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GenWise parent presentation July 2020 for slideshare updated
Genwise offers diverse and contemporary online learning experiences for middle to high school students, launching in April 2020 amidst the pandemic with bite-sized courses that supplement school curricula. The program features expert mentors from various academic and professional backgrounds, aiming to cultivate curiosity, critical thinking, and essential skills in students. Through engaging courses, learners explore interdisciplinary topics and engage in self-directed learning, providing them valuable insights and preparing them for future challenges.
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- 2. Diverse Spread- Engaging& Contemporary Courses
- 3. A buffet oflearning experiences to supplement the school curriculum “Each new thing they learn makes them aware of other new things to be learned. Their curiosity grows by what it feeds on. Our task is to keep it well supplied with food. … Keeping their curiosity “well supplied with food” doesn’t mean feeding them, or telling them what they have to feed themselves. It means putting within their reach the widest possible variety and quantity of good food—like taking them to a supermarket with no junk food in it (if we can imagine such a thing).” - John Holt, How Children Learn
- 4. Delighted Alumni… • Sampleschools represented in our Programs Click here for more testimonials from parents, students, heads of school 25% of online customers enrolled for 4 or more courses
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- 6. Academic Background ProfessionalExperience Education Sector …including PhDs from elite institutions… …leadership roles, multiple geographies… …understand the learning process… * Not an exhaustive list * Not an exhaustive list * Not an exhaustive list Expert Mentors… supplementing the formal curriculum click here for mentor profiles
- 7. Contemporary Integrated Curriculum ExpertMentors Gainexposureto diversedisciplines Thinkonyourown/ EngagethroughChallenge EssentialSkills/Rigour Identify&pursue interests Developabilityfor self-learning Whole Being (Head, Heart and Hands) Our Goals
- 8. GenWise Online • Launchedin April 2020, within 2 weeks of lockdown announcement • Targeted at middle-/ high-school students, AND parents • A buffet of bite-sized courses; 5 to 10 hours each; diverse, contemporary, engaging • Synchronous facilitation; a world-class mentor, and course assistant present in the classroom; includes assignments • Launching additional courses through the year – on weekends, and on key concepts
- 9. Think on yourown/ Take Responsibility for Learning “In another course, things were directly taught to us…. we just had to ‘keep up’ with what the teacher was doing…. In this course, you have to actually do the math and learn it by yourself”, Varun, Student, CMR NPS, Bengaluru https://youtu.be/1pKL-QjqTxU “I was surprised at the quality and extent of feedback I got on my homework…that really helped me individually.”, Aparna Sharma, Student, TISB, Bengaluru
- 10. “The whole conceptof 'Critical Reading' is a very interesting topic. The fact that we can 'critically' read articles, and understand how people try to fool you, is really enlightening! Also, Sir explained the topics with a lot of videos, and real-life examples, so we could understand it much much better.” Sanika Luktuke, Student, SES Gurukul, Pune EssentialSkills
- 11. “Before the course,I didn’t really have a concept for numbers from an estimation/ Order of Magnitude perspective…I’ve definitely learnt a lot about estimating and how to roughly think in numbers”, Sia, Student, Inventure Academy, Bengaluru https://youtu.be/dXEJXYFacWY EssentialSkills
- 12. “I really likedthe fact that exponents which are a part of math in school is so important in real life and how it is related to so many things”, Anonymous feedback from student at the end of a course EssentialSkills
- 13. “I liked thevariety of knowledge I got exposed to. Also, I really liked the country ranking assignment. Because of that, I can now judge myself and not rely on other sources. Realism, liberalism and constructivism have made me understand the world.”, Sifar Jirgale, Student, DLRC, Pune DomainExposure
- 14. “I am happyI finally understood how companies like Facebook and Google make money.”, Siddharth Shivakumar. Homeschooler, New Delhi “I liked that I got to learn more about internet businesses and money which I wouldn't usually know about using just what we learn from school”, Adhavan, NEEV Academy, Bengaluru DomainExposure
- 15. “The way thevalue of G was found out was so beautiful. I can't believe that an equation that I have been studying for years had so much beauty and simplicity to it.”- Kavya Nair, Avalon International School, Navi Mumbai DomainExposure
- 16. “I feel alot calmer. I have started reflecting after this course and see situations from a different perspective”. “Taking this class reduced the ‘burden’ of parenting.” EnablingParents/Educators/LifelongLearners
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- 18. Investment per Course •Time • 5- 10 hours of online interaction + homework assignments • Typically 3-5 hours per week, including homework • Money • INR 3000- 6000 inclusive of 18% GST
