Higher Education
Inaugural Session: Inaugural Session: Re-imagining Education in 21st Century Workplace: Expanding boundaries of Education, Skill and Employability
It is imperative to reimagine school & higher education in the light of the 21st century workplace by putting an emphasis on extending the frontiers of knowledge, skill, and employability in order to make learners adaptable and in line with industry needs. The skills needed to stay relevant are evolving at a faster rate than ever before as new industries are created, while others that already exist grow or drastically collapse. Educators, administrators, and leaders in school & higher education sector must approach students’ skill competency with a growth mindset that will help them succeed in the global knowledge-based economy and throughout their careers. It is clear that the future generation needs to be educated about developing digital capabilities and the creation, deployment, and ethical usage of technology. At the same time, students in the 21st century must learn how to cultivate and employ creativity, communicate clearly, and engage in critical discourse. To propel discussion on this, the eminent higher education leaders and industry experts emphasized on the topic at ArdorComm Media “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022” held on 14th & 15th October 2022 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Quotes from the Speakers
Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar
Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director/Vice Chancellor- Gujarat National Law University and Gujarat Maritime University said, “Universities are supposed to give universal knowledge, prepare human beings to face any kind of situations.”
Parth Kotecha
Parth Kotecha, Trustee & Associate Vice President, Noble University, Junagadh said, “If Gita would have been only about Sri Krishna it would have completed in one page, Arjun has continuously asked the questions. So, allow the students to ask the questions unless and until they get satisfied and be prepared to answer the questions.”
Prof. Ami U. Upadhyay
Prof. Ami U. Upadhyay, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University said, “We will not be able to prepare future for our kids, we have to prepare our kids for the future because future is not decided.”
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Inaugural Session:- Re-imagining Higher Education in 21st Century Workplace: Expanding boundaries of Education, Skill and Employability
Panel 1 :- National Education Policy 2020 for School Education: Action & Implementation in ‘New-Normal’
The New Education Policy (NEP), which seeks to universalize education from pre-school to secondary level, was approved by the Union cabinet in July 2020. NEP-2020 is a comprehensive framework emphasising education from the primary level to higher education in the nation and will replace the National Policy on Education-1986. NEP-2020 has a target of 100% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030 since the goal of any education system is to benefit children so that no child loses any opportunities to learn and succeed because of circumstances of birth or background. The Policy states that one of the main objectives of all education sector development programmes will continue to be closing social gaps in access, participation, and academic outcomes. It is the need of the hour to discuss what are the action & implementation of the NEP 2022 for the school education sector in the New Normal and going ahead. To propel discussion on this, the eminent school education leaders and industry experts emphasized on the topic at ArdorComm Media “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022” held on 14th & 15th October 2022 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Quotes from the Speakers
Nirali Dagali
Nirali Dagali, Principal, Calorx Public School, Ghatlodiya said, “It’s the need of the hour to discuss the action and implementation of NEP 2022 in the school education sector.”
Vijay Aher
Vijay Aher, Director, Vatsalya International School, Anand said, “Focus of our teaching and learning should not be on the rot-learning, memorization, it should be basically shifted to conceptual learning.”
Dr. Seema Negi
Dr. Seema Negi, Director Principal, Sanjeevani World School, Mumbai said, “If each one of us can have a learner’s mindset, we can have winner’s mindset, we can have anti-fragile mindset because covid has taught us if we don’t have anti-fragile mindset we cannot succeed.”
Raj Mirani
Raj Mirani, Chairperson & Director, Divine Life International School, Ahmedabad said, “As per the pedagogical structure is concerned the government has put upon light on the curriculum, the 10+2 system is replaced by 5+3+3+4 system.”
Vipul Patel
Vipul Patel, Chairman, SNV International School, Nadiad said, “Previously we had 12 years of school education now we have 15 years as the pre-primary has been included in the formal education, because I think scientifically it has been proven that 85% of the child’s brain develop by the age of 6 years.”
