Paper presented at SIS 2012 Conference held at NIT Silchar organised by Dr. K C Satpathy

1. 07/12/12
Dr. R N M ishra
Associate P rofessor
Dept. of L & Inf. Science
ib.
Mizoram University, Aizawl
rabinarayan_mishra@rediffmail.com

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 Application of Technology
 Free Flow of Information
 Expansion of Subject Gamut
 Constraints in library resources
 Resources through external outlets
 Substantiating Learning resources through
IR/DR, KR
 Exploration of information through ICT to
support learning

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 Learning mechanism both through on-line on Internet
platform and off-line
 Convergence of learning and the Internet
 E-learning as the use of network technology to design,
select, administer and extends learning
 E-learning as the leverage of various Internet and web
technologies to create, enable, deliver and facilitate
lifelong learning.
 Application of modern management in e-resources
through software & skilled professionals
 It facilitates the users gaining of knowledge in cost-
effective way, increased access to multiple resources,
and accountability for all the participants in the
learning process.

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 Attitude of learners to get e-resources
 Skills and competencies of learners
DIMENSIONS
 Student-student interaction;
 Student-teacher interaction;
 Student-resource interaction and
 Student-computer interaction.

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* Reasons for the students in choosing open and distance education mode
 Retention of students, Causes of dropouts
 Wider Participation
 Student Isolation
 Skill Development
 Basic skills to access and use of networks;
 Computer skills;
 Use of software packages for data analysis;
 Presentation techniques and use of communication tools including
e-mail, electronic bulletin board, video conferencing and use of
learning support software such as, virtual learning environment
 Up-loading of assignments, use of computer aided assessment and
awareness of plagiarism, copyright and appropriate referencing
skills etc.
 Technology Support

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One set is associated with the In addition, students have said their
institutional characteristics of their reasons for dropping out include:
families, schools, and • Their classes were not interesting;
communities; the other set is • They were not motivated or inspired to
associated with the individual work hard;
characteristics of the students • They were failing in school and could not
themselves (Rumberger and Lim, keep up with school work;
2008). • They had missed too many days and
could not catch up on their work;
• They had repeated a grade;
• They had to work;
• They became a parent;
• They had to care for a family member;
• They were doubtful they could meet their
school’s graduation requirements even if
they had put in the necessary effort
(Bridgeland, DiIulio, and Morison, 2006).

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 Accessibility
 Convenient Search
 Speed
 Interactive
 Links
 Added Value
 Cost-Effective
 Flexibility

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 Visual Literacy
Visual literacy is a prerequisite for operating in digital learning environment as
they combine a number of metaphors (literary figure of speech). Metaphor is
fundamental in creating an online learning environment. It is a map for
sorting out what is similar and what is different when confronting a new
problem. Likewise, the degree to which ICT can effectively control or aid
virtual communities which is surrounded by the finite capacity of human
cognition. GUI in digital environment swears upon the visual metaphors. Visual
metaphors, therefore, serve the learners a platform to put new concepts along
with the grasped ideas into a new cognitive synthesis.
 Co-operative Literacy
Co-operative signifies to a learning situation where interaction is qualified with
constructive objective of the learner coupled with interdependence with
individual accountability. Leads to Collaborative on-line projects, Group
Networking .

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 Academic Literacy
 Intersegment Committee of the Academic Senates of the California
Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University
of California viewed that, the dispositions and habits of mind that enable
students to enter the ongoing conversations appropriate to college
thinking, reading, writing, and speaking are inter-related and multi-tiered.
 Awareness of various logical, emotional, and personal appeals used in
argument lead them to cultivate new academic skills which are prominent
for academic perspectives.
 Generates skills for enabling them to define, summarize, detail, explain,
evaluate, compare/contrast, and analyze are also equally important. Inter-
based learning is considered to be most useful and prominent for
collaborative, self-directed and resource-based approaches with computer-
literate students. Consciousness for on-line evaluation procedures, criteria,
prioritisation of work, sticking to deadlines and development of self-
motivation skills are indispensable for the learners both in-house and
external.

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Activities involved in the Model of Learning and Teaching
Activities (MOLTA) is classified in to six groups
 Delivery of resources (Traditional, e-resources, Reliable
URLs,) ;
 Interaction with resources;
 Interaction with the teacher in class room or on Internet;
 Interaction among the students through e-mail, social
networking;
 Intra-action among the students with in a group.
 Institutional Support
 Library Support

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 E-resources present the education institutions with
challenges and opportunities to the students.
 Holistic approach is required by the educational institutions
to develop the e-resources.
 Skill development is important to ensure the distance
learners to equip with e-learning materials.
 E-learning through e-resources require experiences,
technological knowledge of the teachers.
 Strategic planning requires to be initiateed by the teacher or
the distance learning institutions to develop the e-resources
under the purview of intellectual property rights and
copyrights which however, requires the committed
involvements of the library professionals, computer
professionals, information scientists, database administrators
and the management support.

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Therefore, the librarian needs to to be the interface
between the resources and learners requires developing
the various skills including the knowledge skill and
this will enhance not only the proper use of e-resources
but also usage statistics in distance learning and the
academic institutions as well.

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