The presentation gives the basic idea on how internet is used as a powerful tool for education. In India UGC is the apex body for higher education. Also find information on INFLIBNET centre which is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
2. Session 1 – Focal areaSession 1 – Focal area
• Network
• Internet
– The History
– Terminologies
– Services
• Facilities for communication over internet
– Tools for Communication over internet
• Synchronous Tools Chat, Videoconference
• Asynchronous Tools Email, Blog, News group
3. NetworkNetwork
• A group of computers and associated devices
that are connected by communications
facilities
4. More about networksMore about networks
• Involve permanent connections or temporary
connections.
• centralized network
– a central computer a server
– other computers nodes
• Small or large
• Provide the means of communicating and
transferring information electronically
• Communication simple user-to-user
messages or distributed processes
5. InternetInternet
• network of networks that are
– interconnected physically;
– capable of communicating and sharing data with
each other; and
– able to act together as a single network
• largest network communication can take
place even though computers are physically
apart.
6. Internet – Its HistoryInternet – Its History
• 1969 U.S. Department of Defense
ARPANET (Advanced Research Project
Agency NETwork)
• Next two decades Academic institutions,
Scientists, the Govt. for research and
communications
• 1992 commercial entities offered Internet
to general public
8. 7. ISP (Internet Service Provider)
8. Modem (MOdulator - DEModulator)
9. Protocol
10.HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) -
http://www.yahoo.com
11.TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol)
9. Services offered by the InternetServices offered by the Internet
• E-mail (Electronic mail)
• WWW (World Wide Web)
• Gopher
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• Usenet
• Telnet
14. • Real time communication; same time but
different places
• Advantage engage people directly at same
time.
• Disadvantages
– requires same time participation.
– Conflict in time schedule; different time zone
– Costly
– Significant bandwidth
15. ChatChat
• any kind of communication over internet
• offers an instantaneous transmission of text-
based messages from sender to receiver.
16. More about ChatMore about Chat
• a service offered by some ISPs & some internet
sites
• Sets space in which two or more users can meet
in a real time
• point-to-point communications or multicast
communications
• Public and private chat rooms multiple
participants
• Some chat rooms use both text and voice
simultaneously
17. Instant Messaging (IM)Instant Messaging (IM)
• another form of chat.
• one-to-one communication
• started when the users are simultaneously
online
18. • Google Talk
• Skype
• Windows Live Messenger
• Yahoo! Messenger
Software for ChattingSoftware for Chatting
19. Graphical multi-user environmentsGraphical multi-user environments
• add graphical background 2D or 3D
(employing virtual reality technology)
• users to create or build their own spaces
• visual chat rooms audio and video
communications
20. TeleconferencingTeleconferencing
• use of electronic transmission to permit
same time, different place meeting.
• live exchange of information
• persons and machines linked by a
telecommunications system
• Teleconferencing Audio conferencing,
Video Conferencing and Audio graphic
Conferencing
21. VideoconferencingVideoconferencing
• The conduct of a videoconference (also
known as video teleconference) by a set of
telecommunication technologies which allow
two or more locations to communicate by
simultaneous two-way video and audio
transmissions.
22. • interactive meeting
• two or more groups of people see using
television screens
• simulates a face-to-face meeting
• no travel
• Saves time and energy
23. The Hardware for VideoconferenceThe Hardware for Videoconference
• A camera
• A headset
• Network
• Screen
• Projector
24. What are possible through video
conference?
What are possible through video
conference?
• Conducting interview
• Organising meeting and lectures
• Business marketing
• Teaching
• Discussion
25. Video Conferencing in EducationVideo Conferencing in Education
• connects remote students to teachers
• leads students on virtual tours
• Video conferencing lessons ignite interest
and enthusiasm for learning
26. • Different time- different place mode
• User’s own convenience and schedule
• Advantage involve people from multiple time
zones.
• Disadvantages
– No immediate feedback is possible.
– Difficult to keep track of collaboration
– Technology can be costly.
