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Blended Learning: A Perspective on “Learning how to Learn”

Educators, now, focus on the pedagogical changes and practices of blended learning while teachers facilitate the personalisation of student learning.

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Technology in Education: Boon or Bane?

Dr. Soumya Sreehari 15 February 2019 6 Comments

Technology – in the form of gadgets and applications – has penetrated every aspect of our lives. Young and old alike use technology for every task, from the mundane to the profound. There’s a gadget for this, there’s an app for that – we commonly hear these words in everyday…

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Welcome to the era of personalised learning

Parimita Krishna 9 February 2019 6 Comments All Questions Matter Individualised Approach Learner Engagement Non-Cognitive Skills Proficiency Based Learning Self Paced Lessons

Personalised Learning’ is manifesting and one of the most discussed educational initiatives today. With the combination of pedagogic insight and technologies like AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning), learning has become personal, multi-faceted, contextual, and dynamic. Many schools are now adopting the personalised learning approach. Educators are trying to bring…

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Education Franchises in India – In the search for a “Formula”

Parimita Krishna 1 February 2019 No Comments Adaptive Learning Education Franchises India Passion-based Learning

Learning is always evolving in the age of the Internet. It is now instant, online, self-driven and on the go. The Current Context A decade later, it would not matter how or where you acquired knowledge. However, proficiency in leveraging the relevant skills will matter. Though learning like this sounds…

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Conceptual clarity – why it is important in primary education?

Dr. Soumya Sreehari 25 January 2019 5 Comments

School students are perpetually battered with the burden of ‘syllabus completion’ right from the ‘ripe’ age of 6-7 years. This ‘syllabus-gospel’ that schools and teachers stick to is hugely driven by the content in textbooks. There is no dearth of the number and variety of textbooks available in the market…

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The Rhetorical Question: “What school did you go to?”

Parimita Krishna 18 January 2019 No Comments Development Formative assessment Learning levels

How often have you come across this question? Does studying in premier schools/college make one think high of herself? Or is this a pointless generalization which has nothing to do with learning? Madhav Chavan, the co-founder, and CEO of the NGO, Pratham Foundation highlights, “we are focused on IITs, and primary schools,…

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Life lessons from the kitchen

Dr. Soumya Sreehari 11 January 2019 4 Comments

I came across this video for the first time about two years ago. Since then, I have found it multiple times in the contexts of life lessons, children’s educational videos, leadership training and most recently on a reality show in a Marathi TV channel. The summary of the video is…

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Shared intelligence: Harnessing the group’s wisdom

Parimita Krishna 4 January 2019 No Comments Cognitive approaches Collective consciousness Groupthink Motivation Personalised learning Psychological functioning Shared intelligence Sociology V formation

“What is a drop of rain, compared to the storm? What is a thought, compared to a mind? Our unity is full of wonder, which your tiny individualism… cannot even conceive.” — The Many, System Shock Have you ever wondered, why do geese fly in a V formation? As a bird flaps its…

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Studying effectively for exams with the right habits

Sriraghavan S M 28 December 2018 No Comments

Habit – the bit that remains As the current year approaches the end and a New Year begins with great hopes, it also brings along with it a shortened deadline (45 to 60 days) for the Final Exam. The beauty of life is in balance, on one hand we want…

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Helping your child learn with clarity

Parimita Krishna 21 December 2018 No Comments Breadth of Knowledge Constructive Alignment Depth of Knowledge Learner Empowerment Mastery Learning Meta Analysis Receiver Apprehension SOLO Framework Teacher Clarity Teacher Immediacy Visible Learning

The French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said, “Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too”. In a sea of content and pedagogy standards, knowing what to teach and how to teach can be a challenge, especially when educators have to cater to the needs of learners at all levels, right…