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NATIONAL WEBINAR ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH WEALTH CREATION ORGANISED BY KIANG NANGBAH GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, JOWAI, MEGHALAYA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS OF INDIA (AMFI) ON THE 18TH JANUARY 2022.

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noreply@blogger.com (Kiang Nangbah Government College Library) — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:52:00 +0000

Are you scrolling yourself to doom?

noreply@blogger.com (Kiang Nangbah Government College Library) — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:18:00 +0000

Its past midnight and the posts shows that the situation is getting worse. Thumb up thumb down, switching between Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This is the new trend that the lockdown has brought in. It has changed people's perspectives and their lives too. Many have come to be familiar with terms such as online classes and work from home which have arguably never been used in this part of the world ever. In these times many people find themselves compulsively scrolling through pandemic news and their social media feeds which goes on way into the night. This is called "doomsday scrolling" or "doom scrolling."

Although late night scrolling is not a new thing and its what counsellors and therapists often hear in their sessions. But in the past it was digging through Twitter for insights on new series episodes or armchair coaching your favorite football team. Now the only thing left to binge-watch is the episodic collapse of the world into crisis. The 3rd wave is settling in, taking cases to new heights, vaccination news, people protesting on border issues and the list just goes on and on.

The term Doomsday Scrolling has been gaining momentum lately; the Merriam Webster Dictionary has also incorporated it in their "Words we’re watching list" and the LA Times has reiterated the number of lexicons that the Covid19 pandemic has introduced. Doomsday scrolling is defined as the “tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening or depressing. Many people are finding themselves continuously reading bad news about Covid-19 without being able to stop, even sacrificing their crucial sleep time or working hours in the process”

While people are scouring the internet for help, to mobilize action and share resources during the Covid19 pandemic. It has created a reference point for the social media algorithm to display maximum number of posts related to or about Covid19 on social networking feeds. In many cases, people have unfortunately found themselves overwhelmed with news containing fake reports and misinformation, which, for those without the right skills, can be complicated to digest. The WHO has also warned that the Covid19 pandemic is also accompanied by the a massive infodemic or an overabundance of information which made it difficult for people to find reliable sources and trustworthy information when they need it

This situation has generated confusion within the population and has also influenced some statements by public figures and politicians, which have in turn led to further repercussions on public opinion. The general population has, in good faith, taken the information, including fake news, most relevant to their own personal situation and has used it to formulate their own interpretation of the pandemic.

Although the world has not approached doomsday, yet social networking sites are mostly leading people to believe that they have reached their end. As several cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have shown that negative news have negative effects on a person’s mental and emotional health. These mental and emotional responses often include greater fear, stress, anxiety and sadness. Studies also suggests that the more people consume negative news the more they are prone to assess the severity and relevance of the news that in turn affect the emotional response. This high perception of personal relevance in turn creates a stronger affective response. For some people, doomsday scrolling may become an unsatisfying addiction that promises safety, security, or certainty when, in fact, it provides the opposite, causing a constant, low-level panic that is difficult to ward off.

For many years experts in the psychology have reiterated that the net benefits of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc., when used responsibly cause positive effects. But in the world ravaged with the pandemic and conflicting facts, anxiety and depression trickles into the minds of several people. This civil unrest coupled with the possibility that social media networks are incentivized to push trending topics into your feeds— the situation intensifies. In a situation like that, people engage in more narrow and immediate survival-oriented behaviors. They switch to fight-or-flight mode. And when that heap of unrest is added to the fact that people have lost their conventional social connections because they are mostly at home and not in their regular environments the issue is quadrupled. Therefore, making people more prone to switching to their social networking accounts to gain more information and thus affecting their mental and emotional health.

Remedies

Although staying informed is vital but it is also equally important to avoid being doom. One can consider these remedies to start creating boundaries for usage of social networking sites:

Abstaining from over usage of social media by using apps such as Offtime and In Moment. These apps helps users to set timers when they start to scroll for updates on their social networking sites.
Apps like AppDetox also help users allows users to take a digital detox by setting their own rules — and even take it to the extreme and lock all their apps. Whenever users violate their own rules, AppDetox reminds them to take a break and will also keep a log of all their violations.
Family interactions are very rare in modern times. It is crucial that people start to have in-person interactions with their family members by engaging in other beneficial activities such as physical games and other recreation.
Meditation and physical exercise are crucial in having a sound body and mind. But it is also necessary to abstain from the gloom of negative social media news and feeds.
Picking up new and creative hobbies can help develop new skills, build patience and relieve stress.

