MangalaSunderKrishnanIITMadras

E‐Mail:mangal@iitm.ac.in;mangala_sunderk@yahoo.com

NPTEL

ProfessorM.S.Ananth,Director,IITMadrasOverallNationalCoordinator

ProfessorMangalaSunder,ChemistryDept.IITMadras,NationalWebcoursescoordinator

ProfessorKushalSen,TextilesDepartment,IITDelhi,NationalVideoCoursesCoordinator

NPTELPhaseI(2003‐2007)

  Exerciseofcreationofcourses  Developmentofaworkingmethodology  Creationofasupportinfrastructure  AwarenessofTELenvironmentforfutureimplementation

  Establishingproceduresforcorrectionandfeedback

  ESTABLISHINGDELIVERYMECHANISMS

NPTELPhaseI(2003‐2007)

  Development of course contents   Curriculum suitable for all engineering

students and teachers in India   Free distribution through the web.   Five most common engineering branches

at the undergraduate level in Phase I, others in Phase II, III etc.

NPTELPhaseI

  120coursesinthewebbasedsupplementsformat

  120coursesofvideolectures(40‐plusone‐hourlecturespercourse)

  Civil,Computerscience,electrical,electronicsandcommunication,mechanicalengineeringandallcommoncorescienceandhumanitiescourses.

NPTELPhaseI

  Curriculumpooledfrom ModelEnggCoursesyllabibyAllIndiaCouncilofTechnicalEducation

  AnnaUniversity,JawaharlalNehruTechnologicalUniversity,VisvesvarayaTechnicalUniversity(threeofthelargestaffiliatingUniversities)

NPTELPhaseI

  Developmentofaworkingmethodology(framework)commontoallIITsandIIScincreatingcoursecontents

  CreateaTELenvironmentinwhichcoursescanbepreparedinseveraldifferentformatsandvaryingdetails

  CreateacollaborativeenvironmentamongcompetingeducationalinstitutionsforsteeringaNationalMission

6/3/10

Workshop, Central Library, IIT Madras

Creation of a National Programme for the future- structure

National Programme Committee

Programme Implementation Committee

TEL Coord IITB

TEL Coord IITD

TEL Coord IITG

TEL Coord IITKgp

TEL Coord IITK

TEL Coord IITM

TEL Coord IITR

TEL Coord IISc

Contents Review Committee

Core courses

Civil Engg

Comp. Sci. & Engg

Elec. Engg

E & C Engg

Mech Engg

Faculty coordinators for each course from Partner Institutions and

Associate Partner Institutions

Chairman: M. S. Ananth

DetailsofCourses

Institute IIT B IIT D IIT G IIT K IIT KG IIT M IIT R IISc

Discipline W V W V W V W V W V W V W V W V

Core 3 0 2 3 3 0 4 3 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 1

Civil 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 1 3 5 0

Computer 1 2 2 3 3 0 2 4 4 4 6 3 0 0 5 1

Electrical 2 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 6 3 2 0 0 2 2

Electronics 4 4 1 3 4 1 4 3 3 5 1 4 2 0 2 1

Mechanical 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 0

Total 16 13 13 17 16 05 19 20 18 22 24 19 06 9 17 05

WebCourses‐‐Objectives

• Localizationofexamples

• Elaborationofkeyconceptsandtheoremsto

facilitateclearerunderstanding

• Casestudiestoprovidemorecomprehensive

designexperience

• Examplesthatrequiretheuseofdifferent

categoriesofengineeringknowledgeunder

differentsetsofassumptions.

• Questionbankstoassistinstructorstodesign

goodtestandexaminations

NPTELPhaseI

  Currentlycontentsaremadeavailablethroughawebsitewithopenaccess

http://nptel.iitm.ac.inhttp://www.youtube.com/iit

  MirrorsitescanbesetupinprivateInstitutionswhichallowlocalintranetaccessfortheirstudentsandfaculty

NationalWorkshopsonPhaseI

  Interactionwithmorethan500teachersandseniorfacultymembers

  Interactionwithheadsofabout50institutions

  Fourworkshopsindifferentregions(Trivandrum‐Southern‐mostpart,jointlyorganizedwiththehelpofProf.PaulGoodman,CMU,Pittsburgh,IITGuwahati—EasternIndia,IITKanpurandIITDelhi,northernIndia)

