E-Learning

IGNOU-PG Diploma in E-Learning Admissions – January 2012 Session

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Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi has announced notification for admission into its Online Post Graduate Diploma in E-Learning (PGDEL) to be started from January 2012. The programme will be conducted through Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) of IGNOU. The main objective of the programme is to develop capabilities in planning, developing, implementing, designing, and evaluating e-learning programmes. This is the latest innovative programme of IGNOU being offered with the assistance of technology enabled learning methods. Following are details of the programme such as eligibility, fee and application procedure:

PG Diploma in E-Learning (PGDEL) : 50 seats; Duration of the programme is one year (maximum 2 years). The programme is more useful for people involved in all levels of education such as teachers, training managers, instructional designers, trainers, and course developers working in schools, universities, colleges and business and industry.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants should have Graduation in any discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with higher degrees. Programme fee is Rs. 15, 000/- . Fee should be paid at the time of admission. Registration fee of Rs. 100/- shall be applicable at the time of submission of application. For more details, you can contact Programme Coordinators: Professor Santosh Panda and Ms. G. Mythili.

Application Process: Interested candidates can apply online at http://pgdel.ignouonline.ac.in/pgdel/home.html. Candidates have to send the print out of the online application form along with relevant copies of certificates and mark sheets to Ms. G.Mythili, Analyst (Selection Grade), STRIDE, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110068. Contact Email: pgdel@ignou.ac.in . Last date for the submission of completed applications is 30th November 2011. For more details, please see
http://www.ignou.ac.in/upload/Announcement/advtpgdel.pdf .

My Drona-E Learning Audio Video Device from Setu Software Systems

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Here comes a smart and handy e-learning device that can be useful for all types of courses and students. ‘My Drona’ is an e-learning device that provides a learner with what he wants to learn at a cost of less than 5 rupees per day. You can find thousands of pages on internet for any kind of subject or topic. You have to spend lots of time and energies to get what exactly you want from internet. My Drona can save your time and energy and offer you a quality learning material that is available on the internet. My Drona’s powerful servers can search and locate highly relevant and purely verified material that may suit your profile and learning needs. After locating the material, you can then download it onto your device from My Drona’s high-speed internet service centers / kiosks. The device is then ready for offline learning while on the go.

My Drona was invented by a team of professors and students at International Institute of Information Technology – Hyderabad (IIIT- Hyderabad). This is like an audio – video player and a result of research activities of Search Technology Organisation ‘Setu Software Systems Private Limited’. Interested candidates have to purchase this device from centers / kiosks of My Drona and subscribe to the services through website www.mydrona.com or Setu Software centers.

Apart from regular curricular material, students can also get material on extra curricular topics such as music, cooking, photography, spiritual content etc. The device comes with an inbuilt memory of 4 GB and it can be extendable up to 32 GB. You can use the audio for 15 hours or video for 5 hours without any interruption from the battery. My Drona centers will provide the material required by the students.

Uses and advantages of My Drona:

1. myDrona is useful for all age groups and classes from Nursery to Intermediate and also help students on additional extra curricular subjects.
2. Students can choose topics of their choice from curricular or extra-curricular.
3. The device is very easy to operate and has just 8 buttons that one has to master. All are simple functions and provided with easy and robust interfaces for effective and comfortable learning.
4. You can pause and rewind lectures as many times as you like and till you master the required concepts.
5. my Drona also provides video lectures by experts and reputed institutions across the world.
6. You do not need a computer and not even a internet. My Drona is just a pocket size device that can be operated with the help of battery back up like your mobile and can be carried along with you.
7. There is also a call center support. You can get any help from the experts.
8. My Drona is available with features like Audio, Video, E Book Reader and also an Audio Recorder.

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