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Panel 1: Reimagining higher education through the ‘PHYGITAL’ mode of learning: Enhancing student employability
Panel 2 :- Redefining Early Childhood Care and Preschool Education to build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
Early childhood is characterised as the time of development between birth and the age of eight, during which significant brain development occurs. As children are greatly influenced by their surroundings and the people in them, this stage continues to be crucial. One of the most important components of the modern education ecosystem is early childhood care. The establishment and operation of pre-schools must receive a great deal of attention because they are the cornerstone of a child’s education and lay the groundwork for their future careers. Young children are unfortunately being denied access to a high-quality education due to a systemic lack of planning and infrastructure. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) encompasses more than just school readiness. It seeks to create a child’s social and general foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing in a comprehensive manner. It has the potential to raise up future citizens who are compassionate, competent, and responsible. To propel discussion on this, the eminent school education leaders and industry experts emphasized on the topic at ArdorComm Media “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022” held on 14th & 15th October 2022 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Quotes from the Speakers
Prahar Anjaria
Prahar Anjaria, Founder & Chairman, RANGOLI Group of Institutes said, “We are proud that from day one since last 14 years we start our communication and Rhymes through mother tongue and it is essential for selection of preschool teachers.”
Pritam Kumar Agrawal
Pritam Kumar Agrawal, Founder & Director, Hello Kids Preschool & Riverstone School said, “Early years is not about academics it's all about life experiences, that life skills which we are preparing a child for.”
Sajid Ali
Sajid Ali, President, Little Millennium Pvt. Ltd. said, “I very strongly feel that early years is the most important age of a child, this is the only time when a child learns life skills.”
Dharmesh Kapasi
Dharmesh Kapasi, President, Shanti Educational Initiatives Ltd. (SEIL) said, “As we all know pre-schools are the foundation years of the child, but in preschool as we all are aware that we do not know after 10 years what exactly or where exactly the child is going to be and therefore we have to understand the scientific way of dealing with it and create a strong foundation.”
Chirag Agarwal
Chirag Agarwal, Founder Director, EarlyVentions - Chain of Preschools said, “Technology without being aware, without being educated about it makes no sense but education without technology has no future.”
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Panel 2: What’s better for today’s Ideal University Education? Multi-disciplinary or e-learning adaptability?
Panel 3 :- How to Ensure Inclusive & Equitable Education – Access to Lifelong Learning Opportunities for All?
Using inclusive education is one of the best ways for educators to maintain the best learning environments in their classes. The term “inclusive education” is a teaching strategy in which all students, regardless of aptitude, learn together in the same environment. All students should be treated fairly and given equal opportunities in a supportive learning environment. In a welcoming and prejudice-free learning environment, student diversity and individuality should be valued. It is certain that no student will miss any of the content by teaching everyone at once. Despite the fact that teachers will have different teaching styles and pace, being taught by the same teachers helps ensure that all students have equal access to the study material. Despite this, educators should keep adapting their lectures to all students’ needs. Differentiated learning opportunities can meet the educational needs of every student while also enhancing the learning environment and helping students reach their greatest potential. To propel discussion on this, the eminent school education leaders and industry experts emphasized on the topic at ArdorComm Media “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022” held on 14th & 15th October 2022 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Quotes from the Speakers
Bharat Gajipara
Bharat Gajipara, Chairman, Sarvodya School, Sarvodaya Education Network; President, SFSO, Rajkot said, “Inclusive education is based on emotions, if we don’t have emotions then we can’t bring all types of students in a classroom.”
CA Utpal Shah
CA Utpal Shah, Director, Amity School, Bharuch; Amicus International School, Vadodara said, “I feel that lifelong learning requires a voluntary accomplishment on the part of an individual, I can learn only if there is an inner desire to learn.”
Manhar Rathod
Manhar Rathod, Managing Director, Shree Gyanguru Vidhyapith, Bhavnagar said, “An educator plays the most crucial role in ensuring inclusive and equitable education.”
Sabina Sawhney
Sabina Sawhney, Principal, Delhi Public School, Bopal said, “When we talk about equitable education it is very important for us to understand that we have to reach out to each and everybody. A teacher in a class has to be equipped to handle all kinds of students”
D.V. Mehta
D.V. Mehta, Chairman, Genius Group of Institution & Gardi Vidyapeeth, Rajkot said, “Right to education is the best example of equitable education, this education policy is having sustainability as the top priority, your sustainability will only be possible if you have lifelong learning.”
Dr. Deepak Rajguru
Dr. Deepak Rajguru, Chairman, Vibrant International Academy, Surat said, “Our new education policy 2020 has also stressed upon inclusive and equitable education. After going through the NEP 2020 document I felt that it has a lot of weight but doesn’t have burden.”
