Sanjaya Mishra

Sanjaya Mishra holds a Ph.D. in library and information science in the area of library networks. He has been a teacher of communication technology to distance educators. He has been involved in successful implementation of many multimedia and Internet based courses. With professional training in distance education, television production and multimedia, he is actively involved in collaboration at international level. At present, he is reader in distance education at the staff training and research institute of distance education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He also served (2001-2003) the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia at New Delhi as a programme officer, where he conducted a number of workshops on ‘multimedia’ and ‘e-learning’ in the Asian region. He has served as consultant to UNESCO, UN-ESCAP, World Bank and the Commonwealth of Learning. He was book review editor of Indian Journal of Open Learning from 1997-2000 and also edited few special issues of the same journal. He is author/editor of 10 books and has contributed more than 75 research papers in reputed professional journals. He is one of the founder editors of the Asian Journal of Distance Education. He co-edited the Idea Group Inc. publication Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training in 2005. He received the University Silver Medal for Best Research Paper for his work entitled ‘Roles and Competencies of Academic Counsellors in Distance Education’ published in Open Learning in 2005.

Publications

Development of eLearning in the Commonwealth Countries
Development of eLearning in the Commonwealth Countries
Pradeep Kumar Misra, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2021. 25 pages.
The Commonwealth is home to 2.4 billion people (almost one-third of the world population). The countries of Commonwealth, 54 in number, are spread across Africa, Asia, the...
Applications of E-Tutoring at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Applications of E-Tutoring at Indira Gandhi National Open University
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2010. 16 pages.
The education system in India has witnessed various transformations: from ancient system of Gurukul (where the teacher and the taught used to attain educational objectives living...
Multimedia as a Cross-Channel for Cultures and Languages
Multimedia as a Cross-Channel for Cultures and Languages
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2009. 7 pages.
Around the world many communities have been constantly struggling to maintain their customs, traditions and language. Many communities have been on the move from place to place...
Technology and Culture: Indian Experiences
Technology and Culture: Indian Experiences
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2009. 9 pages.
This chapter discusses the deployment of e-learning technologies in the context of how they are helping towards preserving and disseminating knowledge on Indian cultural...
Technology and Culture: Indian Experiences
Technology and Culture: Indian Experiences
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2008. 9 pages.
This chapter discusses the deployment of e-learning technologies in the context of how they are helping towards preserving and disseminating knowledge on Indian cultural...
Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls
Cases on Global E-Learning Practices: Successes and Pitfalls
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2007. 372 pages.
E-learning has assumed a significant role in the educational sector in both face-to-face learning and distance learning forms. Universities all over the globe have adopted...
Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training
Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training
Sanjaya Mishra, Ramesh C. Sharma. © 2005. 434 pages.
Interactive Multimedia in Education and Training emerges out of the need to share information and knowledge on the research and practices of using multimedia in various...
Multimedia as a Cross-Channel for Cultures and Languages
Multimedia as a Cross-Channel for Cultures and Languages
Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra. © 2005. 7 pages.
Around the world many communities have been constantly struggling to maintain their customs, traditions and language. Many communities have been on the move from place to place...