Dear all co learners

whole world is changing...technology is changing...learners are changing..& teaching & learning also changing...

Actually It's what learners want - really

The recent report from Towards Maturity on the gap between corporate learning and what learners actually want highlights that, when given a choice, learners want mobile, relevant, personalised and self-paced content at a point of need. What they get, is often a little different - with too much emphasis on face-to-face and long courses.

The digital revolution and smartphone boom has triggered huge changes in how we access, consume, discuss, and share content. Naturally, learning is following suit. Whilst many want learning at a point of need, many learn in evenings and at weekends and on the way to or from work.

A key advantage to getting your learning online and multi-device is that it ensures you are in sync with modern learners - delivering the type of content they want, when they want it. Get learners on-side, and you're more likely to get the results you need. Plus, digital, self-paced learning can be accessed at point of need, not somewhere else - like a classroom far away - so employees can apply what they've learnt straight away.

The Towards Maturity report and our Insights report, also highlight learners' leaning towards social and collaborative learning. Technology can support and enable this, at a global scale. So, basically, digital is where it's at, all round.

See some examples:

Rolls Royce: A multi-device and personalised learning solution that has gamification techniques at its heart.

EasyJet Onboarding: A blended approach that helps get 1,500 new recruits a year up to speed, with a sustainable solution.

You can read the report from Towards Maturity here.

Faster delivery

At a time when change is faster than ever, a key advantage of elearning is that it has quicker delivery cycle times than traditional classroom-based instruction. In fact, research[1-2] indicates that elearning reduces learning time by at least 25 to 60 percent when compared to traditional learning. Elearning cuts down on the training time required because:

it does not take as long to start and wrap up a learning session

learners set their own pace, rather than the pace of the group

no travel time is needed to get to and from training events

learners can focus on elements of a programme they need to learn and can skip what they already know

Alongside these factors, there is also a practical limitation on how quickly learning can be rolled out with classroom-based instruction, as the capacity to deliver is limited by the number of available classrooms and trainers. Our rapid elearning service on the other hand, has enabled organisations to create and roll out training programmes within weeks, or even days.

To learn more, you can find our rapid elearning case studies here.

Lower costs

Because of the speed and ease in which elearning is delivered, the costs of learning and development for an organisation are drastically reduced.

There are the immediate cost-effective gains of elearning in terms of reducing training time as well as cost-effective savings in terms of trainers, course materials, travel and accommodation. However, it is equally important to highlight that elearning, when done right, can also improve an organisation’s profitability. Kineo has a number of ROI case studies which demonstrate the immediate and long-term financial benefits of elearning, including:

McDonald's who saved £5m over 2 years with their Business Controls Elearning, as well as seeing a 10% sales growth as a result of the training. View the full case study here.

Compass Group whose programme demonstrated an estimated cost reduction of £495k in 6 months as a result of no longer needing to pay for accommodation, travel, time out of the business, external trainers or materials. The full case study can be seen here.

More effective elearning

Our case studies show time and again that elearning courses can have a positive and direct impact on an organisation’s profitability by making it easy to learn and digest information.

Studies on elearning[3] and evidence found in Kineo case studies have made it increasingly clear that elearning has the following positive benefits for learners:

better attitude toward the elearning format and training in general

improved scores on tests, certifications or other evaluations

increase in number of learners who achieve ‘mastery’ level and / or ‘pass’ exams

greater ability to apply the new knowledge or processes on the job

better long-term retention of information

Lower environmental impact

By providing an alternative to the paper-based learning and testing of traditional classrooms, elearning is an effective way for organisations to significantly reduce their carbon footprint.

A study by the Open University found that on average, the production and provision of distance learning courses consumed nearly 90 percent less energy and produced 85 percent fewer CO2 emissions per student than conventional campus-based university courses.

The key areas in which elearning lowers an organisations’ environmental impact are as follows:

cuts down on the travel and accommodation costs associated with undertaking a course

reduces the need for a campus site and the accompanying costs of maintaining the facility and equipment

eliminates the need for paper, thus saving trees

so i support ...E learning is need of hour.

thanking you.

regards.

