#Edtech is the true decentralization of education. So far, the institutions held an overarching power of authority on the 'transfer of knowledge' and its over-reliance on accrediting knowledge …
4 things which can reimagine education
I've been working on a baby side project for last one year, apart from my consulting business. As part of that, I spent a lot of time with students, faculty members, employers, edupreneurs and parents …
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War-like projects for full engagement
Recently I got a call from KITCO. They are project consultants for Cochin International Airport and many other flagship projects in Kerala. Interestingly, they are doing a unique project in schools to …
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English, Math and Coding
After some years, I went for a PTA meeting at my 10 yo son's school. It was a tough review of children's scorecard by teachers. They appeared friendly and professional to the parents. I was casually …
Learning archaic stuff
When I reached home a bit early today, I was given an unusual task by my wife. It is to teach my 10 yo son, that too Computer Science. With a heightened sense of fatherly responsibility, I took the …
What is the signal, Martin Chavez, the new CFO of Goldman Sachs giving the world?
Martin Chavez, the new CFO of Goldman Sachs is not a finance guy, nor an accomplished Wallstreeter. He is a technology leader. Is it sending a signal to the financial services industry? A quick look …
Willpower or system.
It has been quite a while since I wrote a blog. The work is demanding full attention and time. But today after all my team left office, I thought to reflect on what is important to get our important …
‘On Pie’ by Seth Godin – Decoded
Today, I happened to read this beautiful piece of wisdom by Seth Godin. Read it - On pie I have added my recipe to it. Hope you like it. “This is all the pie I received, but that’s …
Gravity
My 10 yo: hey, what are you passionate about? Me: I’d love to make a change. The way people learn, I’m not a big fan of schools and colleges. My 10 yo: Even I’m not a big fan. I have to learn …
Read new stuff.
We acquire information from varied sources. And when we make that information useful, we call it knowledge. Internet is helping anyone to acquire information effortlessly. This doesn't mean people are …
Three big gaps in skilling
Demand mismatch - skills gap between existing education and emerging job needs Skills supply - producing fewer skilled people than a industry requires Qualification / job crisis - people moving …
Quotes from ‘Education is too important to stay the way it is.’
My recent blog on education- Education is too important to stay the way it is got featured by LinkedIn Pulse followed by 6 million people worldwide. More than 2000 people engaged in a …
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India’s Swayam can be largest government run virtual university in the world
I'm surprised at what Government of India is doing in MOOC space. To make amazing courses by bringing together great institutions in India on a platform called Swayam - India's first online education …
Learning targets
A friend of mine who is living in Melbourne who works with a mid-sized digital marketing firm as a team lead says that along with performance targets they give learning targets to their team members, …
Micromasters from Edx
What is Micromasters? "MicroMasters programs are a series of graduate level courses from top universities designed to advance your career. They provide deep learning in a specific career …