This document contains the biographical and educational details of Mr. R.D. Sivakumar. It outlines his academic qualifications including a B.Sc in Computer Science, M.Sc in Computer Science and Information Technology, M.Phil in Computer Science, and M.Tech in Computer Science. It also lists his teaching experience of over 9 years at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The document provides details of various academic positions held and short term courses completed. It highlights the various awards and appreciations received for contributions to e-learning and developing multimedia learning materials.
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Mr.R.D.SIVAKUMAR,M.Sc.,M.Phil.,M.Tech.,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Re-accredited (3rd Cycle) with
‘A’ Grade (CGPA 3.67 out of 4) by NAAC, Recognized by DBT as Star College and
College of Excellence by UGC)
SIVAKASI – 626 124.
www.rdsivakumar.blogspot.in
Mobile Apps : Google Play Store – RDS Academic
E-mail : sivamsccsit@gmail.com Mobile : 99440-42243
OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
3. SHORT TERM COURSE COMPLETED
Course College Name / UniversityName
Short Term
Course on
“e-content
Development”
UGC Academic Staff College, Madurai Kamaraj University,
Madurai
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Date of Appointment : 25-06-2007
Total : 9 Years 5 Months
Under Graduate Level : 1Year
Post Graduate Level : 9 Years 5 Months
5. ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2007 - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science
2011 - Co-ordinator of Indira Gandhi Open University Centre
2011 - Assistant Professor, Department of M.C.A.
2013 - Member in College Industry Collaboration Cell
2013 - Assistant Professor and Head, Department of M.Com. (CA)
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6. ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Executive Committee Member in CTEL (E-learning) from June 2009 to
June 2013.
Trainer in CTEL (E-learning) from June 2013 to till date.
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7. CRASH COURSES ORGANIZED
Crash Course on “Web Designing”
Crash Course on “Open Source Technology”
Crash Course on “e-learning”
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BEST MLM AWARD - 2012
I have been honored with the Prestigious “Best MLM Award (2011-
2012)” by the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning (CTEL) for
my contribution in E-learning and Development. Dr.S.Baskaran,
Principal presented a Certificate and a Cash Award in a Teachers
Day Celebration function held at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College
(Autonomous), Sivakasi on 4.09.2012.
(Article: Tamil Computer, Page:43, Oct.16-31,2012)
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BEST MLM AWARD - 2013
I have been honored with the Prestigious “Best MLM Award (2012-
2013)” by the CTEL for my contribution in E-learning and
Development. Prof. Dr. K. Subramaniyan, Pro Vice – Chancellor,
YOGA University, Bangaluru and Former Principal (Rtd.),
Vivekananda College, Madurai presented a Certificate and a Cash
Award of Rs.250/- in a Teachers Day Celebration function held at Ayya
Nadar Janaki Ammal College (Autonomous), Sivakasi on 5.09.2013.
(Article: Tamil Computer, Page:42, Feb.16-28,2014)
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BEST TECHNO FACULTY AWARD - 2015
Received the “Best Techno Faculty Award - 2015” for the futuristic and
outstanding Best Practices in implementing ICT based teaching-learning process to
develop the Next Generation Students with the Modern Day competencies by the
ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu (ICTACT), Chennai. Dr. C. Sylendra Babu, IPS,
ADGP, Coastal Security Group, Tamil Nadu presented a Certificate and award
held at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai on 17.02.2015.
(http://www.ictact.in/awards/2015.html).
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AUDIO BOOK AWARD - 2016
Received the “Audio Book Award - 2016” by the Centre for Technology Enhanced
Learning (CTEL) for produced more number of audio books in the Audio Book
Preparation. Dr.Anant Achary, Principal, Kamaraj College of Engineering &
Technology, Virudhunagar presented a Certificate and a Cash Award in a
Teachers Day Celebration function held at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College
(Autonomous), Sivakasi on 03.09.2016.
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VIDEO LECTURE APPRECIATION RECEIVED
Got an appreciation certificate in a Teachers Day Celebration function
from Dr. S. Vincent, Director, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy
(LIFE), Loyola College, Chennai. organized by Centre for Technology
Enhanced Learning (CTEL), ANJAC, Sivakasi for their contribution of
prepared the Video Lesson on 04.09.15.