Dr.Krishna Prakash Joshi

ACME 2017 Batch

I am Dr Satish Patil of ACME 2017 batch. I am for the motion e –learning is the need of the hour.

The most important thing that stand out in favour of e-learning is the flexibility involved-learning provides the flexibility in all the aspects of the e-learning. Flexibility with respect to the time, pace, learning styles, course selection etc. Learning can be scheduled around personal and professional work. Learners may have the option to select learning materials that meets their level of knowledge and interest. Learners can study wherever they have access to a computer and Internet. Self-paced learning modules allow learners to work at their own pace. Different learning styles are addressed and facilitation of learning occurs through varied activities. Course selection can be varied from the basic to more advanced courses. Learning can be customized according to need and the potential. The cost involved is also less. Courses are available that suites the budget needs of everyone.

Thanks.

I am Dr.Aleemuddin from 2016 A batch

E-learning technologies offer learners control over content, learning sequence, pace of learning, time, and often media, allowing them to tailor their experiences to meet their personal learning objectives.

In diverse medical education contexts, e-learning appears to be at least as effective as traditional instructor-led methods such as lectures. Students do not see e-learning as replacing traditional instructor-led training but as a complement to it, forming part of a blended-learning strategy.

A developing infrastructure to support e-learning within medical education includes repositories, or digital libraries, to manage access to e-learning materials, consensus on technical standardization, and methods for peer review of these resources.

E-learning presents numerous research opportunities for faculty, along with continuing challenges for documenting scholarship.

Innovations in e-learning technologies point toward a revolution in education, allowing learning to be individualized (adaptive learning), enhancing learners' interactions with others (collaborative learning), and transforming the role of the teacher.

The integration of e-learning into medical education can catalyze the shift toward applying adult learning theory, where educators will no longer serve mainly as the distributors of content, but will become more involved as facilitators of learning and assessors of competency.

SO e-learning is NEED OF THE HOUR

Regards

I am Dr.Farah from 2016 A batch,

My inputs for the motion “e-learning is the need of the hour “ are as follows,

The environment in which medical students learn today is vastly different than it was 20 years ago when the Internet was not such a dominant tool in medical education. E-learning platforms are now increasingly utilized by medical schools around the world and comprise adaptive tutorials, audiovisual clips, and virtual models. These educational media possess several distinct advantages over traditional didactic models of instruction, including the ability to update material in a timely manner to ensure delivery of the latest evidence-based content to trainees. E-learning has been demonstrated to be as effective as conventional didacticism and can be used to foster self-directed learning. It encourages medical students to exert greater control over their learning by allowing flexibility over content and pace. In such models, educators can evaluate competencies objectively through online assessments, enabling students to receive personalized feedback for self-improvement.

E-learning will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the environment in which future medical students learn.

Regards.

Dr.Farah

Dear all,

a. Need to improve the quality of the learning experience for students, the drivers of change are numerous.

b. Helpful for interactive diagnostic or adaptive tutorials.

c. Gives personalized information and guidance for learning support.

d. It will be a communication tool for collaboration with students and teachers.

e. It will be tool for creativity and design.

f. Virtual reality environment for development and manipulation.

g. Electronic devices to assist disabled learners.

h. An individual learner is accessing learning resources such as a database or course content online via internet.

i. Can read DVD,VCD.

j. It can be a real time chat or AV conference.

k. Online discussions within learning management system.

l. Flexible access refers to access and use of information and resources at a time, place and pace that is suitable and convenient to individual learners rather than teacher or educational organization.

m. Students can state and explain the basic concepts in the subjects easily and can participate in discussions of advanced concepts related to subject, using visualization techniques, computer graphics, images are created.

n. Adobe flash is used for animation from 1996.

o. Knowledge transfer becomes easier.

p. Tele medicine is rapidly developing application for clinical medicine, maybe for consulting sometimes remote medical procedure or examination.

q. Tele medicine supported by internet without needing to be moved to a healthcare center, which depends on telemedicine. For eg: Treatment by video conference with the patient.

r. The benefits are : increased student learners, enhanced relation between the educational institute and community.

s. Cost effective and lower environmental impact, and also cut downs the travel and accommodation cost.

