EduNxt- The Experience Imperative

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EduNxt

2010-2011

The Experience Imperative


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Difference in Distance Education

Distance education is generally low experience

delivery

Lack of relationships

No contact with students after registration

No visible academic process

Interaction, community, relationships, visibleactivities characteristic of campus education


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Need for scaling up faster

It is clear that the campus based education

can never scale up faster.

There is a need for Distance Education to rise

upto the challenge

There is increasing respectability for Distance

Education the world over.

Technology has made Distance education

compete with Campus Education equally.


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Need for change in mind sets

Most of the teachers are still not comfortable

with technology

Need to become Digital immigrants

Change from teacher centric to learner centric

teaching

From teaching to facilitation, designingstudent learning experiences


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Need for change in learning &

teaching

The traditional form of teaching laid emphasis onthe teacher.

The teacher dominated the class room and thestudents were passive listeners.

The focus was more on informationdissemination.

The attention span of students in class is only for

about 20 minutes out of the one hour of class There is a need for teachers to find new ways of

engaging students


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Need for student engagement

Students need planned guidance

They need interactive sessions

They need to collaborate with other students They need the relationship with their mentors

They need to involve in activities visibly

They need to demonstrate their learning

They need to contribute to community


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SMU DE Students Hierarchy of

ObjectivesProgression of Content

on EduNxt

Model QPs, Mock

Tests, Assignments

Testimonials from

Industry, Academicians

Modules on Soft Skills,

Language Enhancement

Tips, Articles on SpecificIndustries, Job Skills

Placement Opportunities,

Company Information

Community Building

Tools, E-Portfolios

Premium Articles,

Research Commentaries


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Role of Edunxt

A platform to support the student effort

A platform to plan the sessions

A platform to showcase the activities at theLCs

A platform to collaborate with other students,

LC faculty and SMU faculty A platform to get inputs from Academic and

industry experts


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Uniqueness of EduNXt

Integrated course delivery through 700 LCs

Integrated support of more than 4000 LC

faculty and SMU faculty

Collaborative platform for students as well as

LC faculty

Common platform for Academic and industry

interaction


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Role of LC Faculty

Promote the use of EduNXt among students

Track student usage on EduNXt

Use EduNXt for planning their course delivery

Use EduNxt to showcase their activities at the LC

Use EduNXt to bring in local Professors and

Industry experts

Use EduNXt to develop student communities

Use Edunxt to keep in touch with the SMU faculty


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Becoming E-teachers

SMU the first University to integrate technologybased course delivery to students

SMU the first University to integrate LC facultysupport and interaction with students

Among the first batches of faculty to integratetechnology in education

First batches to get certified in technologyenabled teaching

Transition from information disseminators tolearning designers


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Resources on EdunXt

Study material in Blogs-Students can give instantcomments

SLM in PDF format for

downloads Power Point Slides for

Summary points

Multiple ChoiceQuestions

Model Question papers

Assignments

Videos

Articles

Case studies

Crosswords

Digital Library

Reference web sites

Chat Support

FAQs

Discussion Groups

Webinars

Course Guidelines andsyllabi


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The Right time to start the

engagement process

Students come to the LC at the time of

admission.

This is the right time to start engaging them

Give them a demo of EduNxt

Brief them on course details

Brief them about mentoring support Show them the session plans


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Differentiating factors in Campus

Rigorous and visible Academic Processes

Relationships between students and teachers,

students and students

Structured and planned delivery of courses.


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Rigour in processes and visibility

Industry looks for rigour in curriculum

Industry looks for visible student and faculty

activities

Visible planning and student effort on EduNxt

provides credibility of the course for industries


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Relationship Management

Tangible relationship building with SMU and

LC faculty members

Interactions with fellow students

Starting of alumni relationships

Formation of student communities


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Alumni Network

Relationship building is the beginning of

alumni networks

Cohort formation enables stronger identity for

batches

Tracking of placements and student working

organizations possible


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Employability Skills

Language enhancement classes for students

Industry visits at the LCs

Soft Skills courses on EduNXt Career and job related information


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Faculty Training

Our Achievement in 2009-2010

1000 faculty trained on Level I

200 faculty trained on Level II 30 Lead Trainers and Resource Persons


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LC faculty to drive student adoption

Demos at centers

Demos on registration

Regular mailers to students EduNxt session during class schedules

Reports on Demos of Edunxt


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Database of Working Students

Webinars on special topics

Presentation in companies


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Industry Events Database on EduNxt

Industry Academic Interaction

Academic focus events

LC faculty to send details of events to EduNXtTeam


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Presentations on Edunxt

To University Professors and lecturers

To Students- Plus two and Graduate

To Industry persons


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Case Study Analysis Sessions

To be conducted at LCs

Details to be sent to Edunxt

MBA Case studies Organize sessions in the LCs.

Start Discussion forums


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Practice Tests

To be conducted at Lcs

Details will be uploaded on EduNxt

Multiple Choice Questions on EduNxt Model Question Papers


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Session Planning on EduNXt

Course Delivery Plan

Chat Support Schedules

Assignment Submissions


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Rigorous Training

Structured and rigorous training Programme

for Edunxt

Conducted all over the country

Online examination

Assignment Modules

Follow Up Assignments


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Levels of Faculty Training on EduNxt

Level I: Fundamental Concepts on EduNxt Portaland how to use it as Teaching Tool

Level II: Student Performance Support and

Course Delivery Support

Level III: Business Intelligence and RelationshipManagement

Level IV: Career Support and Alumni Relations

Level V: Learning Center Administration Support Level VI: Learning Center Marketing Campaigning

Support


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Evangelization

Need to create general awareness among

students regarding use of technology in

Education

Need to orient Plus two and Graduate

students on e-learning mode of course

delivery

Need to orient all Professors and lecturers in

colleges on e-learning model of learning.

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EduNxt- The Experience Imperative