References

Brown, S. A. (2012). Seeing Web 2.0 in context: A study of academic perceptions. Internet and Higher Education, 15(1), 50– 57. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.04.003

De Hoog, Natascha & Verboon, Peter. (2020). Is the news making us unhappy? The influence of daily news exposure on emotional states. British Journal of Psychology, 111, 157-173 Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12389

Dermentzi, E., Papagiannidis, S., Osorio Toro, C., & Yannopoulou, N. (2016). Academic engagement: Differences between intention to adopt social networking sites and other online technologies. Computers in Human Behavior, 61,321–332. Retrieved from: https://doi. org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.019

Ellsworth, P. C., & Scherer, K. R. (2003). Appraisal processes in emotion. In R. J. Davidson, H. H.Goldsmith, & K. R. Scherer (Eds.), Handbook of the affective sciences, 572–595

Johnston WM & Davey GCL (2011) The psychological impact of negative TV news bulletins: The catastrophizing of personal worries. British Journal of Psychology, 88, 85-91. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02622.x

Lazarus, R. S. (1991). Progress on a cognitive-motivational-relational theory of emotion. American Psychologist, 46, 819–834. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.46.8.819

Lazarus, R., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal and coping. New York, NY: Springer.

The Indian Express. (May, 15 2021). Explained: What is doomsday scrolling and why to avoid it? Retrieved from: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-is-doomsday-scrolling-and-why-to-avoid-it-7316188/

Access to e-resources: NLIST

noreply@blogger.com (Kiang Nangbah Government College Library) — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:57:00 +0000

"National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST)", being jointly executed by the e-ShodhSindhu Consortium, INFLIBNET Centre and the INDEST-AICTE Consortium, IIT Delhi provides for i) cross-subscription to e-resources subscribed by the two Consortia, i.e. subscription to INDEST-AICTE resources for universities and e-ShodhSindhu resources for technical institutions; and ii) access to selected e-resources to colleges. The N-LIST project provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculty from colleges and other beneficiary institutions through server(s) installed at the INFLIBNET Centre. The authorized users from colleges can now access e-resources and download articles required by them directly from the publisher's website once they are duly authenticated as authorized users through servers deployed at the INFLIBNET Centre.

[Source:https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/vabout.php]

With a wide range of e-resources, NLIST has become one of the well sought after platform for colleges in India. These e-resources include

The college library has subscribed to this platform and all students and staff are allowed access to these resources. We request you to take this opportunity to explore and utilize the resources provided by NLIST for your academic needs.

Prerequisites for registration to NLIST

The following are the details required to submit to the Deputy Librarian:

1. Email address

2. Fullname

3. Contact or Mobile Number

4. Name of the Department

Users are to submit the following details to the following:

WhatsApp: +91 8794169686 Email: kngcl1967@gmail.com

Activation of accounts

Once you have sent your details to the Deputy Librarian, you will receive an activation email like the one below

At this point you need to click on the link that ends with /vactivate.php. The link will then redirect you to the member user activation page.

In this page you will require to provide your email address, One Time Password sent to you in the activation mail and change your password accordingly to your preference. You will also require to provide the captcha provided in the page by solving the math problem and press on the button activate user/reset password to activate your account.

Your account will then be activated and you can use your credentials to access and download articles and reading materials using NLIST.

We will be discussing about how to access and download reading materials from NLIST in the upcoming articles.

Please do share this article with your friends and if you have any other queries please mention them in the comments below.

ONLINE LEARNING SITES

noreply@blogger.com (Kiang Nangbah Government College Library) — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:02:00 +0000

ONLINE LEARNING SITES

With the shutdown of schools and colleges amidst this period of lock down, students and teachers both are studying and working from home. Hence, this has resulted in the change in paradigm in the education sector. Where classes are being taken online and students have to adopt a new way of learning by using their smartphones, laptops and desktops. Although new to this part of the world, it sure looks like it will become integral in this new paradigm shift. Research also suggests that online learning has shown to increase retention of information and takes less time. Which also means that this trend may continue even after the pandemic.

Apart from the curriculum there are many things that can and should be learned by students of this generation to further their career and diversify their skill sets. Online learning facilitates learning and mastering those much required skills.

Why online learning?

You can comfortably learn the subject.
It provides a good impact on your resume.
You can complete the target at any time.

On that note, here are a few common online learning sites that provide various courses and learning materials for both students and teachers.

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

Swayam offers 500+ courses that are open for enrolment.

This is done through a platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to any learner. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses.

The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants – (1) video lecture, (2) specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed (3) self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes and (4) an online discussion forum for clearing the doubts. Steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multi-media and state of the art pedagogy / technology.

Courses delivered through SWAYAM are available free of cost to the learners, however learners wanting a SWAYAM certificate should register for the final proctored exams that come at a fee and attend in-person at designated centres on specified dates. Eligibility for the certificate will be announced on the course page and learners will get certificates only if this criteria is matched. Universities/colleges approving credit transfer for these courses can use the marks/certificate obtained in these courses for the same.