With all these beneficial facts, I feel E-learning is NEED OF THE HOUR.

Regards

DR.HOOLI.TANUJA.VASAPPA.

BATCH 2017.

Learning in a classroom is more personal and interactive, but there are a lot of benefits to enrolling in an online course, and most of it is in terms of convenience and affordability.

e learning is the need of the hour because of the following advantges

1. We are able to link the various resources in several varying formats.

2. It is a very efficient way of delivering courses online.

3. Due to its convenience and flexibility, the resources are available from anywhere and at any time.

4. Everyone, who are part time students or are working full time, can take advantage of web-based learning.

5. Web-based learning promotes active and independent learning.

6. As we have access to the net 24x7, you can train yourself anytime and from anywhere also.

7. It is a very convenient and flexible option; above all, you don't have to depend on anyone for anything.

8. Not only we can train ourselves on a day to day basis, but also on weekends or whenever we have the free time to. There is no hard and fast rule.

9. Through discussion boards and chats, we are able to interact with everyone online and also clear our doubts if any.

10. The video instructions that are provided for audio and video learning can be rewound and seen and heard again and again if we do not happen to understand the topic first time around.

Regards

Dr Renu Lohitashwa

e-learning -need of the hour

 Scalable: E-learning enables us to quickly create and communicate new policies, training, ideas and concepts

 High retention rate: blended learning approaches to high retention of knowledge

 Time and money savings: e-learning reduces time away from workplace, eliminates need from the travel

 Flexibility: the students can learn at their own convenient time and place

e-learning is the need of the Hour: for the motion

• E-learning plays an important role in the educational growth.

• 21st century declared to be the age of information and communication technology. This is the time when more people everywhere are involved in acquiring new knowledge and skills.

• We can not work in the society without on-line technology & has entered the field of education.

• The integration of e-learning in medical education is the need of the hour. Medical Council of India (MCI), the regulatory body of medical education in India, has recognized the importance of the technology and has included the use of electronic means in the broad competency “Lifelong learner committed to continuous improvement of skills and knowledge”.

• The student has to continuously acquire new skills and keep himself abreast of latest development, a goal presently considered difficult to attain in the absence of technology. The use of e-learning can help them achieve the goal of continuous professional development, considering the vastness of syllabus, paucity of time, and already overburdened schedules.

• ‘Digital natives’, “generation Y”, or the ‘net generation’, with sophisticated technical skills and learning preferences --for which traditional education is unprepared/do not match.

• The differences are so significant that the nature of education itself must fundamentally change to accommodate the skills and interests of these ‘digital natives’.

• Technology is a powerful tool for effective teaching and deeper learning. Incorporating technology into teaching and learning activities introduces new thinking about teaching effectively.

• It also increases opportunities to invent new learning experiences for students that will take us further beyond traditional classroom or lecture-based learning.

• E-learning adds many dimensions to the educational process and if utilized well, has the potential to enhance both the students and instructors educational experience.

• In this changing paradigm, educators no longer serve as the sole distributors of content, but are becoming facilitators of learning and assessors of competency. E-learning offers the opportunity for educators to evolve into this new role by providing them with a set of online resources to facilitate the learning process.

• A key advantage of e-learning is that learners have control over the content, learning sequence, pace of learning, time and, often, media offering choices to suit different learning styles.

• Evidence suggests that e-learning is more efficient because learners gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes faster than through traditional methods.

• E-learners demonstrate increased retention rates and better utilization of content, resulting in better achievement of knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Clark, 2002).

• The presence of desired resources likely makes internalization more efficient as it can be accessed at any time and can be carefully scripted and delivered to facilitate internalization.

