Education is essential for the nation’s social and economic progress. The Government of India has taken various digital initiatives in higher education to promote access to higher education for all the country’s citizens. The Central Ministry of Human Resource Development is responsible for implementing digital initiatives in higher education in partnership with different organisations. With technology and internet access, the Government of India has launched various digital initiatives in higher education to improve the quality of higher education in the country. Interested people can start their courses for different programmes online with the help of Gibbon.
The digital revolution has transformed the education industry, and almost every institute is taking the necessary initiatives to promote digital education. Digital technology in higher education can revolutionize it shortly. Using technology in education has become crucial for achieving the various targeted objectives. There are many advantages of technology in higher education. The Government’s digital initiatives are one such attempt to integrate digital technology with higher education. Integration of technology with education allows students to access the content and material of different courses from anywhere.
This blog talks about the various digital initiatives in higher education that the Government of India has undertaken to improve the quality of higher education.
Digital Initiatives in Higher Education
A few initiatives that the Government of India has taken to enhance the quality and reach of higher education are below.
1. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
It is an online platform designed to provide the best quality education, and anyone can access it anytime with an IT system. SWAYAM initiative allows sharing of quality education with everyone, thus bringing equity, and the AICTE and MHRD developed it with the assistance of Microsoft. It has the capability of hosting 2000 courses and various professional programmes, and Indian experts have designed all the courses on the SWAYAM platform. Students can take all programmes on SWAYAM free of cost. If they require a certificate, they can acquire it by paying a small fee.
2. SWAYAM Prabha
SWAYAM Prabha Digital Initiative in Education contains a group of 32 DTH channels dedicated to telecasting high-quality educational programmes 24×7 with a GSAT-15 satellite. New content will be there, and they will telecast each video five times a day to help students learn according to their convenience. It covers different courses useful for students of various backgrounds. UGC, NIOS, IGNOU, NCERT, and CEC will provide content on this platform.
3. National Digital Library (NDL)
It is one of the digital initiatives in higher education developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development under its NMEICT to provide a framework for an online repository of learning resources. NDL collects metadata from top educational institutions in India and abroad. It holds the content of all languages and provides interface support for leading Indian languages. This digital initiative’s objective is to collect, preserve and disseminate intellectual content of the country and provide access to students of all educational levels.
4. National Academic Depository (NAD)
It is a digital initiative of the MHRD launched to facilitate digital storage, issuance, verification and access of Academic Awards issued by the Academic Institutions. It is a unique initiative under Digital India and was launched with a motive to achieve the enablement of Education Records.
5. E-Yantra
It is one of the digital initiatives in higher education implemented by MHRD to incorporate robotics into engineering education to engage students through applied mathematics, computer science and engineering principles. The e-Yantra initiative is running successfully in 100 colleges. It is creating skills in students by developing infrastructure for project-based learning. All the projects and code are made available on the e-Yantra website.
6. e-Shodh Sindhu
The e-Shodh Sindhu is a digital initiative of MHRD formed on the recommendations of the Expert Committee by merging three consortia initiatives. So many e-books and international electronic journals have been made available to all higher education institutions through this initiative. It provides access to the best education in the world using digital technology.
7. Talk To A Teacher
It is an initiative of the National Mission on Education and receives funding from MHRD. Its objective is to provide selected graduate and post-graduate courses by professionals and scholars. Registration is not essential because it does not have any certification process. It uses A-view collaboration tools to provide the facility of virtual classrooms to the faculty in the country. Talk to a Teacher digital initiative covers Humanities and Social Science disciplines with Computer Science and Engineering.
8. E-Acharya
It is also known as the Integrated e-Content Portal and is an official repository of all the content produced under NMEICT. This portal also has the metadata of all the content and can become a vertical form of the National Digital Library (NDL). This digital initiative gets backed by a robust 24×7 Data Centre.
9. E-Vidwan
It is one of the best digital initiatives taken up by the Information and Library Network(INFLIBNET) centre that gets financial support from NMEICT. It collects profiles of scientists and research scientists working in R&D organisations in India and abroad, establishes direct communication with the experts and creates a platform for information exchange among the scientists. The e-Vidwan database helps you to choose experts for various committees and task forces established by the Govt. It assists the policymakers and funding agencies in policy intervention and decision making.
10. Spoken Tutorial
It is an award-winning content portal digital initiatives. One can learn various free and open-source software by oneself with the help of Spoken Tutorial. Anybody with a computer and an interest in learning can acquire knowledge from any place in their comfortable language. It is a friendly online discussion forum. Anyone can start a new discussion or join the existing ones and get replies from the Spoken Tutorial Community. It is easy to use and takes only a few minutes to register.
All these digital initiatives of the Central Government launched in collaboration with various organisations aim to enhance the access and quality of higher education. Individuals can also improve higher education by launching their brand for online education with Gibbon.
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