- 19. Example Trajectory ofa Student Grade 9-10 • Writing • Exponential Growth • Economy of Modern Internet • Astrophysics • Products, IP & Entrepreneurship • Cryptic Crosswords • 1-3 weeks residential camps Grade 7-8 • Resilience • Intelligent Estimation • Critical Reading • Key Concepts in Physics/ Chemistry/ Math • International Relations • Cryptography • Hool/ Bridge • Auroville Immersion Grade 5-6 • Timeless wisdoms from Ancient India • Investigating the Past: Murder Mysteries & History • Learning Math through Origami • Sensing the World around Us Essential Skill Domain Exposure Mind Gym Residential Camp/ Place-based Learning
- 20. Contemporary Integrated Curriculum ExpertMentors Gainexposureto diversedisciplines Thinkonyourown/ EngagethroughChallenge EssentialSkills/Rigour Identify&pursue interests Developabilityfor self-learning Whole Being (Head, Heart and Hands) What the Child Develops
- 21. Outreach Open to allGenWise Education ‘Addas’ 1. Role of Motivation in the Learning Process 2. Role of Choice in the Learning Process 3. Learning Beyond the Curriculum (Gr 6 through 10) 4. Learning Beyond the Curriculum (Gr 1 through 6) 5. Breaking Silos in Learning: Importance of Interdisciplinarity 6. Liberal Arts as a Choice for Today's Student 7. Empowering Children to cope with Negative Emotions 8. The Role of Experience in Learning (Jul 25)
- 22. Important Links • Registerfor upcoming courses at https://www.genwise.in/genwise-online- upcoming-programs • Vote for courses in our ‘inventory’ by visiting https://www.genwise.in/course-inventory or by writing to courseideas@genwise.in • Go through mentor profiles at https://www.genwise.in/meet-genwise- mentors • Register and join our ‘GenWise Adda’ events twice a month at https://www.genwise.in/education-addas . Recordings of past sessions also available • Keep updated on what we are up to and talk to us on Social media- • Twitter https://twitter.com/Genwise_ • Facebook https://facebook.com/GenWise.in • LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/genwise-online/ • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/genwise_/
- 23. Thank You! Click herefor more information about GenWise Vishnu Agnihotri +91 9342247734 vishnu@genwise.in Rajesh Panchanathan +91 9840970514 rajesh@genwise.in
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- 26. Nature of Activitiesin our Programs Apart from hands-on and minds-on ‘academic enrichment’ tasks, children experience ‘active pursuits’ like cooking, gardening, music and dance, and ‘inward reflections’ through nature walks, journaling, facilitated dialogue and body awareness exercises.
- 27. Examples of ExperientialLearning Blindfolded walk- getting in touch with senses Cooking your own healthy meal Making a Musical Instrument Observing Street to plan a better city
- 28. Characteristics of aVersatilist “Vision without systems thinking ends up painting lovely pictures of the future with no deep understanding of the forces that must be mastered to move from here to there.” -Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline “If we spend our whole life in a silo of a single discipline, we will not gain the imaginative skills to connect the dots where the next invention will come from.”- Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
- 29. Science & Scientific Enquiry Mathematical & Computational Thinking ThePlanetary Web- Nature, Society and the Individual Technology , Design and Making Tools for Thinking and Communication Traffic Congestion Access/ Equity/ Environment Bullet Train using renewable energy Develop multiple cities in a region Communication- Work Virtually Insights into Group Behaviour Distance between cars for optimal flow Experiments to evaluate alternatives Simulating Complex Systems Perception of Public Transport
- 30. Our Founders Vishnu AgnihotriShrikant Patil Rajesh Panchanathan • 15+ years in Education • i2, Feedback Ventures, Educational Initiatives • Academic Director, GenWise • IIT Madras • Intel (15 years) – Israel, US, Hong Kong; Investor for the past 10+ years • Board Member – Educational Initiatives • Univ of Colorado, Boulder • Management Consulting (20 years) • APAC HR Lead for Technology @Accenture • IIT Madras, Caltech
- 31. Master Mentors • GenWiseMentors not only have significant experience and expertise in their fields, but are also life-long learners. • For example, one of our mentors who teaches gifted undergraduate students, enrols himself as a student in other courses at the same institution to learn about new topics such as Gaussian geometry. • Another example is one mentor- an accomplished computer scientist – who has taught himself Persian using a flash card system based on the principle of spaced repetition memory. • These mentors understand how to break down complex ideas and skills to help young learners to learn these. "The best way to learn from mentors is not to absorb what they know, but to internalize how they think. Collecting their knowledge helps you solve the challenges of the day. Understanding their thought process helps you navigate the challenges of a lifetime." - Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist, Wharton