• Increased accessibility are helpful for those with full time jobs or family obligations, to take classes remotely while securing or maintaining employment or housing at a distant location.

E-LEARNING SERVICES CAN SUPPORT

• Shortage of trained faculty and increase in number of medical students and colleges in India.

• Deteriorating standards in Medical education ??

• Online resources can reach out across time and space barriers.

BENEFITS

• e-learning can result in significant cost-savings, compared with traditional instructor-led learning (Gibbons, 2000).

• Savings are related to reduced instructor training time, travel costs, labor costs, reduced institutional infrastructure, and the chance to expand programs with new educational technologies (Gibbons 2000).

• Take advantage of digital technology and workers in resource poor countries with learning copyright-free content to resources that will be effective in improving health outcomes

• Develop short learning modules that actively engage the learner

• Involve health staff in resource-poor countries

• Learner satisfaction is high with e-learning as compared to more traditional forms of education.

• Effective educational complement in many scenarios.

• With the growing prevalence of online resources for medical students, evaluating the role of e-learning as a primary source for educational purposes may be feasible in the near future.

• Cook explains that e-learning, one to be studied and evaluated for “when” and “how” it should be utilized, and not “if ” it should be utilized.

• The shift toward competency-based curricula, the complexity and breadth of medical education content, changes in health care delivery and advances in medicine have all increased demands on doctors to update their knowledge constantly. These factors require adaptations in education and e-learning is a proposed solution.

Regards,

Dr Arvind Sangavi B.

I am Dr Padmanabh Inamdar (ACME 2017) belonging to group 1 “For the Motion” i.e. e-learning is the need of the hour and here are my views in support of e-learning:

• Generally, it is believed that online learning student won’t be paying much attention and will not give class room atmosphere. But I am of opinion that Online learning is no longer the “easy way out”, as we think. In fact, online learning environments are more rigorous, and student is active learner here.

• A person can be physically present in the classroom, but mentally absent, and no one would know. But in an online environment, especially during live discussions, each participant must be mentally present to progress towards the learning goal of the discussion.

• Synchronous or LIVE activities are real-time activities that require the online presence of all learners and the instructor. These activities involve commenting and forming opinions on a concept presented by the instructor. This is very similar to a traditional class discussion activity.

• There is opportunity for the instructor in online mode to moderate and redirect the conversation towards the desired objective. He can remind them caution them to stay on the topic and avoid correcting typed language by other participants.

• Online discussions can be held in in an asynchronous environment. Learners and instructors log in at their convenience and add their comments (according to the commenting rubric). The instructor and peers provide feedback on their own schedule. This creates a self-paced learning environment. Hence, it is no longer about who knows the most at the current time, rather, who prepared the most for a given time. Students can also enjoy the flexibility of submitting their opinions online. The quality of discussion might also prove to be greater than live discussion, simply due to the fact that we reveal more and form better ideas, when we write.

• A greater deal of self-direction and discipline is required for a successful online education. Here the student holds greater responsibility towards their learning. They are conscious of their time and schedule, and try to meet deadlines they have signed up for, by accepting the course. A traditional learning environment, on the other hand, does not require a similar degree of self-discipline nor is it flexible in terms of deadlines and class meeting times.

• Online Learning has greater Reading Requirements - A lot is said and done in a traditional classroom through language, facial expressions, and body language. To make up for such clues and ideas, online courses have greater reading requirements. It is safe to project that the online learning environment is a greater reading environment. For first, the instructor posts a lesson and related readings. Moreover, the assignment has more directions and a deadline to adhere to. As for the learners, they complete the assignment and upload it to the learning management system.

• Compared to where traditional lecture which progresses through notes reading and writing in online mode there are activities and interacting with peers and an instructor requires emotional writing skills that portray the message as accurately as possible. Even though feedback is delayed compared to traditional teaching the lag time can be shortened by including multiple peers.

