towards a maker-centric education in india

WHY INDIA NEEDS A MAKER-CENTRIC

EDUCATION.

Balaji Viswanathan Cofounder, Invento

62290deaths/yr

Map source: FreeVectorMaps.com

By 2020, India would have more youth population than US, Russia, China and Japan put together

35 Crore youth

Revolutions occur when youth have the aspiration but not the employment

The scale mismatch problem.

Total size of Indian youth ~35 crores

Total size of all NIT, IIT, AIIMS

Founding principles of Indian education revolution

Pillar 1: Suited for the Age of Creation

Agricultural Age

Industrial Age

Information Age

Conceptual Age

Basic reading & comprehension

CHANGING SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Understanding processes

Analysis & reasoning

Creation, Metacognition,

Self-actualization

Pillar 2: Opening people’s minds

Principles of Problem based learning

Bigpicture

OwnershipRight level of

difficulty

ReflectionMultiplecontext

Pillar 3: Value based

What the freedom movement did to Indians.

Built community consciousness

Brought self confidence

Brought down caste barriers

Brought the elites in touch with masses

Pillar 4: Practical at Indian scale

Inclusive Frugal

Scalable

Idealeducation

For conceptual age

Open up minds

Value based Practical

Makereducation

Makerspaces across India with simple equipments to tinker.

A nationwide idea network

How do we get students motivated?

CommunityBring the

right level of challenge

Guidance & mentoring

Theory after practice Gamification Emphasis on

play

Why it is best for India?

Rapidly dropping prices

Decentralized

Adaptive to diversity

Scarce teaching resources

Hacking systems

Six elements of maker education

Respect for work

Purpose Narrative Empathy

Experimentation

WE NEED A SCALABLE MODEL THAT CAN PREPARE ALL INDIANS FOR

THE CONCEPTUAL AGE.