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                                    Knowledge Digest for IT Community
                                    Volume No. 43 | Issue No. 4 | juLY 2019                                      50/-
ISSN 0970-647X

                                            digital
                                           learning
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                    COVER STORY                                               RESEARCH FRONT
                    Digital Learning : An Overview 06                         Digital Learning:
                                                                              Inherent Risks and Preventive Measures 30

                    Technical Trends                                          ARTICLE
                    A Brief Introduction to HR Analytics and Reporting 24     A Framework for Next Generation Digital
                                                                              Learning Environment 35
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Know Your CSI
Executive Committee (2019-20/21)
         President                                         Vice President cum President Elect                          Hon. Secretary
         Prof. A K Nayak                                   Mr. R K Vyas                                                Dr. Santosh Kumar Yadav
         (E) aknayak@iibm.in                               (E) rkvyas05@gmail.com                                      (E) secretary@csi-india.org

         Hon. Treasurer                                    Immd. Past President (2017-18)
         Dr. Durgesh Mishra                                Mr. Sanjay Mohapatra
         (E) drdurgeshmishra@gmail.com                     (E) smohapatra70@yahoo.co.in

Regional Vice-Presidents
        Region-I (2019-21)                  Region-II (2019-21)                   Region-III (2019-21)                 Region-IV (2018-20)
        Mr. Arvind Sharma                   Md. Shams Raza                        Mr. Jayant Binde                     Er. Nachindra K Behera
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         Region-V (2019-21)                Region-VI (2018-20)                    Region-VII (2019-21)                 Region-VIII (2019-21)
         Mr. M. S. Prasadbabu              Mr. Pradeep Rathi                      Prof. Dr. M Sundaresan               Mr. Konatham Mohan Raidu
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Division Chairpersons
         Division-I (2019-21)                              Division-II (2018-20)                                       Division-III (2019-21)
         Mr. Manas Ranjan Pattnaik                         Col. Balraj Anand                                           Prof. Suresh Chand Tyagi
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         Division-IV (2018-20)                             Division-V (2019-21)
         Prof. Vibhakar Mansotra                           Dr. Subhash Chandra Yadav
         (E) vibhakar20@yahoo.co.in                        (E) scy123@gmail.com

Nomination Committee (2019-2021)
          Arvind M Nayak                                   Mr. Deepak Sharma                                           Dr. R R Deshmukh
         (E) amnayak@hotmail.com                           (E) dsharmaji@gmail.com                                     (E) rrdeshmukh.csit@bamu.ac.in

  From the Desk of Chairman, Publication Committee
  Dear Fellow Members,
                          It is a pleasure to pen this write up             more prominent and getting strengthened. Some academic
                     for this issue. It is needless to say that CSI         institutions have already started courses of study in disciplines
                     Publications – be it CSIC, JOC or Adyayan              such as Data Science, AI & Machine learning. I am sure many
                     are a strong media which take CSI to                   other universities/ academic institutions will take a lead in this
                     greater heights. In the past, the entire               direction. If we do not do, some others will do. When this is
                     IT industry, academia viewed CSI rather                so, there is an absolute need for CSI to go for quality articles/
                     seriously and with respect. A lot of support
                                                                            research papers in its publications. It is a cycle. The more the
                     was forthcoming from State and Central
                                                                            quality – the more the recognition.
                     governments and National organizations. All
  the office bearers, Divisional and Regional chairmen worked                   Rightly, President, CSI has invited in the May and June
  relentlessly in promoting IT and Electronics wings of CSI.                issues of CSI Communications quality articles from members
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  concerted efforts of all of us.                                           Dr. D. D. Sarma
      Areas such as AI, IoT, Big data analytics are becoming                Chief Scientist (R), CSIR-NGRI, CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad.
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                                                         Contents
Chief Editor
S S Agrawal
KIIT Group, Gurgaon

Editor                                                   Cover Story
dR. RITIKA WASON
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute                           Digital Learning : An Overview                                                                                                 06
of Computer Applications and                             Pranjali Vatsalaya
Management (BVICAM)                                      Digital Learning                                                                                                               08
E-mail: rit_2282@yahoo.co.in                             T. Jayanthy, D. Rajeswari and S. Sathiya Priya

Published by                                             Digital Learning: A Mysterious Potential                                                                                       11
AKSHAYA KUMAR NAYAK                                      Deepak Sharma and Dr. Priti Sharma
For Computer Society of India                            Digital Learning: From Conventional to Next Generation Learning                                                                14
                                                         Preeti Gulia and Ayushi Chahal
Editorial Board:
Arun B Samaddar, NIT, Sikkim                             Digital Learning - A Paradigm Shift in Education                                                                               18
                                                         Anitha P
Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra,
KIIT University, Bhubanewar                              Digital Learning                                                                                                               21
Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay, MIT, Pune                        A. R. Revathi and Shwettha M

J Yogapriya, Kongunadu Engg. College, Trichy
                                                         Technical Trends
M Sasikumar, CDAC, Mumbai,                               A Brief Introduction to HR Analytics and Reporting                                                                             24
R Subburaj, SRM University, Chennai                      K.V.N. Rajesh and K.V.N. Ramesh
R K Samanta, Siliguri Inst. of Tech., West Bengal        Role of Virtual Reality in Surgical Simulation – A Digital learning Strategy in Healthcare                                     28
R N Behera, NIC, Bhubaneswar                             Archana Sasi
Sudhakar A M, University of Mysore
                                                         Research front
Sunil Pandey, ITS, Ghaziabad
                                                         Introduction and Initiatives of Digital Learning Schemes in Indian Higher Education                                            30
Shailesh K Srivastava, NIC, Patna                        Mamoon Rashid, Vishal Goyal, Shalu Jindal, Harjeet Singh and Unnati Gulaty
Vishal Mehrotra, TCS                                     An Introduction to Pervasive Biomedical Informatics                                                                            33
                                                         Partha Pratim Ray and Poulami Majumder

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                                                         S. Balakrishnan and D. Prabha

