PG e-Content Development :
Processes and Roles
A. K. Bakhshi
Vice Chancellor
UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad
&
Member
Standing Committee, NMEICT &
Standing Committee, UGC project
About the Project
UGC project sanctioned by MHRD,
Government India under NMEICT scheme
To develop e-content for PG courses in
77 subjects
As per mainly UGC Curriculum
About the Project
Total budget for the project:
Rs 84 crores
To be hosted on a Portal named
e-PG Pathshala developed and
maintained by Inflibnet, a UGC
Interuniversity Centre.
NMEICT
National Mission on Education through ICT is an
ambitious project of the Govt. of India with a focus on
Catering to the learning needs of more than 50
crore Indians
providing ICT enabled education in the country
making higher education more accessible
increasing the present Gross enrolment ratio (12%)
to at least the World average (22-23%)
NMEICT
KeyFocus
FocusAreas
Areas
NMEICT-– Key
Development
of e-content
Infrastructure
and
connectivity at
the National
level
Broad
Objectives
Teacher and
Student
empowerment
in ICT
Imperatives
Objectives of NMEICT should be achieved as
early as possible
Of all the objectives, the biggest challenge is
in developing high quality, multi-media
enriched e-content, its multi-lingual
conversion, if required.
It’s a race against time.
Things can’t be given infinite time for
completion.
Magnitude of the work involved
No. of Subjects/Disciplines
77
No of papers
77 x 16 = 1232
(Assuming 16
semester
papers per
discipline
spread over
two years)
No. of Modules in 1 Subject
35 x 16 = 560
(Assuming 35
modules per
semester paper
, 1 module
consisting of 1
hour lecture)
Total No. of
Modules in
77 Subjects
560 x 77 =
43,120
Importance of e-Learning in Higher Education
It is an answer to growing demand for
enrolments in Higher education
e-Learning is more in tune with the
mindset of the present day students
It offers solution to the challenges of
growth of knowledge in different
Disciplines
Importance of e-Learning in Higher Education
Helps in improving the
Quality of Education
imparted to the students
e-Learning
Can supplement the
Traditional mode of
Teaching and
Learning
To Empower Teachers
and not to replace
them!
Traditional Teaching Methodology
What to do ?
Chalk and talk
method
Though it has
many advantages,
yet it is not
without limitations
Limitations of Talk and Chalk
Method of Teaching
Teachercentric
approach
Presumes
that all the
students
learn in
identical
fashion.
Monologue
method
Limitations of Talk and Chalk
Method of Teaching
Slow and time
consuming
Many complex
concepts
cannot be
explained
Due to paucity
of time,
sufficient
number of
problems can’t
be tackled in
class
Importance of e-Learning in Higher Education
For
Conventional
Universities
e – Learning
should be
viewed as a
Supplement to
Traditional
Learning
And definitely
not its
replacement !
For Virtual
Universities
As the main
way of
Learning
SCOPE of
e-Learning
For Open and
Distance
Education
Universities
As a better
alternative as
compared to
present day selflearning (using
printed
material)
What is e-content?
e-PG
Pathshala
• Aim of the project is
the development of
e-content
and not merely
content for postgraduate
disciplines/subjects
What is e-content?
Static
Content
Text
Images/Graphics
Multimedia
enrichment
Audio
Video
Animation
Simulations
Interactivity
eContent
Self – Learning
Self-Assessment
SCORM
compliant
SCORM
Compliant
Authentic
Selflearning
Reusable
Modular
Good
e-content
Selfassessment
Highly
interactive
Easy
navigation
Structured
Multimedia
enriched
What should e-content include?
Each Semester Paper
of 40 hour duration to
have 35 modules
Content to be
developed as
per NMEICT
Four Quadrant
Approach
e-PG Pathshala: Form of econtent in each Module
E-Text
Detailed Text /
Lesson
Self-Assess
Self graded
e-Quizzes with
feedback
Self-Learn
Audio Lectures
having text,
animations and
videos
Learn More
Value additions for
more self learning
Amount of e-content per Module
E-Text
Self-Learn
Detailed explanation
of the topic(s) as Text
and images/graphics
Minimum 10 slides of Ppt
with audio script
Audio to be recorded after
reviewing and editing
Minimum 6 A-4 pages
Animation Story Board
Amount of e-content per Module
Self-Assess
Subjective Questions:
Minimum 3
Objective Questions:
Minimum 5
(MCQ, True-False, Match,
Fill in the blank, etc.)
Know More
Value Additions
Minimum 6
• Glossary
• References/ suggested
readings
• Web-links
• Did you know
• Interesting facts
• Timelines
• Case-studies
• Biographies
• Analogies etc.