22. AUDIO BOOKS PREPARED
An audio book is a recorded book that can be played on a computer or mobile device. 481
Audio Books were created. The audio books subjects are Operating System, Accounting
Package, Soft Skills +1 Computer Science, +2 Computer Science, e-learning and Mass
Communication.
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63. e
In the form of
CD
Pen Drive
Memory Card
Hard Disk
64. E-learning Another Name
E-learning is otherwise called as
Web Based Learning
Online Learning
Multimedia Learning Material (MLM)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Computer Based Learning
Technology Enhanced Learning
Internet Based Learning
Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)
Computer Aided Instructions (CAI)
65. Definition
E-learning involves the use of a computer or electronic
device (e.g. a mobile phone) in some way to provide
training, educational or learning material
78. Advantages of E-Learning
Anytime Anywhere Learning
User friendly and Flexible
Learner Centered
Individualized & Interactive
Many to Many Learning
Speed and Accuracy
79. TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS
LCD Projector
Clarity Visualizer
Interactive boards
Television with DTH
VYAS Channel access
NPTEL Lectures
MLM and
Video lessons
Group Discussion
Mock Interviews
Project Works
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FM Radio,
eBooks,
Audio Books,
Educational Video,
Smart Phones,
Tablets
iPADs
Skype,
Wikis,
Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and
Instagram,
MySpace,
MOOCs
80. OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Open source software is software with source code that anyone can
inspect, modify, and enhance. The term was coined for this context in
2009 by David Preston, a teacher who developed the principles, tools,
and techniques that are being used in a growing number of K-12 schools
and colleges.
85. 621+ Universities
- 32,885 Colleges
- 400+ R&D institutions
- 100+ Government departments
- 5,57,000 Teaching faculty
- 99,54,000+ Students
- 100,000+ Scientists
- 193,000 Libraries
- India contributes largest body of S&T and IT manpower
(Indian universities handbook, World of learning)
Higher Education and Research in India
92. Format of e-content
Make your one or two web pages an outline of your e-
content
Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the e-
content
Use the titles of each web page as main points
93. Structure – Good
Write in point form, not complete sentences
Include 4-5 points per Web page
Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
94. Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains too many words for a presentation
slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult
both for your audience to read and for you to present
each point. Although there are exactly the same number
of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much
more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too
much time trying to read this paragraph instead of
listening to you.
95. Structure – Good
Show one point at a time:
Will help learner concentrate on what you are saying
Will prevent learner from reading ahead
Will help you keep your e-content focused
96. Structure - Bad
Do not use distracting animation
Do not go overboard with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you use
97. Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read
from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
98. Graphs - Good
Use graphs rather than just charts and words
Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw
data
Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
99. Fonts - Good
Use at least an 12-point font
Use different size fonts for main points and secondary
points
this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the
title font is 36-point
Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial
100. Fonts - Bad
If you use a small font, your learner won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT
TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font
101. Color - Good
Use a color of font that contrasts sharply with the
background
Ex: blue font on white background
Use color to reinforce the logic of your structure
Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
Use color to emphasize a point
But only use this occasionally
102. Colour - Bad
Using a font colour that does not contrast with the
background colour is hard to read
Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also
unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad
103. Background - Good
Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but
simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your
e-content
104. Graphs - Bad
January February March April
Blue Balls 20.4 27.4 90 20.4
Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6
105. Graphs - Good
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002
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January February March April
Blue Balls
Red Balls
107. Graphs - Bad
Minor gridlines are unnecessary
Font is too small
Colours are illogical
Title is missing
Shading is distracting
108. Spelling and Grammar
Proof your e-content for:
speling mistakes
the use of of repeated words
grammatical errors you might have make
If English is not your first language, please have
someone else check your presentation!
142. Audacity is a free open source audio recording and editing application
Audacity uses the best MP3 encoder available, the LAME MP3 CODEC,
which is also open source.
202. CONSULTANCY PROJECTS COMPLETED
Myself and my students have successfully completed 68
Consultancy Projects for website development within 3 years
through “Earn While You Learn” Programme. The total
honorarium earned by them was to the tune of Rs. 2.76 Lakhs.
