Authors: Ragesh Raju, Sathyendra Bhat, Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D’Souza, Athokpam Bikramjit Singh
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Vol 34, No SP ICTIEE (2021), Pagination: 713-717
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2021/v34i0/157171
Abstract: Engineering Education, Learning Management System, Assessment, Technology, Online Teaching- Learning as the engineering education fraternity is getting accustomed to the new normal amidst the global COVID- 19 pandemic, online teaching has been gaining much attention in the recent past. While teachers are getting adjusted to this new way of teaching, it is paramount that the teaching-learning process caters to the needs of our millennial learners. Considering all these factors, the teacher must continuously work towards always keeping the students motivated. The authors of this paper brought in a series of innovative gamification constructs throughout a semester across multiple courses to gauge the level of involvement of students during the online lectures as well as the Learning Management System (LMS). The motive was the ensure that the students actively participate in all deliberations, thereby positively impacting the online learning process. The participants of the study were 56 second year Post Graduate students who were undergoing online classes. Several tasks, as well as assessments, were assigned to the students. While doing so, students were introduced to new gamification tools like Mentimeter, Edpuzzle, Kahoot, Quizizz and many more at regular intervals to break the monotony and keep them on their feet waiting for the next task to be performed. This not only meant that the students started participating in the classes more actively but also kept them engaged with a variety of innovative tools. The results clearly showed that the students started learning the concepts better while keeping competitive spirits. When it came to individual activities, there was an urge in students to outperform each other, which meant that the students would go that extra mile to get the things done. At the same time, team tasks had a high level of collaboration resulting in effective learning and building camaraderie. The students prefer learning through multiple sources and multiple platforms. By leveraging technological advancements and bringing in gamification in learning, the overall teaching-learning process gets highly benefited.
Authors: Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D’Souza, Athokpam Bikramjit Singh
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Vol 34, No SP ICTIEE (2021), Pagination: 707-712
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2021/v34i0/157170
Abstract: Over the past few years, technology-driven learning has gained a lot of momentum in every spectrum of education, more so in the field of engineering education. Most of the engineering educators often get inclined towards technology to deliver their courses effectively. While teachers have started leveraging Learning Management Systems (LMS) effectively, some of the technological innovations still need a little refinement. This study intends to explore the limitations of Canvas which is one of the popular LMSs being used today. Although Canvas is an excellent tool to manage the course content effectively and has proved to be very user friendly, it still has some nagging issues which have been analyzed through this study. The ways to overcome these limitations have also been put forth to ensure that the potential adopters of Canvas may have a seamless experience. The participants of the study were 56 second year Post Graduate students who were undergoing the course titled Professional Communication and Report Writing. A handful of students ran into unknown issues while taking up the Multiple- Choice Questions (MCQ) based quiz designed in the second module of the course. The issue was then traced, and corrective measures were incorporated to ensure that all students can take up the quiz. The analysis proved that MCQ quizzes developed on Canvas were not compatible with older versions of Android. Hence, students using such phones were unable to take up quiz-based assessments. To overcome this issue, the quizzes were dished out using tools like Google Forms, Kahoot, Quizizz, etc., and the links were posted on Canvas for the students to take up the quiz. While this approach worked relatively well, it was observed that each of these tools had their own set of limitations. In a nutshell, there is no technology that is perfect in all situations. In such circumstances, it is imperative that the course instructor takes centre stage and selects the technology that best suits a situation.
