VTU e-Learning Centre

e-Shikshana, VTU e-Learning Platform

Multi-modal, multi-platform, collaborative e-Learning solution which allows a course expert to teach or interact with a large number of students transcending geographies on a real-time basis through live audio video streaming and synchronized content sharing.

e-Shikshana Programme
Why e-Shikshana?
Features of e-Shikshana

e-Shikshana programme is an advanced multi-modal, multi-platform, collaborative e-learning platform which allows a course experts to teach or interact with a large number of students across VTU affiliated colleges on a real-time basis through live audio video streaming and synchronized content sharing. e-Shikshana allows the course experts to perform live evaluation of the learners and to get real-time feedback from attendees on the go. e-Shikshana can also act as an online meeting tool that can support online social collaboration and interactions with multiple colleges from various affiliated colleges simultaneously.

VTU e-Shikshana Platform

e-Content for VTU e-Shikshana Programme - 04

The Courses and Course Experts for VTU e-Shikshana Programme - 04 are shown below

VTU e-Shikshana Programme - 04
Sl.No	Course code	Course	Credit	Course Matter Expert	e-Mail ID's	Syllabus	e-Content
1	18MAT11	Calculus and Linear Algebra	4	Dr.Pradeep C.R., CIT, Gubbi	seearepi@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr.K.S.Basavarajappa, BIET, Davanagere	ksbraju@hotmail.com
				Dr Roopa K M, BIT, Blore	roopakm10@gmail.com
				Dr. P R Hampiholi, GIT, Belagavi	prhampiholi@git.edu
				Dr V Ramachandra Murthy, RRIT, Blore	vramachandramoorty@yahoo.co.in
2	18CPS13	C Programming for Problem Solving	3	Prof. Sudeer Anekal, VTU CPGS, Kalburgi & other IT Industry Experts	sudhir.anakal@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
3	18MAT31	Transform Calculus, Fourier Series And Numerical Techniques	3	Dr.Pradeep C.R., CIT, Gubbi	seearepi@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr.K.S.Basavarajappa, BIET, Davanagere	ksbraju@hotmail.com
				Dr Roopa K M, BIT, Blore	roopakm10@gmail.com
				Dr. P R Hampiholi, GIT, Belagavi	prhampiholi@git.edu
				Dr V Ramachandra Murthy, RRIT, Blore	vramachandramoorty@yahoo.co.in
4	18CV52	Analysis of Indeterminate Structures	4	Dr. B.G.Naresh Kumar, MIT, Mysuru	nareshgowda58@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr.H.S. Nanda, BTI, B'lore	principal@btibangalore.org
				Prof. Kiran Mali Patil, KLECET, Belagavi	kiran.structures@gmail.com
				Prof.Bhavyashree B N, MIT, Mysuru	bhavyashree.bn@gmail.com
5	18CS32	Data Structures and Applications	4	Dr. S Nandagopalan, VIT, Blore	snandagopalan@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Prof. Shrinivasa Naika C L, UDBT, Dvanagere	naika2k6@gmail.com
				Prof. Manohar Madgi, KLE IT, Hubbballi	manohar.madgi@gmail.com, manohar.madgi@kleit.ac.in
6	18CS52	Computer Networks and Security	4	Dr. Gururaj H L, VVCE, Mysuru	gururaj1711@vvce.ac,in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Prof. Sathyanarayana S, JNNCE, Shivmoga	sathyacse@jnnce.ac.in
				Prof. Sunilkumar B S, GMIT, Davanagere	sunilkumarbs@gmit.ac.in
7	17EE71	Power System Analysis	4	Dr. K. Uma Rao , RVCE, Bengaluru	umaraok@rvce.edu.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Ms. Sushmita Sarkar, RVCE, Bengaluru	sushmitasarkar@rvce.edu.in
				Dr. Nagesh Prabhu, NMAMIT, Nitte	prabhunagesh@nitte.edu.in
				Dr. Shobha Shankar, VVCE, Mysuru	shobha.shankar@vvce.ac.in
8	18EC34	Digital System Design	3	Dr. Meghana Kulkarni, VTU CPGS, Belagavi	meghanak@vtu.ac.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr. Bhagyashree S R, ATMECE, Mysuru	bhagyashreeraghavan@gmail.com
				Dr. Rudraswamy, SJCE, Mysuru	rudra.swamy@gmail.com
9	18EC54	Information Theory & Coding	3	Prof. Madhupatil, NMIT, B'lore	madhu.patil@nmit.ac.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Prof. S V Uma, RNSIT, B'lore	umakeshav2000@gmail.com
10	18ME32	Mechanics of Materials	4	Dr. Babu Reddy, VTU CPGS, Kalaburgi	babureddy@vtu.ac.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr.Ragavendra G Deshpande, SCE, B'lore	rgdeshpande1@gmail.com
				Dr. P L Srinivasa Murthy, Professor, BNMIT, B'lore	srinivasgudibanda@gmail.com
11	18ME52	Design of Machine Elements I	4	Dr.M.H.Annaiah, SCE, Blore	drannaiahmh@gmail.com	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Dr. Babu Reddy, VTU CPGS, Kalaburgi	babureddy@vtu.ac.in
				Dr. P L Srinivasa Murthy, Professor, BNMIT, B'lore	srinivasgudibanda@gmail.com
12	18ARC53	Building Services-II: Electrical and Illuminations	2	Prof. Mahanthan, MSA, Mysuru	mahanth.jm@msa.edu.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
13	18ARC33	Climatology	3	Prof. Suresh Murthy, RVCA, Blore	sureshkmurthy.rvca@rvei.edu.in	Clickhere	Clickhere
				Ar. Kuladeepkumar, IIT, Roorke	architectkula@gmail.com
				Prof. Sanketh S Ghanti, MSA, Mysuru	msamysuru@gmail.com