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Panel 3: How can blended learning change the dynamics of the teacher-student relationship?
Panel 4 :- Redefining Immersive Learning with Gamification, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) to Facilitate Learning
Due to their immersive experiences, innovative information sharing capabilities, and potential to provide virtual experiences that expand access to educational opportunities that would otherwise be restricted by cost or physical distance, AR, VR, MR technologies are a promising addition to the expanding field of education technology. However, these technologies have just recently become accessible and affordable enough for these applications and devices to be used in practical classroom settings. Users can interact with virtual items that appear in their actual surroundings using augmented reality (AR), also known as mixed reality (MR). The scenarios where users must engage with virtual items while also keeping situational awareness of their physical environment benefit the most from this. How can we redefine immersive learning with gamification, VR, AR & MR to facilitate learning is a crucial thing to discuss at this point of time? To propel discussion on this, the eminent school education leaders and industry experts emphasized on the topic at ArdorComm Media “New Normal – Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022” held on 14th & 15th October 2022 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Quotes from the Speakers
Anantha Krishnan B
Anantha Krishnan B., CEO-Operations, Kalorex Group, Ahmedabad said, “Due to the immersive experiences, Innovation, Information Technology sharing capabilities and the potential to provide a virtual experience and to expand the educational opportunities, AR, VR and MR Technologies are becoming a big thing in today's education scenario.”
Shaji V. Mathew
Shaji V. Mathew, Director, Shankus Divine Child Group of Schools, Surat said, “Whether it is VR, AR or MR everything is being used by the students even before the teachers know about it and it is going to transform the teaching learning process completely.”
Abhay Ghosh
Abhay Ghosh, Director, Shanti Asiatic School, Ahmedabad said, “We have to also ensure that the basic amenities in the schools have to be there a good internet connection is very important. 5G has launched in some of the cities, I hope it reaches out very soon in the classrooms and then you see the revolution and then you see AR, VR, MR how it makes a difference in the education system.”
Liza Shah,
Liza Shah, Managing Trustee, Apple Global School, Ahmedabad said, “In India before two years situation was little different but after covid I feel each and every corner of India each and every person whether literate whether illiterate they know how to use technology. Technology can play very important role actually in Indian education system.”
Francis Fernandes
Francis Fernandes, Principal, ASIA English School, Ahmedabad said, “To make AR VR MR a reality just a small step wherein we ask our teachers to evaluate the way they look at their lessons is important and that will indeed drive how curriculum for immersive learning will develop on its own.”
Bandita Roy
Bandita Roy, Vice Principal, Delhi Public School, Mehsana said, “I think as an educator AR, VR, MR if everything falls in place and if the students are willing to learn and if the mental block is not there this will be a boon for the students and in the education sector.”
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Panel 4: How can exposure to New Age Technologies help in fostering Experiential Learning Pedagogy?
Industry Presentation
Shraddha Haldankar
Shraddha Haldankar, Marketing Lead, Knauf Ceiling Solutions gave an industry presentation on the topic "Creating Engaging Learning Spaces" at NEW NORMAL- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th Oct 2022.
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Industry Speech – Knauf Ceiling Solutions India
Industry Presentation
Meenakshi Kachroo Chatta
Meenakshi Kachroo Chatta, Senior Director, South and Central Asia, The College Board gave an industry presentation on the topic "College Board in India" at NEW NORMAL- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th Oct 2022
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Industry Speech – Knauf Ceiling Solutions India
Industry Presentation
Rakesh Malaviya
Rakesh Malaviya, Chief Operating Officer, Head Monet-India gave an industry presentation on the topic "WWW, An Independent Theatre of War" at NEW NORMAL- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th Oct 2022
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Industry Speech – Knauf Ceiling Solutions India
Industry Presentation
Rishab Mehta
Rishab Mehta, Founder & CEO, GrayQuest gave an industry presentation on the topic “GrayQuest" at NEW NORMAL- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th Oct 2022
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Industry Presentation
Zoheb Shah
Zoheb Shah, Associate Director, Teachmint gave an industry presentation on the topic “Integrated School Platform by Teachmint" at NEW NORMAL- Education Leadership Summit & Awards 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 14th Oct 2022