Authors: Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D’Souza , E. S. M. Suresh, Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Vinayambika S. Bhat
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Vol 34, No SP ICTIEE (2021), Pagination: 694-702
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2021/v34i0/157168
Abstract: Diversity is inevitable in every walk-of-life, and rightly in the learning process. Lack of strategies to address the need for diversified learning style is one of the stumbling-blocks for achieving the desired outcome among the students. The purpose of the research is to dwell deeper into the pedagogies of engagement to establish the strategies to accommodate diversity in learning style withing each session. The objective is to create a framework for resolving the issues of learning diversity through dynamic classroom strategies. Action Research Methodology is adopted to deploy and unearth the feasibility of strategies to resolve issues of learning styles. Silverman-Felder’s learning style approach is used to create a dynamic classroom. Also, statistical techniques are used to draw the inference and to determine the effectiveness of the established strategies to resolve the learning issues. The study indicated that learning styles could be effectively addressed in every session through meticulous planning and deployment of active learning methodology. The dynamic classroom approach has resulted in the achievement of the determined that the scientific planning of the session brings socio-technical changes among the students and in the system. desired outcome, which was validated through the assessment at the end of the session. Besides, the strategies adopted are validated by comparing the outcome of the other section through the internal test. Also, feedback of the students substantiated the methodology adopted to resolve the issues of diversity in learning styles. The study culminates that learning diversity can be addressed effectively only when the tutor is aware of learning styles and active learning strategies. Also, it is ascertained that the meticulous planning assists the faculty in ensuring value-added activities in the session. In addition, well-established rubrics helps the students to understand the framework within which they need to participate in the session. Besides, motivation connected to the emotions helps the students participate proactively. Eventually, it is determined that the scientific planning of the session brings socio-technical changes among the students and in the system.
Authors: Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D’Souza
Publication Details: 9th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF 2019) Proceedings : Disruptive Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 172, 2020, Pages 906-914
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.05.131
Abstract: The students in engineering institutes are expected to be tech-savvy and have an appetite for technology-based learning. Sadly, most of the courses in the current Indian engineering education scenario are taught using straight lectures where students are made to play a passive role while the teacher takes the center stage. The need of the hour is to get the students out of this passive mode of learning and bring them to the forefront in the teaching-learning cycle. Most often than not, teachers utilize the class time teaching technical intricacies that are crucial to solving problems which leave very little time to do anything else. Hence, the onus falls on the students to apply the learning in the class to solve problems on their own outside the classroom which is far from ideal. The flipped class is a model wherein much of the technical content is delivered outside the classroom via a virtual platform which in turn makes the classroom a congenial place for discussions, problem-solving and promoting active learning in the presence of the teacher. Through this paper, a study has been conducted to bring in this modern technology into engineering education. The objective is to analyze the power of technology in teaching courses that require significant work beyond class hours.
The flipped classroom model was applied on 32 final year Post Graduate students through the Android Mobile Application Development course. A fundamental topic was chosen that forms the base to build sophisticated Android Apps. Since it was very difficult to grasp the topic at one go, the class was flipped so that the students get ample time to go through the learning resources and come well prepared for the class. To begin with, the students were given the task of going through a lecture video from one of the NPTEL courses on Modern Application Development. However, the video shared was 22 minutes long and to simplify the learning experiences of students, a 3-minute Introductory video on the course content was shot and posted on the course website so that the students could first go through it before going into the actual learning material. During the lecture hour, an active learning strategy based on In-Class Teams was leveraged to drive home learning.
Practicing a disruptive tool like the flipped classroom model shifts the focus from the teacher to the students and assists in restoring the balance. By flipping the class, the students are expected to go through learning material employing self-study and then come prepared for the deliberations in the class. As students go through the gist of the course content in advance, it becomes easy for the teacher to turn into a facilitator and assist in students learning during the lecture hours. Through the assessment of student’s interaction, preferences, and performance, the results of this study show that the students learn a whole lot better when technology is harnessed as opposed to the traditional classroom lectures.
Authors: Shreeranga Bhat, Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Rio D’Souza, BinuK.G.
Publication Details: 9th World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF 2019) Proceedings : Disruptive Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 172, 2020, Pages 927-936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.05.134
Abstract: Background, Motivation, and Objective – Inculcating critical thinking, teamwork, and lifelong learning are the basic tenets of Outcome Based Engineering Education (OBEE). Collaborative learning is one such pedagogy of engagement to achieve the same. In addition, the implementation of OBEE demands the adoption of corporate best practices in deploying new initiatives, which streamlines the process, removes waste in the process, and ensures sustainment of the improved process. Lean Thinking is one such approach adopted by the industry to ensure productivity, performance, and sustainment of new initiatives. The objective of this paper is to study the scope of collaborative learning in OBEE based on the Lean Thinking approach, and to explore its successful deployment in Indian higher education.
