Swayam Teaching And Education Courses & Certifications

The Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education online programme is an eight-week-long course developed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. It is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of Outcome-Based Curriculum Development (OBCD). OBCD serves as the basis of Outcome-Based Education (OBE). This course lets you explore the curriculum development process in detail by discussing four distinctive elements of OBCD.

The four phases discussed in the Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education course by Swayam are curriculum designing, curriculum evaluation, curriculum planning and curriculum implementation. You will also study the foundational characteristics of Outcome-Based Teaching-Learning (OBTL). The course educator is professor Joshua Earnest and Dr V.H. Radhakrishnan of NITTTR, Bhopal.

The Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education certification programme uses numerous teaching methods, including PowerPoint presentations, examples, discussion forum,  learning activities, videos, doubt clearing sessions, etc. You will learn how to use Outcome-Based Assessment (OBA) in multiple situations like laboratory, industry, classroom and the field.

The Accreditation for Diploma Engineering certification course throws light on the procedures followed by institutions to get accredited and the NBA certification benefits. The course training is imparted through fourteen modules, NBA documents, eighty-nine video sessions, in-course assessments, and discussions that enhance learners' conceptual understanding. 

The Accreditation for Diploma Engineering course curriculum requires the students to devote forty hours to the programme. This elective course falls under the domain of teacher education and is scheduled for eight weeks. Moreover, the course layout has also been approved by the AICTE. Comprehensive coverage of the curriculum ensures that the learners have a holistic understanding of the subject. 

Mr. Badrilal Gupta provides the Accreditation for Diploma Engineering online training. Professor, Department of Management at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. He has over thirty-four years of experience in education, training, consultancy, extension, and research. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering certification course takes learners through the complete process of accreditation and drives focus towards the intricacies of the outcome-based approach. It enables and equips the learners to obtain the certification successfully. It is an elective course and is scheduled for eight weeks. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering course curriculum falls under the domain of teacher education. Moreover, its extensive coverage of concepts related to NBA accreditation for higher technical education ensures that the students have complete knowledge of the entire process. Everything is covered in training, from the attainment of POs, PSOs, and COs to applying for accreditation and visit. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering online training is offered by five eminent faculty from the NITTTR, Bhopal - Professor R.K. Dixit, Professor S. Agrawal, Professor. Subrat Roy, Professor A.S Rocha, and Dr. Sharad K Pradhan. With several years of teaching and training experience, candidates can be assured of being trained by the best professionals in the field. 

A capstone project enables an individual to design a problem, develop the solution, and tackle troubleshooting. It is an important milestone in any professional programme. The goal of the Capstone Project programme is to enable you to integrate theories, skills, and principles and encourage you to use them to solve real-world problems. While capstone projects come in various forms, this particular course will focus on various aspects of technology.

The curriculum of Capstone Project certification has been developed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research or NITTTR, Kolkata. This massive open online course or MOOC has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as a faculty development programme or FDP. The course instructor will be Dr. Prasanta Sarkar, professor and head of the electrical engineering department at NITTTR, Kolkata.

Capstone Project is an eight-week online course in the Teacher Education category. It also offers certification if you pay the necessary fee, submit all assignments and appear for an offline exam at the end of the term. Otherwise, enrolment is free.

Learning resources are available in abundance on different levels and in several forms such as books, journals, social media, audio and visual materials, databases, newspapers, digital and printed archives, and more. However, it is crucial to manage and organise these learning resources through planning and technology. The Managing Learning Resources by Swayam aims to teach how to maximise the utilisation of resources using minimum investment. 

The Managing Learning Resources certification has been compiled by NITTTR Kolkata for the welfare of current and aspiring teachers. This eight-week course has been termed an FDP course and is approved by the AICTE for the online learning platform. After finishing this course that consists of eight modules, you will be eligible to write the proctored exam and earn a course certificate.

Besides, the Managing Learning Resources program is a self-paced online learning MOOC. Hence, you can learn at your own time and leisure and gain new skills and valuable knowledge.

Swayam has designed a unique programme centred on student evaluation and question paper authoring in association with NITTTR. Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation  helps teachers construct different assessment procedures and testing methods that provide better learning outcomes. The curriculum discusses assessment methods that can judge the students’ quantitative and qualitative performance and incorporate 360-degree feedback. 

