E- content features: concept, scope assignment

E- content features: concept, scope assignment

1. EDU-03
ASSIGNMENT


TOPIC -
E-CONTENT FEATURES : CONCEPT,
SCOPE





Submitted by
AMINA SHIRIN N S
Roll no: 15
1
st
B.Ed Mathematics

2. INDEX









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No.
TITLE Page
No.
1.
Introduction
3
2.
Definitions
4
3.
Features
4
4.
Scope
4
5.
Types of E-Content
5
6.
Forms of E-Content
6
7.
Conclusion
8

3. INTRODUCTION
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E-CONTENT

Electronic Content (E-Content) refers to the content or
information delivered over network based electronic devices or
that is made available using computer network such as internet.
It is basically a package that satisfies minimization of distance,
cost effectiveness, user friendliness and adaptability to local
conditions. It can be used a teacher in virtual classroom.
Quality of E-Content depends on how the process is carried,
what content thought and how presented. E-content includes e-
texts, digital learning resources etc. These could be digital
textbooks, workbooks, articles, videos or multimedia resources.
Eg: E-Journals, E-books, Power point presentations, etc.

Switching from Traditional textbooks to digital course
materials is a growing trend in school education as well as
higher education. E-Content is the need of the hour. It
promotes fast constitution of content matters in users.

4. DEFINITIONS

● According to Oxford Dictionary, 'e-content is the digital text
and images designed to display on web pages'.
● According to Saxena Anurag, 'E-content is basically a
package that satisfies the conditions like minimization of
distance, cost effectiveness, user friendliness and
adaptability to local conditions.


FEATURES OF E-CONTENT

1. Learning by Principle of Chunking
2. Provide Multi-sensory Learning Experience
3. It can impress learners
4. Prepared in appropriate format
5. Sticks to the topic
6. Explains the topic with images, animations, simulations
etc.
7. Easily accessible
8. Reusable
9. Accurate information
10. Technically Friendly (Download and use on anytime)
11. Learner Friendly
12. Learner Centric(useful for self learning)
13. Teacher Friendly


SCOPE

E-content is becoming popular because of its flexibility of
time, place and pace of learning. E-content is available in many
subjects and almost all levels of education. It can be used by

5. wide variety of leraners with diverse needs , different
backgrounds , skill levels and experience. It can be shared and
transmitted easily among unlimited number of users around the
world. Teachers, students and others get benefited by the use
of well designed and developed E-content. It is advantageous
to educational organizations to make their program accessible
to thier and students in schools, campus, home and other
community learning or resource centers. It has a significant
implications for open and distant learning intuitions. Online
learning Platforms have become widely acceptable with the
help of E-Contents such as PowerPoint Presentations, Word
documents, Pdfs, Evaluating Sheets etc.
The purpose of E-Content development is to create an
information rich society-Quality Education.

E-content promotes the learner to access or interact with so as
to achieve related learning outcomes. Various E-contents
provides a resource rich environment which is necessary for
teaching and learning to be effective. E-content can be saved in
appropriate file format.



TYPES OF E-CONTENT

1. Assembled E-content
It is the e-content assembled from several
resources and books with due care taken for copyright
issues.
Eg: E-books, E-Journals

2. Created E-content

6. It is the e-content developed based on various
sources and his own work.
Eg: Slide Presentations, Word documents etc.


FORMS OF E-CONTENT

E-content is often made of separate units or a
combination of text, video, images, sounds etc. These are the
building blocks which are often used to make composite
learning objects that can be exhibited in various presentation
formats. Each type of presentation has several presentation
formats. Depending upon the nature of the content and purpose
of the resource, one can choose presentation format while
developing the e-content. E-content can be saved in
appropriate file formats.

Different forms of E-Content includes:

1. Texts: create text files with Wordpad, M S Word.
.text , .doc , .pdf are the main formats
2. Visual : It includes both images and graphics.
Various formats include . jpg,. png,. gif etc
3. Sound: Various formats include. wav , . au , . mp3, .
mid.
. wav is common format and. au is compressed
format.
4. Video : Format include . avi,. mpg,. flv
. mpg is compressed format.
5. Animation : 2D and 3D animations
6. Simulation : real time interactive e content like
virtual lab.
7. Presentation: Powerpoint Presentations.

7. Other forms include Games, Rich internet
applications, database, e-journals, interactives, e-
books, immensive content etc.

8. CONCLUSION

E-CONTENT is the digital content which can
disseminated electronically or through internet. It is need of the
hour, especially in the current situation where pupils are trying
hard to continue their education amid the pandemic. E-content
opens the large opportunities of transmission of information in
the most effective way.