• As all our students are tech savvy and this digital literacy is what we can use navigate, discuss and create information as students already know basic word and numerical processing. Most of them already have smart phone and access to net in college library.

• There is scope for creating social media page for the scope and mention all relevant points which students can ponder over when needed. Successful online students are prepared for the dynamic technical environment and strive to enhance their expertise in using technical tools. A Facebook page can be created, and students can be added as friend’s request. We can reach out to vast volume of peers with this.

• The big difference is role played by teacher. In traditional classroom the instructor leads the learning process and teaching is pedagogy where as role is changed to facilitator and becomes a mentor who only guides the students to learn. There is increased student autonomy and enhanced individual learning. This shift from a curriculum-centered to a learner-centered environment makes eLearning a winning proposition.

• At the same time e-learning is not entirely different from traditional learning which our students are used to, as it also involves presentation of ideas by the students, group discussions, arguments and any other forms of conveying information and accumulating knowledge. The contents of the course’s curriculum might be organized according to subjects and in a serial manner.

• E learning also has additional advantages like time for digesting the information and responding, enhanced communication among the learners, both about quality and as regards urgency, knowledge being acquired and transferred among the students themselves, the ability to conduct an open discussion, where each learner gets more of an equal standing than in a face-to-face discussion, access to information and to discussion ability, responses may be made around the clock with no restrictions, a higher motivation and involvement in the process on the part of the learners.

There are many points in favour of e-Learning which presents a ton of advantages over traditional formats of training. Because of always-on, always-connected culture of online learning I think e-learning should be introduced in our traditional medical education and hence is the need of the hour.

Thank you all

Regards

Dr Padmanabh Inamdar (ACME 2017)

This is Dr b.i.navin kumar acme 2017 batch i am for the motion that E-learning is the need of the hour

1] E-Learning can reduce the costs of the education delivery

2] self paced learning activity will increase the learning retention capacity of the learner

3] broadens the learning horizons of many students and increase the scope of learning capability

4] enables students not only as learners but also thinkers in their way

5]activating learning in small groups and helps in self learning phase

6] Offering efficient teaching methods to allow for a modern and flexible way of learning that adapts to an individual‘s situational circumstances

7]Supports construction of knowledge and competence through communicative and collaborative assignments

8]Reducing barriers to study for those with a job, a handicap, chronic illness, foreign students, etc.

9]it overcomes the conventional teaching by increasing the scope of learning and approach towards the learning process

I Dr Sunilkumar Biradar 2016A batch giving my response for the motion that E-learning is the need of the hour

1) E-Learning is an active process, requires complete involvement of learner. The learner have to be attentive, creative & adaptive to higher process to be a E-Learner.

2) E-Learning can be done from any place getting connected to any part of world.

3) E-Learning helps in accessibility to complete knowledge including recent updates, present trends etc. Any scientific research content is available which not only clears doubt but saves time & cost needed to know.

4) Learning (E-Learning) can be done any time mainly free time irrespective of time whether ill health, other works etc.. So no class to be missed and one can retake the lesson in need.

5) E-Learning mainly helps in Self directed learning leading increased retention & confidence.

Thank you all,

Dr Sunilkumar Biradar

2016A batch

Interaction and repetitions are the cornerstones for learning any skill. Traditional learning has more human involvement; thus opportunity for repetition is curtailed so as to respect patient autonomy and prevent psychological stress to the patient as well as the student. E-learning involves technology and simulation, which can be repeated any number of times, exactly the same way or in changed scenario to improve the levels of learning. Innovations in technology and devices have brought a revolution in learning. The field of medical education cannot remain immune to the effects of this aptly called E-revolution. In the era of computers and hand-held devices, teaching and learning have gone far beyond the textbooks, venturing into various components of the digital world. The United Nations and WHO have acknowledged e-learning as a useful tool in addressing educational needs in healthcare workers, especially in developing countries.

