While the government, public authorities and private sectors have taken a few noticeable steps to bring more and more kids to school and increase academic participation, yet a quality in education and pedagogical developments have remained an elusive goal. A number of significant reasons such as poor infrastructure, inadequate number of teachers, student absenteeism, the high number of dropouts, gender disparities, and unsupportive environment have crippled our classrooms.
View More Education for all: A comprehensive blueprint for bringing the change that India needsCategory: Learning
Are we making our children irresponsible?
One of my sister’s professors strongly propounds that there is a very thin line between finishing a job and completing it. I agree with him. My observations in various professional environments over some time now have led me to believe the same thing. I think the reason we finish any…
View More Are we making our children irresponsible?A theory of change typology: Is mindset everything?
To keep the democracy thriving, and for the country’s future well-being, literacy, and mass education should be the highest priority for any government. A universal education is a key to national growth and prosperity.
View More A theory of change typology: Is mindset everything?Awesome Asimov – Why Scientists should be Writers
I recently finished reading the book ‘Today and Tomorrow and’ by Isaac Asimov. Asimov needs no introduction to Science Fiction fans – he has been immortalised by his series of Science Fiction novels (none of which I have read, by the way). This book is a collection of essays Asimov…
View More Awesome Asimov – Why Scientists should be WritersA booster shot to both learning and teaching
A great teacher always keeps an open mind about how to best engage their students and get them excited about learning.
View More A booster shot to both learning and teachingWhat learning Maths taught me
Mathematics has this uncanny ability to polarise its audience — you either love the subject or you hate it. Notwithstanding the gender biases towards Maths, I have seen several of my colleagues going berserk around the time there was a Maths test, and it reached some feverish levels during those…
View More What learning Maths taught meIs your teaching about to be disrupted?
Learning doesn’t end when class does. Every student is unique. Enabling educators to understand the learning pattern of each and every student, EdTech will miraculously improve how we teach our future generations without leaving anyone behind. Get used to the new buzz word ‘disruption’, because the word has lost its…
View More Is your teaching about to be disrupted?A letter to teachers-to-be
In the era of ubiquitous technology intervention in every single field, what is the role of a teacher? How does a teacher keep herself relevant with the times?
View More A letter to teachers-to-beThe Quest for AR and AI Creativity: Bringing Digital Transformation to Education
This is the pilot of a series of EdTech articles with the focus on AR and AI. This article covers AR and AI from a birds-eye view. We will dive deeper into the specific application areas in the upcoming articles. Welcome to 21st century learning! Gone are the days when…
View More The Quest for AR and AI Creativity: Bringing Digital Transformation to EducationFish can’t fly and birds can’t swim
As kids we have always had our very own mathematical tricks, these tricks were tucked away in our rough notes and last pages of our textbooks.To name a few – Magic square, tables of number 9 and the list just goes on. As an example, let me show you a…
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