Digital Teaching & Learning: A New Revolution in the Field of Education

 

Due to the sudden outbreak of pandemic, lives of the people took a massive turn and everything changed…the change we all were not ready for but as it is said that “Change is the only constant” and so, it becomes necessary to accept it and follow the mantra of “Learn, Unlearn & Relearn”. In the field of education, Digitalization has become an integral part as it the resourceful use of digital technologies and tools throughout the teaching and learning process.

Digitalization in education sector has replaced traditional teaching system and lots of institutions are adopting this technology as the solution for the suspension of face-to-face teaching. The most importance benefits of digital teaching and learning are:

• Tailored & Personalized Learning: iCloudEMS takes care of the visionary needs of Higher Education Institutes and delivers a web-based & Outcome-Based Learning Management System (OBE-LMS) to strengthen the deployment of prime technology in managing and organizing the academic workflow. It provides an opportunity to assist students in personalized learning as the teachers can customize the curriculum based on students’ learning pace and capability. Students can download recorded lectures and provided study material for revision and practice.
• Brings Digital Smartness in Teachers and students: Teachers and students have started acquainting themselves with these digital technologies and acclimatizing themselves with the changing times. By getting trained about different teaching and learning tools, teachers and students are enabling themselves to learn faster and use online resources as faster as they can. Digital technologies can enhance their efficiency and productivity. iCloudEMS with the help of its managed services, is assisting University ERP system and College ERP software so that the digital tools can sharpen critical thinking skills, reasoning skills and ameliorate the confidence in order to motivate them to learn even more new things like various online teaching apps, recorded live classes, certification and training programs, digital classrooms etc.
• Involvement of important stakeholders like teachers and parents: Digital learning tools and technologies like social learning platforms have made it easy for the teachers to create and manage students’ and parents’ groups. The opportunity to customize learning sequences for each student has made education more productive and has accelerated the overall progress. With the help of products like OBE-LMS, Online exam management system and Student Lifecycle management system, teachers can design assessment activities and exam papers, take prompt actions for unethical behaviour of students during the exam and generate the results on the spot. Parents too can remain informed about the time table of classes and exams, can observe the ongoing classes and share their experiences with the management and get their children’s results to analyse the performance.
• Assisting the Institutions in getting Accredited with authentic means:

Accreditation for an institute has become compulsory to survive. iCloudEMS provides it managed services to the University/College ERP software in simplifying the accreditation process by automating the tasks aligned with accrediting bodies, maintaining OBE LMS by conducting online classes smoothly, generating authentic and accurate reports without any errors, controlling the examination and evaluation process assuring completely genuine results and providing transparent portal for the students’ and parents’ feedback to assess the overall performance of the institute.

To conclude, we can say that Digital learning tools and technology is filling the gaps where traditional classroom teaching fell behind. In fact, some of the efficiencies such tools bring are simply unmatchable by traditional learning techniques. From the environmental impact recognized by the need for less paper for handouts and books to saving time with quick access to information and the ease of research, digital learning provides an effective way to cut costs, maximize resources and heighten both reach and impact for students and educators alike.

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How Outcome-based learning can advance the knowledge and skill in youth

 

Outcome-based education (OBE) is a visionary objective to bring reform in higher education for the upskilling of students according to the demands of 21^st century society. Our traditional education system is more focused on rote learning and less emphasis is given to improve the skills of students including communication skills, interpersonal skills, analytical skills, working attitude etc. that enable them to meet the global demands of the 21st century.  OBE is a student-centric education paradigm that measures the students’ progress in terms of predefined outcomes so as to attain knowledge, skills and attitude to compete with their global counterparts. 

Implementation of OBE framework

In the world of multidisciplinary and flexible learning, it is essential to encourage the effective implementation of Outcome based education models in Colleges and Universities. To implement the OBE model, the first step is to outline a set of learning outcomes and once the outcomes are structured, all the imperative components and activities of learners are framed in line with the desired outcomes and the learners are encouraged to demonstrate the outcomes to gauge their learning achievements.