                                                         Indian Government’s Initiative for Digital Learning                                                                            39
                                                         Ashish Agrawal and Gargi Agarwal

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Editorial
                                                                                                   Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Agrawal   Dr. Ritika Wason
                                                                                                         Chief Editor               Editor

Dear Readers
     “Online learning is not the next big thing, it is the now big       Analytics and Reporting” by K.V.N Rajesh and K.V.N Ramesh
thing.” - Donna J. Abernathy                                             delves into the specifics of HR Analytics. The next article, “Role
     The above quote by Donna J. Abernathy, an educational               of Virtual reality in Surgical Simulation- A Digital Learning
author does not just indicate a new phenomenon, but it                   Strategy in Healthcare” by Archana Sasi discusses how
highlights the new renaissance in education, termed “Digital             Virtual reality is enabling surgical simulations and promoting
Learning.” All over the globe educationists, philanthropists,            digital learning in healthcare. The article in research front,
policy makers are finding new means and mechanisms to                    “Introduction and Initiatives of Digital Learning Schemes in
make learning possible for one and all irrespective of their             Indian Higher Education” by Mamoon Rashid, Harjeet Singh,
age, location, or availability. Replacing the conventional modes         Vishal Goyal, Unnaty Gulati and Shalu Jindal further reiterates
and means of learning, Digital Education is emerging as the              the effects of digital learning in the Indian Higher Education
new frontier enabling anytime learning for everyone at their             scenario. The next article, “An Introduction to Pervasive
own pace and in the domain of their interest. Digital learning           Biomedical Informatics” by Partha Pratim Ray and Poulami
is changing the face of education in India rapidly, crating              Majumder elaborates on the field of biomedical informatics.
increased learner power and also changing the educational                The article, “A Framework for Next Generation Digital Learning
landscape of rural India. As professional, we can develop                Environment” by S. Balakrishnan and D. Prabha beautifully
competence in accessing and sharing knowledge through                    explores the next generation digital learning environment. The
these techniques and tools.                                              cover story entitled, “Indian Government’s Initiative for Digital
                                                                         Learning” by Ashish Agrawal and Gargi Agrawal introduces
    After exploring the domain of Emotional Intelligence
                                                                         the varied Indian Government digital learning initiatives.
in June-2019 issue, we have dedicated this issue to Digital
Learning and its impact in varied domains. This issue                         The issue also reports workshop on IBM Cloud and
showcases articles exploring the field of Digital Learning.              Services at BVICAM, New Delhi. Matdaan Sankalp Abhiyan by
                                                                         Lucknow Chapter has also been reported and Management
     The fundamentals of Digital Learning have been
                                                                         Practices in Ancient India by Chennai Chapter is also covered.
effectively traced by Pranjali Vatsalya in the first cover story
                                                                         Various CSI chapter, divisions and student branch activities
entitled “Digital Learning-An Overview.” With relatable
                                                                         carried out all across the nation have also been highlighted.
examples they explain the concept, applications and trends in
digital learning. The next story entitled, “Digital Learning” by              We are extremely thankful to all our contributors as well
T. Jayanthy, D. Rajeswari and S. SathiyaPriya further clarifies          as readers. Original, plagiarism-free, unpublished articles are
the fundamentals of Digital Learning while highlighting some             solicited throughout the year from CSI members as well as
of its notable applications. The hidden potential of Digital             non-members. Our sincere gratitude to the CSI publication
Learning has further been elaborated in “Digital Learning: A             committee members, editorial board members, authors and
Mysterious Potential” by Deepak Sharma and Priti Sharma.                 reviewers for their great contribution and support in realising
Over the years digital learning has not just been confined               this issue.
to a particular technology-driven platform, instead with the                 Our special thanks to Prof. A. K. Nayak, President, CSI
advancement of technology digital learning strategies have               for his constant encouragement, support and guidance in
also grown in leaps and bounds. The next cover story entitled,           publication of July, 2019 issue.
“Digital Learning: From Traditional to Technological Learning”
by Preeti Gulia and Ayushi Chahal explores the same. The cover               We look forward to receive constructive feedback and
story, “Digital Learning- A Paradigm Shift in Education” by              suggestions from our esteemed members and readers at
Anitha P investigates the components of Digital Learning while           csic@csi-india.org
comparing it to conventional learning mechanisms. The final              With kind regards,
cover story, “Digital Learning” by A. R. Revathi and Shwettha
                                                                         Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Agrawal, Chief Editor
M further reiterates the components and characteristics of
                                                                         Director General KIIT, Former Emeritus Scientist CSIR,
digital learning.
                                                                         Advisor CDAC, Noida
     The technical trends section showcases the different
industrial trends supported either directly or indirectly by             Dr. Ritika Wason, Editor
digital learning. The first article “A Brief Introduction to HR          Associate Professor, BVICAM, New Delhi
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President’s Desk
 From : President, Computer Society of India
 Date    : 01 July, 2019
 Email : president@csi-india.org / Cell : (91) 82106 93239