– Information must be organized and searchable or it is
lost.
27. E-mail (Electronic mail)E-mail (Electronic mail)
• One of the first services offered by internet
• Allows sending information from one person
to another, or to many others through
computer.
• Login name network user
• Electronic mail box with that name
• E-mail standards
29. Discussion on e-mailDiscussion on e-mail
• Group e-mail account create collaborative
groups
• Reflectors/ exploders
• Redistribute mail automatically
• Any user can join the mailing list
• Receive announcement/ advertisements/ e-
journals/ newsletters
30. • Rich learning experience
• Communicate with tutor
• Interact and explore on topics
• Feedback mechanism
31. Advantages of E-mailAdvantages of E-mail
• Fast and cheap
• compose & review message before sending
• Ideal for international communications
• check from anywhere in the world;
• include all or part of previous messages.
• send same message to predefined.
• include attached files
• paste from other applications directly
33. E-mail for EducationE-mail for Education
• feedback and communication tool
• Case Study: The Open University, UK
– Faster assignment return; immediate feedback
– Robust model for queries, with greater reliability
– Increased interaction with tutor and students;
– Extending learning experiences beyond tutorial
– Communication
• Student-Student
• Student-Teacher
• Teacher-Parent
34. BlogBlog
• Web Log
• Web site on which individual/ group of users
record opinions, information, etc. on a
regular basis.
• Entries journal style
• reverse chronological order (Latest first)
• commentary or news on a particular subject
• text, images, links to other blogs, web pages
• one-way communication
36. Educational blogsEducational blogs
• communication space teachers utilise
with students
• share ideas, reflect on work done in the
classroom
• empowers the students to write and
communicate.
37. News groupNews group
• a discussion about a particular subject
consisting of information hosted on a central
website and redistributed through Usenet, a
worldwide network of news discussion
groups
38. • like an electronic public notice board
• post or read a message
• Subscribe to news groups
• newsreader automatically downloads new
messages or "posts"
39. News group for EducationNews group for Education
• electronic discussion groups for course
subjects
• local and distance students
40. PostPost
• message on a newsgroup
• Article
• Any new post or a response to previous post
• Reply to a post creates a thread
41. Who supervise the news group?Who supervise the news group?
• moderated by an instructor or student
monitor
• previews all postings
• decides and chooses which postings are valid
and appropriate
• provide input to the discussions
• leads discussions in a certain direction
42. Website on news group for
education
Website on news group for
education
• misc.education - educational system.
• misc.education.adult - Adult education and adult literacy
practice/research
• misc.education.home-school.misc - anything about home-
schooling.
• misc.education.medical - medical education.
• misc.education.multimedia - Multimedia for education
• misc.education.science - science education.
• edu.school.el.th101 - Education school electronics theory
101
43. Session 2 – Focal areaSession 2 – Focal area
• INFLIBNET
• N-LIST
• Shodhganga
• Digital Library Consortium
• SOUL
• E-Learning
• Web Search Engine
44. INFormation and LIbrary NETwork
(INFLIBNET)
INFormation and LIbrary NETwork
(INFLIBNET)
• 1991 a major National Programme by UGC
• Head Quarters Gujarat University,
Ahmedabad.
• Started as a project under IUCAA (Inter
University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics)
• 1996 independent Inter-University Centre
(IUC)
45. • creating infrastructure to share library and
information resources and services
• Academic and Research Institutions
46. Objectives of INFLIBNETObjectives of INFLIBNET
• promote and establish communication facilities
• Improve information transfer, access, that provide
support to scholarship, learning, research and
academic pursuit through cooperation and
involvement of agencies
• facilitate academic communication
• collaborate with institutions, libraries, information
centres
• promote R&D
• generate revenue by providing consultancies and
information services
47. • To establish INFLIBNET
– promote and implement computerization of operations ;
follow a uniform standard
– evolve a national network interconnecting ; improve
information handling and service
– provide reliable access to document collection of libraries
on-line union catalogue of serials, theses/
dissertations, books, monographs and non-book
materials, etc.
