (UGC) and also
professional certificates.
• Not free.
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18. Indian Initiatives
• Delhi University- 'India in 21st century‘ - It will
include 10 lectures delivered by Vice Chancellor
Dinesh Singh.
• Starts from January 30, 2015.
• http://www.swayamlearning.com/ - (Study Webs of
Active-learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
• http://www.mooconmooc.org/#/login
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/delhi-university-
set-to-launch-massive-open-online-courses/articleshow/45955770.cms
22. Mobile in India
• The number of mobile internet users in India
is expected to reach 213 million by June
2015- report by the Internet & Mobile
Association of India (IAMAI) which is growing
at a healthier ˜ 10% per quarter.
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http://www.iamai.in/PRelease_Detail.aspx?nid=3528&NMonth=1&NYear=2015
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http://www.iamai.in/PRelease_Detail.aspx?nid=3528&NMonth=1&NYear=2015
24. Mobile Learning
• Mobiles provide a new, and sometimes only,
access channel to the internet for many people.
• A core feature of mobiles is that they support
‘anywhere, anytime’ learning.
• Because they are personal and always at hand,
they are perfectly suited to support informal
and contextual learning.
• Mobile has a role to play in bridging the formal
and informal learning spaces.
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25. Mobile Learning
• As of January 2014*
• 58% of American adults have a smartphone
• 32% of American adults own an e-reader
• 42% of American adults own a tablet computer
• Mobile devices have replaced desktop
computers as the primary access device to
the Internet.
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* http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/mobile-technology-fact-sheet/
26. Mobile Learning
• Educators should be modeling and mentoring
smartphone use.
• A digitally literate culture in a technology-
driven society should be teaching its students
how to use the devices of choice to access,
curate, communicate, collaborate with and
create information.
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27. Mobile Learning
• Educators need to view smartphones not as a
distraction to learning, but as an accelerator.
• Students can use their personal devices to
personalize their learning.
• The where and when about using these
devices may need to be worked out for
effectiveness in an academic setting.
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28. Mobile Learning
• To better educate our students, we need
to better educate their educators.
• Address the needs of all learning abilities
• Equity of opportunity should not be
eclipsed by a market-driven agenda
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29. Other Trends
• Flipped classroom
• Blended instruction
• Collaborative Group Working using
Mobile phones
• Social media – Face Book, Linked In,
Research Gate, Edutopia, Blogs, …
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LMS systems are known by various names, including course management system (CMS), learning content management system (LCMS), virtual learning environment (VLE), virtual learning system (VLS), learning portal, or e-learning platform. Each term might have a slightly different meaning, depending on your interpretation. Perhaps it should be called an instructional management system, as the system's parameters are usually set by instructors rather than by students. However, throughout this article, we'll use the term LMS.
The advantage is that it is available in more than 100 languages! Moodle is trusted with millions of users all over the world. Definitely MOODLE!
A massive open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.
In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive user forums to support community interactions between students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs). MOOCs are a recent development in distance education which was first introduced in 2008 and emerged as a popular mode of learning in 2012.
an MIT-hard circuits and electronics course -- about a year and a half ago, 155,000 students from 162 countries enrolled in this course.
And we had no marketing budget. Now, 155,000 is a big number. This number is bigger than the total number of alumni of MIT in its 150-year history. 7,200 students passed the course, and this was a hard course. 7,200 is also a big number. If I were to teach at MIT two semesters every year, I would have to teach for 40 years before I could teach this many students.
EduKart, which promotes itself as “India’s leading online education company” offers degree courses recognised by the Indian University Grant Commission (UGC) and also professional certificates. Most courses are provided by Indian higher education institutions, some by international higher education institutions. EduKart emphasises that it tailors its offer to industry needs: it provides corporate courses; supports job matching; and rates its graduates on an “EduKart Rating of Employability”.
"DU will be offering a series of MOOC which will be open and accessible to everyone across the globe. The courses will be free of cost," said Malay Neerav, Media Coordinator and Joint Dean of Students Welfare, Delhi University. "The first course in the series will be 'India in 21st century'. It will include 10 lectures all of which will be delivered by Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh himself," he added. "The first MOOC will kickstart from January 30. The enrolments for the course .. Read more at:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45955770.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
The think piece highlights that with the increase in access to information, and production of knowledge (both underpinned by technology), there is a questioning of the very notions of the authority of traditional bodies of knowledge controlled by legitimate educational institutions. Mobiles provide a new, and sometimes only, access channel to the internet for many people.
With the acceptance of the smartphone as the truly personal computer of choice for most Americans, it stands to reason that educators should be modeling and mentoring its use for the very skills we are touting as "21st century." A digitally literate culture in a technology-driven society should be teaching its children how to use the devices of choice to access, curate, communicate, collaborate with and create information. Content is now accessible anywhere at any time. What to do with it when accessed is what we need to teach.
Educators no longer have the luxury of determining what content kids will be exposed to. Mobile devices have enabled kids to determine that on their own. Educators need to view smartphones not as a distraction to learning, but as an accelerator. Students can use their personal devices to personalize their learning. They can determine on their own what they want to learn without being in a classroom. The where and when about using these devices may need to be worked out for effectiveness in an academic setting, but banning should no longer be tolerated by communities demanding a relevant education for their children.
With the acceptance of the smartphone as the truly personal computer of choice for most Americans, it stands to reason that educators should be modeling and mentoring its use for the very skills we are touting as "21st century." A digitally literate culture in a technology-driven society should be teaching its children how to use the devices of choice to access, curate, communicate, collaborate with and create information. Content is now accessible anywhere at any time. What to do with it when accessed is what we need to teach.
Educators no longer have the luxury of determining what content kids will be exposed to. Mobile devices have enabled kids to determine that on their own. Educators need to view smartphones not as a distraction to learning, but as an accelerator. Students can use their personal devices to personalize their learning. They can determine on their own what they want to learn without being in a classroom. The where and when about using these devices may need to be worked out for effectiveness in an academic setting, but banning should no longer be tolerated by communities demanding a relevant education for their children.