A public private partnership (PPP) is a commonly used funding model in public infrastructure projects, like a power plant or an airport. PPPs are becoming increasingly popular and continue to attract significant private investments, mainly where the metrics for success are relatively easy to discern and measure. In industrial projects, these metrics may be the…
Typically teaching worldwide follows the principle that “If teachers teach, students learn. If students haven’t understood, teach them again.” This principle often fails. One of the reasons in our experience why this approach doesn’t work is because as part of the learning process, students develop misconceptions/alternate conceptions or harbour certain wrong notions which provide a…
This article appeared in India Today on 6 January, 2021 https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/how-to-build-effective-learning-paradigm-in-indian-educational-system-1756339-2021-01-06 India as a country is developing rapidly in terms of technology, however, over the years the country had a very conventional approach to learning. The main form of learning which was considered credible was the traditional format of classroom sessions and for the longest…
This article appeared in Financial Express on 4 January, 2021 https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/new-learning-framework-2021-evolution-of-the-indian-education-system/2163443/lite/ In 2021, we will see a more blended approach in education and an increased adoption of edtech platforms that are personalised and focused on diagnosing and resolving learning gaps. We have seen that absence of pedagogy aligned to online classes is leading to a…
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Maths is all around us. All our day-to-day activities like shopping, cooking, banking, etc. involve the application of Maths concepts. Maths is regarded as a very important subject in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, and the application of Maths concepts is seen in every other field. From nurses to doctors, carpenters to architects,…
Benjamin Franklin said, ” Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” Teacher with preschool students having fun while finger painting at class Though we may have heard of or read this famous quote several times but have we really started implementing it well? Often lack of awareness…
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