Open Source LearningOpen Source Learning NPTEL-EklavyaNPTEL-Eklavya

Kushal SenKushal Sen

IIT DelhiIIT Delhikushal@textile.iitd.ernet.in

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Case for e-EnvironmentCase for e-Environment

Live and dynamic experienceLive and dynamic experience Interactivity Interactivity Storage and retrieval Storage and retrieval Reach Reach Creation of the real global village Creation of the real global village

virtuallyvirtuallyMaking it learner-centricMaking it learner-centricRetains contextualityRetains contextuality

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The TEL experiment….The TEL experiment….

Efforts of IITs & IISc resulted inEfforts of IITs & IISc resulted in

EklavyaEklavya

NPTELNPTEL

………………because of the because of the feltfelt needneed

& & active supportactive support from MHRD from MHRD

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• 26th Jan 2001 Three-hr transmission on Gyan Darshan

•1st July 2001 Transmission became 4-hrs

•1st Aug 2001 Transmission from IIT Delhi

•1st Sep 2002 IIT Kharagpur Joined - transmission 6-hr daily

•1st Oct 2002 IIT Madras also joined - transmission 6-hr

•26 Jan 2003 Emergence of new channel- EKLAVYA-EKLAVYA-Free-to-air

Dish antenna installed at IITs , NITsand other locations ( > 40 locations)

Local Cable operaters are being motivated

Eklavya - the journey so far...Eklavya - the journey so far...

eklavya@admin.iitd.ernet.in

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D o w n   L i n k

Through INSAT 3C Satellite on C band (74 degrees East), frequency 4165 MHz., Symbol rate 26.000 SPS, FEC ½, Polarization Horizontal.

IIT Delhi – IGNOU- INSAT - USER

Who all are Who all are using?using?

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NPTEL-Phase INPTEL-Phase I

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Extra ….

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Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Before this what was being transmittedBefore this what was being transmittedon Eklavya?on Eklavya?

Nptel websitehttp://nptel.iitm.ac.in/

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Phase IIPhase II

New Courses

Previous courses (enrichment) and Previous courses (enrichment) and disciplines (higher level electives and disciplines (higher level electives and some PG courses)some PG courses)

Something more……….why?Something more……….why?

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New Disciplines ..New Disciplines ..Aerospace EngineeringAerospace Engineering 5858

ArchitectureArchitecture 11

Atmospheric ScienceAtmospheric Science 55

Automobile EngineeringAutomobile Engineering 22

Basic courses(Sem 1 and Basic courses(Sem 1 and 2)2) 11

BiotechnologyBiotechnology 3333

Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering 102102

Chemistry and Chemistry and BiochemistryBiochemistry 6262

Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering 8484

Computer Science and Computer Science and EngineeringEngineering 5959

Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering 3636

Electronics & Electronics & Communication Communication EngineeringEngineering 5151

Engineering DesignEngineering Design 1111

Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Science 66

GeneralGeneral 11

Humanities and Social Humanities and Social SciencesSciences 6565

ManagementManagement 4949

MathematicsMathematics 7070

Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering 9797

Metallurgy and Material Metallurgy and Material ScienceScience 5858

Mining EngineeringMining Engineering 11

NanotechnologyNanotechnology 2020

Ocean EngineeringOcean Engineering 2727

PhysicsPhysics 7676

Textile EngineeringTextile Engineering 4343

Total 1018 were proposed

Typical video course

Typical web course…

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Comments & Ratings ..Comments & Ratings ..

NPTEL - YouTube statisticsJan – Dec

2010Jan – Dec

2011Jan – Dec

2012Jan 2013 –

To date

Channel Views

19,275,385

20,633,429

23,916,525

3,067,096

Subscribers 25,723 34,198 42,777 10,990

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Territory Visits in IndiaTerritory Visits in India

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Geographical distributionGeographical distribution

NPTEL Website statistics

NPTEL Website statistics

Total number of courses uploaded 539

Total number of video courses 291

Total number of web courses 248

Total number of viewers 7,579,700

Total number of visits 20,182,548

NPTEL Website statistics

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India only?

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Video all the way…….Video all the way…….

The bandwidth requirements The bandwidth requirements notwithstanding…….notwithstanding…….

The nature of courses being same in The nature of courses being same in web and video modes……..web and video modes……..

The user preference for video is The user preference for video is amazing: about ~ 5 timesamazing: about ~ 5 times

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More More important…….Motivation?important…….Motivation?

Why should a student use this material?Why should a student use this material?Resource crunch?Resource crunch?Highly motivated?Highly motivated?

Why should a teacher use this material?Why should a teacher use this material?Nothing else is available?Nothing else is available?Ownership?Ownership?Benefits?Benefits?Creativity and diversity?Creativity and diversity?

Who are the other users?Who are the other users?

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Open source learningOpen source learning

Concept & StrategyConcept & StrategyCoreCoreFAQsFAQsSelf evaluationSelf evaluationAdditional referencesAdditional referencesCollaborators Collaborators Teacher interfaceTeacher interface

CORE

FAQ

USER BLOG

OUTER MOST SHELL

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Additional features being Additional features being added..added..

Text transcription of videosText transcription of videosMirror servers – NPTEL serverMirror servers – NPTEL serverMobile formatMobile format

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Deployment Deployment

NPTEL ServerNPTEL ServerYou tube You tube Hard drives for collegesHard drives for collegesDVDs for individual usersDVDs for individual users

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Workshops…..Workshops…..

At all partner institutesAt all partner institutesAt all associate partner institutesAt all associate partner institutesAcross the country at suitable Across the country at suitable

locations and collegeslocations and colleges Involving faculty and studentsInvolving faculty and students

Today’s meet is also one of the Today’s meet is also one of the information dissemination exercise information dissemination exercise

Creative commons---

Virtual university….

Why?Challenges ….

Technology and engineering Quality and quantity

Virtual labsVideo basedSimulation basedTrigger based

Certification

Institutional users and modes..

683 colleges and institutes in India have these courses on their local servers for the benefit of their students and faculty

Some other organizations– e.g., AICTE (south), Income tax Department, pune

Individuals

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