1. -Content Development for ELT
Dr. S. Senthilnathan
Department of
Educational Technology
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli –
Tamil Nadu, India

2. Green Revolution Blue Revolution White Revolution Grey Revolution

3. Impact of Grey Revolution Information Societies
Knowledge Explosion
Information Societies

4. Accessing Information Any Time Anywhere at a Low Cost
Knowledge Society
Knowledge Economy
Accessing Information
&
Sharing Knowledge
Any Time Anywhere at a Low Cost

5. Information Workers outnumber other occupational categories
Information Society
Information Workers outnumber other occupational categories
India far from becoming an Information Society

6. 25% - Service Occupations 50% of those in Service Occupations are
India as an IS
25% - Service Occupations
60% - Farming
15% - Factories
50% of those in Service Occupations are
Information Workers

7. India as an IS
India has same number of Information Workers as the US, and more than Japan.
India with more than one billion population has an Information Society within the nation.

8. India follows the strategy of informatization
India as an IS
India follows the strategy of informatization
i.e., furthering socio-economic strategy through wide spread application of ICT.

9. National Informatics Policy
ICT in India :
Govt. Initiatives
IT Task Force – 1998
National Informatics Policy
IT Action Plan
(108 Recommendations)
Operation Knowledge
(29 Recommendations)

10. ICT in India : Govt. Initiatives
Knowledge Commission
The Task Force on
HRD in IT (2006)

11. ICT in Indian Education
National Mission for Education through ICT
(with a provision for INR 502 crores)
Networking of Educational Institutions
Research in Technology-Pedagogy Integration
Development and Sharing of
E-Content

12. 8.8 Million Students 348 Universities 17,695 Colleges
Current Indian Higher
Education Scene
8.8 Million Students
348 Universities
17,695 Colleges

13. Current Indian Higher Education Scene UGC – Plan Budget of
1269 Crores for with a plan of considerable allocation for developing
e-content and delivering through the Internet, Cable TV Networks and DTH.

14. E D U S A T ??? 750 Crore Investment U N
28 Channels for Higher Education
28 Channels for School Education
Channels for Health, Agriculture, Culture, Women’s Development, etc.
Satellite Radio Channels
Seamless Connectivity U N D E R T I L S A O

15. Content, Communication & Connectivity
E-Content –
Need of the Hour
3 Cs of Effective
E-Learning
Content, Communication & Connectivity

16. E-Content – Need of the Hour
“Attempts to improve education through ICTs suffer from the absence of sound pedagogy and quality content”
- Vladimir Kinelev(2005)

17. If teachers don’t develop content in digital forms,
Teachers as
E-Content Developers
If teachers don’t develop content in digital forms,
either no one can or some body else will (of course with substandard quality).

18. Reach and Richness High Increasing Knowledge Requirement
Why E-Content ?
Reach and Richness High
Increasing Knowledge Requirement
Increasing number of Knowledge Consumers

19. Galloping Knowledge Growth
00 – 1750 AD
Knowledge doubled in
17.5 centuries
1750 – 1950 AD
200 years
1950 – 2000 AD
50 years
2000 onwards
Knowledge doubles every year

20. Knowledge Packaging in Digital Forms
Digital Convergence of various forms of knowledge packaging is necessary for providing quality education to greater quantities of learners.

21. Multi Sensory Learning Experiences
Why E-Content ?
Multi Sensory Learning Experiences
Digital Convergence of Text, Image, Audio, Video, Animation etc.,
Interactivity
Reusability
Interoperability

22. Learning takes place 1% through TASTE
Why E-Content ?
Learning takes place 1% through TASTE
1.5% through TOUCH
3.5% through SMELL
11 % through HEARING
83 % through SIGHT

23. Interactivity and Engagement foster
Why E-Content ?
Interactivity and Engagement foster
easy understanding
and
longer retention.

24. Short Learning Objects
Forms of E-Content
Modules
Short Learning Objects

25. Short Learning Objects (SLOs)
SLOs are a new way of thinking about learning content. They are much smaller units of learning, typically ranging
from 2 to 3 minutes.

26. Short Learning Objects (SLOs)

27. Modules
Comprehensive packages containing lessons with inbuilt visuals, text, quiz, FAQs, assignments, glossaries, case studies, references, discussion and download.

28. Modules

29. UGC’s Consortium for Educational Communication
An Inter-University Centre
17 EMMRCs
IGNOU and ISRO

30. Capacity Development Programmes for Teachers
CEC’s Initiatives
Capacity Development Programmes
for Teachers
Training-cum-Production Workshops
Funding Higher Education Teachers for
E-Content Development
Technology Incubation
Content Creation
Creation and Maintenance of Digital
Learning Repositories

31. Initiatives of the Dept. of Educational Technology, BDU
UGC’s Special Assistance Programme under Departmental Research Scheme
Training Workshops
Content Creation

32. E-Content - A Demo

33. Informing Significance Dispelling Fears Informing Objectives
Instructional Design
Gaining Attention
Informing Significance
Dispelling Fears
Informing Objectives
Presenting Instructional Content
Varying Stimulus
Repeating for Reinforcement
Adding Sub-points
Informing Allied Mistakes
Rewarding
Eliciting Performance

34. edutechsenthil@yahoo.co.in edutechsenthil@gmail.com

35. Thank You