[Source: https://swayam.gov.in/about]

An initiative of INFLIBNET, Vidya-mitra is an online learning portal for all the e-content projects developed under the NME-ICT (National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology), MHRD. The portal provides facility to search and browse all hosted content wherein a learner can easily access the desired material including audio/video learning material, textual material, multimedia-enriched materials etc. through a single interface. Moreover, features of faceted search, usage statistics, project-wise access, My-Space are incorporated in this portal.

Coursera is a website that partners with universities and organizations around the world. This brings a wide variety of topics and perspectives to one searchable database.

Coursera is a powerful tool for free online education, and includes courses from many top universities, museums and trusts. This gives the site an extremely wide range of in-depth courses.

Coursera is extremely useful if you’re looking to study many different topics, or want courses from different schools and groups.

[Source: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/25-killer-sites-for-free-online-education.html]

The free courses in Udemy are similar in concept to Coursera’s but additionally allows users to build custom courses from lessons.

Working with many top professors and schools, the site mixes the customizable platform of other sites with a heavy emphasis on top quality content. This is another site however, that mixes free and paid content.

[Source: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/25-killer-sites-for-free-online-education.html]

edX is the trusted platform for education and learning. Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX is home to more than 20 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world and industry-leading companies. Fulfilling the demand for people to learn on their own terms, edX is re-imagining the possibilities of education, providing the highest-quality, stackable learning experiences including the groundbreaking MicroMasters® programs.

[Source: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/25-killer-sites-for-free-online-education.html]

If you are looking for free online courses, then Alison is the best option. With 10 million students from all over the world, Alison is one of the biggest learning resources which offers free as well as high-quality courses. You can find courses on health, technology, business, designs and languages.

One can pick from the variety of subjects from the 800 free courses. The website offers certificate and diploma level courses. The students will be required to take assessments and score at least 80 % to pass. The resources provided by Alison will help to develop essential and certified workplace skills.

[Source:https://www.successcds.net/Career/qna/top-10-sites-for-online-education-17246.html]

FutureLearn is a part of the Open University which is offering course programs from leading educational institutions and organisation partners. For further extensive learning, one can choose their full programs which contain several courses in them.

There are various free courses on subjects like business, law, literature, art, history, study skills, teaching, media and so on. You can learn the course at your own pace from a desktop or mobile device. One of the benefits of FutureLearn is the social learning involved in their programs. It gives the students the opportunity to engage in discussions with others throughout their course.

[Source:https://www.successcds.net/Career/qna/top-10-sites-for-online-education-17246.html]

StanfordOnline offers a lifetime of learning opportunities on campus and beyond. Through online courses, graduate and professional certificates, advanced degrees, executive education programs, and free content, Stanford Online give learners of different ages, regions, and backgrounds the opportunity to engage with Stanford faculty and their research.

[Source:https://online.stanford.edu/lagunita-learning-platform]

Canvas Network offers mostly free online courses source from numerous colleges and universities, with instructor-led video and text content and certificate options for select programs.

Open Edu is a website for learning from the Open University. This platform provides access to various course materials and opinions of experts.

This learning platform offers free digital publication of high-quality educational material. It includes many subjects like money and business, education, development, and sports. This site helps you to explore new topics and increase personal knowledge of anyone. It has more than 900 short courses, articles, quizzes, videos, and audios.

There are a whole bunch of sites that provide online learning opportunities. These include Udacity, Open UW, Aquent Gymnasium, Open Yale Courses, Open Culture and many more.

Final Thoughts

Whether you choose to supplement your existing education or learn a new skill, it's never too late to become a life-long learner. These online education courses can help you gain valuable knowledge, earn a certificate, complete a degree or simply expand your horizon.

ONLINE OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES

noreply@blogger.com (Kiang Nangbah Government College Library) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:17:00 +0000

This is a conspectus of a few online open access resources. These resources range from e-books to e-journals databases. The resources have also been arranged in categories from multidisciplinary to subject-specific databases to make it easier for you to find and access them. We hope these will help you find the required information you seek.

Kiang Nangbah Government College Library

NATIONAL WEBINAR ON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH WEALTH CREATION ORGANISED BY KIANG NANGBAH GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, JOWAI, MEGHALAYA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS OF INDIA (AMFI) ON THE 18TH JANUARY 2022.

Are you scrolling yourself to doom?

Access to e-resources: NLIST

Prerequisites for registration to NLIST

Activation of accounts

ONLINE LEARNING SITES

ONLINE LEARNING SITES

Final Thoughts

ONLINE OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES

EBOOKS

English

Economics

Education

History

Political Science

Philosophy

Sociology

Commerce

Biology

Chemistry

Environmental Science

Mathematics

Physics

Light Reading

E-JOURNALS

Multidisciplinary

Economics

Education

English

History

Philosophy

Political Science

Sociology

Commerce

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Physics