My presentation at TEDx NIT Trichy. We all know Indian education system is broken. What is the alternative? How can we build a scalable, inclusive system that fosters creativity?

1. WHY INDIA NEEDS A
MAKER-CENTRIC
EDUCATION.
Balaji Viswanathan
Cofounder, Invento

2. 62290deaths/yr

5. Map source: FreeVectorMaps.com
By 2020, India would have more youth population than
US, Russia, China and Japan put together
35 Crore
youth

6. Revolutions occur when
youth have the aspiration
but not the employment

7. The scale mismatch problem.
Total size of Indian youth
~35 crores
Total size of all
NIT, IIT,AIIMS

8. Founding principles of
Indian education revolution

9. Pillar 1: Suited for
the Age of Creation

10. Agricultural Age
Industrial Age
Information Age
Conceptual Age
Basic reading &
comprehension
CHANGING SKILL REQUIREMENTS
Understanding
processes
Analysis &
reasoning
Creation,
Metacognition,
Self-actualization

11. Pillar 2: Opening people’s minds

12. Principles of Problem based learning
Big
picture
Ownership
Right level of
difficulty
Reflection
Multiple
context

13. Pillar 3:Value based

14. What the freedom movement did to Indians.
Built community
consciousness
Brought self
confidence
Brought down
caste barriers
Brought the
elites in touch
with masses

15. Pillar 4: Practical at
Indian scale

16. Inclusive Frugal
Scalable
Ideal
education

18. For conceptual
age
Open up minds
Value based Practical
Maker
education

19. Makerspaces across India with simple equipments to
tinker.

20. A nationwide idea
network

21. How do we get students motivated?
Community
Bring the
right level of
challenge
Guidance &
mentoring
Theory after
practice
Gamification
Emphasis on
play

22. Why it is best
for India?
Rapidly dropping
prices
Decentralized
Adaptive to
diversity
Scarce teaching
resources

23. Hacking
systems
Six elements of maker education
Respect for
work
Purpose Narrative Empathy
Experimentation

24. WE NEED A SCALABLE MODEL
THAT CAN PREPARE ALL INDIANS FOR
THE CONCEPTUAL AGE.