OBE framework consists of following components:

• Vision and Mission
• PEOs
• POs
• COs
  

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs): Program Educational Objectives (PEO) are predefined attributes or qualities or specific goals that students are expected to demonstrate in their career and professional life after the completion of program. These objectives are framed by taking inputs from the industry partners, students, parents, alumni, faculty and administration and are synced with the Vision and Mission of the department.

Program Outcomes (POs): POs are narrow statements that give the competencies, knowledge and behaviour attributes of students through the journey of their learning program. 

Course Outcomes (COs): COs are statements which are more specific to the courses/subjects and are narrower statements that describe the learning expectations from students at the end of each course.

OBE Framework

After the course outcomes have been determined, the assessment techniques must be devised to measure the attainment level of stated outcomes. Assessment is necessary to govern whether a student or learner has achieved the goals set for him. The outcomes will be used as a feedback approach to maintain and enhance the quality in the future. Depending on the desired course outcome, an appropriate assessment method must be chosen.

Analysis of OBE model

The analysis under OBE implementation constitutes Direct and Indirect assessment methods to gauge the learning abilities of students. Direct Assessments measures are devised by the faculty to analyse how well the student has learnt. Direct assessment procedures include assignment, exam, term paper, project, Laboratory Tests, Quizzes etc.

Indirect assessment measures are more concerned with the student’s perspectives, than how well he has learned the course. Unlike Direct methods, under which evidence of students’ learning are collected in the form of results, indirect measures require the faculty to infer the cognitive abilities of students from feedback, surveys, teaching evaluations etc. 

Attainment and Mapping of Learning Outcomes

COs are framed for each course by its respective faculty member using the appropriate action verbs from Bloom’s taxonomy from the first year to the end of the programme Then, using predefined correlation values a mapping matrix is created between COs and POs, under which value 3 is assigned, if the CO matches strongly with a particular PO criterion; 2 if it matches moderately or 1 if the match is low else mark with “ – ”  The total attainment of a program’s outcomes (POs) is calculated by combining direct and indirect attainment numbers in a predetermined proportion and comparing them to a set value. Any differences from the target value calls for the quality improvement measures.

There are many benefits of OBE including:

• The structuring of outcomes and its analysis of attainment increase the commitment and participation of all stakeholders.
• The clarity of learning outcomes, makes the room for teaching practices to be more creative and result oriented.
• The OBE implementation in Colleges and Universities enhances international recognition and job chances on a global scale for graduates.
• Graduates with professional and soft skills, social responsibility, and ethics are more employable and innovative.
• The OBE paradigm empowers the graduates to flourish in their fields and reach new heights in their jobs and studies.
  

Technological OBE implementation in Higher Education Institutes

OBE has become the buzzword in the skill-oriented education system. Every Higher Education Institute is following the progressive OBE implementation path to produce the young mind who can add value to the society. But its implementation introduces challenges of exhaustive designing and mapping of learning outcomes at each stage for each student. But today technology has the solution to nearly all organizational problems. iCloudEMS is a pathfinder for all education management issues. We have come with the ground-breaking solutions to enhance the digital capabilities of Higher Education Institutes for OBE administration and accelerate continuous quality improvement. Our pioneering products and services are designed to achieve high standard in both administrative and non-administrative operations that include:

• A cloud-based server that can hold a large number of data and records for easy record management, allowing teachers to track the learning status of their course outcomes.
• Innovative technologies enabling faculty members to save their time by automating attendance records, timetable creation, assignment posting, and results reporting.
• Course selection and allocation strategies that support Choice Based Credit System and empower a flexible and progressive learning culture. 
• With a creative outcome designing and mapping methodology, OBE-LMS helps to promote an outcomes-oriented learning by providing interesting course content and assignments.
• Implementation of OBE has become essential to oil the wheels of accreditation in Higher Education Institutes and our Accreditation management system automates and aligns the preparation work for accreditation under OBE model.
• Student-lifecycle management system that allows students to access their whole academic experience with a few clicks, empowering student-centric learning and fostering the Continuous Quality Improvement ecosystem.
• Online Classes and Examinations system to promote strategic execution of OBE in all pre and post examination activities, ranging from the preparation of question papers to the publication of final results, all of which take care of designing and mapping of all components with predetermined outcomes.
• A cost-effective and user-friendly portal with robust reporting options for rapid statistical analysis at all levels.
  