Growth in the Visitors to NPTEL Website: (From 1.5 Lakh views per month to 3 Lakh views per month in the last 9 months)

Growth in the NPTEL Channel Views on Youtube (From 0.9 Million views to 2.6 Million views)

As on Nov 1, 2008 As on June 1, 2009

As on Oct 5, 2009 As on April 18, 2010

Channel Views1,92,224

(0.19 Million)

9,41,199

(0.9 Million)

14,93,623

(1.49 Million)

26,71,757

(2.67 Million)

Subscribers 6,536 18,377 24,658 37,441

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NPTEL Reach to Institutions – State wise data (From January 2008 to 31st March 2010)

The total number of Institutions which subscribed for complete set of NPTEL Material until 31st March 2010 is 276.

Type of Institutions Video Web Government Colleges, R&D and Defence

Institutions 49 31 Private Colleges and Corporate Institutions

(Complete Set of NPTEL Material) 81 30

Private Colleges and Corporate Institutions (Few DVD Courses) 17 -

Total 147 61

NPTEL Reach to Institutions (From August 2009 to March 2010 – 8 Months): The details are given below.

Number of Institutions

0102030405060708090

TamilNadu

Maharashtra

Kerala

U.P

Karnataka

Madhya

Pradesh

Orissa

WestB

engal

And

hra

Pradesh

Gujarat

Delhi

Pond

iche

rry

Punjab

Haryana

Rajasthan

Tripura

UOranchal

Assam

Jammu&

Kashmir

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FeedbackaboutNPTELCourseMaterials

Referwhenneededatinstance

1%

Atleastonceinamonth2%

Atleasttwiceamonth20%

Onceaweek54%

About3Umesaweek15%

Atleastonceaday8%

Frequency of NPTEL Usage

19

20

AcademicexaminaUons32%

Interestinthesubject30%

compeUUveexams25%

InterviewpreparaUon9%

Teachingpurpose2%

Reference1%

Research1%

Purpose for which NPTEL Material is used

FeedbackaboutNPTELCourseMaterials(Contd..)

FeedbackaboutNPTELCourseMaterials(Contd..)

VeryLow1%

Low1%

Medium31%

High29%

veryHigh38%

Depth and Standard of NPTEL Courses

21

22

27%

54%

10%

7%2% moreorlessthesamesyllabus

About80%incommon

About50%incommon

Notmuchincommon

can'tsay

Commonality Between NPTEL Syllabus and University Syllabus

FeedbackaboutNPTELCourseMaterials(Contd..)

NPTELPhasesII/III(2008‐2012)

  ProposedProjectPeriod:2008‐2012

  OverallObjectives:

  ConversionofPhaseIVideocoursesintostreamingvideo

lecturesandaccessviaInternet(Video‐on‐demand)

  Creationofadditional600ormorewebandvideocourses

inmajorscienceandengg.disciplines

  IntegrationofNPTELcontentwithUniversitycurricula

throughalargenumberofworkshops

NPTELPhaseII

  OverallObjectives

  Creationofanactivediscussionforumforeachcourseand

acourse‐specificWiki

  Indexallvideoandwebcoursestoenablekeywordsearch

acrossthecourses

  Providetextofvideocoursestoenablesearchacrossmultiplecourses

  Creationofinfrastructureandsupportforimplementinga

virtualonlineprogrammeinengineering.

NPTELPhaseII  Partners:AllIITs,IIScBangaloreasprincipalcoordinatingInstitutions

  NITsandpremierUniversityfacultywillingto

jointheprogrammeforopencontentgeneration

asassociatepartners

  Industrywillingtobuildoncoursecontentsto

providevalueaddedcasestudiesand

experientiallearning

NPTELPhaseII  Beneficiaries:

  Allengineeringcollegesinthecountry

  Undergraduateandpostgraduatesciencecollegesoffering

Mathematics,Physics,Chemistr,BiologyandManagement

programmes

  Industriesforcontinuoustrainingofworkforceforincreased

productivity

  Life‐longandcontinuouslearnersinIndiaandabroad.

NPTELPhaseII

  ProposedMethodology

  HighSpeedInternetconnectivitytobecreatedineachPartnerInstitution

forprovidingvideolectureson‐demand.

