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Equipping Every Learner for the 21 st Century. LOKESH MEHRA REGIONAL MANAGER, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY SOUTH ASIA lokesh@cisco.com. 1. Education 2.0. 21 st Century Learning. Education 1.0. Traditional Education Systems. Curriculum Teachers Accountability Leadership.
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Equipping Every Learner for the 21st Century LOKESH MEHRA REGIONAL MANAGER, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY SOUTH ASIA lokesh@cisco.com 1
Education 2.0 21st Century Learning Education 1.0 Traditional Education Systems Curriculum Teachers Accountability Leadership Education 3.0 - a Paradigm Shift Achieved in Holistic Transformation Interdisciplinary Pedagogy Education 3.0 21st Century Skills www.21stcenturyskills.org Enabled by Technology Supported Through an Adapted Reform Agenda Education Is the Great Equalizer in Our Society and the Foundation of Innovation and Prosperity
Staff Development and Training Teachers Students Information Security Key Issues Increased Productivity Administrators Communication Funding The Challenges Student Performance and Assessment Physical Security
Establish Connected Education Connected Education is the vision of how technology helps institutes/universities • Build the right infrastructure to transform education • Enhance administrative efficiency http://cst.unesco-ci.org/sites/projects/cst/default.aspx • Achieve academic excellence
Example: Remote Teaching ModelRemoteEducation Center Pilot – Chhindwara, India Teacher -Chhindwara Town REC – Hosted Platform Students-Bichhwa Village Students-Umranala Village Students-Parasia Village
Remote Education Centre : Chhindwara - Raise Your Hand - Answer “Yes” - Answer “No” - Go Faster - Go Slower - Emoticons - Response Graph
In Summary • Education = Economic Empowerment = Infrastructure=GDP growth • Government • Measure institutions by outcomes – i.e. performance – remove the scar of “educated unemployed” • Technology is here to stay – Subsidise specially broadband access • Encourage inter institution collaboration & PPP (foreign investments) ; Reduce over regulation • Industry • Assist in Institutions strategy to plan for and adapt to new technologies • Hone students to manage and cull information, provide experts, and resources