Thus, OBE is a paradigm shift in the education system that is focused on successful learning and demonstration of knowledge, skills, abilities, values, leadership and judgement by students. In a convocation event held in a university it was well said by Shri Prakash Javadekar, MHRD that “Education should not just be input-led, but also be outcome-based”. He also added that “We can judge it by sensing whether the students, who have passed, think only of themselves or whether they think of the society also, whether they are good citizens and whether they are inculcating values to make society better,” 

iCloudEMS facilitates college administrators towards the methodical execution of all strategies and workflow under OBE ideology. We offer cloud capabilities to simplify error-prone and hectic analysis and mapping of COs, POs and PEOs. Our powerful analytic and reporting tools ensure the access of outcomes attainment at the fingertips of stakeholders.

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How to use the cyberspace effectively for uninterrupted learning and secure examination

 

Online learning is rapidly becoming one of the most cost-effective ways to educate the world’s rapidly expanding workforce” Jack Messman

To empower technology dynamism with Digital India and to promote digital learning, our Government has persistently pushing its efforts since 2016 into practice to encourage Online Education System and its Digital India Initiatives in Higher Education System.

On July 4th2018, UGC has taken a remarkable step for the development of Higher Education System and issued regulations regarding Online Courses or Programmes under which Higher Education Institutions are allowed to offer globally recognized online mode of Certificate, Diploma Degree Programmes of those disciplines for which the programmes are existing in offline/classroom mode. There are minimum four quadrants for learning which video lecture, e-content, self-assessment and discussion forum for effective education; and online proctored exams would also be organized.

The effect of advanced technology and innovation has shifted the Educational paradigm in the last couple of years. Now a days, physical classroom learning is not the single way of Education, with the rise of cutting-edge technologies, the access of Quality Education can be done irrespective of time and location; and the benefits of Online Education can be given as:

• Flexibility: Online Education enhances flexibility in teaching-learning practices as both instructors and learners are not required to fix to a specific schedule or miss the deadline, if session cannot be organized. Using comprehensive digital learning tools, the study material can be uploaded and accessed at their own pace and their own space.
• Cost-effective: Education on a digital space has been proved a cost-effective solution due to less expenditure on associated resources, and the valuable assets can be utilized for training and development.
• Extensive learning options: Learning through web space can provide wider range of options regarding courses and learning avenues for both teachers and students where students can be awarded certificate, diploma or degree in line with the program and its duration.
• Self-governance: The teaching-learning without physical boundaries inculcates self-governance in both teachers and students where both are themselves responsible for their milestones and progress. As the instructors expects learner to be independent for basics and use the common time for activity based learning with better time management skills.
• Alliance cultivation: Working together in virtual environment towards the accomplishment of better learning goals, boosts the communication skills and collaboration to discuss ideas, knowledge and activities for more engaging and creative learning.
• Improved tech-skills: Online education requires embracing of latest software and tools for trouble-free and effective learning sessions that make the users tech-savvy and updated.

Similarly, Online Examinations are also getting importance and popularity due to its compatible secure digital features to create, conduct and evaluate examination with the additional benefits of saving paper, time and money. Many Higher Educational Institutes have replaced their traditional examination system with online examination system and incorporated digitization from pre-examination to post-examination activities that also led to a comprehensive, flawless and quick Evaluation as well.

