Panel Discussion Educonvex 2009 Feb 2009

Panel DiscussionPanel DiscussionDeveloping the profile of an ideal student Developing the profile of an ideal student

for higher learning and global for higher learning and global

employabilityemployability Prof. K. SubramanianProf. K. Subramanian

Director & Professor, Advanced Center for Informatics & Innovative LearningDirector & Professor, Advanced Center for Informatics & Innovative LearningIGNOUIGNOU

&&IT Adviser to CAG of IndiaIT Adviser to CAG of India

EX-DDG(NIC), Ministry of Communications & ITEX-DDG(NIC), Ministry of Communications & ITNew DelhiNew Delhi

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IHC New delhi Feb 2009IHC New delhi Feb 2009 22

Reforms in EducationReforms in Education At IIT Guwahati, Hon’ble PM Dr. Manmohan Singh At IIT Guwahati, Hon’ble PM Dr. Manmohan Singh

said said ““We are one of the youngest nations and, according We are one of the youngest nations and, according

to observers, India has the potential to create over to observers, India has the potential to create over 500 million trained people by 2022 which is over a 500 million trained people by 2022 which is over a fourth of the global workforce. The big opportunity fourth of the global workforce. The big opportunity for India would come from an education revolution for India would come from an education revolution that we must undertake as our most important that we must undertake as our most important national endeavor.” national endeavor.”

The World of Education is undergoing a rapid and The World of Education is undergoing a rapid and quiet transformation: How do we in India take quiet transformation: How do we in India take advantage of this and synthesize a new framework advantage of this and synthesize a new framework of providingof providing

‘ ‘QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL, INDEPENDENT OF QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL, INDEPENDENT OF GEOGRAPHY’?GEOGRAPHY’?



SAD STATE OF OUR SAD STATE OF OUR EDUCATION & Challenge EDUCATION & Challenge

before usbefore us

Education (higher/tertiary) is reduced to teaching classes Education (higher/tertiary) is reduced to teaching classes against Board/university exams. against Board/university exams.

No agility in syllabus and students are ‘programmed’ like No agility in syllabus and students are ‘programmed’ like Artificial Intelligence Systems to ‘answer’ questions!Artificial Intelligence Systems to ‘answer’ questions!

University education not University education not LEARNING CENTRIC, it is exams LEARNING CENTRIC, it is exams centriccentric. .

Good teachers have little say, reduced to spectators.Good teachers have little say, reduced to spectators. Education not connected with developments – be they in Education not connected with developments – be they in

the scientific or socioeconomic sense.the scientific or socioeconomic sense. Essential principles of pedagogy are neglected.Essential principles of pedagogy are neglected. How doe we build a new Tech Enhanced How doe we build a new Tech Enhanced

collaborative education paradigm that addresses collaborative education paradigm that addresses quality instruction management with dynamic quality instruction management with dynamic feedback and learner support services?feedback and learner support services?



Capabilities & skill sets Capabilities & skill sets requiredrequired Learning CapabilityLearning Capability

Analytical CapabilityAnalytical Capability Real-life problem solving capability-Real-life problem solving capability-

Bookish to More PracticalBookish to More Practical Presentation capability-Personal Presentation capability-Personal

Communication skillsCommunication skills Fearless expression what one knows and Fearless expression what one knows and

what he would like to learn Capabilities & what he would like to learn Capabilities & skill sets requiredskill sets required

Team working, collaboration and Team working, collaboration and cooperative co working processescooperative co working processes

““ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER”-ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER”-Create a multiplier effectCreate a multiplier effect



Building Pedagogic Basis For Quality Building Pedagogic Basis For Quality EducationEducation

Improve the Quality of LearnersImprove the Quality of Learners

To make our graduates EMPLOYABLE.To make our graduates EMPLOYABLE. To be PRODUCTIVE ON THE JOB and in LIFE.To be PRODUCTIVE ON THE JOB and in LIFE. To observe REAL WORLD PROBLEMS, abstract the To observe REAL WORLD PROBLEMS, abstract the

issues and apply what they have learnt and their issues and apply what they have learnt and their innate sense to solve them.innate sense to solve them.

‘‘The End of Education is Character.’ – Sai BabaThe End of Education is Character.’ – Sai Baba Address all modes and dimensions of imparting Address all modes and dimensions of imparting

quality instruction and assessmentquality instruction and assessment ““Knowledge has become the key economic resource Knowledge has become the key economic resource

and the dominant - and perhaps even the only and the dominant - and perhaps even the only source of competitive advantage." source of competitive advantage." - Peter - Peter DruckerDrucker

““ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER EVERY CITIZEN & ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER EVERY CITIZEN & COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE”Based upon COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE”Based upon SHARING & CARING.SHARING & CARING.



Towards a Learning Centered System of Towards a Learning Centered System of EducationEducation

Google’s Slogan: “My other computer is a Google’s Slogan: “My other computer is a DatacentreDatacentre”.”.

Sun’s slogan: The network is the computer.Sun’s slogan: The network is the computer. Time to move ahead from CONNECTIVITY &Time to move ahead from CONNECTIVITY & CONTENT CONTENT

to practice of Tech Assisted Learning, Teaching And to practice of Tech Assisted Learning, Teaching And Evaluation (TELTE) Evaluation (TELTE) Quality Assured InstructionQuality Assured Instruction

Present system of Present system of Syllabus – classes – tuition – Syllabus – classes – tuition – externalexternal

exams, focus on marksexams, focus on marks has to be changed to has to be changed to Learning -Learning -

Centered if we really wish to make e-Learning Centered if we really wish to make e-Learning successful successful

Education Process to aim at Unit Perfection Education Process to aim at Unit Perfection RequirementsRequirements



Need for Common Framework for Need for Common Framework for Technology Enhanced EducationTechnology Enhanced Education

Necessary that universities, institutions, R&D Necessary that universities, institutions, R&D organizations, Open Universities, content sources, organizations, Open Universities, content sources, Broadband/backbone Network Providers, Datacenter Broadband/backbone Network Providers, Datacenter and Cloud Computing services providers and and Cloud Computing services providers and educational programs work coherently together.educational programs work coherently together.

Restricting scope of Knowledge Network to only Restricting scope of Knowledge Network to only broadband connectivity without a host of services, broadband connectivity without a host of services, capacity building collaborative programs and capacity building collaborative programs and linkages to development will not result in effective linkages to development will not result in effective NKN or implementation of National Mission on NKN or implementation of National Mission on Education.Education.

How do we leverage upon the already established How do we leverage upon the already established institutions and services, modernize and reorient institutions and services, modernize and reorient them so that we build effective National Education them so that we build effective National Education Grid programs and services?Grid programs and services?



Five Tier approachFive Tier approach

Tier-1: ICT InfrastructureTier-1: ICT Infrastructure Tier-2: Systems and ApplicationsTier-2: Systems and Applications Tier-3: Content and Web ResourcesTier-3: Content and Web Resources Tier-4: Formal Alignment of e-Tier-4: Formal Alignment of e-

Content through Course Wiki by Content through Course Wiki by Academic AuthorityAcademic Authority

Tier –5: Instruction/Evaluation Tier –5: Instruction/Evaluation Management Augmented by Management Augmented by Course Wikis and SME SupportCourse Wikis and SME Support



TT OGETHEROGETHER

EE VERYONEVERYONE

AA CHIEVESCHIEVES

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“ENABLE, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EVERY CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE.”

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