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation syllabus includes assessment procedures, designing question papers, performance assessment, two-dimensional learning and more. The MOOC will help you learn through interactive methods and develop a deeper understanding of the concepts. The modules help in self-learning, and the internal assessment method of weekly assignments will test your progress during the course.

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation programme comes under the teacher education series and is a valuable course for teachers at different academic levels. If you wish to obtain the certificate, you can register for the certification exam and qualify for it.

Technical education has witnessed considerable growth in the last two decades. However, its quality faces criticism as the educational system’s various subcomponents, like the input, instructional procedures, curriculum,  resources, etc., require improvement. To introduce change in this system, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data are crucial. This is where educational research comes into play, and the Research in Technical Education programme explains its numerous aspects.

The Research in Technical Education course by Swayam is an eight-week curriculum that helps teachers understand the essentials of teaching-learning and its relevant areas. The programme syllabus covers vital topics that will help you obtain the skills for defining and choosing research problems and describing research methodologies. You will be skilled in collecting data, formulating research proposals, and other critical activities.

Designed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, the Research in Technical Education training is an AICTE-approved FDP. Upon satisfying all the eligibility conditions, you can also earn the verified e-certificates to display your acquired fluency in this domain and seek career opportunities.

Developed by NITTTR Chennai, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching program by Swayam focuses on the AICTE Technical Teacher Training module. This interactive MOOC will help you learn how technology is enhancing and transforming classroom instructions. Since incorporating technologies into classroom teaching is challenging, this curriculum provides all the critical learnings to help faculty members like you become fluent in technology-enabled learning.

The eight-week Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching training will also help you leverage your teaching skills and discover an ideal approach for your students, educational contexts, and yourself. The extensive syllabus will enable you to comprehend effective virtual teaching practices and progressively design your online learning activities. 

Furthermore, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification curriculum is a result of experts’ input, experiential sharing, and stakeholders’ interviewees. It also contains numerous case studies and examples, which will help you establish technology-enhanced instructions and what to address when you create these experiences. Upon fulfilling the required criteria, you can also obtain the course certificate.

Today, there are rapid changes in the world’s knowledge landscape. According to the National Education Policy 2020, an ideal educational institution is one where students feel cared for and welcome. Such an environment must provide stimulating and safe learning, diverse educational experiences, appropriate resources, and a robust physical infrastructure. Every educational institute must strive to attain these attributes for achieving NAAC’s accreditation, and the Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process program explains how to do that. 

The Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process certification syllabus covers essential topics to understand how accreditation and assessment are used as external quality assurance mechanisms for higher education. These topics include curricular aspects, learning resources, student progression, institutional best practices, etc. To learn these concepts in the best way possible, the curriculum offers leading experts’ demonstrations, discussions, and lectures, who work in coveted NAAC-accredited institutions.

The AICTE-approved Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process is an eight-week FDP (faculty development program). It belongs to the ‘Teacher Education’ domain and also offers verified e-certificates if you clear all the eligibility prerequisites. The curriculum is divided into 8 modules, and you can also access books and references for further reading. 

Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Course is one of the core courses provided by the Indira Gandhi National Open University in the teacher education programme. The 8-weeks long course, included in the B.Ed programme as per the NCTE Regulations, 2014, allows candidates to understand the factors affecting the formation of an academic discipline.

Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Certification by Swayam aims at helping candidates understand the concept of knowledge and the ways of identifying specific categories of knowledge. It will further deal with the categorization of academic disciplines with the use of a knowledge base. The course will help candidates excel in the sphere of teaching and academics.

The Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Training course would assist aspiring teachers to frame school subjects and curriculum using their detailed insight about different aspects of academic disciplinary knowledge. The course will ultimately help candidates to make their teaching-learning process multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary.

The ‘Accreditation and Outcome-based Learning’ online certification course is designed for the students to learn about the effective methods of teaching and to gain insights to develop an outcome-oriented curriculum for learning. This free online certification course is provided by the education portal, Swayam along with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes are scheduled to be conducted for eight weeks and this is an undergraduate-level course for any individual who is interested in knowing more about effective pedagogic strategies to fulfill the knowledge needs.