Statement of Contribution/Methods – The research reported in this paper is based on Action Research methodology carried out using the Lean Thinking PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach and its application in improving OBEE through collaborative learning in India. STAD (Student-Teams-Achievement-Division) collaborative learning was deployed through heterogeneous group formation for enhancing the teaching-learning process. The Indo-Universal Collaboration on Engineering Education (IUCEE) consortium knowledge base and assistance has been effectively used to chalk out the strategy for effective deployment. Basic statistics and outlier analysis is used to draw the inferences.
Results, Discussion, and Conclusions – The study describes the effective deployment of collaborative learning to enhance the effectiveness of the OBEE ecosystem through students’ performance by utilizing the power of Lean Thinking. The study shows that not only Turn-Around-Time (TAT) of the deployment process is enhanced, but also the attainment of the students’ performance. Moreover, it improves team spirit and team performance during the process. The paper is based on a single case study executed in an engineering college and hence, there is limitation in generalizing the specific results from the study. But the approach adopted and the learning from this study can be generalized. The study is of use to academicians, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to implement collaborative learning for an OBEE set- up with optimal utilization of the available resources based on the Lean Thinking platform in their organizations. This approach ensures value-added activity throughout the process and effective utilization of industrial best practices to higher education. Although collaborative learning and Lean Thinking have been extremely successful in the education sector and the corporate sector, respectively, the application of both to the engineering education has been limited. In addition, it describes the end-to-end implementation strategy of OBEE starting from planning, execution, meticulous assessment, and sustainment of the improved process in a step-by-step approach. This study illustrates how its application can improve the performance of the process and thus, productivity in the course.
Authors: Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D’Souza
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Volume 33, Special Issue, ICTIEE 2020, January 2020
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i0/150140
Abstract: In the modern era, the education system has undergone a huge paradigm shift. Traditional classroom teaching methodologies that used to work like wonder, no longer attract the students of the present generation. Higher education, especially, engineering education has been greatly impacted by this paradigm shift and things are rapidly moving away from traditional methods to more advanced and innovative active learning strategies. Collaborative Learning is one of the popular forms of active learning and caters to the needs of millennial learners of today. This study deals with the impact of Team-Games- Tournament (TGT), which is one of the Collaborative Learning techniques. The outcomes of this small experiment clearly show that when Collaborative Learning is leveraged well, it surely results in better learning among the students.
Authors: Shreeranga Bhat, Rio D'Souza, Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, B. Pavana Kumara
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, Volume 33, Special Issue, ICTIEE 2020, January 2020
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i0/150136
Abstract: The very purpose of the article was to discover the effective deployment strategy for Outcome Based Education (OBE). The article addresses one of the affective domains (motivation) of Blooms Taxonomy in implementing the OBE. The Maslow's motivational model and ARCS motivational model was used to complement each other in the deployment of the outcome-based system. Two sections of a course were considered in the research design having same subject of study, syllabus and assessment methodology to compare and culminate the findings of old and new approach. Root-cause analysis was used to initiate the research whereas statistical analysis was performed to culminate the findings. The new deployment strategy based on motivational theories proved to be superior in the outcome of the course. The current research was unique and adds value to body of knowledge by paving the way forward for new opportunity for engineering education research among the academicians, researchers, and policy makers.
Authors: Prathiksha U, Ragesh Raju, Sathyendra Bhat J, Athokpam Bikramjit Singh
Publication Details: International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2018:44-48
Abstract: Hackers are very active these day who can easily access the security of information system in cloud. Providing security measures in cloud is the major key to safeguard the data store into the cloud. Information security can be achieved by duplicating across the cloud server but it cost is very high. Data may be compromise to intruder where security measures taken through encryption as the security key can be hack easily by the hacker or native user. We can minimized almost by cent percent using cipher-text across the domain. The system uses multiple DES encryption and its very user friendly and system is safe as intruder won’t be able to hijack the information from the system .
Authors: Deeksha Shetty, Sathyendra Bhat J, Athokpam Bikramjit Singh, Ragesh Raju
Publication Details: International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2018:72-76
Abstract: Educating the mankind can be from various sources like printed and soft copy from various sources. In recent times social network and electronics media play a vital role in the development of human resource as well as to educate people. Huge potential of data are available from various source and can be discover and various study can be done on different criteria in order to understand the behaviors of human kind. To prioritize the information we need to have specific process based on significance and we can rank them accordingly. Media reports are mostly with high significance so it can be consider as essential information towards many stakeholder and society at a large. User interaction take place in social media over the given topic. This this paper we are focusing in recognizing the new aspect or topics across various platform in an unsupervised design called sociological categorization of frequent news item or feed.