Online Education aspects of New Education Policy 2020

The ‘New Education Policy’ (NEP) 2020’ which is the first education policy of 21st century has brought new opportunities of the blending technology in Education sector. Following are the fundamental initiatives by NEP to foster digital ecosystem in Higher Education Institutes:

• Digital infrastructure:

NEP emphasizes the development of digital infrastructure in HEIs to remove digital divide in the country and facilitate uninterrupted learning regardless of situations.

• New autonomous body:

A new autonomous body—National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) has been planned to established a central body to discuss and strategize the leveraging new technologies such as blockchain, machine learning, artificial learning etc. at all levels to streamline educational management and execution.

• Virtual labs

More Virtual labs will be created to support empirical learning and by introducing hands-on experiments, virtual field visits and projects to enhance the creative learning skills.

• Virtual classrooms

NEP has also aimed to the availability of online learning through virtual classroom and study material to every student in the nation. Online learning is planned to be the alternative mode of learning in the times of crisis.

• Digital literacy

NEP has futuristic view of producing skilled and computer geek youth whose foundation is planned to be laid in the early age by focusing on improving digital literacy and making the coding and computational thinking part of early age learning.

• Edtechs

The New Education Policy has paved the way for integration of Edtech and Education sectors to accelerate technology driven educational services with innovative digital products to strengthen online education.

On Aug 10, 2021, a national webinar was organised by Education Ministry and UGC, on the theme of ‘Use of technology in Education’ that focused on the adaption of technology to make the Education available to everyone without physical constraints and smoothening the Education system. iCloudEMS is a market leader that offers cloud based classroom and examination services and empowers Outcome Based Education model in HEIs. The Online classes and examination product of iCloudEMS commits to cater the needs of all stakeholders in simplifying the management of classes and examination by:

For Faculty:

• Can use the prime virtual class settings integrated with cloud-based iCloudEMS portal to organize online classes, meetings or group-discussions.
• Can practice the advanced features to use various multimedia formats for making the session more engaging and understandable.
• Can use the innovative Question paper settings mechanism for preparing group wise or difficulty level wise question paper.
• Can consider the extensive Question bank and on portal templates for question papers.
• Can exercise the outcomes designing and mapping approach to construct questions in OBE and Bloom’s taxonomy framework.
• Can use the LIVE proctoring feature for vigilant and transparent examination.
• Can use On-screen evaluation to reduce the turnaround time in evaluation and grading.
• Can deploy the automatic credit counts and storage functionalities to empower flexible academic approach.
• Can use the powerful reporting tools to generate the results and analysis reports.

For Students:

• Can experience creative Online LIVE classes to accomplish their learning goals.
• Can use the customized learning portal to learn at their own pace.
• Can create interactive and learning LIVE sessions with better peer-peer and teacher-student interaction.
• Can access their records and performance matrix to track their learning curve.
• Can observe their learning outcomes accomplishment levels to govern their holistic development.
• Can add convenience of their own space by appearing in exam through Online Exam management system.
•  Can experience the creditable and transparent evaluation system with flawless results.

For Administration:

• Can take well-informed decisions regarding planning and management of available resources to conduct classes and examination.
• Can maintain massive records with quick information retrieval using centralized web-based platform.
• Can leverage digital academic bank to access the students’ credits to award certificate, diploma or degree.
• Can save their valuable time and efforts with digital utilities for seamless workflow management.

For Management:

• Can get a bird’s eye view to the organization of LIVE classes and Examination.
• Can monitor the virtual examination space for the smooth organization.
• Can take prompt action towards the unethical behavior in classes and examination to maintain integrity of system.
• Can promote continuous quality improvement to raise the academic standards at par with global levels.

The use of technology in Education can never be ignored to enhance our education system. India is the second most popular country in using social media. Thus with such large population, there is immense potential to develop and grow in various horizons including Education, if the right fusion of technology is carried out. Keeping the same in consideration our honourable Prime Minister, has taken groundbreaking Digital India initiative like SWAYAM, e-yantra, Swayam Prabha, National Digital Library to bring digital revolution for high quality and a digital literate Higher Education landscape. iCloudEMS offers comprehensive digital strategies to empower Online Education with our versatile Online Classes and Exam Management System to automate various intricacies of classes and examination activities for a disciplined digital governance working towards the globalization of Digital Education.