The course instructors for this elective course and multidisciplinary program are assistant professor S K. Das Mandal from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Prof. Anup Kumar Ray. The students of this program are given academic and industrial training by professionals through hands-on methodologies that impart a theoretical and practical understanding of the concepts.

The ‘Accreditation and Outcome-based Learning’ online training helps students get a course certificate and two credit points after completion of the course.

The Educational Psychology Certification addresses both theoretical and conceptual aspects, numerous factors impacting learning, and dimensions of learning for the applicants' comfort.

Educational Psychology Classes would be a true online learning experience with vibrant sets of tasks that will optimise learning. The Educational Psychology Certification Syllabus covers learning and its many issues, learning circumstances, and related aspects.

All students get an Educational Psychology Certification by University of Kerala under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Earlier undergraduate courses in Engineering focused more on the subjects like Mathematics, Physics etc. However, there has been a recent shift in the curriculum of these courses, and problem-solving has become an integral part. Thus, elements like communicating, planning, and designing have been added to these courses. Problem Based Learning by Swayam helps in incorporating problem-solving skills in engineering students. 

The Problem Based Learning certification syllabus focuses on non-traditional forms of learning such as cognitive learning, behavioural learning and constructivist learning. The course will be highly beneficial for teachers currently teaching in engineering colleges and enable them to make their students more competent.

The Problem Based Learning program is a MOOC that is a free open learning format and has been approved by the AICTE. You can not only attend this course for free but at the end also gain a certificate as proof. The process and qualifications required to get the certification are mentioned on the course page.

The ‘Education in Contemporary India’ online course is a study of the sociological and philosophical perspectives of education in the Indian context. This program enables students to focus on the importance of education and its applications in the modern world. This certification course is provided by the Swayam portal in association with the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) for the students of the undergraduate level.

The classes of this online certification program are organized for a period of six weeks and the course is categorized under the domain of teacher education. This is a core course that enables students to earn two credit points and an E-certificate after completing the course of study. 

The course instructor for the ‘Education in Contemporary India’ training is the assistant professor from the University of Manipur, Dr. Naziya Hasan who is from the department of teacher education. The students of this course will benefit from the experiential learning process which is aided by the various course modules, online resources, books, and reference materials. 

The ‘Learning and Instruction’ online certification course provided by the online education portal Swayam and the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) in Bhopal is a study about the various aspects of teaching-learning focussing on the attributes of teachers in the context of formal education. The online classes of this course are conducted for a period of six weeks and this is approved by the All India Council of Technical Education.

The students of this course are guided through the hands-on learning experience of the theoretical and practical concepts with the help of the course instructor, Dr. Kiran Saksena from the department of education and research at the NITTTR, Bhopal. The candidates of this course are given the training to achieve the desired learning outcomes and enhance their knowledge of the teaching-learning process.

The ‘Learning and Instruction’ certification program equips the students with a course certificate and two credit points after completing the course of study with the internal and final assessments.

For the Nature of Language Certification course, Swayam offers a 6-week online program. Dr. Shiva Durga, the course instructor, describes diverse forms of communication as the art of conveying data from one individual to another, including verbal, nonverbal, human, and nonhuman communication, and presents a clear image of language as an action that is guided by rules.

The core curriculum for teacher education includes the Nature of language training. The Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, is responsible for the course syllabus and certificate approval.

Nature of language Certification by Swayam deals with the essence of the classroom context, text discourse format, narrative structure, poem structure, and essay structure. The visual elements in the video content, which are divided into five modules and 19 lessons, help students comprehend the material in a spectacular manner, resulting in joyful studying

Learning has taken various new forms and has been upgraded for online consumption in the past few years. This is where MOOCs come into play as they make learning more accessible and interactive for a wide range of aspiring students. 

Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs online program is a free elective course that aims to bring Massive Open Online Courses forward and explain how these courses can be designed to become more learner-friendly.

The Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs certification is a part of the multidisciplinary category and the Faculty domain for experienced categories. The course is aimed at teachers and MOOC creators to help them create effective learning environments for their students. The AICTE accredited course has been designed by the expert faculty from IIT Bombay for the Swayam learning platform.

The Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs certification syllabus consists of four modules that will be taught in a span of four weeks using video lectures and regular assignments. You can also earn a certificate by sitting for the proctored exam and qualifying with a valid score. 

