2. E LEARNING
What is this E learning is all about?
As the word suggest E learning is Electronic Learning, The use of any electronic
technology to aid the acquisition and development of knowledge and understanding
in order to demonstrate and positively influence behavior. It is what which is learner
centered, personalized to the individual & customized to the organization’s need.
It’s a blend of learning methods like Virtual Classroom, Simulation, Collaboration,
Community etc.,
E learning has given number of advantages for the generation who find it difficult
for themselves to have some spare time to travel & take face-to-face classes, who
have lots of things to do in life, having huge aspiration to achieve something within
short span of time this concept is bound to connect them, Thus, Broadly some of
features of E learning are explained below,
Cost effective & Saves time without sacrificing quality.
Real Time, 24/7, anywhere
Its discreet: Great help for the one who find it difficult for themselves to learn in large group,
Thus it allows learner to grasp subject at its own pace.
Minimizes travel cost: Numerous studies have shown that eLearning can cut the travel and
entertainment cost associated with it by at least 50%.
Better Suited for Geographically Diverse Employees/ Students
Provides More Consistent Course Delivery
Statistics regarding E learning
The e-learning segment is growing at a fast pace of about 27.9% since the last three
years. About 100 new e-learning companies have started in the last three years,
taking the total number of e-learning companies in India to over 140 till the year
2012 & many other yet to come.
Initiatives
E-learning is becoming more popular since it is very interactive and offers mobility,
Thus, Now a day’s considering all the benefits arising out of it many private players,
Different state government & universities (e.g., University of Delhi) by distributing
free laptops etc, other professional entities like our esteemed institute “The ICAI”
and even group of students are playing a significant role in the development of
E learning.
3. Some of the key Initiatives (Not limited to) are as given below;
BOS Online E learning ‘studentslms.icai.org’ – Features:
Available for both IPCC & Final.
Aimed to promote self study.
Quality Lectures contributed by leading Faculty Members.
Available across the country.
Freely Available to all the sections of society.
Covers Study Material
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘’– Features:
Interactive user forums that help build a community for the students, professors,
and teaching assistants.
Free access for students.
Help to increase knowledge base for professionals.
Conclusions
E-learning was primarily meant for delivering flexibility for education in this rapid
environment for distant education. But with this growing popularity among youth
professionals & corporate world this seems to be the future of learning in the entire
scenario as it has all the potential to replace current model of teaching & learning.
BOS Online
E-learning
EDUCOMP
TATA
INTERACTIVE
SYSTEMS
MOOCCoursera
Caclubindia.com
Akash Tablets
4. SATELLITE LEARNING
What is this Satellite learning is all about?
This Satellite learning can be considered as a part & parcel of E learning. Though it
has its own recognition & in layman term is different from E learning.
The Satellite Learning Programme (SLP) enables an organization to establish a fully
interactive distance learning and training service over VSAT communication network
and deliver real-time both way interactive training from a central location to any
number of remote sites.
The platform enables delivery of multiple, live synchronous e-learning lessons to
unlimited number of geographically dispersed students on Projector based
classroom using a friendly student/instructor interaction. In short, It provides user
an out of box Learning Experience;
How SLP Evolved
In ancient times Guru-Shishya Pranali of imparting education was by the Guru at
Guru's premises/Ashrams. Ages passed, social pattern changed, villages turned to
towns, towns to cities & metros. Civilization progressed with "Education". For good
education, students have to migrate to better places & this is the history as of
yesterday.
Now technology development removed these constraints and barriers. The Best
Education of metros is available in our own House anywhere including the remote
area & that is what indicates growth & shifting.
Key Features
Time saver.
Convenience.
Recorded lectures on demand, Help in covering missed classes.
Easily available.
For handling query, popularly known SAS used.
5. Initiatives on Satellite Learning
Conclusion
Thus in this digital age satellite learning is not just helping us in saving time but also
help those who find it difficult to afford expensive face to face classroom.
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6. SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
As the term suggest its nothing but getting more social through a
network.
How these sites helpful?
An old proverb says "It's all about who you know." This statement tells the power of
Internet, sometimes explaining why the boss's cousin was hired or why the CEO's
golf partner was promoted to vice president. It holds a lot of truth, though, as
statistics show people rates their connections, both professional and personal, as
the most effective means of finding jobs.
Whether we're changing jobs, moving in a new career direction, or just trying to
move up the ladder, our social network can play a big role. Our social network is the
web of connections you have with the people you know, the people they know and
so on.
How many sites available?
Success of Orkut.com have bought us big bubble of social networking sites that
connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
HR.com
Worldfloat
& Lot More.
Other Social Networking Apps
These apps getting famous because of its fast, reliable, private and always
on, features they offer.
Line
Whatsapp
WeChat
Viber
Hangout
BBM
These apps have a unique feature of animation & picture that can reflect
the natural reactions of people they do make.
7. Features
Requires Nominal cost for Internet Usage only, Free for all.
Let us informed about latest happenings.
Offers subscription, through which a server pushes related information out to the client i.e.,
its user.
Allow us to search for people, places & things.
Allow us to share what’s in our mind & post comment over what’s on other person’s mind.
Allow us to choose our community or public to which we want information sharing.
Suggestions are readily available.
Most Importantly help us to remember birthdays
Surprising Statistics
The fastest growing demographic on Twitter is the 55–64 year age bracket.
The 45–54 year age bracket is the fastest growing demographic on both Facebook and
Google+
189 million of Facebook’s users are ‘mobile only’
Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn.
25% of smart phone owners ages 18–44 say they can’t recall the last time their smart phone
wasn’t next to them.
25% of Facebook users don’t bother with privacy settings.
How things work
Social networking sites are playing a crucial role in the branding of Person to Product
“which we have seen in the earlier elections too”. It helps us to share our knowledge
and allow us ask in case even adhoc. Thus, it builds a strong professional network
which can be used in increasing knowledge base. Also, Social Networking apps help
people in creating groups for certain purpose, for negotiating in business, for brain
storming and many other reasons.
Conclusion
Social networking sites help us in many ways from making friends to
starting a Business venture as discussed, provided used in the safe
manner to avoid any unauthorized entry of people, bullying, cyber staking
etc. We can avoid risk associated with social networking by not posting
any private information and utilizing “privacy” setting.
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