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Digital Teaching & Learning: A New Revolution in the Field of Education

 

Due to the sudden outbreak of pandemic, lives of the people took a massive turn and everything changed…the change we all were not ready for but as it is said that “Change is the only constant” and so, it becomes necessary to accept it and follow the mantra of “Learn, Unlearn & Relearn”. In the field of education, Digitalization has become an integral part as it the resourceful use of digital technologies and tools throughout the teaching and learning process.

Digitalization in education sector has replaced traditional teaching system and lots of institutions are adopting this technology as the solution for the suspension of face-to-face teaching. The most importance benefits of digital teaching and learning are:

• Tailored & Personalized Learning: iCloudEMS takes care of the visionary needs of Higher Education Institutes and delivers a web-based & Outcome-Based Learning Management System (OBE-LMS) to strengthen the deployment of prime technology in managing and organizing the academic workflow. It provides an opportunity to assist students in personalized learning as the teachers can customize the curriculum based on students’ learning pace and capability. Students can download recorded lectures and provided study material for revision and practice.
• Brings Digital Smartness in Teachers and students: Teachers and students have started acquainting themselves with these digital technologies and acclimatizing themselves with the changing times. By getting trained about different teaching and learning tools, teachers and students are enabling themselves to learn faster and use online resources as faster as they can. Digital technologies can enhance their efficiency and productivity. iCloudEMS with the help of its managed services, is assisting University ERP system and College ERP software so that the digital tools can sharpen critical thinking skills, reasoning skills and ameliorate the confidence in order to motivate them to learn even more new things like various online teaching apps, recorded live classes, certification and training programs, digital classrooms etc.
• Involvement of important stakeholders like teachers and parents: Digital learning tools and technologies like social learning platforms have made it easy for the teachers to create and manage students’ and parents’ groups. The opportunity to customize learning sequences for each student has made education more productive and has accelerated the overall progress. With the help of products like OBE-LMS, Online exam management system and Student Lifecycle management system, teachers can design assessment activities and exam papers, take prompt actions for unethical behaviour of students during the exam and generate the results on the spot. Parents too can remain informed about the time table of classes and exams, can observe the ongoing classes and share their experiences with the management and get their children’s results to analyse the performance.
• Assisting the Institutions in getting Accredited with authentic means:

Accreditation for an institute has become compulsory to survive. iCloudEMS provides it managed services to the University/College ERP software in simplifying the accreditation process by automating the tasks aligned with accrediting bodies, maintaining OBE LMS by conducting online classes smoothly, generating authentic and accurate reports without any errors, controlling the examination and evaluation process assuring completely genuine results and providing transparent portal for the students’ and parents’ feedback to assess the overall performance of the institute.

To conclude, we can say that Digital learning tools and technology is filling the gaps where traditional classroom teaching fell behind. In fact, some of the efficiencies such tools bring are simply unmatchable by traditional learning techniques. From the environmental impact recognized by the need for less paper for handouts and books to saving time with quick access to information and the ease of research, digital learning provides an effective way to cut costs, maximize resources and heighten both reach and impact for students and educators alike.

Source from: https://www.icloudems.com/digital-teaching-learning-a-new-revolution-in-the-field-of-education/

How Blended learning can empower the Learner-centered Education System

 

It has been well said that

  “Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I may remember,  Involve me and I learn”

Learning can only be termed holistic learning when it can bring psychological, social, and emotional growth in a learner and he gets able to fulfil his dreams and aspirations towards self, society, nation and the world. The goal of education is to make a student well-aware of his abilities and enable him to be a competent learner, responsible citizen and a good human being.

Andreas Schleicher, OECD Education Directorate, 20106 explains the need for Learning Transformation in 21st century as: “Today, because of rapid economic and social change, schools have to prepare students for jobs that have not yet been created, technologies that have not yet been invented and problems that we don’t yet know will arise.” 