  Hiringofadditionalfaculty(facultyfrompremierinstitutionsand

experiencedteachingfacultyfromreputedinstitutions)forsupportforonline

discussionforumsandstudentsforcreatingcourse‐specificWiki.

  Establishingatutored–videoandweblectureprogrammefor

inexperiencedcollegeteachersandcertifyingthemforclassroomteaching,

suggestingmechanismsforincentivesfortrainedteachers

NPTELPhaseII

  ProposedMethodology

  SettingupNPTELmirrorsinselectednodalinstitutionsineach

region

  comprehensivetrainingoftheirfacultyandbrightstudentsfor

usingNPTELcoursesinclassroomsorcreatetheirown,

  Organizingindustryspecificworkshopsforfacultyfromselect

NPTELcourses

  creatingvalueadditiontoNPTELcoursesthroughcasestudies,

andexperiencesofindustryexperts.Creationofadditional

(supplementary)lecturesbyindustrialexperts.

NPTELPhaseII

  ProposedMethodology

Creatingafewofthebasicengineeringcoursesina

highlyinteractiveform

  Creatingalargenumberofregularengineering

andsciencecoursesalongthelinesofNPTEL

PhaseIandupdatingcoursesfromPhaseI

NPTELPhaseII

OrganizationalStrategy  Contentcreation,up‐gradationandassessment

ofeffectiveusage.  Creationoftwocommittees,NPCandPICforPhaseIIbyincludingprominentmembersfromacademia,Governmentandindustry.

  CreationofsubjectspecificworkinggroupsfromIITs,IISc,NITsandleadingpublicandprivateUniversitiesinIndia

  CreationofsuitableworkingpartnersfromafewnodalinstitutionstocreateTELenvironmentsandsupportotherinstitutionsintheregion

NPTELPhasesII/III(4quadrants)

Content web based lecture notes / video lectures in an organized form

Animations/ visuals / illustrations, video demonstrations/documentaries and interactive simulations wherever required

Supplementary reading/Wiki Development on the course, other resources /open content in the internet, Case studies, anecdotal information, historical development of the subject

Problems, quizzes, assignments and solutions, online feedback through discussion forums and setting up the FAQ

NPTELPhaseII

  Incorporatingfacultyanduserfeedbackandmodify/augmentthecoursesofNPTELPhaseIwithmoreanimations,interactivityandproblems,projectsforstudentsandassignments

Continuousupdationofcourseworkisamustfortopicalsubjects.

NPTELPhase2–Summary–Branchwise

Discipline Courses 1 Aerospace Engineering 55 2 Atmospheric science 6 3 Biotechnology 26 4 Chemical Engineering 99 5 Chemistry and Biochemistry 62 6 Civil Engineering 81

7 Computer Science and Engineering 49

8 Electrical Engineering 34

9 Electronics & Communication Engineering 49

10 Engineering Design 10 11 Environmental science 5

12 General 1

13 Humanities and Social Sciences 56

14 Management 46 15 Mathematics 65 16 Mechanical Engineering 93

17 Metallurgy and Material Science 53

18 Nanotechnology 16 19 Ocean Engineering 28 20 Physics 74 21 Textile Engineering 39

Grand Total 947

NPTELPhaseII

  HighlightsofActivitiesProposed  Onlineandface‐to‐facefeedbackforallcourses

basedon  Contentlevel,presentationstylesandclarity  Adaptabilityandthemodularstructure  Adequacyofquestionbanks  Adequacyofcasestudies  RelevancetoUniversityexamsandplacements  Relevancetoprofessionalexaminationandindustrialpractices

NPTELPhase2–Summary–Institutewise

Institute Syllabus received

TOTAL YES NO IISc Bangalore 96 96 IIT Bombay 99 5 104 IIT Delhi 82 34 116 IIT Guwahati 66 20 86 IIT Kanpur 136 14 150 IIT Kharagpur 99 33 132 IIT Madras 129 14 143 IIT Roorkee 52 7 59 Total 759 127 886