Teaching is one of the faculties that has been around since the dawn of time, but we have still not perfected this skill. In modern-day Indian institutions, the assumption is that if a person knows enough about the subject, they will be able to impart it to other students. However, more often than not, this leads to an unpleasant classroom experience. Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice online course aims to bridge this gap between knowledge possession and impart it. 

In the Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice training, candidates will understand the learning process's essentials and how to put the learner at the center. Concerning this, they will train in various methodologies and strategies to improve their teaching process. Thus, newly joined and experienced teachers can benefit from this course. 

Three distinguished faculty members from IIT Madras are the program instructors for this course and have designed the Effective Engineering Teaching in Practice syllabus to fit an engineering teacher’s context. This MOOC is available for free enrolment on Swayam, and it has no prerequisites. 

The Guidance and Counselling certification course is offered by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. It ensures that teachers have a much broader scope in assisting students while making important educational and vocational choices. The course is scheduled for a duration of four weeks and is a teacher education course.

The Guidance and Counselling course curriculum extensively covers all the topics related to assessment techniques in guidance and counselling. AICTE has also approved the course syllabus. Moreover, this course forms one of the most important and integral parts of our educational system as it allows for the overall development of the students.

The Guidance and Counselling online training is offered by Dr. R Rajendran. He is currently working as the Professor and Head at the Centre for Education Management and Applied Psychology at the NITTTR, Chennai. Given his vast experience in guiding teachers, students, and institutions, learners can be sure of being trained by one of the country's best minds.

The ICT in Teaching and Learning certification course is offered by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. The curriculum is spread over four weeks and has been approved by the AICTE. The training course aims to enhance the capacity of aspiring and in-service teachers, thereby facilitating the transformation in educational culture and the teaching, learning systems of institutions.

 The ICT in Teaching and Learning course curriculum has been carefully curated so that teachers can make the most of the training. It extensively covers all the topics ranging from the roles and functions of e-tutors to the integration of SPOC, MOOC and M-Learning in teaching and learning.

The ICT in Teaching and Learning online training is offered by Dr K. James Mathai. He is currently working as an associate professor at the NITTTR, Bhopal. He has over 37 years of academic teaching experience, and learners can thus be assured of being trained by one of the best in the field.

The LMS through Moodle certification course is perfect for learners interested in utilising the system to enable structured delivery and management of instructional resources and assessments. Moreover, the Learning Management System (LMS) can also be used to track the progress of learners and provide information regarding the teaching-learning process to the management.

The LMS through Moodle online training is scheduled for four weeks and is a training programme for teachers. AICTE has also approved this FDP course. The course throws light on utilising LMS through Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE), an online platform specifically designed to achieve the objectives of learning and teaching programmes.

The LMS through Moodle course curriculum extensively covers all the necessary concepts that help teachers administer quizzes, quickly grade assignments, host online discussions, share resources, and much more! Learners can access, understand, and benefit from the complete demonstration of MOODLE LMS application through this training programme.

OER are basically openly licensed educational materials available online. The OER & Open Education Practices certification course has been designed with the objective to offer teachers the aid of freely available instructional materials. These materials can offer greater flexibility for teachers and give them the opportunity of sharing, using and reusing the knowledge.

The OER & Open Education Practices online training is conducted by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai. The course schedule extends for four weeks and comes under the category of Teacher education. The course is approved by AICTE.  Learners who sign up for the accreditation can also receive an e-certificate containing their name, photograph, final percentage obtained, roll number, and logos of MHRD, SWAYAM and NITTTR.

The OER & Open Education Practices certification curriculum covers a wide range of concepts related to Open Education Practices and Open Educational Resources, ranging from the advantages and disadvantages of OER to the design, development and publishing of OER.

The ‘Advanced Instructional Methods’ online course is a study of the advanced-level techniques and strategies of teaching and instruction that aid in active learning. This online certification course is provided by the Swayam online free education portal in association with the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. The students are enabled to learn about student-centered learning methodologies that include collaborative techniques. 

This is an elective course that comes under the domain of teacher education and the course classes are conducted for four weeks.

The program coordinators and faculty of this certification course are associate professors at NITTTR, Mrs. Asmita A.  Khajanchee, Dr. Sharad K. Pradhan, Dr. K James Mathai, Dr. B. L. Gupta, Dr. J.P. Tegar, and Dr. Sandip S. Kedar. The ‘Advanced Instructional Methods’ certification course enables students to gain two credits and a course completion certificate after finishing the course study and the assessments.