The National Education Policy has emphasized the importance of student-centric education. It has been well accepted that a student is the core stakeholder in an Educational Institute.  So his satisfaction in terms of choice of course, instructor, pace of learning, examination and results is a high priority concern of Higher Educational Institutes; and continuous Quality Enhancement should be the on-going process to fill the learning gaps at the required level.  

Taking all these factors into consideration, University Grant Commission (UGC) has shown the acceptability of alternating learning modes including classroom learning, online learning or distance learning in all courses whether disciplinary courses, interdisciplinary courses or vocational courses that leads to the implementation of Blended learning (BL).

NEP 2020 clearly states that it is the time of Education Transformation and shifting the education paradigm from Teacher-centered to Learner-centered Education. The Education Transformation deals to increase the flexibility to students and enhance the quality of education in line with:

The advancement in digital technology has influenced all the domains of the world, the Education domain has also inclined towards digital learning. Today the learners do not enjoy the traditional learning methods, but demand for the incorporation of digitools in the classroom learning to make it more creative and engaging. Blended learning (BL) is nothing but leveraging technology in classroom face to face teaching-learning practices.

NEP 2020 recommends student-centered learning in Educational Institutes where flexibility and multidisciplinary knowledge play their major role to produce skilled and knowledgeable young minds. NEP 2020 mentions the significance of complementary use of both digital learning and face to face learning, thus promoting the execution of Blended models in Education.

The important characteristics of BL are:

• Improved Students’ engagement in sessions
• Better teacher-pupil interaction
• Leaning at their own time
• Self-governed and continuous learning
• More prospects of empirical learning
  

Role of teacher and learner in BL:

In the framework of BL, the teacher plays the role of coach or facilitator. BL has shifted the education model from teacher-directed to learner-driven. One –size fits all is no longer followed in teaching, while the customized learning keeping with differentiation as the main factor works well with BL. The integration of technology with classroom education provides the elbow room for the learners to become active learners who can be the center of the Education system and govern their own learning with the best traits of facilitation by teachers to meet the individual needs of students.

With the use of technology in teaching-learning, the learners are getting more focused for a longer period compared to chalk and board resources. The use of the internet enables them to take more interest in understanding the concept and learning has become research-oriented by exploring the topic in depth. Learners have become more responsible towards the accomplishment of their goals. The availability of e-learning materials helps them to learn at their own pace. Various reviewing and feedback mechanisms assist the teachers to tailor their teaching strategies and decision making. 

There have been many blended learning models discovered such as the Blended face-to-face model which deals with supplementing online activities with the sitting time in classroom to achieve higher-order learning. Another one is the online driver model where more learning is concerned with online learning while some in-person activities like lab or lectures are integrated in small numbers.  The Flipped classroom model is a hybrid of both above mentioned model and inverse of traditional education model, in which students come prepared in classroom, they learn the concept using online video or other e-material and come to classroom for projects or other assignments for better understanding. Next is the rotation model, in which the learning of course is rotated among different modalities like station rotation, lab rotation and individual rotation.

Effective Implementation of BL:

The effective implementation of BL in Higher Education Institutes demands the deployment of advanced pedagogies for skill enhancement. Teaching in the BL framework should focus on students’ engagement and get the students equipped with 21st century Education skills to make them future-ready to face the real world challenges of modern society.

Students of Higher Education Institutes cannot be assumed to be blank during the classroom. They have their own previous academic and real-life experiences. So considering them as empty boxes is not a good teaching approach. In fact the learners should also be allowed to share their knowledge, experiences, ideas and observation to enhance collaborative learning.

Some pre-session material should also be uploaded on the Learning Management System so that they can come prepared with background knowledge of concepts and use their classroom time in understanding its application using some fruitful discussions and activities. To empower student-centric learning various methodologies are incorporated including Brainstorming, Field activities, Projects, Creative Presentation etc. for an updated and upgraded Curriculum.