NPTELPhase2–Summary–Institute‐wiseCombinationofIITsandIIsc

Institute

Syllabus received

TOTAL YES NO

IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee 2 2

IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras 1 1

IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee 3 3

IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras 1 1

IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur 1 1

IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras 2 2

IIT Guwahati, IIT Kharagpur 1 1

IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras 1 1

IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur 2 2

IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati 1 1 2

IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee 2 2

IIT Bombay, IIT Madras 2 2

IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati,IIT Madras 1 1

IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati 2 2

IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi 2 1 3

IISc Bangalore, IIT Madras 1 1

Total 22 5 27

NPTELPhase2–Summary–Institutewise(Combinationwith)OtherInstitutes

Institute

Syllabus received

TOTAL YES NO

TIFR 2 1 3

IIT Roorkee,University of Pune 1 1

IIT Madras,The Institute of Mathematical Sciences 1 1

IIT Madras,Texas A & M 2 2

IIT Madras,L&T ENC 1 1

IIT Madras,JNCASR 1 1

IIT Madras,Indian Statistical Institute 1 1

IIT Kharagpur,Lucknow University 1 1

IIT Kanpur,SVNIT 1 1

IIT Hyderabad 2 2

IIT Delhi,Lakshmibai College,Sri Venkateswara College 2 2

IIT Bombay,Tifr 1 1

IISER Mohali 1 1

IISc Bangalore,IIT Madras,Queen's University 1 1

IGNOU,IIT Delhi 1 1

IACS Kolkatta,IIT Bombay 1 1

IACS Delhi,IIT Delhi 1 1

HRI 1 1

Homi Bhabha National Institute,IIT Delhi 1 1

HAL,IIT Kanpur 1 1

Environment Consultant,IIT Delhi 1 1

DAIICT,IIT Bombay 1 1

Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute 2 2

BARC,IACS Kolkatta,IIT Bombay,IIT Kharagpur,N.C.B.S. 1 1

Bangalore University,IISc Bangalore 1 1

Anna University,IIT Delhi 2 2

AIIMS,IIT Madras 1 1

Total 29 5 34

NPTELPhaseII

  HighlightsofActivitiesProposed

  CreationofNPTELintranetforvideoandwebcoursesinallInstitutionsin

India

  CreationofaNationalvideo‐on‐demandserverdistributedacrossallIITsand

IIScforallvideolectures(bandwidth‐dependent)

  Creationofcoursebasedwiki‐typecontentstobenefitalltypesofusers

  Organizationoftrainingprogrammesthroughworkshopsandcertifying/

trainingfacultytocreatecontentintheirownenvironment

  HelpingInstitutionswiththepedagogicalandtechnologicalissuesinweb

basedanddistancelearning.

NPTELPhaseII

  HighlightsofActivitiesProposed

  Setupanacademicconsortiumconsistingofalllegalacademicentitiesand

establishgeneralandcomprehensivestandardsfore‐learninginIndia.

  Setupindustrialpartnershipswithindustriesinmanufacturinganddesignand

establishalargenumberofspecificindustryrelatedcertificationprogrammes

(useNPTELcontents)

  Setupanationalinstituteformetadatageneration,managementandresearch

  Setupanationalfacilityforwebbasedcontentdevelopmentpedagogiesand

highlyinteractivetest‐bedsforeffectivelearningofcoreconceptsinscienceand

engineering.

NPTELPhaseII

  CreationofavirtualIITinpartnershipwithindustryandGovernmentforofferingIITeducationtotensofthousandsperyear.NPTELcoursebasketwillformthebasice‐contentrepository.

NPTELPhase–IyouTubestatistics

As on Nov 01 2008 As on Sep 15 2009 As on April 19 2010 Videos Uploaded: 3198 3965 4407 Play lists (Courses): 83 112 123 Channel Views: 192,224 1,416,203 2,671,757 Subscribers: 6,536 23,743 38,529

NPTELPhasesI,II,IIIetc

  Toreinventandreassertthetechnicalandscientificleadershipthatthiscountrycanprovideinadditiontoservicesoffered

  Torejuvenateyoungmindstolearnthingsinafocusedmannerandimagineaworldfarbeyondtoday’srupees,dollars,pounds,yens,etc.

  Toofferthebestofwhatthiscountryhas,to

everyonefreelyandfairly.

Takestime!!!

ThankYou