The integration of e-learning in medical education is the need of the hour. Medical Council of India (MCI), the regulatory body of medical education in India, has recognized the importance of the technology and has included the use of electronic means in the broad competency “Lifelong learner committed to continuous improvement of skills and knowledge. An Indian medical graduate must have obtained this competency at the time of graduation. The student has to continuously acquire new skills and keep himself abreast of latest development, a goal presently considered difficult to attain in the absence of technology. The use of e-learning can help them achieve the goal of continuous professional development, considering the vastness of syllabus, paucity of time, and already overburdened schedules.

Recognizing the importance of information technology for the doctor of today, the General Medical Council in UK also advocates that medical graduates should be able to “make effective use of computers and other information systems, including storing and retrieving information.”

Dear co-learners and faculty, I, Dr Shiva Saidapur, 2017 batch giving my response for the motion that is ''E-learning is the need of the hour''

In the face of changing technology, the way learners learn is changing.

The expectation of the current digital and tech savvy students is that they want a mobile, relevant, personalised and self-paced content at a point of need. This is because the digital revolution and smartphones have triggered huge changes in how we access, consume, discuss, and share content. Many people want learning at a point of need and at their convinient time as many learn in evenings and at weekends or during travelling in a train or bus.

E-Learning is an active process, and e-learning encourages an active involvement of a learner. A key advantage to getting your learning online and multi-device is that it ensures you are in sync with modern learners.

With e-learning, there is no restriction of time or place. Learners can access any relevant and authorised information at any time from comfort of their home or work place which will save time and allow learning without undue pressure. The key advantage of e-learning is that it has quicker delivery cycle times than traditional classroom-based lectures.

E-Learning mainly helps in self-directed learning which will lead to increased retention of knowledge. Learners can focus on elements of a programme they need to learn and can skip the content that they already know.

E-learning is cost-effective and environment friendly ( less paper use)

So I feel that e-learning has an important role in teaching of medical students as there are many areas where e-learning can be implemented with successful outcome. So it is the need of the hour to incorporate E-learning as one of our teaching and learning methods.

Thank you all,

Dr Shiva Saidapur

2017 batch

Dear All,

E-learning has been already more than decades old but not been made available to our students everywhere!

I would say our curriculum has been diseased with "curiculosclerosis" and not been treated with TL methods that can bring cure or control of this disease.

Most have mobile in their hands, computers on their lap BUT were blaming NO DATA due to high data cost few years ago. NOW its changing India and world. You have cheaper data and range of service providers.

We have students who are tech savvy - ISP (internet service providers) who are providing low cost data - Digital market providing less cost tools - revolutionized IT sector providing free and nominal cost platforms.

BUT we have RESISTANT teachers who are throwing a BLIND EYE over this and sticking to age old diseased curriculum or their conventional TL methods.

We accept CT SCAN or MRI/PET SCAN for our patients to get the best out of technology for treatment BUT not E-learning the latest technology to teach our students. DOUBLE STANDARDS!

MCI and our Medical Universities have already started recommending E-learning to make a student "LIFE LONG LEARNER" which can be best achieved by e-learning.

Having all the resources we need to gear up to meet the present generation medical students needs and future generation community needs that will be met by these students.

Dear ACME family of Co-learners,

I am Dr.Vidya.S.Patil from ACME 2017, and here are inputs to Debate for the motion “E-learning is the Need of the hour” for Thread 1.2 of E learning

E Learning presents a ton of advantages over traditional formats of training. This fact is even more so true for busy professionals, who are pressed for time and responsibilities.

Here I put forward my points in favor of E –learning

Reduced instructor supervision leads to increased student autonomy, and let’s not forget that online learning is all about individualized learning. This is the leading difference and advantage of eLearning vs traditional learning. The learner experiences a one-on-one, tailored instruction that is not possible in the traditional environment. A shift from a curriculum-centered to a learner-centered environment makes eLearning a winning proposition.

The quality of discussion might also prove to be greater than live discussion, simply due to the fact that we reveal more and form better ideas, when we write.