Stages in theContent
development
of e-content
Development Process
Stage 1: Static content
production
(Subject Matter
Experts)
CONTENT
Stage 2: Content
repurposing into SCORM
compliant modules,
uploading and testing
(Technical Experts)
e-CONTENT
Stage 1: Static Content Development
Team
Identification
Authoring
Reviewing
Language/
Scientific
Editing
Physical Interaction between the
Teams of these two phases for
creation and testing of e-content
SCORM
compliant
Modules
Uploading
on beta
site
Testing
Correction
Uploading
on final
website
Stage 2: Conversion to SCORM Compliant e-Content
PersonnelContent
involved
the project
Developmentin
Process
Stage 1: Static content production
(Subject Matter Experts)
PersonnelContent
involved
the project
Developmentin
Process
PI of the Project (UGC Chairman)
National Coordinator/s
Subject Coordinators
Paper Coordinators
Authors
Reviewers
Language /
Scientific
Editor
Technical Coordinators
and Technical Team
Standing Committee
PersonnelContent
involved
the project
Developmentin
Process
One may have
Multiple Roles
Undertakings for each role
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Overall coordinates with Subject and
Paper Coordinators
(and Technical Coordinator)
National
Coordinator
Explains the entire process and
Guidelines/roles to the team under
him/her.
Monitors the performance of each
subject at every stage
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Updates the progress to Standing
Committee.
National
Coordinator
Ensures timely completion.
Ensures submission of all the
documents regarding payment and
undertakings
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Coordinates with National and Paper
Coordinators
(and Technical Coordinator)
Subject
coordinator
Identifies 16 Papers and appoint
Paper coordinators for each Paper
Evolve guidelines for notations,
symbols, units etc. to be used for the
subject.
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Explains the entire process and
Guidelines/roles to the team under
him/her.
Subject
coordinator
Monitors the performance of each
Paper at every stage
Updates the progress to National
Coordinator
Ensures timely completion
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Coordinates with Subject Coordinator,
authors, reviewers, editors (and
Technical Coordinator)
Paper
Coordinator
Identifies the syllabus for the Paper
and divide into Modules along with
Subject Coordinator
Explains the entire process and
Guidelines/roles to the team under
him/her.
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Monitors the performance of the Paper at
every stage
Paper
Coordinator
Updates the progress to Subject
Coordinator
Ensures timely completion.
Ensures submission of all the documents
regarding payment and undertakings
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Develops the static content as per the
input template specifications
Author
Original content , as well as adapt
content from open sources as per the
syllabus. (No copyright /IPR
Violation)
Develops the story board for animation
and interacts with technical team (same
author or different)
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Modifies the content as suggested
by reviewer and/or Paper
coordinator.
Author
Tests the ready e-content in Output
Template form.
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Reviews the correctness of the content
submitted by author
Gives suggestions to enhance the
quality of the content.
Reviewer
Checks whether it is in accordance to
the syllabus
Reviewer has the right of acceptation
and/or rejection of the content.
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
To improve the quality of language
Language
/ Scientific
Editor
Removes typographical and
formatting errors in the content
Ensures uniformity in usage of
notations, symbols, units tec. in
accordance with the guidelines for the
subject.
PersonnelContent
involved
the project
Developmentin
Process
Inflibnet to facilitate this
Stage
Stage 2: Content
repurposing into SCORM
compliant modules,
uploading and testing
(Technical Experts)
(National Coordinators
along with Technical
Coordinators can also take
the responsibility as
physical interaction is
desired amongst SME and
Technical team)
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Coordinates with National, Subject and
Paper coordinators and Technical Team
under him/her.
Technical
Coordinator
Ensures conversion of static content
to SCORM compliant e-content as
per the output template.
Guides the Technical Team to ensure
interactivity , multi-media enrichment
and other technical requirements.
Roles of Personnel involved in the project
Ensures the testing of developed econtent in output form with the help of
Paper coordinators and Authors.
Technical
Coordinator
Tracking of status of each module in
each paper in each subject under
him/her.
Ensures uploading of final e-content on
the portal.
Stage-1
Static
content
Standing Committee
Stage-2
E-Content
InflibNet for
Technical Support
National CoordinatorContent
Technical Team
- Technical
Coordinator
Subject CoordinatorDiscipline 2
Technical team
Subject CoordinatorDiscipline 1
Project
Managers
Paper CoordinatorPaper-1
Paper CoordinatorPaper-2
Other Staff
(Admin/Accounts)
Vendors
Authors
Content
Development
Reviewers
Language
/Scientific Editors
Quality
Assurance
Technical Team
Multi-media
Enrichment
Testing Team
Uploading
Team
Content Ready
on Portal
e-PG Pathshala : Templates for uniform
development and output
Input
Templates
Output
Template
Presentation/document
format
SCORM compliant
module
Teacher friendly
All elements of learning
integrated
Static content
Multimedia enriched
and Interactive e-content
akbakhshi2000@yahoo.com