SRG Orientation on eContents 2021-22

Government of India has brought in several initiatives for dissemination of eContent such as DIKSHA (One Nation One Platform), PMeVIDYA (One Class One Channel), MOOCs on SWAYAM, ePathshala, etc and DIKSHA has been sought as a one stop solution for School Education. The Ministry of Education has launched NIPUN Bharat Mission for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and Adult Education as special verticals on the DIKSHA platform. Besides, several other verticals i.e. DIVYANG/ CWSN, CPD for educating educators, administrators, vocational education etc are also being created on DIKSHA portal. These verticals aim to nurture skills, special abilities and help increase the quality of life of an individual by enabling them to pursue their livelihood, be aware of their rights and responsibilities. The National Education Policy - 2020 (NEP- 2020), unveiled by the Ministry of Education emphasises for the development of quality eContent in varied forms in all regional languages for a diverse group of learners including DIVYANG and to empower students and teacher communities across India. eContent augments the learning experience by deploying various resources for visualization and explanation of abstract ideas. Keeping in view the diverse needs of learners, now use of eContent has become an essential component of the teaching and learning processes. eContent is available in large numbers through various sources, but few of them are found to have the desired quality in terms of content, pedagogy as well as technical aspects. Copyright violations are rampant thereby restricting the scope of customising the eContent according to the local needs. Also with a plethora of smart and mobile devices, teacher and student driven eContents are available in abundance in the market. NEP -2020 further emphasises on development of eContent by NCERT-CIET, CBSE, NIOS, and other bodies/ institutions, which will be uploaded on to the DIKSHA platform and also use the platform for teacher professional development. eContents have to be created for DIKSHA and its other verticals based on the quality parameters and learning outcomes. NEP-2020 also puts emphasis that each teacher and school principals will be expected to participate in at least 50 hours per annum Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities. Therefore, CIET- NCERT is organising a series of virtual training programmes to familiarise the SRGs on development of eContent, process of developing quality eContent and curation of eContent and its dissemination through multiple modes -online/ offline/ on air/ web portals /apps etc and contribute in bridging the digital divide.

Training Calendar

Project/ Course Organising Team

Course Director - Prof. Amarendra P. Behera, JD, CIET-NCERT
Course Coordinator (s) - Prof. Indu Kumar
Programme Coordinator - Dr. Monica Nagpal
Resource Persons/Experts - Prof. AP Behera, Prof. Indu Kumar, Dr. Bharti Kaushik, Dr. Rejaul K Barbhuiya, Ms Vandana Arimardan, Mr. Ajit Horo, Dr. Angel Rathnabai, Dr. Monica Nagpal, Dr. Deepty Gupta, Dr. Gulshan Mufeed, Dr. Prachi Sharma, Dr. Nidhi Singh, Dr. Yash Paul Sharma, Ms Priyakshi Gupta, Mr. Devashish Jaiswal
External Experts - Prof Naveen Gautam, Ms. Sushumna Rao, Dr. B. Madhu, Dr. Ajita Deshmukh, Mr. Ayush N, Ms. Nisha Dua