      Currently, the nation battles a spate of issues & problems like                 Though CSI is having good number of Chapters, Institutional
skill-gap and unemployability and the present education system is               Members, Student Branches still then it’s association with the
having the issues ranging from an outdated syllabus, Infrastructure,            increasing number of companies & corporations are most required.
lack of hands-on practical experience, lack of quality educators and            In this direction, the efforts will be to enhance our services so as to
so forth.                                                                       render satisfactory services to the members & ensure their continued
                                                                                association.
     Higher education in India continues to remain a dream for many
students. But with an initiative like digital India, the Human Resource              Technical activities are conducted by the chapters & student
Development Ministry is promoting & spreading the digital learning              branches which are quite visible by the reports published in CSI
to provide greater access to higher education to the masses in India.           Communications. Chapters & student branches are requested to
                                                                                come with more & more technical activities to cater the effective
     Top & premier institutes of the country both in the public and
                                                                                services to their members because it is the need that members should
private sector have agreed to join hands with the Human Resources
                                                                                be addressed regularly & value to members should be enhanced.
Development Ministry to formulate & develop a cohesive structure
and policy for digital education system. Hence digital learning is
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gaining popularity in India.
                                                                                      CSI has taken an initiative to make the exponential growth in its
      The theme of this issue of CSI Communications Digital Learning            life membership enrollment for which 15% discount in life membership
is of great importance as it will focus on technology innovation and            fees has been announced. The life membership enrollment form is
trend setting initiatives in primary, middle, higher & mass education.          also given in this issue for availing the opportunity of membership
The Society will experience the contribution of this great Technology in        discount. I request all the hon’ble members of the CSI to make wide
the current decade but the benefits of the same should be completely            publicity of this summer discount scheme among their relations &
and uniformly understood and utilized by the learners of formal, non            known circle which is for the time period from 15th May to 15th July
formal, working professionals & masses in general.                              2019.
      In recent years CSI has played a significant role in creating IT               I seek the active & kind support of the Members to make CSI
awareness by organizing massive numbers of seminars, conferences                more Dynamic, Vibrant, Productive & sustainable to achieve the height
& workshops starting from Chapter level, State level, National level            of excellence.
& International level on current state of affairs of technological
                                                                                     I sincerely request all the Office Bearers, Executive Members,
development. The Past few months have witnessed more than
                                                                                Chapter Managing Committee, CSI student Branch Coordinators,
hundreds of events which was regularly published in past issues
                                                                                SIG Managing Committee & CSI office staffs to kindly work with
of CSI Communications. In coming months the quantum of such
                                                                                responsibility for the Society (CSI) to serve honestly for the cause of
activities are in progress & such events will be regularly covered in
                                                                                every Division, Region, Chapter, SIG, Student Branch & every Individual
CSI Communication.
                                                                                Members including Student Members.
      I request to the Regional Vice President & Chapter office Bearers
                                                                                      Let us come forward to make Clean CSI & Green CSI with
to kindly organize more & more activities to take forward the name &            transparent activities & visions to make it Swachh, Pardarshi & Hara
fame of CSI to common masses with their realization of benefits from            Vara.
this largest Society of IT professionals.
      The birth of CSI was inspired by the pioneers of Information              With warm regards,
Technology in India. Started with 16 members in 1965, CSI has scaled
it’s membership height to more than lakhs. It is not only the reflection
of the increasing outreach of CSI but also expanding the boundaries to
the remotest part of the country
      With the faith of the members in the Society. The strength of CSI         Prof. Akshaya Nayak
lies in its appeal & association with students, academicians, scientists,       President, CSI
computer and IT professionals as well as practitioners.

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Digital Learning : An Overview
  Pranjali Vatsalaya
  3rd year student, Pursuing B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Introduction
     The trend of Digital Learning has                 [1] Thus making it a “choose-your-own-               2.   Redesigned Learning Spaces
been around for a while. In recent times,              adventure” kind of learning.                              Educators have realized that
all that we hear on TV and Radio is                                                                         the chalkboard system isn’t always
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan asking                                                                        the best way to occupy kids. Group
parents to let their kids grow with                                                                         discussions, debates, elocution, etc.
“Interactive Learning”. That’s not it! In                                                                   are the new way to go and classrooms
a recent advertisement, we could even                                                                       are being designed to promote this.
hear a son tell his father that the old                                                                     The 21st-century classrooms are using
days of repeated writing and by-hearting                                                                    SMARTboards and pods of SMARTdesks
are gone because he has an App that                                                                         as an alternative to chalkboards. [2]
helps him learn with such interest that
he doesn’t forget concepts forever.
This is the future of learning. Today,
we see kids talking to their devices and
                                                           Fig. 2: Diversity of content in Digital
discussing their doubts. Gone are those
                                                                         Learning
days when parents had to come up with
interesting ideas to motivate their kid                Current Trends
to study. With Digital Learning apps                        It was on 28th February 2012 that
everything a parent needs for his kids is              Digital Learning saw a boom. On this
a click away.                                          day, Digital Learning moved beyond
                                                       Dora-the explorer and Bob-the builder
                                                       to online platforms like Moodle and
                                                       Byju’s. And hence, 28th February
                                                       was declared as Digital Learning Day
                                                                                                                 Fig. 4: An interactive classroom
                                                       worldwide.
                                                            The following trends are influencing
                                                       student learning:                                    3.   Cloud-based learning
                                                       1.	Augmented Reality / Virtual                           Cloud-based learning refers to
                                                            Reality / Mixed Reality                         learning online from data which is
                                                            Augmented, virtual, and mixed                   stored on the cloud. These resources are
                                                       reality are parts of the new age                     virtually accessible by multiple digital
     Fig. 1: Digital Learning for kids                 technology that improve teacher-                     devices. Some other benefits of having a
                                                       student interaction while simultaneously             cloud-based learning system are fewer
What Is Digital Learning                               designing lessons that are both fun and              costs for customer support, software
     Wikipedia, a Digital learning                     engaging. Virtual Reality (VR) has the               installations, and data management;
platform, defines Digital learning                     capacity of bringing the outside world               lesser set-up time and technological
as     “any      instructional   practice              into the classroom and vice versa. [2]               maintenance; flexible learning on the
that effectively uses technology to                                                                         go and vast space to capture and store
strengthen a student’s learning                                                                             data.
experience”. In the ever-expanding age                                                                      4.   Gamification
of digitization, an increasing number of                                                                         Gamification of learning refers to
students are gradually moving towards                                                                       the application of video game design
digital platforms in almost every field                                                                     principles in learning. The object is
including business, arts, engineering,                                                                      to motivate and fascinate learners
and medical sciences. Commonly                                                                              by using the same elements that
confused with eLearning, Digital                                                                            make a video game challenging and
Learning includes appealing, interactive                                                                    enjoyable. Drexel University’s Vice
                                                            Fig. 3: Use of Augmented Reality in
and adaptive software, conventional                                   Digital Learning                      President Susan Aldridge says “These
literature, video lectures, and games.                                                                      virtual game worlds provide a unique
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opportunity to apply new knowledge                                          grasp concepts quickly, relate theory              and not a class average. Apart from this,
and make mission-critical decisions                                         and application adeptly, and engage in             AI allows the automation of meticulous
while identifying obstacles, considering                                    receiving information readily, while also          tasks, enabling teachers to play their
multiple perspectives and rehearsing                                        advancing instructional techniques and             natural role of being a motivator and
various responses.” As these games                                          promoting the comprehensive sharing                guiding force. This leads to a significant
are devised to give instant feedback,                                       of knowledge. If knowledge is not                  rise in the quality of education.
students are intrinsically motivated to                                     implemented practically, cramming up               Increasing dependence on digital
keep playing them, thus sharpening                                          a lot of theory may become tedious and             content, also means that the content
their skills.                                                               unproductive. Hence it is important to             needs to be designed, customized,
                                                                            know the practical applications of the             and updated in real time. But with the
                                                                            topics studied. An effective way to do this        present diversity of subjects, this seems
                  Learning
                    Tools
                                   LOR
                                              Presentation
                                                 Tools
                                                                            is to include real-life demonstrations,            like a Herculean task. By using AI, we
                                                                            scenarios and artificial simulations               can digitize books and create digital
   Analytics
                       Digital Learning Platform               Course
                                                             Management
                                                                            coupled with theory. However, it is not            learning interfaces that are relevant to
                                                                            to be forgotten that even though the               students of all age and grades.[3] As
               Assessments &                  Assignment &
                                             Communication
                                                                            technology is changing the role of a               AI educational solutions continue to
                                                                            teacher, it will never eliminate the need          develop, we hope that AI will help bridge
                 Gradebook       SIS, LDAP        Tools
                                   & SSO