The ‘Accreditation of the Post Graduate Engineering Programme’ certification program is a study of the various standards and procedures involved in getting accreditation of the PG engineering programs by considering the quality improvement. This online free course is provided by the Swayam online portal in collaboration with the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR). The duration of this certification course is estimated to be four weeks.

This elective course which comes under the category of teacher education enables students to gather valuable insights on the nuances associated with procedures, benefits, differences in approval and accreditation, and several other concepts. The program coordinators and instructors for this faculty development program are Prof. D. Singh Karaulia, Prof. Subrat Roy, C. S. Rajeshwari, Prof. Sharad Pradhan, and Dr. H. Jeevakhan of NITTTR.

The ‘Accreditation of the Post Graduate Engineering Programme’ online certification course helps in upskilling our knowledge and getting an E-certificate after completion of the proctored exam. 

The ‘Basic Instructional Methods’ online course is a study focussed on developing the understanding of the process of teaching and learning through innovative pedagogical approaches with the knowledge of the challenges in the methods to facilitate learning. This course is provided by the free online education portal Swayam in association with the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. This elective course that is part of the teacher education domain is conducted for a period of four weeks. 

The curriculum is created with innovative concepts and principles to facilitate the pre-determined outcomes. The students are made to learn through course videos, lectures, discussions, and assessments. The ‘Basic Instructional Methods’ online certification course enables students to receive e-certificates after completion of the course study and the final exam. The candidates of this online training program are given the opportunity to explore the innovative methods of teaching and learning while also gaining academic credits after course completion.

The ‘Learning Management System’ online course is designed to enable the students and individuals to learn about the teaching and learning systems in the online mode. This course focuses on developing study materials along with the management of their storage and retrieval. This online certification program is provided by the Swayam online education portal and the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research(NITTTR). Online learning in this course is aided by classes through video lectures, books, and reference materials for a period of four weeks. 

The course instructor for this program is Dr. Ranjan Dasgupta, who is a professor in the department of computer science and engineering at NITTTR, Kolkata. The candidates of this program are given theoretical and practical insights on the various aspects and technological standards associated with LMS.

The ‘Learning Management System’ online training equips the students with the course certificate and academic credit points after completing the course study. This course belonging to the category of teacher education delivers skills and knowledge for the web-based teaching-learning system.

The ‘Teaching And Learning in General Programs: TALG’ online certification program is an elective multidisciplinary course offered at the postgraduate level. This course enables students to discuss the strategies for outcome-based and quality learning in the education systems. This online course is provided by Swayam in association with the Indian Institute of Science Banglore. The classes are held online, engaged through video lectures, weekly assignments, and the final certification exam. The duration of the certification course is scheduled to be four weeks.

The course instructor of this program is N.J. Rao, consulting professor at the International Institute of Technology Bangalore. He will guide the students with the course curriculum and modules. The students of this program will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of the teaching and learning principles that ensure successful education.

The ‘Teaching And Learning in General Programs: TALG’ certification course equips students with an online certificate after finishing the course study and will also get the course credits.

The Instructional Media certification course is a 4 weeks programme. The programme’s syllabus is the responsibility of the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal, and its professor Dr. Sandip Shivaji Kedar. The FDP certification course on the other hand has gotten the approval of AICTE and is being offered on the Swayam platform. This course’s teachers assess the need for media and technology while keeping the context of learning, and its outcomes for the student. 

The Instructional Media training is a MOOC course that is prepared to help the candidates develop knowledge regarding different areas of instructional media. These areas include research-based design, its principles, and even the media development copyright issues. The learning is enabled through resources like classrooms, workshops, and laboratories. 

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The Educational Media Certification course is a 4-week online program offered by Swayam. Educational Media training is a part of the teacher education elective curriculum. Dr. Sandip Shivaji Kedar is the instructor of this certification course. 

The National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal is accountable for designing the course curriculum and granting the certificate.

Educational Media Certification by Swayam includes the principles of research-based instructional design and visual design, copyright concerns in media development, and managing different instructional media effectively in a variety of learning contexts, including classroom, laboratory, workshop, and technology-enabled learning.