SWAYAM: The Dream Initiative of India and its uses in Education

Majumder, Chiranjit

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“…India is not new to online education. Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), an integrated web portal, conducts online education from the high school to the university level 5 . However, being a developing country, many areas of India lack reliable network and internet coverage.…”

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Survey Among Medical Students During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Online Class Dilemma

Thomas

Shenoy

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Int J Med Students

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Background: In view of COVID-19 lockdown in India, many colleges started online classes. This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of and the factors affecting medical students attending online classes during lockdown. Methods: We designed an online questionnaire with open-ended, close-ended, and Linkert scale questions. Links to the questionnaires were shared with the medical undergraduate students who have attended at least one online class during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Respondents were 1061 participants from 30 medical colleges from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India. Results: The majority of students – 94 % (955/1016) – used smartphones to attend online classes. ZOOM/ Skype – by 57.1 % (580/1016) – and Google platforms – by 54.4 % (553/1016) – were commonly used. Learning at leisure – 44.5 % (452/1016) – was the top reason why students liked online classes, whereas network problems – 85.8 % (872/1016) – was the top reason why students disliked them. Lack of sufficient interaction – 61.1% (621/1016) and more than half the participants – 51.7% (526/1016) – did not want to continue online classes after COVID-19 lockdown. More students – 55% (558/1016) – favored regular classes than online classes. Conclusion: Students in our survey did not seem favorably disposed to online classes. Network problems experienced by students should be addressed. Furthermore, teachers should try to make the classes more interactive and educational institutions should address the problem pointed out by the students in order to make online classes more effective in the future.

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Survey Among Medical Students During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Online Class Dilemma

Thomas

Shenoy

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“…The MHRD and University Grants Commission (UGC) have made several arrangements by launching many virtual platforms with online depositories, e-books and other online teaching/learning materials, to students to continue their learning. Some of the digital initiatives of (Majumder, 2019). The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged.…”

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Higher Education During the Pandemic Period - A Study on Digital Initiatives and Online Classes in the Arts & Science Colleges in Kerala

Nair¹,

Subash²

2021

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COVID-19 was reported for the first time in Wuhan, which made a downward spiral in the world economy. It had a devastating effect on every sector of the economy including the education sector. Schools and colleges were forced to remain closed as part of social distancing measures adopted during the period. Several digital initiatives of various Government agencies gained wide acceptance during the period. Digital initiatives like e-GyanKosh, Swayam, VIDWAN, FOSSEE etc. are gaining popularity during the pandemic period and all of which facilitated the smooth functioning of academic activities in the crisis period. The potential of online classes are also utilized to ensure uninterrupted flow of teachinglearning process in the pandemic period. Even though, online classes have the advantage of the comfort of being at home, flexible hours of handling classes etc. it has its own drawbacks like difficulties in assessing students, lack of effectiveness,internet connectivity issues, lack of personal device for attending the online classes, anxieties, health issues both physical and psychological etc. The study is an attempt to list out such digital initiatives and also an assessment of online classes during the pandemic period. The study result highlight that comfort of being at home is the best part of online classes to teachers and students. Lack of effectiveness is the most important disadvantage of online classes. The constant use of mobiles, computers and laptops for a long time creates various types of health issues, both physical and psychological, to the respondents. Back pain, neck pain, eye problems, and headache are common issues for both teachers and students.

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“…These courses are free of cost and the candidates who opt for these are awarded with certification and credits on the completion of the course. The important objective is to provide quality in education to achieve digital literacy in a knowledge-based economy (Majumder, 2019). Swayam provides smart delivery of e-content through complete assessment system using audio and video lecture, reading material, online discussions and self-assessment tests.…”

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The Osaka Conference on Education 2020: Official Conference Proceedings

2021

OCE Official Conference Proceedings

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SWAYAM: The Dream Initiative of India and its uses in Education

Cited by 9 publications

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Survey Among Medical Students During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Online Class Dilemma

Survey Among Medical Students During COVID-19 Lockdown: The Online Class Dilemma

Higher Education During the Pandemic Period - A Study on Digital Initiatives and Online Classes in the Arts & Science Colleges in Kerala

The Osaka Conference on Education 2020: Official Conference Proceedings

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