                                                                            for one. With Digital Learning, teachers           the gap between teaching and learning,
        Fig. 5: Digital Learning platform                                   will be equipped to provide personalized           thus allowing schools and teachers to
                                                                            guidance and supervision to guarantee              do more than ever before.
Its impact on the education system                                          that the students learn and stay on                References
     Now, what’s new with Digital                                           track. [1]                                         [1]   https://gosa.georgia.gov/what-digital-
Learning is that the student can choose                                     Behind the Scenes                                        learning
his own topic, language, time, place, and                                        Today, no industry is untouched by            [2]   h t t p s : // w w w. fo r b e s . co m / s i t e s /
                                                                                                                                     danielnewman/2017/07/18/top-6-
a convenient pace, thus allowing him to                                     the miracles of artificial intelligence.
                                                                                                                                     digital-transformation-trends-in-
study without worrying about timetables                                     With AI incorporated in education, there                 education/#6117f4742a9a
and schedules. Digital Learning                                             is now a degree of personalized learning           [3]   https://www.livemint.com/
technology can enable students to                                           where each student studies at his pace                                                                     n

 About the Author
                                Pranjali Vatsalaya is a 3rd-year student, currently pursuing B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of
                                Technology, Madras. Her Research interests include Defence technology, Internet of Things and Machine Learning. She
                                is currently working on a project on Signal Processing and Wireless communications. Apart from being an avid reader,
                                she holds the prestigious NTSE scholarship and has also represented her college in various inter-college Volleyball
                                tournaments.

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Digital Learning
  T. Jayanthy                                        D. Rajeswari                                                     S. Sathiya Priya
  Professor in Electronics and Communication         Assistant Professor in ECE Dept.,                                Associate Professor in Panimalar
  Department in Sathyabama University                Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai                       Institute of Technology, Chennai

                                                 “Once you stop Learning, you start dying”
                                                                                                                                              — Albert Einstein

Introduction
      Digital is a word with numerous                                                                              and other electronic contraptions. The
potential implications and suppositions.                                                                           substance is composed by exceptionally
The strict significance references                                                                                 experienced    scholastic   substance
innovation or encoding data in zeros.                    Video Classrooms              Interactive e-lessons       journalists and they are enlightening
We live in the advanced age, a time                                                                                upheld by videos and images for better
unmistakable as a result of pervasive                                                                              understanding.
systems administration and productive                         Virtual Classrooms          Instructor-led           Digital Learning Technologies
utilization of innovation in practically
all parts of every day human life. We
have been living in this time since the
                                                         Online discussions               Electronic simulations
Internet started to change how we
live, making Digital communication an                                                     Mobile Learnings
essential normal for human activity.
      A large portion of you more likely                          Self-paced