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204. From the desktop…
(24/7)
at home
at campuses
in the office
in travel
without a trip to the library
E-Resources Information is Now Available…
205. • E-Resources (including e-Journals and e-Books and Bibligraphic
Database)
(subscription based and open e-resources)
• Open Access E-Journals
• Open Access Multimedia Contents
CONTENT
206. “an information which can be stored, accessed and transmitted through electronic
media”
Types of e-Resources
e-books
e-journals
Online Databases – full text, bibliographic & CD RoM Databases
AV resources and Multimedia contents
Institutional / Local digital contents
Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs)
Open Source Databases
Open Courseware etc.
E-RESOURCES
227. It’s our pleasure to announce, another one database for our research and academic purpose. The
SSRN (Social Science Research Network) database has been named the number 1 Open Access
Repository in the world. Now SSRN have hundreds of Journals, Pulbishers, and Institutions in Partners
in Publishing that provide working papers for distribution through SSRN eLibrary. The SSRN eLibrary
consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 441,100 scholarly working
papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 355,200
downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. The eLibrary also includes the
research papers of a number of Fee Based Partner Publications. Hope this database may be useful to
your research and academic.
The SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
228. Central statistical Organization, India www.mospi.nic.in
Census of India www.censusindia.net
Ministry of Agriculture, India www.agricoop.nic.in
Ministry of Commerce and Industry www.dipp.nic.in
Ministry of Finance, India www.finmin.nic.in
Library of Economics and Liberty www.econlib.org
Resources for Economists www.rfe.org
Office of the Economic Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
India ww.eaindustry.nic.in
These links help researchers search and download full text of reports and data
230. BEST E-LEARNING WEBSITES
National programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
(NPTEL) - Maintained by the IIT’s. NPTEL provides E-
learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering,
Science and humanities streams. (http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/)
Khan Academy – Free Registration. All the courses available.
(https://www.khanacademy.org/)
Coursera - Coursera is an education platform that partners with
top universities and organizations worldwide, to offer courses
online for anyone to take, for free. It covers a wide range of
sectors. (https://www.coursera.org/)
231. BEST E-LEARNING WEBSITES
MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) - MIT OpenCourseWare is a
web-based publication of virtually all Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) course content. OCW is open and
available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. It
covers a wide range of domains including cross sectoral areas.
(http://ocw.mit.edu/)
Open Culture - This is a site which provides information
regarding online courses available in multiple subjects
including Computer Sciences Engineering.
(http://www.openculture.com/computer_science_free_courses)
232. BEST E-LEARNING WEBSITES
Educational Technology Services, Berkeley University -
Educational Technology Services is Berkeley’s central campus
resource providing technology tools, training and support for
faculty, staff and students in their work as teachers, learners,
researchers and collaborators. (http://ets.berkeley.edu/)
Umass Boston OpenCourseWare - The UMass Boston
OpenCourseWare provides various e-learning courses covering
various subjects. (http://ocw.umb.edu/)
Open University - The Open University offers courses through
distance learning at all levels.
(http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology)
233. BEST E-LEARNING WEBSITES
Utah State Open Course Ware - Utah State OpenCourseWare is
a collection of educational material used in the formal campus
courses of Utah State University. It seeks to provide people
around the world with an opportunity to access high quality
learning opportunities. (http://ocw.usu.edu/)
Cosmo Learning - Created with the goal to provide the world
with a free online school, CosmoLearning (CL) is an
educational website committed to improving the quality of
homeschooling, teaching and student
excellence. (http://www.cosmolearning.com/)
234. BEST E-LEARNING WEBSITES
EdX - EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from
the world’s best universities. Topics include biology, business,
chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, electronics,
engineering, food and nutrition, history, humanities, law,
literature, maths, medicine, music, philosophy, physics,
science, statistics and more. (https://www.edx.org/)
242. Other Agencies
Government Agencies like ICSSR, AICTE,
SSA, DST, Different Ministries, etc.,
Non-governmental Agencies like Microsoft,
Intel, HP, Azim Premji Foundation etc.,
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Mr.R.D.SIVAKUMAR,M.Sc.,M.Phil.,M.Tech.,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE
(Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Re-accredited (3rd Cycle) with
‘A’ Grade (CGPA 3.67 out of 4) by NAAC, Recognized by DBT as Star College and
College of Excellence by UGC)
SIVAKASI – 626 124.
www.rdsivakumar.blogspot.in
E-mail : sivamsccsit@gmail.com Mobile : 99440-42243