Authors: Sathyendra Bhat, Ragesh Raju, Athokpam Bikramjit, Rio D'Souza
Publication Details: Journal of Engineering Education Transformations,Volume 31, No. 3, January 2018
ISSN 2349-2473, eISSN 2394-1707
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2018/v31i3/120781
Abstract: In the modern day and age, technology is very much ubiquitous, in other words it is anywhere and everywhere. The most interesting aspect of this trend is that the educational systems are adapting to technology at a rapid pace. This is increasingly assisting the careers of students as well as the teacher. The technology which is most often right on the fingertips, keeps everything and everyone updated while the rest is getting outdated. Classroom teaching can do wonders with the implementation and usage of technology since the modern world is in need of it. The current trend is to learn online, where almost everything is available on the screen right in front of the learner. These E-Learning techniques are epitomized in Google Suite for Education which offers a plethora of opportunities for the learners to explore various options in front of them to leverage ELearning. A study has been carried out to assess the effectiveness of assignments when submitted manually to the teachers as opposed to submission through an E-Learning facility like Google Classroom and the results show overwhelming success when this activity was carried out with the help of technology. This paper discusses incorporating technology in classroom learning, diverse ways of leveraging it in the classroom, its benefits and a number of relevant issues.
Authors: Athokpam Bikramjit Singh, Sathyendra Bhat J, Ragesh Raju, Rio D’Souza
Publication Details: American Journal of Intelligent Systems 2017, 7(3): 68-72
DOI: 10.5923/j.ajis.20170703.06
Abstract: Cloud Computing is known for providing services to variety of users by with the aid of very large scalable and virtualized resources over the internet. Due to the recent innovative trends in this field, a number of scheduling algorithms have been developed in cloud computing which intend to decrease the cost of the services provided by the service provider in cloud computing environment. Most of the modern day researchers, attempt to construct job scheduling algorithms to increase the availability and performance of cloud services as the users have to pay for the available resources/services based on time. Considering all the above factors, scheduling plays a crucial role to maximize the utilization of resources in cloud computing environment. Through this paper, we are doing a comparative study of various scheduling algorithms and the related issues in cloud computing.
Authors: Athokpam Bikramjit Singh, Sathyendra Bhat J, Ragesh Raju, Rio D’Souza
Publication Details: Advances in Computing 2017, 7(2): 28-34
Abstract: Load Balancing is one of the most significant concepts in distributed environments. As Cloud Computing is considered to be one of the best platforms that gives storage of data at a minimal cost and is accessible all the time over the internet, load balancing for the cloud computing has turned into a very interesting and important study area. Load balancing aims at high user satisfaction and usage of resource ratio by guaranteeing a proficient and reasonable allocation of each computing resource. There are numerous difficulties in load balancing techniques such as security, fault tolerance etc which are prevalent in modern cloud computing environments. Many researchers have proposed several techniques to enhance load balancing and this paper too, portrays an overview on load balancing schemes in cloud environments. We explore the diverse types of algorithms that are proposed by a number of researchers to solve the problem of load balancing in cloud computing.
Authors: Athokpam Bikramjit Singh, Sathyendra Bhat J, Ragesh Raju, Prithvi V Shet
Publication Details: International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology
Special Issue SACAIM 2017, pp. 622-628
Abstract: Due to the existence of multiple stakeholders with conflicting goals and policies, alterations to the existing Internet architecture are now limited to simple incremental updates;deployment of any new, radically different technology is next to impossible. To fend off this ossification, network virtualization has been propounded as a diversifying attribute of the future inter-networking paradigm. By introducing a plurality of heterogeneous network architectures cohabiting on a shared physical substrate, network virtualization promotes innovations and diversified applications. In this paper, we survey the existing technologies and a wide array of past and state-of-the-art projects on network virtualization followed by a discussion of major challenges in this area.