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Awareness, Uses and Implications of using Web 2.0 for Supplementing ClassroomTeaching at Graduate Level. Research Journal of English Language and Literature
(Research Journal of English Language and Literature, 2013) Nirban, Virendra Singh
With every revolution in human communication, the dynamics have vastly changed for all purposes. To enumerate a few, the script enabled the idea of objects to travel without the objects: the printing machine enabled reproduction of content in huge amount while the electronic revolution defeated the notion of national and continental boundaries. The Internet explosion of the last couple of decades and the Web 2.0 phenomenon of the last five years has virtually taken the communication revolution to individual homes and offices. This phenomenon has touched and influenced many aspects of our life in a positive way. Education sector has been no different. This research paper is an attempt to identify and analyze formal and informal ways in which students and teachers use Web 2.0 technologies for academic purposes. This research study is a pilot study of graduate students for their awareness, indulgence and implications of web 2.0 technologies in academics. The objective is to identify ways in which the web 2.0 technologies can be used to supplement classroom teaching. A structured approach has been used to elicit and quantify the responses of the sample population of 100 students and teachers. Also, qualitative approach will be used to explain certain aspect of the subject at hand.
A Brief Review of Technology Indulgence and Student Wee Being
(Bloomsbury India, 2019) Nirban, Virendra Singh
he role of education in research is not just to provide skills that will allow doing research, but also to provide the critical appreciation of how research is to be done. The ideology of this book is constructed on the experienced phenomenon in the contemporary world. Thus, this book is an attempt for critical engagements leading to pragmatic solutions. The perspective of the book is to help readers develop a comprehensive perspective on interdisciplinarity on knowledge, education, and research and not to take an ideological stance. The papers involve cultural variations including varied methodological perspectives having intrinsic originality of multiple disciplines. We hope to present the book to assist the researchers in order to utilize new perspectives offering immense insight to pursue research in the quantitative and qualitative analogy.
Business Correspondence and Report Writing - A Practical Approach to Business and Technical Communication
(McGraw Hill, 2020-07) Nirban, Virendra Singh
Business correspondence and report writing is a comprehensive textbook on business communication area. It is also suitable for other courses on communication. The book has been widely used by Tier II & III B schools as well as BBA and other courses on communication. The proposed edition will carry the legacy forward and usher in New perspective to the area as per latest curricula requirements. A new br>Chapter on computer mediated communication along with new examples, Sample reports, new sections on online communities, cases from some of the best speakers, communication & dynamics of interaction as well as an opening case at the beginning of the book will help the text become updated. Chapters are also re-sequenced to accommodate changes better. Highlights 1. New br>Chapter on computer mediated communication 2. New sections on online communities, communication & dynamics of interaction etc. 3. Balance between theory and practice with a wide variety of examples
Characterizing Language Usage in Formal and Informal Webpage Text Corpus
(Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 2013-10) Nirban, Virendra Singh
Language is an integral part of any culture. English has changed substantially in the last 1500 years of its use, reflecting patterns of contact with other languages and the changing communication needs of people. The significant changes in structure and use of language can be attributed to the effect of medium of communication. English is also the lingua franca of modern corporate world. With the advent of technologies that provide platforms for creation of virtual communities, the scope for influence of medium on language is substantial. Moreover technologies like World Wide Web and Internet has provided infinite communication avenues to corporate world, individual entrepreneurs and professionals to reach a wider clientele base for business. The ever increasing online user population is creating a vast amount of English text corpus which substantially reflects the patterns of language usage. This paper presents a perspective on the influence of computer-mediated communication on language usage in formal and informal context with special reference to empirical studies conducted using webpage text corpus. The issues considered in the analysis include language usage, special aspects of CMC, user population and the overall influence of communication technology on language and its repercussions in society.