The digital revolution and smartphone boom has triggered huge changes in how we access, consume, discuss, and share content. Naturally, learning is following suit. Whilst many want learning at a point of need, many learn in evenings and at weekends and on the way to or from work.

A key advantage to getting your learning online and multi device is that it ensures you are in sync with modern learners - delivering the type of content they want, when they want it. Get learners on-side, and you're more likely to get the results you need. Plus, digital, self-paced learning can be accessed at point of need, not somewhere else - like a classroom far away - so employees can apply what they've learnt straight away.

Studies on e learning and evidence found in Kineo case studies have made it increasingly clear that e learning has the following positive benefits for learners:

• better attitude toward the e learning format and training in general

• improved scores on tests, certifications or other evaluations

• increase in number of learners who achieve ‘mastery’ level and / or ‘pass’ exams

• greater ability to apply the new knowledge or processes on the job

• better long-term retention of information

By providing an alternative to the paper-based learning and testing of traditional classrooms, e learning is an effective way for organisations to significantly reduce their carbon footprint.

A study by the Open University found that on average, the production and provision of distance learning courses consumed nearly 90 percent less energy and produced 85 percent fewer CO2 emissions per student than conventional campus-based university courses.

The key areas in which e learning lowers an organisations’ environmental impact are as follows:

• cuts down on the travel and accommodation costs associated with undertaking a course

• reduces the need for a campus site and the accompanying costs of maintaining the facility and equipment

• eliminates the need for paper, thus saving trees

At a time when change is faster than ever, a key advantage of elearning is that it has quicker delivery cycle times than traditional classroom-based instruction. In fact, research indicates that e learning reduces learning time by at least 25 to 60 percent when compared to traditional learning. E learning cuts down on the training time required because:

• it does not take as long to start and wrap up a learning session

• learners set their own pace, rather than the pace of the group

• no travel time is needed to get to and from training events

• learners can focus on elements of a programme they need to learn and can skip what they already know

Our participation in this new endeavour of debating online so comfortably and easily putting our view points at our own pace and enough time to interact, itself favours e-learning and we are also able to see the results of our debates concurrently on the screen. Amazing area of e-learning, nothing to stop it as benefits definitely outweigh the lacunae!!

Good Debating going on!! Thank you all.

Regards,

Dr.Vidya.S.Patil,

ACME 2017

Dear all, I am Dr Deepak Kanabur, 2016 batch, debating for the motion “ Yes, e-learning is the need of the hour”.

I would like to offer my debate point on three vital issues that concerns all of us teachers and which we all struggle against.

1. We want our students to be interactive while learning and to freely ask their queries and doubts. Even though the students have many doubts, very few come forward to ask because of the fear that how others would look at it and laugh at them. This stumbling block can be very well overcome by the e-learning platform. Every student would have the safe environment to ask queries without being ridiculed.

2. We know that every student learns at her/his own pace but we are unable to find a way to address this issue in traditional setup. However, e-learning gives complete freedom to the students to proceed at their own pace.

3. We teachers have always seen how one student’s negative behavior and attitude becomes disruptive and affects the whole class. This kind of incident completely nullifies the teacher’s efforts and wastes the valuable time of both teachers and students. E-learning has no place for such issues where it is a controlled classroom environment.

Hence, for these issues to be overcome, e-learning is the need of the hour.

Online education has significantly helped make education more accessible, thus achieving the aim of “education for all”, a theme that has become a global mandate since the 1990s. The maturity of education technology has also enabled online education to become more manageable and accessible than ever before.

Looking Into The Future Of eLearning

"When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling." – John Taylor Gatto

I Dr. R. Shyamala belonging to ACME Batch 2017 support the view that e-learning is the Need of the Hour.

E-learning is more independent way of learning. E-learning will be like self-directed learning in achieving educational goals. E-learning we have online mentors who help the learners in achieving the goals

It suits virtual learners. E-learning is more flexible. It is user-friendly.

E-Learning is affordable.

