Informatics Publishing Limited

Manisha Nirgude ¹, Anil Naik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Information Technology, Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur, Maharashtra-413006, IN

Abstract

In the digital era of education, use of ICT is found to be vital in different levels and different types of education to improve teaching-learning process. Now, due to rapid increase in smart phone and internet users a new paradigm shift in learning is m-learning. Even social networking and instant messengers become very much popular in communication and also in education. This study focuses on effective use of WhatsApp Application as an out-of-class activity for campus placement preparation for third year engineering students. Daily around 30-40 minutes WhatsApp Activity was conducted where one student posted technical questions after rigorous study and remaining students posted answers to these questions in 30 minutes duration. This was followed by assessment and discussions. This activity was completely of students for the students and by the students. After analysis, we found that students found more interest in WhatsApp activity and were more active in WhatsApp activity than In-class activity. During this activity students learnt managerial, technical and communication skills. Hence, WhatsApp can be used as an effective tool for out-of-class activity for multiple purposes like sharing information, assessment, discussions, feedback, flipped classroom concept etc.

Keywords

Whastapp Application, Out-of-Class Activity, Teaching-Learning Process, M-Learning, Discussion Forum.

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Rashmi K. Dixit ¹, Manisha Nirgude ², Pratibha S. Yalagi ²

Affiliations
1 Computer Science & Engineering,Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN
2 Information Technology,Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

The world of internet includes lot of viruses and hackers, eavesdropping and electronic fraud. So, there is a need of security to information and cyber data. The requirement is not only of secrecy but the authenticity of information is also equally important. The requirements of security and authenticity within an organization are on a boom now which has undergone lots of changes over the decades. Information and Cyber Security Course tries to provide both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security. The awareness and study of security issues is required. It plays major role in the industry and organization. Hence the course of Information&Cyber Security is a must for students to learn especially for Computer Scienece and Information Technology students. To create interest in learning this course, the fun learning activity like gamification is implemented. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a game is “an activity engaged in for diversion or amusement”. Gamification in general speaking is a fun activity to engage the student, to meet learning objective. The Study proposes Gamification which provides a smart way of teaching to make learner active. The paper focuses on involvement and engagement of the learner with Gamification. The experiment is conducted for the final year Computer Science and Engineering students for the course of Information and Cyber Security. The results show that the ability of problem-solving among students increased effectively with more understanding level. The effectiveness of the experiment is verified by the survey from students and the university results.

Keywords

Gamification, Information & Cyber Security, Active Learner, Fun Learning

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