Comprehending Accountability and Educational Learning Outcomes
(TEST Engineering & Management, 2020) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
Accountability, as a concept, has percolated through multi-layers of educational services. School management is drawn towards fabricating accountability strategies for imparting education that reflects on meaningful achievements. Teachers act as the primary source of imparting education and skills to the students. Ensuring the quality of education becomes an essential factor in the provision of adequate learning outcomes of students. The study tries to understand accountability with multiple perspectives in school systems. It analyses teachers’ accountability as a systemic input and its contribution to promoting quality education and elevating student’s learning outcomes at the school level. It reflects on identifying the existing gap in the literature and the attributes of accountability in the Indian context
Developing Communication Competence in Students Through Face-to-Face Conversation
(SSRN, 2019-08) Shekhawat, Sushila; Nirban, Virendra Singh
The present paper discusses the strategies to develop the communication competence of the students through face-to-face conversation. It has taken up the case of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, one of the premier institutes in India, and has limited itself to the course on Business Communication offered to the students of engineering and sciences as an elective. It discusses an approach to teaching a significant communication component of face-to-face conversation and the skills acquired by the students during such situations.
Development of School Learning Organisation Scale and its Validation in the Indian Context
(ACM Digital Library, 2021-11) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
To achieve the deliverables of the 21st-century learning agendas, the education system needs to innovate itself in a multi-faceted manner, enabling schools as agents of organisational change through innovation, collaboration, empowerment and effective school functioning. A learning organisation model has been proposed based on review of articles suitable for the Indian Education System. Lack of a comprehensive tool assessing the school effectiveness and educational outcomes necessitates development and validation of school learning organisation scale for Indian setting. The current study examines the psychometrics of the school learning organisation (SLO) scale, exploratory factor analyses (EFA) revealed five factors: School Vision, Professional Development of Teachers, Embedded systems, Learning Community & Collegiality and Leadership & Technology Usage. Finally, the proposed model was examined to test its goodness of fit by applying SEM through confirmatory factor analysis.
Development of School Learning Organisation Scale and its Validation in the Indian Context
(ACM Digital Library, 2021) Shukla, Tanu; Nirban, Virendra Singh
To achieve the deliverables of the 21st-century learning agendas, the education system needs to innovate itself in a multi-faceted manner, enabling schools as agents of organisational change through innovation, collaboration, empowerment and effective school functioning. A learning organisation model has been proposed based on review of articles suitable for the Indian Education System. Lack of a comprehensive tool assessing the school effectiveness and educational outcomes necessitates development and validation of school learning organisation scale for Indian setting. The current study examines the psychometrics of the school learning organisation (SLO) scale, exploratory factor analyses (EFA) revealed five factors: School Vision, Professional Development of Teachers, Embedded systems, Learning Community & Collegiality and Leadership & Technology Usage. Finally, the proposed model was examined to test its goodness of fit by applying SEM through confirmatory factor analysis.
Discourse Analysis of a Moodle Based Academic Discussion Among Student Community
(Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 2015) Nirban, Virendra Singh
The last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the number of users going online. While it has not happened overnight, the growth has been exponential in the last one decade. Chronologically, New media revolution started with the advent of internet. Innovations in computer and network technologies led to a massive adoption of communication technologies in varied forms. The scene in education domain is no different. There is lot of interest and investment in technology integrated education. With innovations such as MOODLE and MOOCS, the opportunities have grown manyfold. New media has enabled the end user to make a transition from a mere information consumer to a spontaneous information producer. Moreover, all along, new media has broken the space and time barrier leading to ubiquitous environment to communicate. It is in this context that the discourse generated through the new media is becoming an object of interest from research perspective. This paper uses a MOODLE based university Learning Management System and its discussion forums to make students participate in online discussions. The resulting academic discourse has been analysed using content analysis through a facet based approach. The objective of the study is to understand how technology and social aspects of an academic discussion are manifested in a mediated discourse.
An Empirical Study of the Recent Trends in Web 2.0 Based Teaching and Learning Context in Higher Education
(Amity School of Communication, 2017) Nirban, Virendra Singh
The advent of web 2.0 has significantly infuluenced students learning behaviour espically at garduate level; as such teaching methods at graduate level also need to be molded in a similar fashion to cater to the demands of the tech savvy generation
Envisioning Teacher Accountability through Technology: A Road to Better Learning
(IRES International, 2019) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
Technological advancements and digitalization have increased the scope and extent of usage of technology for various purposes that have enhanced the life skills of individuals. The education system presently faces the challenge to improve students’ outcomes and ensure their well-being. The central figure facilitating the process of dissemination of knowledge, i.e. the Teacher, has an important role to play. The consequential need is to sustain the dignity of the teaching profession by holding the teachers accountable for the responsibilities entrusted on them. Similarly, the parents also play an important role in the education process. The study proposes to address this challenge through a simple web-based platform for communication between teacher, student, and parents making information readily available and accessible. This platform attempts to facilitate teacher quality, accountability, address the needs of the students, improve their learning outcomes and well-being. The implementation of the proposed model would provide several insights helpful in understanding the effect of technology-enabled accountability system on teacher efficacy, parent-teacher communication, student achievement, and student well-being. The framework proposed would examine different aspects of teaching and learning process, and assess teacher deliverables in accordance with the characteristics of students. This framework would also ensure improvement in the quality of life of students in and outside the school.