than not caught wind of Digital learning.
The E-Education has surely lighted the
instructing division. Gone are the times
of slates, the chalks and the dusters.
They have been substituted with
electronic instruction which fortifies
understudy’s learning knowledge.
Scope of Digital Learning                                                                                          Portable Devices
                                                 free. You can download recordings                                       Computers accustomed be the first
Freedom to choose the place                      of the classes from web and you can
      Digital learning or e-education                                                                              appliance for accessing the internet, yet
                                                 comprehend what was educated in the                               Tablets and smart phones are measure
is not bounded with the traditional              class today.
classroom type of teaching where every                                                                             leading the pack. These days’ individuals
period was supposed to be of forty               Speed and Convenience                                             utilize an assortment of mobile phones,
minutes but it has given the freedom to               There is no compelling reason                                contingent upon where they are and
both the students as well as the teachers        to contend with the remainder of the                              what they are doing. Portability and
to choose their place. You can take              class but instead e learning enables you                          simple access have turned out to be
online classes anyplace as indicated by          to learn at your very own leisure. The                            significant elements for Internet users.
your accommodation including going to            tutorial videos are available online and                          Cloud-based learning
it at the solace of your home. Be that as        you can view it as many times as you                                   Cloud-based learning alludes to
it may, this is appropriate for generally        want to make your concepts clear about                            learning and access online data and
expert courses and not for the school            a topic. This implies you don’t need to                           meanwhile the information is stored in
going kids.                                      invest much time in one exercise as                               the cloud. Learning resources are we
                                                 then the sections become progressively                            can access at any time. It is virtually
Time Consumption                                 intelligent.
     Another gigantic bit of leeway                                                                                available and can be accessed by
that online learning has given to the            The Digitalized Content                                           smart electronic devices. Cloud-based
understudies worldwide is that learning               Digitalized substance implies you                            learning techniques are:
is not any more confined to explicit             get fantastic scholastic substance                                ƒƒ Less costs
timings when the classes were led.               which is anything but difficult to peruse                         ƒƒ Secured Data Collection
You can pick your very own adaptable             and get it. It is conveyed through the                            ƒƒ Time Consumption and easy
time and begin realizing when you are            different specialized instruments, for                                 maintenance
                                                 example, PCs, PCs, mobile phones                                  ƒƒ Flexible learning
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     The primary concern raised with           advantage, as it technical skill expenses          for using technology to alter and improve
respect to cloud-based learning is the         of generation even as the time taken to            learning in the least levels, altogether
security is not sufficient.                    make e-courses for mobile learning.                places,      and for individuals of all
     E-Learning users ought to choose          Social based Learning                              backgrounds. From the modernization
among facilitating and managing                     Social media is very powerful and             of E-rate to the proliferation and
their own virtual stage and utilizing an       it will be used for business learning              adoption of openly licensed educational
outdoor supplier. Especially, associate        also. An ever increasing number of                 resources, the key pieces necessary to
degree intensive comprehension of the          associations understand the genuine                realize best the transformations created
supplier’s provisions, requirements and        intensity of social learning and urging            potential by technology in education are
arrangements is principal to ensure an         their representatives to collaborate               in place.
unrestrained commercial activity.                                                                      Digital Learning dashboards and
                                               more inside themselves and other
Learning collaboration with Digital                                                               collaboration and communication tools
                                               similarly invested individuals. Employers
devices                                                                                           willfacilitate connect academics and
                                               and Learnerwork jointly on an activity
     Digital classroom learning is                                                                families with fast ease. This all is made
                                               and network on social platforms to
virtual data collections that users will                                                          more likely with the guidance of strong
                                               discussion problems, queries,
store, edit, and transfer, and these                                                              vision and leadership at all levels from
                                               Simulation Tools                                   parents, teachers, students and experts.
collections will embrace varied formats
                                                    Simulation eLearning is a creating            For these roles, too, technology permits
as text, audio, video and images. Such
                                               new ideas and designs of innovations.              greater communication, information
portfolios can be utilized for continuing
                                               It contains multiple format like images,           sharing, and improved follow in order
learning video, yet in addition building
                                               graphic animations, video, audio.                  that the strong vision is owned by all
advanced       profiles,     investigating
                                               Importantly, there are often custom                and dedicated to helping to serving to
learning information, and as a device
                                               designed videos or games, which could              each peoplewithin the system improve
for overseeing learning networks.
                                               very well include 3D elements using                learning for students. It is a great step
Understudies will progressively utilize
                                               simulation tools. New software learning            of reasonablerisk and improvement
computerized portfolios to show their
                                               is an example of a course that has a               for the utilization of today technology
abilities and learning as they apply for
                                               high degree of interactivity.                      to encourage and support the Digital
school and employments.
                                               Game-based Interactive learning                    learning.
E-Learning Methods
                                                    Games area unit thought of to                 References
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About the Authors
                   Dr. T. Jayanthy received doctorate degree in the field of Microwaves in Sathyabama University in 2007, B.E Electronics and
                   communication Engineering in 1990 and M.E degree in Microwaves and optical Engineering in 1993 from Madurai Kamaraj
                   University .She has more than 18 years teaching experience. She was working as a Professor in Electronics and communication
                   department in Sathyabama University. At present, she is working as a principal in Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai.
                   She has published several papers in international/national journal and conferences. She has published three books named
                   as Microwave Engineering, Optical Engineering and Transmission Lines and Waveguides. She is a fellow of CSI (N1076806),
                   IETE, life member of Society of EMC Engineers and a life member of Indian science congress Association and IEEE member.

                   D. Rajeswari received B.E degree in Electronics and communication Engg (ECE) from Sakthi mariamman Engineering College,
                   Chennai in 2012 and M.E in Applied Electronics from SKP Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai in 2014. She is presently
                   working as an Assistant Professor in ECE Dept., Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai.

                   Dr. S. Sathiya Priya received doctorate degree in the field of Ultra Wide Band Channel Estimation in Sathyabama University in
                   2015. She obtained her M.E., degree in Communication Systems in 2006 from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
                   B.E Electronics and communication Engineering in 1998 from Madurai Kamaraj University. She has fourteen years of teaching
                   experience in under graduate and post graduate level of Engineering. She has more than 16 years teaching experience. At
                   present she is working as an Associate Professor in Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai. She has published several
                   papers in international/national journals and conferences. Dr. S. Sathiya Priya is a member of IEEE and life member of IETE.

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Digital Learning: A Mysterious Potential
     Deepak Sharma and Dr. Priti Sharma
     Department of Computer Science & Applications, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana (India)
     Email: erdeepaksharmabwn@gmail.com, pritish80@yahoo.co.in

1.   Introduction
     Digital learning simply means                          Talking about learning using the                         In 1990 the World Wide Web
learning with the help of technology.                  technology we have lots of online                        was developed so that scientists and
Anything you learn using technology                    platforms through which one can learn                    researchers from the different parts
comes under the category of digital                    anything. The most frequently used                       of the world can share information and
learning. Many people misunderstood                    platform is Youtube. On Youtube, 100                     their research work. This is just the
it and think that learning technology                  Million videos watched in a single day                   beginning of digital learning. At that
is digital learning but that’s not                     and nearly 65,000 videos are added                       time very few people have access to
correct. Technology has become an                      each day. Many platforms like Youtube,                   technology alsothe cost of the computer
indispensable part of our life. One                    Unacademy,      Udemy,     CourseCraft,                  was very high. The only 10K user has
cannot separate his or her life from                   Skillshare simply remove all the                         access to the internet. Due to the high
technology because almost every task                   constraints between the teacher and                      cost, it’s impossible for the general
is somehow connected to technology.                    the students and simplifies the learning                 public to access technology. Price of a
                                                       process.                                                 computer back then was around $7,570
                                                       2.    Evolution Of Digital Learning                      (Inflation adjusted price) around 4 lacs
                                                             As of April 2019, more than 3.2                    in India rupees. The internet is also
                                                       Billion people are using the internet                    very expensive and having an email
                                                       worldwide. In India, more than 493                       account was counted as a prestigious
                                                       million people have an active internet                   thing.
                                                       connection and almost 50% of the total                   Phase 2: 1995 to 2000: Preparation for
                                                       population uses the internet in a month.                 the take-off
                                                       Today you can find content related to
                                                       any topic and learn about it and all you                                                         Number of users online
                                                       need is the computer and an active                                                                                                            730
                                                                                                                Million of users online