– develop new methods and techniques for documentation
of valuable information ; digital media (Indian languages)
48. – optimize information resource utilization
shared cataloguing, , inter-library loan service,
catalogue production, collection development
avoid duplication.
– create databases of projects, institutions,
specialists, etc. to provide on-line information
service
– train and develop human resources
computerized library network
52. ShodhgangaShodhganga
• a reservoir of Indian Electronic Theses by
INFLIBNET
• Theses and dissertations rich & unique
source of information for research work
• "Shodh" Sanskrit research and discovery
• "Ganga“ the holiest, largest, longest of all
rivers in Indian subcontinent
symbol of India’s age-long culture and
civilization
53. • Shodhganga reservoir of Indian
intellectual output stored in a repository
• hosted and maintained by INFLIBNET Centre
• a platform for research students deposit
Ph.D. theses; make it available to entire
scholarly community in open access
54. Digital Library ConsortiumDigital Library Consortium
• Access to E-resources on Additional IPs
• Universities encouraged to purchase
additional IP based Internet bandwidth from
ISP
• E-resources IP address of BSNL & also on
additional IP
• Not on broad band connectivity
55. UGC-Infonet UGC-Infonet
• ambitious programme of UGC to interlink all
the Universities in the country with state-of-
art technology
• w.e.f 1st April 2010
• 10 Mbps(1:1) Leased line was being
established in 182 universities by using Fiber
to provide Internet Services
• INFLIBNET executing and monitoring the
entire project.
56. SOUL
Software for University Libraries
SOUL
Software for University Libraries
• state-of-the-art integrated library
management software
• Designed and developed by INFLIBNET
• user-friendly software developed to work
under client-server environment
• compliant to international standards for
bibliographic formats, networking and
circulation protocols
57. • to automate all house keeping operations in library
• The latest version of the software i.e. SOUL 2.0 was
released in January 2009
• compliant to international standards such as MARC
21 bibliographic format, Unicode based Universal
Character Sets for multilingual bibliographic records
and NCIP 2.0 and SIP 2 based protocols for
electronic surveillance and control
58. E-libraryE-library
• digital library
• Type of retrieval system
• organized and structured collection of digital
objects in a distributed environment
• Assists users search, evaluate, utilize
resources in any format
• Content storage locally or remote
59. Advantages of e-libraryAdvantages of e-library
• No physical boundary
• Round the clock availability
• Multiple access
• Information retrieval
• Preservation and conservation
• Space:
• Added value
• Easily accessible
60. Web search engineWeb search engine
• web sites that store information and
distribute information based on key words
• different from subject directories
• spiders or robots computer programs
crawl the Web and log the words on each
page
• Search information on the WWW and FTP
servers
61. Search engine – The ConceptSearch engine – The Concept
• automated software programs
• spiders or bots
• build their databases by surveying web
pages
• Data collected added to the search engine
index
• enter a query (input) checked in search
engine's index
• best URLs are returned
62. Basic searching tipsBasic searching tips
• Keep it simple
• Add relevant words
• Try words that a website would use
• Use only the important words
• Let Google do the work special type of
search (calculations, weather, etc)
63. The KeywordsThe Keywords
• search engine an online directory of the
websites
• words which describe these websites
• Words typed by users
• most popular relevant keywords
• Take care in selecting or choosing a keyword
good keywords make the website popular and
famous
bad keywords may cause the site to be
banned.
64. Advantages of Search EngineAdvantages of Search Engine
• Indexes vast
• sophistication of software to precisely describe the
information that we seek.
• variety of search engines enriches the Internet
• drawn to research-oriented sites.
• Wikipedia an open-source online reference site
• Used for shopping; Amazon, eBay, and Shopping.com
• generate a variety of sources for information.
• Results online encyclopedias, news stories, university
studies, discussion boards, personal blogs
• aid in organizing information into an organized list.
• provide refined or more precise results.