Evidential Insights: Factors Affecting Higher Education Readiness
(Taylor & Francis, 2023) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
This book is a collection of selected high-quality research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Evidence-Based Management (ICEBM) 2023, held at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, during February 24–25, 2023. It has 76 chapters written by various scholars focusing on evidence-based management practices in different functional areas of management with the application of theory and empirical techniques. This book will be helpful to practitioners, academics, scholars, and policymakers.
Evidential insights: factors affecting higher education readiness
(Taylor & Francis, 2023) Shukla, Tanu; Nirban, Virendra Singh
The modern world has transformed industry-education partnerships towards skill-based contributions to society. Productivity emerges as the new indices of harnessing human potential in the current age of science and technology. This need has propelled the need for immediate transformation within the higher education system to imbibe skills and capacities in the transitioning population for preparation towards STEM-dominated higher learning programs. Contrastingly, the current evidence of preparation for higher learning is not strongly situated in the context of the Indian education system. The objective of this paper is to introduce a framework of Higher Education Readiness with the conceptualization of skills that can foster STEM learning in the transitioning young population of India. It aims to investigate the differences in the readiness ability along the demographic lines of gender and spatial reference by using the Higher Education Readiness test. Data from the district with a high literacy rate was collected to address the objectives of the study. The results demonstrate that female students compete equally with male students on performance in Higher Education Readiness abilities yet fail to pursue STEM disciplines in their higher learning programs. The paper is expected to provide the factors associated with readiness for higher education. Based on the data enabled evidence, the findings demand influential changes in the policies related to STEM education for stronger educational management at the secondary level. The findings of the study would help in the transformation of the educational management towards vocationalisation and increasing productivity levels in the learning individual.
Experience and Qualifications: A Study on Attributes of Teacher Professionalism
(ACM Digital Library, 2018) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
Student outcome at the secondary school level is a significant aspect to study as students’ knowledge base is prepared which helps them for stream selection. Therefore, it is essential for secondary teachers to be sound not only academically but also professionally. The fact that teaching needs to be professionalized in order to increase student outcomes seems to be quite obvious, but empirical evidence substantiating this relationship is rare. This study focuses on factors like teachers’ academic qualification, years of experience and professional qualifications. To serve the purpose a random sample was drawn and data was collected from secondary level teachers of Rajasthan. The relationship between academic qualification, experience and professional qualification with teacher professionalism was assessed. Results relate that despite being an important part of teacher professionalism, teachers’ academic qualification and experience does not automatically account for the teacher being a professional, a lesser qualified teacher can be a professional too. Only teachers having a professional degree in education showed a significant difference in professionalism reinstating the importance of professional training of teachers.
Experiential perspective and technology adoption of digital educational ecology amid pandemic context
(Taylor & Francis, 2023) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
This book is a collection of selected high-quality research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Evidence-Based Management (ICEBM) 2023, held at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, during February 24–25, 2023. It has 76 chapters written by various scholars focusing on evidence-based management practices in different functional areas of management with the application of theory and empirical techniques. This book will be helpful to practitioners, academics, scholars, and policymakers.
Factors Extraction of Effective Teaching-Learning in Online and Conventional Classrooms
(IJIET, 2020-06) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
Integrating technology in education through online courses can enhance the learning experience when coupled with the traditional methods of interaction. Online courses can help in providing access to education to people from remote and marginalized sections of the world. They help in developing critical thinking and increasing the capacities of students necessary for the 21st century. There has been a shift from traditional classroom teaching to teaching in a hybrid or blended manner. An online learning environment creates a potential learning space for students to use technology for effective teaching and learning process. A well-designed learning environment can blend conventional methods with technological innovations for increasing the accessibility and efficiency of the education system. The study collected data from graduate students (N=220) on various determinants of effective online courses and learning. Correlation was used to explore the relationship of the dimensions with the construct of effectiveness. Factor analysis was done and two factors were extracted, namely, student attributes, features of the platform and instructor quality. The findings of the study provide insights for measuring the effectiveness of online courses and initiate measures to handle the challenges to online education.
