Swayam: an initiative to educate online

APPLICATION NO. :- 6cbcdad9e60111e9ad5d4723808534dd
NAME :- SUMAN KUMAR VERMA
UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
COURSE NAME :- ACADEMIC WRITING
TITLE OF OER :- SWAYAM: AN INITIATIVE TO
EDUCATE ONLINE
(THIS PRESENTATION IS MADE AS SECOND
SUBJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT FOR THE COURSE OF
ACADEMIC WRITING UNDER SWAYAM)
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OER
(OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES)
ON
SWAYAM: AN INITIATIVE TO
EDUCATE ONLINE
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• AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE
WE WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE :
– WHAT IS “SWAYAM”
– OBJECTIVE OF “SWAYAM”
– HOW IT WORKS
– WHAT ARE THE AGENCIES ENVOLVED IN IT
– HOW TO USE IT
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WHAT IS “SWAYAM”?
 “SWAYAM” IS A PROGRAMME INITIATED BY THE
GoI TO PROVIDE THE BEST TEACHING / LEARNING
RESOURCES TO ALL, INCLUDING THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED IN THE SOCIETY.
 IT IS INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED PLATFORM
BY THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT (MHRD) AND ALL INDIA COUNCIL
FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (AICTE) WITH THE
HELP OF MICROSOFT.
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 IT WOULD BE ULTIMATELY CAPABLE OF HOSTING
2000 COURSES AND 80000 HOURS OF LEARNING.
 IT COVERS SCHOOL, UNDER-GRADUATE, POST-
GRADUATE, ENGINEERING, LAW AND OTHER
PROFESSIONAL COURSES.
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 IT SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR
STUDENTS WHO HAVE HITHERTO REMAINED
UNTOUCHED BY THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO JOIN THE MAINSTREAM
OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY.
 IT IS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE THREE
CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION POLICY i.e.
ACCESS, EQUITY AND QUALITY FOR ALL.
OBJECTIVE
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 NO AGE , NO BOUNDARY.
NOW NO MORE LIMITATIONS FOR LEARNING
 LEARN ANYTIME ANYWHERE
 LEARN IN AN ALL NEW WAY
 SWITCH TO SMART EDUCATION
BENEFITS OF “SWAYAM”
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 THIS IS DONE THROUGH AN INDIGENOUS
DEVELOPED IT PLATFORM THAT FACILITATES
HOSTING OF ALL THE COURSES, TAUGHT IN
CLASSROOMS FROM 9TH CLASS TILL POST-
GRADUATION TO BE ACCESSED BY ANYONE,
ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME.
 ALL THE COURSES ARE INTERACTIVE, PREPARED
BY THE BEST TEACHERS IN THE COUNTRY AND
ARE AVAILABLE, FREE OF COST TO THE
RESIDENTS IN INDIA.
HOW IT WORKS ?
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 MORE THAN 1,000 SPECIALLY CHOSEN FACULTY
AND TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PREPARING THESE
COURSES.
 THE COURSES HOSTED ON SWAYAM ARE IN 4
QUADRANTS –
1. VIDEO LECTURE,
2. SPECIALLY PREPARED READING MATERIAL
THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED/PRINTED
3. SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS THROUGH TESTS
AND QUIZZES AND
4. AN ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM FOR
CLEARING THE DOUBTS.
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 LEARNING EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ENRICHED BY
USING AUDIO-VIDEO AND MULTI-MEDIA AND
STATE OF THE ART PEDAGOGY / TECHNOLOGY.
 COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF COST TO THE
LEARNERS.
 STUDENTS WANTING CERTIFICATIONS SHALL BE
REGISTERED AND OFFERED A CERTIFICATE ON
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE,
WITH A LITTLE FEE.
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 AT THE END OF EACH COURSE, THERE WILL BE
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENT THROUGH
PROCTORED EXAMINATION AND THE
MARKS/GRADES SECURED IN THIS EXAM COULD
BE TRANSFERRED TO THE ACADEMIC RECORD OF
THE STUDENTS.
 UGC HAS ALREADY ISSUED THE UGC (CREDIT
FRAMEWORK FOR ONLINE LEARNING COURSES
THROUGH SWAYAM) REGULATION 2016 ADVISING
THE UNIVERSITIES TO IDENTIFY COURSES
WHERE CREDITS CAN BE TRANSFERRED ON TO
THE ACADEMIC RECORD OF THE STUDENTS FOR
COURSES DONE ON SWAYAM.
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 NINE NATIONAL COORDINATORS HAVE BEEN
APPOINTED TO ENSURE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERE
OF THE BEST QUALITY CONTENT :
- AICTE -FOR SELF-PACED AND INTERNATIONAL
COURSES
- NPTEL -FOR ENGINEERING
- UGC -FOR NON TECHNICAL POST-
GRADUATION EDUCATION
- CEC -FOR UNDER-GRADUATE EDUCATION
- NCERT & NIOS-FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION
- IGNOU -FOR OUT OF THE SCHOOL STUDENTS
- IIMB -FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES
- NITTTR -FOR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME.
COORDINATING AGENCIES
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 THERE ARE FIVE TYPES OF COURCES AVAILABLE HERE
:-
1. SCHOOL :- FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT FINISHED
THEIR SCHOOL YET.
2. CERTIFICATE :- TO ENHANCE YOUR SKILL SET.
3. DIPLOMA :- TO ENHANCE YOUR EMPLOYABILITY.
4. UG :- TO ACQUIRE SPECIALIZATION.
5. PG :- TO MASTER YOUR SKILL.
COURSES AVAILABLE
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HOW TO REGISTER WITH “SWAYAM”?
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GO TO THE WEBSITE
www.swayam.gov.in
THEN CLICK
“REGISTER”
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FOR NEW
REGISTRATION
CLICK
“SIGN UP NOW”
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FILL THE USERNAME, DESIRED PASSWORD AND YOUR
EMAILADDRESS.
THEN CLICK “SEND VERIFICATION CODE”
A VERIFICATION CODE WILL BE SENT TO YOUR EMAIL
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ENTER THE
VERIFICATION CODE AND
CLICK “VERIFY CODE”
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FILL YOUR SURNAME,
GIVEN NAME AND
DISPLAY NAME
THEN CLICK “CREATE”
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NOW YOU ARE
REGISTERED WITH
“SWAYAM” AND FILL THE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
TO UPDATE YOUR
PROFILE
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REFERENCES:-
• https://swayam.gov.in/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAYAM
FURTHER READING:-
• https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?r
elid=109585
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BRIEF FEEDBACK ON THE COURSE
• AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF
THIS OER WE HAVE COME TO KNOW
ABOUT THE “SWAYAM” INITIATVE OF
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND HOW IT
CAN BE USED FOR ENHANCEMENT OF
OUR SKILLAS WELL AS KNOWLEDGE.
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THANK YOU…!
A STEP TOWARDS HAPPY LEARNING,
SMART LEARNING WITH e-LEARNING…!CC BY-SA-NC

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