     Digital learning simply means                                         internet connection                                                                                               580

learning with the help of technology.                                      but it’s all started
                                                                                                                                                                                       460

Anything you learn using technology                                        in the 1990s when                                                                                    280

comes under the category of digital                                        the World Wide Web                                                              57     87
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is digital learning but that’s not                                         invented    by     the                                                                      Years
correct. Technology has become an                                          English scientist Tim                     Digital Learning comes in reach
                                                          Tim Berners-Lee
indispensable part of our life. One                                        Berners-Lee.                         of the general public in around 1995.
cannot separate his or her life from                   Phase 1: 1990 to 1995:Just the                           This happens due to the decrease in
technology because almost every task                   beginning                                                the cost of electronic devices with the
is somehow connected to technology.                                                                             advancement in the electronics world.
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to take online courses but still, their
number is very less. Only the privileged
class is exercising the potential.
Phase 3: 2000 to 2010: When it all
started
     In the earlier 20th century with
the advancement in the electronics
field price of Electronic devices start
decreasing. Now people are buying
computers and using them for business,
education,      entertainment,     and

 ƒƒ    100 million videos watched per
       day
 ƒƒ    65,000 videos added each day
                                                                                                Number of internet users in India from 2015 to 2023 (in millions)
 ƒƒ    60% of all videos watched online
                                                                                          800
                                                   Number of internet users in millions

 ƒƒ    YouTube sees 72 hours of newly
                                                                                          700                                                                                        666.4
       uploaded video every minute.                                                                                                                                         634.9
                                                                                                                                                                     601
                                                                                          600                                                               564.5
many other things. With the increase                                                                                                             525.3
                                                                                                                                    483
in the number of internet users, Digital                                                  500
                                                                                                                    437.4
Learning starts increasing exponentially.                                                 400
In 2005, One of the biggest platform of                                                                    295.39
                                                                                          300    259.88
digital learning“Youtube” (14 February
2005) launched by Google. Youtube is                                                      200
an American video sharing website.
                                                                                          100
Everyday lots of content uploaded and
watched by users. On Youtube, you can                                                       0
                                                                                                  2015     2016     2017         2018         2019*        2020*    2021*   2022*    2023*
find a video for anything starting from
                                                                                                                    Additional Information:
“How to write a C program” to How to                                                                                India, Statist a DMO 2015 to 2018
play a Guitar” and a lot more. Social
media platform like Facebook, Orkut
and Myspace also launched in during           speed. By the end of 2023, roughly more                                                            Learning is the bridge between the
this period.                                  than 666 million people might have                                                                 Educator and the learner. It has lots of
Phase 4: 2010 to 2019: Driving with           been using the internet in India.                                                                  advantages some of them are:
Acceleration
     People actually start considering
Digital Learning as a considerable
option    for    learning     newthings.
Many platforms like BYJUS (2011),
Unacademy (2015), Udemy (2009)
launched and becomes successful
during this period. The main reason                                                                                                              I.      Availability of the content:
behind their success is the availability                                                                                                                 Complete content is available
of resources. According to recent                                                                                                                        online and the user can access
research by Times of India 1GB of data                                                                                                                   it anytime. For example: before
cost around $0.26 (INR 18.5) which is         3.   Positive Impact of Digital Learning                                                                   digital Learning, the scenario was
lowest in the world. With a decrease in            Digital     Learning     opens     a                                                                  that educator and learner have to
cost, many people start using it. More        completely new dimension of learning.                                                                      set a fixed time and at that time
than 50% (525.3 million) of the total         It actually provides “Equal opportunities                                                                  they both need to be available but
population in India is using the internet     of learning” for each and every person                                                                     now there is no need of it. Digital
in a month and it’s increasing at a fast      who is connected to the internet. Digital                                                                  Learning provides us the facility
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      that educator can make content              4.   Negative side of Digital Learning                 your resource for learning wisely.
      whenever feel comfortable and                    There is no doubt in it that Digital              Lots of content available for free
      learner can consume the content             Learning is something which leads                      which is not correct. Leaning from
      anytime after the creation of the           the world to a better future. Digital                  an ambiguous source is both time-
      content.                                    Learninghas so many positive but there                 wasting and dangerous.
II.   Location Independent: Previously            is a negative side also. People should
      when we didn’t have digital learning        be aware of how to use the resources
      setup people living in ‘X’ cities have      for their betterment. Some point about
      more opportunities as compared to           which people should be aware of:
      that of people living in a small town.
      It is observed that the quality of
      teaching in small cities is not that
      good. Digital Learning provides a
      way for the small town people to
      get the best quality content at their                                                         5.   Conclusion
      doorsteps. This makes a way for                                                                    Digital Learning is the future
      a better future for them without                                                              of Innovative leaning. Asa number
      leaving their home town.                    I.    Distraction: TheMain platform               of internet users are increasing
                                                        forDigital Learning is the Internet         more people can take advantage of
                                                        which is full of distractions.              learning new things. Demand for
                                                        Suppose you are watching an                 Digital Learningwill certainly increase.
                                                        educational video on youtube                People will give more priority to Digital
                                                        and suddenly an advertisement               Learningthen the conventional one
                                                        appears about a new movie. Now              in the near future. There is some
                                                        you have two choices, one is to             concern related to Digital Learningand
                                                        continue with educational video or          technology as it is full of distracting
                                                        to go with the movie advertisement.         elements.     People       should    use
                                                        The problem is most people go with          technology for their betterment and
III. Reachability: Digital Learning                                                                 not for wasting their valuable time and
     gives a platform to both educator                  the movie advertisement.
                                                                                                    resources. Social media is the biggest
     and learner to perform at their              II.   The credibility of the content: Many        concern because it not only wastes
     best. A good Educator can increase                 online platforms on which people            time but can make a huge negative
     its audience and learner can reach                 search for content isunreliable such        impact on the youth. It is suggested that
     to a brilliant quality educator.                   as Youtube. On Youtube, anyone can          students should be told about “How to
     Reachability     also    increases                 make a video and upload it. There is        use the internet” and workshop should
     the market competition which                       always a huge possibility of getting        be arranged for the same in universities
     ultimately increases the quality of                dirty content which is error prone          and schools. By doing so negative
     the content.                                       so it’s always advisable to choose          effects can be minimized.