Health equity and gendered border blindness: an exploration of healthcare services at the international border in Rajasthan
(Elsevier, 2024-02) Shukla, Tanu; Nirban, Virendra Singh; Das, Madhurima
Citizens' access to health care and the delivery of the healthcare services is significantly affected by the spatiality of the regions and the connectedness of the elements of the healthcare system. This network of healthcare system, region and delivery of services faces myriad challenges in the borderland geography, which is characterised by accentuated military presence, poor physical infrastructure, disinterest of habitation near the border, lack of adequate, necessary and allied services such as schools and industry, social seclusion, migration etc. All these factors amalgamate to create an effect of gender-blind phenomenon as well as border-blind phenomenon. This is particularly acute for women and children.
Information and Communication Technology Acceptance Among Police Personnel in Rajasthan
(Springer, 2022-11) Nirban, Virendra Singh; Shukla, Tanu
The first two decades of the twentieth century have witnessed an extraordinary wave of technological innovations which directly cater to the needs of the end-users. In the domain of governance, it serves the citizens’ need for information access and the use of governance procedures seamlessly. Policing is an important arm of governance, and therefore, it is imperative to understand the usage behavior of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among police personnel. In this study, police personnel from the state of Rajasthan have been studied for their ICT adoption behavior. The aim of this study is to identify the factors which enable ICT adoption among police personnel. For the study, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology have been used to design the questionnaire scale. 90 police personnel were randomly selected as respondents for the quantitative survey. Inferential statistics were used to extract the most determiners of the ICT adoption behavior among the respondent population. Findings indicate that in the given context, performance, effort, and social influence are the strong predictors of intention to use ICT in policing. Self-efficacy and Anxiety did not play any role in creating the intention of the user. The facilitating conditions and intention to use leads the user to actually engage with ICT
Intercultural communication competencies in the Indian Information Technology industry
(Sage, 2018-11) Nirban, Virendra Singh
Low employment rate, owing to lack of aptly skilled workforce, is one of the major concerns of the Indian Information Technology (IT) sector. The study employed ranking-type Delphi method with an aim to identify those communication competencies which the employers of the Indian IT industry deem crucial for intercultural business interactions. A panel of 10 experts was created, and a total of 3 iterations were administered to achieve a satisfactory level of consensus among experts regarding the most important intercultural communication competencies (ICCs) for the Indian IT industry. Initially, a list of 25 competencies, identified through literature review, was sent to experts to be ranked. After the third iteration, the study provided a set of 10 ICCs for which there was strong agreement among the experts. Challenges and limitations have been discussed in brief.
Intercultural Education in Engineering Curriculum: A Review of Communication Courses for Undergraduate Students in India
(Scientific Research Solution Pvt Ltd., 2018) Nirban, Virendra Singh
Intercultural communication in the Indian Information Technology (IT) industry is an everyday reality. Today, many companies are multinational; and those which are not, are still multicultural owing to huge cultural diversity within the nation. However, despite a harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures, the possibility of conflicts resulting from cultural diversity is palpable. Such conflicts, or likes and dislikes, arising out of cultural stereotypes often impede accurate evaluation of a person's communicative intentions and behaviour. This becomes a potential hazard at the professional as well as the personal front. Given that businesses are no more restricted to geographical boundaries, nor are companies hiring manpower from one location, the need to study and cultivate intercultural communication competence (ICC) becomes fundamental to business success. As part of a research work on ICC in the Indian Information Technology industry, this study analyses communication related courses currently being offered to undergraduate (Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology) students of the top ten engineering institutions of India, as identified in the 2017 Rankings by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to see if current academic curriculum is adequately educating students for effective intercultural communication at the workplace. Findings suggest that the importance and need of intercultural education has mildly been realized, but its inclusion in current course curriculum is negligible. Limitations of the study and suggestions on how to introduce ICC in class are discussed.