Good morning all ,first of all thanks for selecting me as group leader ,it is a totally new experience debating on this ADHUNIK platform and I am delighted to see that responses supporting the motion have started coming in ,of course E Learning is the need of the hour as the debate on line on this site isproving self explanatory,I will be following the debate and will put in inputs friends ,have an interactive e learning session

Dear all,

My inputs for the question 2 thread 1.2

(eLearning is the need of the hour)

The latest technology has revolutionized learning. In the 21st century, people are more centric towards learning.

Here are the reasons why eLearning is important :

Accessible Anywhere and Anytime: The internet offers the logical solution for an organization's training goals. Over 80% of professional employees already rely on the computers for learning. Nowadays, technical issues like standards, access and infrastructure, don't matter much for organizations. The development of the World Wide Web, corporate networks and high-speed computers make learning available to people 24 hours and 7 days worldwide. It enables organizations to share training information to multiple locations conveniently.

Cost Savings: When delivered through digital solutions, training is less costly. The top benefit of eLearning is that it diminishes the expense of getting professionals in the same place. The online eLearning courses can be spread out over many days or weeks so that organizations would not lose their employees for entire days. Employees can improve their performance and utilize their time effectively and efficiently.

Timely Access to Timely Information: Web-based products let professionals to update materials globally without any delay. It keeps content consistent and gives employees instant access to the latest information. Information can be acquired in a timely manner.

Increase Productivity: It's no secret that online learning is not confined by geography or time. With eLearning, you can learn more with less. Online learning is an intuitive way to offer latest tools and skills to employees to help them enhance their performance and productivity.

Standardization: The best thing about eLearning is that it lets you create a standardized process in the delivery of content. It also lowers delivery time. Keep in mind that eLearning deliver consistent content.

Lower Employee Turnover Rates: Happy employees are those who remain loyal to your organization. Employees can fulfill their professional goals and can improve their work performance with the online access to training and learning modules. They can also pinpoint the fields they need to work on to become better employees for your organization.

Quick Training Updates: Latest updates are quite simple with online training sessions. With online learning, you can easily stay up-to-date with policies.

Eliminate the Requirement for In-House Instructors: Believe it or not, one of the top advantages of online training is that there is no requirement for an in-house instructor. It implies that you need not to worry about the travel or accommodation for the instructor and any other facilities.

Improve Knowledge Retention: When employees learn in an engaging environment, then it leads to enhanced knowledge and skill set retention. Providing them with interactive and reality-based scenarios allows you to grab the information effectively and efficiently.

Persuade Sharing: The base of a learning community is built on sharing your knowledge with others. So, adding a forum or wiki adds value to your online learning. Based on how the course is prepared, you can persuade sharing of resources and insight acquired from the online eLearning courses. eLearning is the cost-effective way to produce great results in an organization. It's important to use it effectively to improve productivity.

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Dr.Suhasini.P

ACME 2017

Dear all, my comments for the motion

E learning need of the hourdr bagi 2016 batch.

It is the need of the hour as it is can be a form of blended learning..most of the students

Learning styles not being the same this form of learning could help them to learn according to their own pace .,help them in understanding the concepts better.

Dr. Geeta madam,

I would like to answer the question - that practical skills are developed only by demonstrations

In e learning the demonstrations can be done i the form of a video and the main advantage is it can be viewed any number of times , which is not possible with the live demonstrations( which can be only once )

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Regards,

Dr.Suhasini.P

Dear Anupamma madam,

I would like to clarify one of your points - Technology may be intimidating, confusing or simply frustating

Answer -Your point is valid initially , when we have to adopt a new change. With the time and advancement in science we need to keep pace with it.

Any thing new initially seems to be impossible. In fact its not that tough to get used to the newer technology.

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Regards,

Dr.Suhasini.P

Respected All,

I support E-learning because

It is effective way of learning, flexible, convenient for the learners and when our students go to any other country they can work more effectively and efficiently and be up to the mark with other individuals in the rest of the world.

Yes E-learning is the need of the hour.

Thank You.

With Regards,

Dr.R.Shyamala