 About the Authors

                   Dr. Priti Sharma MCA, Ph.D.(Computer Science) is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer
                   Science & Applications, M.D. University, Rohtak. She has published more than 50 publications in various journals/ magazines
                   of national and international repute.She is engaged in teaching and research from the last 12 years. Her area of research
                   includes Data mining, Big data, Software Engineering, Machine Learning.

                   Mr. Deepak Sharma has completed his M.tech from C-DAC: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Ministry of
                   Communications and Information Technology, Government of India affiliated from Guru GobindSinghIndraprastha University,
                   Delhi. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at M. D. University, Rohtak. His main research areas include Data
                   mining, Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET), wireless sensor network (WSN) and Internet of things (IoT).

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Digital Learning: From Conventional to Next
Generation Learning
   Preeti Gulia and Ayushi Chahal
   Department of Computer Science & Applications, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana (India)
   E-mail: preeti.gulia81@gmail.com, ayushichahal@gmail.com

Introduction
      Gone are the days of paper, pen and
chalks. Today, we live in the digital world
where there is a digital boom in the
information and technology. This boom
results into the shift of the education
and learning practices in every field
from the basic traditional ways. Digital
learning is a learning which is facilitated
by different types of digital devices or
internet. [1]
      India is a country which is growing
exponentially in terms of technology.
Rise of internet in India with the help of
smart-phones and high-speed internet
data availability India has over 1.3
billion technical driven persons. Seeing
this potential for digital technologies,
our honorable prime minister has also
visualized the nation transformation
through “Digital India” project.
      Digital learning gives the control to
the learner irrespective of time, place
and pace. Digital learning can happen
anywhere, at any time. It is not limited
to schools or universities only but, it
can take place at homes and in any type              confused with e-learning. It is to be                ƒƒ   Flipped learning : Flipped learning
of social environment. Digital learning              noted that digital learning includes                      is a learning in which instructions
does not mean to continue traditional                e-learning as one of its strategy. [3]                    moves from group learning space
learning process, but to enhance the                 Digital learning is combination of the                    to individual learning space. It is
learning by different means. [2]                     strategies listed below [4]:                              a type of blended learning. In it
      Digital learning is not only limited           ƒƒ E-learning (online learning) :                         one learning content online to the
to the education field only. It also helps                E-learning is learning utilizing                     learner outside the class. Figure 2
other different sectors to grow more                      electronic technologies with the                     discripts flipped learning.
and more. Some of these are:                              help of internet for education,                 ƒƒ   Blended learning : It is some what
ƒƒ Healthcare sector                                      outside the traditional classroom                    mixture of traditional learning and
ƒƒ Retail sector                                          learning. Fig. 1 shows e-learning.                   online learning. Some portion of
ƒƒ Telecommunication sector                                                                                    this learning is done as e-learning
ƒƒ Information and Technology sector                                                                           and rest part is done as a traditional
ƒƒ Manufacturing sector                                                                                        classroom learning. Figure 3 shows
ƒƒ Banking sector                                                                                              Blended learning.
ƒƒ Financial securities                                                                                   ƒƒ   Personalized learning : It is not
ƒƒ Investment industries                                                                                       a wide spread term. It refers to a
Digital learning strategies                                                                                    learning technique which is done
     Digital learning has come a long                                                                          personally by individual according
way since the era of internet and digital                                                                      to its need. Learning content and
devices have become a pioneer part of                                                                          approach may vary person to
                                                                    Fig. 1: E-learning                         person.
our lifestyles. Digital learning is often
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ƒƒ   Individual learning : It a learning                                                Personalized
     in which teaching strategy is made                                                Online Learning
     with respect to every student’s
     weakness and strength.
ƒƒ Differentiated learning : When
     learner of different interests,
     learning profiles and readiness
     come along then tutor have to
     plan teaching strategy according
     to every learner. This is called of
                                                                                                                                    Teacher-led,
     differentiated learning.                    Individual                                                                         Small Group
ƒƒ Gamification and badging : It is a                                                                                                Instruction
     technique in which learning is done
     with the help of games. It helps in
     engaging
     learners in learning activities[5].
ƒƒ E-textbooks : These are the books
     a learner can read in digital form
     with the help of any digital device
     like smartphone, laptops and
     tablets etc.
ƒƒ Social learning : Now-a-days there                                                    Collaborative
     are many digital learning tools
     with the help of which learners                                                   Fig. 3: Blended learning
     can network, interact, collaborate
     and exchange different ideas in a
     learning process.
ƒƒ Micro learning : These are short                  Differentiated learning                                                            73.5%
     term learning activities. It generally
     includes different short term online           Blended/hybrid learning                                             54.8%
     courses that last for 60 minutes or
     so.                                             Individualized learning                                      47.8%
ƒƒ KPI based learning : Learning is
     done by sending or receiving data
     through integrated applications                  Personalized learning                          33.7%
     that links content with key
     performance indicators (KPIs).                        Flipped learning                      28.5%
ƒƒ Mobile learning : It is popularly
     known as m-learning. It is               Understanding by Design (UBD)            17.4%
     integration of hardware, software
     and mobile technology. It not only                        Gamification      13.1%
     includes smart-phones as a device
     but also other devices like laptops,               Universal Design for 11.9%
     desktops, tablets.                                      Learning (UDL)
     According to a survey most
                                                      Purely online learning      9.8%
used digital learning technique is
differentiated and blended learning as
shown in figure 4.                                                        0.0%               20.0%             40.0%            60.0%           80.0%