Assessment and Evaluation in BL:

UGC suggests Higher Education Institutes to explore assessment and evolution in light of BL only, Continuous Holistic Evaluation is the new trend in Assessment which deals with the multi-level assessment of cognitive skills during semester that encourages more weightage to internal evaluation with more innovative strategies. Open book examination, Group Examination, On-demand Examination are some innovative approaches of summative assessment while Online quizzes, Collaborative activities, e-portfolio are some of the examples of Formative Evaluation Strategies in Blended Learning Model.

UGC initiative to prepare students for digital-driven learning

The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are putting their revolutionary efforts into practice towards technological reformation of Higher Education that demands outstanding pedagogical practices to cope with the pace of global.

In the light of the outburst of pandemic Covid-19, the Education system has to face the challenge of sudden closure of Educational Institutes for breaking the chain of virus spread. Traditional teaching could not be possible in such daunting situations and use of digital space proved a life-saver to support uninterrupted learning.

Unpredictable situations demand innovative ways and the education industry is doing its best to cope with challenges of uncertainties. COVID-19 has made us imagine that yesterday’s lifestyle will no longer be the same for today or tomorrow, even after the pandemic situation is over. Thus, using the hybrid education model and being the tech-savvy are the only options for the survival of learning in every situation

How iCloudEMS makes the implementation of BL a cake-walk for Higher Education Institutes

UGC explicitly recommends the requirement of digital infrastructure and digital practices to upgrade the academic standards of Higher Education Institutes in today’s dynamic world.

iCloudEMS is a pacemaker in offering its comprehensive utilities to Higher Education Institutes to host a digital ecosystem and empower student-centered learning. Following are the key features of iCloudEMS that solve the real-world challenges in the course of proper execution of BL in the Institutes.

• Managed services to support ERP of Higher Education Institutes that provides tech-driven infrastructure to make myriad of activities easy and flawless both for students and administration. Students are no longer required to wait in long queues and administration gets free from the hustle-bustle of tedious paperwork with our supporting features.
• Flexibility in course choice is one of the important focus areas among NEP 2020 regulations. Our smart solutions get the course choice and allotment effortless for both students and instructors. 
• To encourage multidisciplinary culture we provide innovative credit assignment and calculation features that saves the valuable time of administration in credit management in accordance with the course chosen by students.
• We deliver a cloud-based personalized Learning management system to enhance students’ engagement and promote modern learning methodologies to add value to the teaching sessions.
• Online repository to upload the study material that can be accessed by students using their login credentials to enable them learn at their own pace that bridges the learning gaps.
• Rating and feedback mechanisms at the end of every topic, assist the instructors to get insights of the learning curve of students and the strategic planning of their pedagogical practices. 
• Our interactive Learning Management System (LMS) supports different multimedia formats to enhance the visualization of concepts for better understanding.
• Outcome Based Education (OBE) has become the need of the hour for accomplishment of learning goals. Our Outcome based LMS aligns the teaching and assessment practices in consonance with OBE and Bloom’s taxonomy framework to help instructors in the definitive evaluation of cognitive abilities of learners.
• On-demand Examination is one of the important considerations of Education Transformation. The Online Exam Management system offers a disciplined cyberspace for the planning and governance of on demand examination keeping the integrity of the system at the highest priority. 
• Our specialized Student lifecycle management system promotes student-centered learning by integrating the entire academic journey of a student on a single dashboard that gives a bird’s eye view on the student activities and progress for efficient tailoring of further plans for the all-round development of students.
  

Blended learning is the right fusion of technology in traditional classroom teaching –learning methods and resources. It can accelerate the learning and knowledge retention rate in students and enable them to gain 21^st century education skills to produce independent and lifelong learners. iCloudEMS never leaves a stone unturned to offer unified digital solutions towards the realization of student-centric education to generate a skilled workforce with multidisciplinary knowledge in Higher Education Institutes.

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