1. Virtual Learning Environment at DU
- Creating Open Educational Resources
Sanjeev Singh
University of Delhi
November 29, 2012

3. Ideal “learning” setting
Available at any time
Engaging Customized/Personalized
Modular
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4. A Different Approach
Network-based delivery needs to become a central modality for delivering
quality education.
A blended process – intelligent combinations of physical and virtual elements.
Distributed Repositories, Domain-specific Grids and Portals, Interaction
facilities, Robust connectivity – key components of OKR.
Open Educational Resources - content, applications and infrastructure can be
productively leveraged
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5. ICT for Us
To create more informed community requires new skills
To enhance productivity
A quest for quality learning
To bridge the gap between developed and developing
Institutions
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6. Content Model
Capture
Report
Assess
Create
Assist
Prepare
Deliver

7. Some Ways Forward
 Teaching community is building curriculum - based
content
 Collaborative, project-based lab modules
 Training of Teachers for effective use of various
Technologies, Content Design and providing guidance,
help and usage for the students.

8. Content Creation Lab

9. Faculty Training Infrastructure

10. Faculty Development Programs

11. Issues
 Methodology
 Platform identification
 Deployment Matrix
 Adopting best practices
 Pedagogical issues
 Delivery

12. On-line Mode ?
 Access to virtual classroom for collaborative learning experience via a
host of interactive tools including discussion forum, book marking
system, electronic white board and chat.
 Semester wise interactive courseware on web (Intranet)
 Short duration skill enhancement program
 Access to infotainment section (edutainment), providing links to latest
edu-channels, e-books etc.
 Podcasting

13. What we have ?
Statistics:
Courses: < 400
Users: ~8500
Teachers: 35
Active Posts: 5
Questions: < 46861
Resources: < 1152
Other Activities: Podcast,
Results, Online Workshops,
133 forum posts
http://vle.du.ac.in
Think Connect and Share

15. Virtual Learning
Virtual Knowledge Centers Virtual Laboratories Digital Libraries
Research Educational
Projects Projects Internet
Web Content Management System
E-Course Computer Full Screen
SCORM format Testing Video
E-Learning Platforms System Conferences
Authoring Off-Line
Tools Client

16. Content Delivery
Advantages:
College A e-Learning -Single Sign-On
authentication for
Virtual Labs
every educational
Virtual Knowledge Centers resource;
Digital Libraries
-a single login and
password for user;
Learning Network -easy inter-
institutional access
to resources;
College B e-Learning
-transparent
Virtual Labs organization of
Virtual Knowledge Centers e-learning using
inter-institutional
Digital Libraries
links
Authentication Authorization Educational Resource

17. What we get ?
- seamless access to all educational resources;
- easy inter-institutional and intra-institutional access to
resources;
- transparent organization of e-learning using inter-
institutional links

18. Where are we ?
Increased integration between
applications
First use of Introduction of Increased sophistication
technology Activity Based of core technologies
For VLE Learning
More applications
Built on open standard
Move to Live Server
“Moodle” 1.9
“Moodle” 2.x
Dokeos 1.8.x
July 2002 Nov. 2005 2007 2010 2012
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19. How Will the Learning Environment Change ?
 Strengthening existing learning
 Single access point to access quality content developed by the
educators in collaborative mode
 Colleges may be involved to complete the cycle
 Students will be savvy consumers with increased level of student
activism
 Automating the assessment system
 Learning would even be present off campus: to home or wherever the
learner is- Mobile Learning

20. Possibilities
 To explore synergies between Open Educational
Resources and other initiatives
 Content Creation and Sharing (NKN and NME)
 Learning flow exchanges (among institutions)
 Integrating effective tools

21. Implementing Opportunities
NME-ICT
Open Educational Resources
– OCW: large pool of shared and open content for diverse needs
– Merlot, GELC, OKI, OER, dSpace
Labs and Simulations
– NME-ICT Virtual Lab:
Electronics & Communications, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences
– Order-of-magnitude higher number of educationally meaningful
laboratory experiments through the Internet based on hardware
dispersed around the world

22. Technology Trends in Higher Education
• Technological devices are becoming more versatile and
ubiquitous.
• There is a tremendous growth in network based learning.
• Technological fluency is becoming a graduation
requirement.
• Network has become the core learning platform

23. Linking the Repository with End User
Learning
Object Repository
Linked to other
global repositories
Global Interactions
Institutional
server
Institutional
Applications
Reference Materials, Whole courses Processes to create Conversion to
eBooks, journals, for classes, ODL learning materials mass media formats
URLs, etc. learners, etc. using learning objects
Classroom, Learning Centres, Independent Study, Broadcast Media
Access for
Learners Formal, informal, non-formal learners

24. Making The Switch…
Why do it?
Is it feasible?
What does it involve?
How do we go about it?
Who will help us?

25. The Story . . . . .
First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win …………..
- Mahatma Gandhi