Use of Internet in digital learning              Source: 2018-19 State of Digital Learning in                                               n=9,279
     Digital learning is a way through           K-12 Education
which you can learn from wherever                                              Fig. 4 : State of digital learning stratagies
you are and whenever you want.
Digital learning have basically three           internet goes hand in hand. [6]                               content from anywhere over the
participants: first, a digital device like           To     make      Digital     learning                    globe, at any instance of time.
smart-phones, desktops, tablets, LED            independent of time, place and pace                      ƒƒ   Today, internet is not just limited to
or projector etc.; second, a internet           there is a huge role of internet in it.                       finding information but it also helps
connection; third, a learner itself.            ƒƒ Internet is the only key by which a                        people of same interest come
Figure 5 shows how digital learning and              learner can approach its learning                        together, not only for entertainment

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         and social point of view but also for                                                   artifacts, can create long threaded                will save the content in your digital
         academic and scientific interests.                                                      discussions etc.                                   pocket from where you can read
                                                                                            ƒƒ   DropBox : It is a sort of file sharing             anywhere, at any time.
                 INFRASTRUCTURE                                                                  system. It is basically used for              ƒƒ   Zotero : It is generally used by the
                   To support Everywhere, All te Time Learning
                                                                                                 backing-up, sharing and storing                    researchers to make their research
                                                                                                 files on internet. Example of such a               more functional and organized.
                                                                                                 technology is an application named                 It helps researchers to save their
                                      High-Speed
                                  Connectivity to Schools
                                                                                                 ‘Dropcanvas’.                                      academic works with access to
                                                                                            ƒƒ   YouTube channels : It is the most                  citation support materials. It
     Quality Digital Content                                         Data Privacy                popular and largely accepted form                  helps in social learning process
         & Resources                                                  & Security
                                         LEADERSHIP
                                                                                                 of digital learning tool. It contains              by collecting all the research at
                                                                                                 any kind of content whether it                     a place where researchers can
                                                                                                 is academic or not. It helps in                    discuss and share their ideas.
                                                                                                 development of different learning
                           ASSESSMENT
                                        LEARNING          TEACHING
     Digital Citizenship                                               High-Speed Wifi
     & Responsible Use                                               Throughout Schools          forms like flipped classroom,
                                                                                                 blended learning and khan
                                                                                                 learning.
                       Home Internet                    High-Quality
                          Access                      Low-Cost Devices

       Fig 5: Digital learning and Internet

ƒƒ       Internet provides a virtual platform                                               ƒƒ   iTunesU : It provide different
         to learners over which they could                                                       quality courses for every possible
         come together virtually and work                                                        content. It is a sort of online course        Advantages of digital learning
         as a team on same problem or                                                            catalogue which helps in flipper              ƒƒ Digital learning can be done from
         project while being at different                                                        learning, personalized learning,                  any-where. There is no boundation
         geographical places physically.                                                         project based learning, blended                   of place. This type of learning is
ƒƒ       Internet helps to remove burden of                                                      learning.                                         very flexible in nature. One can
         paper work for the learner. Every-                                                 ƒƒ   Cloud based Word Processors:                      learn digitally as well as do another
         thing is available online                                                               Google drives, Microsoft word                     kind of job also. [8]
ƒƒ       Internet act as a medium between                                                        online, Zoho Documents, spread                ƒƒ Digital learning saves time and
         the tutor and the learner which can                                                     sheets are some of the examples                   money. Learner can learn at any
         act as one –to-one learning as well                                                     of Cloud-Based Word Processor                     time that is suitable to him or her.
         as one-to-many learning medium.                                                         technology. In this kind of digital           ƒƒ Digital       learning       increases
ƒƒ       Once the learner have learnt the                                                        learning tool a learner can write                 engagement and concentration
         content, he/she can always reach                                                        from any place, save comments,                    power of the learner with the
         to it at anytime and read it as many                                                    and curate all steps of writing                   strategies like gaming.
         time as learner wants.                                                                  process in digital portfolios.                ƒƒ It provide learner proper time to
ƒƒ       Blogs, wikis, e-journals, e-books,                                                 ƒƒ   Evernote : It is simply a note saving             improve themselves. It helps them
         e-learning portals are all about                                                        tool which can be used to save web                to grow on their own rate.
         internet only. They plays an                                                            screenshots, take quick note , take           ƒƒ Digital learning provide rich,
         important role in education system                                                      pictures of learning products such                deep and latest content to study
         today. [7]                                                                              as papers. It uses the mobile app,                which helps learner to remain
                                                                                                 web browser or computer based                     up to date to most recent ideas
Different digital learning tools                                                                                                                   and technologies being launched
      In this digital world, to remain                                                           application.
                                                                                                                                                   recently.
up to date and master every evolving                                                                                                           ƒƒ Digital learning provides a vast
technology, a learner should be aware                                                                                                              platform to the learners on which
of different digital learning tools present                                                                                                        they can share their thoughts,
in the market.                                                                                                                                     discuss their ides, solve out their
ƒƒ Google+ communities : It is one                                                          ƒƒ   Pocket : It is simply used to save                problem and publish their work.
      of the social media thing from                                                             the content on web . If you do not            ƒƒ Digital learning provide ownership
      the search engine. It can be used                                                          have time to read a content on web                to the learner about what to learn
      to post different type of videos,                                                          or do have a time to read but wan                 and how to demonstrate one’s
      share documents, socialize with                                                            to save it for future reference, then             learning.
      friends or collogues or family, send                                                       you have to just click on bookmark            ƒƒ Digital learning is also cost
      messages, can share project based                                                          present in your toolbar. This click               effective. As in case of e-learning
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