e-Shikshana is a versatile e-learning platform which enables to setup Online Classrooms, Meetings and Trainings with ease.

Online Virtual Classrooms

Online virtual classrooms can be easily set up with e-Shikshana leveraging its multi-screen display capability. The multi screen display capability of e-Shikshana provides a near life classroom experience where the course experts and the content being shared can be seen simultaneously, legibly on large screens.

e-Shikshana facilitates live workshops

e-Shikshana can be used as an effective tool to conduct online workshops by connecting experts and participants from around the various affiliated collegs through its live video and audio streaming capabilities. This clubbed with its multi-modal and multi-display capabilities can deliver an unforgettable experience in conducting online workshops.

Meeting Tool

e-Shikshana can also be used to interact with up to 8 simultaneous affiliated colleges at a time. This capability of e-Shikshana lets it pitch itself as a competitive online meeting and social collaboration tool.

Seamless live video and audio streaming (Meeting tool)

The video conference feature of e-Shikshana allows the affliated colleges to have a seamless live video and audio streaming experience even in situations where the bandwidth is not very high. With its multi-bit-rate streaming options the software adapts itself to the best settings suitable for the bandwidth available. This means that course experts can reach out virtually to hundreds of classrooms and thousands of students spread across geographies effortlessly.

e-Shikshana supports interactions with multiple affliated colleges simultaneously which enables its students/participants to use e-Shikshana as an effective meeting tool to organize meetings spread across the globe.

e-Shikshana Meeting, a conference center where meeting has no walls. e-Shikshana Meeting is used to conduct live meetings, presentations or training from the comfort of the desk. Affliated colleges can also participate in multiple meetings at the same time.

Content collaboration (Documents, Presentations, Video, 2D & 3D models, Whiteboards)

e-Shikshana enables collaboration on content through multiple options. The affliated colleges can collaborate on documents and presentations that are currently being discussed in classroom and can highlight, underline and add other annotations for the entire class to see, if permitted by the course experts.

e-Shikshana also features a white board option where the course experts can share with the learner free hand content as he/ she does in a real life classroom using a blackboard.

e-Shikshana also allows collaboration on interactive 2D animations and 3D models, unseen anywhere else so far, to provide a near life virtual experience to the learner in understanding complicated concepts with ease.

Live Evaluation and Feedback

The quiz and poll options of e-Shikshana helps the course experts to conduct live evaluation of the class that is being taught. The responses are consolidated and presented to the course experts neatly by e-Shikshana platform.

e-Shikshana also lets the course experts collect live feed back on the session using the live interaction through hand-raise option.

Video record, playback and edit functions

e-Shikshana records the session conducted through it and classifies and stores it in the library for later reference. The software also lets the user edit the videos recorded through a simple video editing interface.

e-Shikshana Features and Enhancements

Client Side MP4 Recording

Record all the events and media content generated during a e-Shikshana session which can be played back without logging into e-Shikshana again. If Client MP4 recording is enabled, e-Shikshana will save all session events (Video, Slides, Chat, Audio, Whiteboard , etc ) as video recording in the user's computer. The recording can be saved in video qualities compatible with various devices (Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, TV ) in mp4 format.
Self Recording

Video lecture creation mode in e-Shikshana was designed specifically to meet the distance learning demands. The course experts can create a recording using the e-Shikshana features such as Video, Document Sharing, Whiteboard, etc. The recording can be saved in video qualities compatible with various devices (Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, TV ) in mp4 format.
Echo testing

Any user can use this feature to set his audio-video parameters in such a way that it does not cause echo during a live session. This test can be performed either or during a live session or before a session starts.
Document sharing

Presenter can upload multiple documents at the same time. Also they can see the status of document upload (Not Started, Processing, Failed & Success) by clicking on the document upload status button.
Improved User Interface

UI changes upon requests from users which includes, auto hiding of top panel upon class entry, different layouts for regular and self recording sessions, changes in whiteboard UI , chat and question panels , etc.
FOSS (Free open source software )

e-Shikshana is now completely open for any affliated colleges to develop and deploy. Any affliated colleges can setup their own free local e-Shikshana deployment using Red5 Media server.
Multicast Support

e-Shikshana is now supported in satellite network. e-Shikshana can be used as an simple and reliable solution in areas where internet connectivity is less.