MOOC / SWAYAM COURSES
Teacher Coordinator
MOOCs/SWAYAM - Teacher Coordinator
Rev Fr. Dr. Xavier Savarimuthu (Chairman)
Rev Fr. Dr. Raymond Cherubin SJ
Ms Anjali Pareek (Coordinator)
Ms Rose Martin (Asst Coordinator)
Dr. Atiqa Kelsy (Member)
Dr. Mamta Pareek (Member)
Annual Report of 2021-2022
MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) / SWAYAM (Study Web of Active Learning by
Young and Aspiring Minds) is a program initiated by the Government of India. It is one of
the flagship programs of MHRD to provide an online learning environment and
upgrading the students with advance learning capabilities. The objective of this cell is to
create an environment for best teaching-learning practices by creating a synergy between
the modern online education system and the traditional chalk and talk method. The cell
stands to provide all the necessary information and procedural requirements to encourage
and support online learning structures and capacitate the learners to avail the benefits of
eLearning mechanism through MOOC/ SWAYAM courses.
Important link:
Seven-day Online Faculty Development Programme
MOOCs/Swayam Committee has organised a seven day online Faculty Development Programme(FDP) on ICT tools on E- content development and creating MOOCs from 8th to 15th July 2020.
The introductory session was conducted by Rev. Dr. A. Rex Angelo SJ on the topic "Rethinking Pedagogy for the New Normal". The session was very enriching as he highlighted the challenges faced by the teachers and learners during the present times of Covid 19.
The whole Programme has been conceptualized with the thought of creating an online platform for teaching learning interface. The major themes covered in this programme were creation of virtual classrooms, video recording and screen capturing, creation of own web portal and documents and development of MOOCs.