The document discusses developing an ideal student for higher education and global employability. It notes that India has the potential to train over 500 million people by 2022. However, the current education system focuses too much on exams and is not learning-centric. It argues for a new technology-enhanced collaborative education paradigm that provides quality instruction, feedback, and support. Key capabilities needed include learning, analytical thinking, problem-solving, presentation, and teamwork skills. The system should move from content delivery to technology-assisted learning and teaching for quality assured instruction. A common framework is needed across universities and institutions to effectively leverage resources and build an national education grid.

1. Panel Discussion Developing the profile of an ideal student for higher learning and global employability Prof. K. Subramanian Director & Professor, Advanced Center for Informatics & Innovative Learning IGNOU & IT Adviser to CAG of India EX-DDG(NIC), Ministry of Communications & IT New Delhi

2. Reforms in Education At IIT Guwahati, Hon’ble PM Dr. Manmohan Singh said “ We are one of the youngest nations and, according to observers, India has the potential to create over 500 million trained people by 2022 which is over a fourth of the global workforce. The big opportunity for India would come from an education revolution that we must undertake as our most important national endeavor.” The World of Education is undergoing a rapid and quiet transformation: How do we in India take advantage of this and synthesize a new framework of providing ‘ QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL, INDEPENDENT OF GEOGRAPHY’? 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

3. SAD STATE OF OUR EDUCATION & Challenge before us Education (higher/tertiary) is reduced to teaching classes against Board/university exams. No agility in syllabus and students are ‘programmed’ like Artificial Intelligence Systems to ‘answer’ questions! University education not LEARNING CENTRIC, it is exams centric . Good teachers have little say, reduced to spectators. Education not connected with developments – be they in the scientific or socioeconomic sense. Essential principles of pedagogy are neglected.  How doe we build a new Tech Enhanced collaborative education paradigm that addresses quality instruction management with dynamic feedback and learner support services? 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

4. Capabilities & skill sets required Learning Capability Analytical Capability Real-life problem solving capability-Bookish to More Practical Presentation capability-Personal Communication skills Fearless expression what one knows and what he would like to learn Capabilities & skill sets required Team working, collaboration and cooperative co working processes “ ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER”-Create a multiplier effect 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

5. Building Pedagogic Basis For Quality Education Improve the Quality of Learners To make our graduates EMPLOYABLE. To be PRODUCTIVE ON THE JOB and in LIFE. To observe REAL WORLD PROBLEMS, abstract the issues and apply what they have learnt and their innate sense to solve them. ‘ The End of Education is Character.’ – Sai Baba Address all modes and dimensions of imparting quality instruction and assessment “ Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant - and perhaps even the only source of competitive advantage." - Peter Drucker “ ENABLE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER EVERY CITIZEN & COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE”Based upon SHARING & CARING. 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

6. Towards a Learning Centered System of Education Google’s Slogan: “My other computer is a Datacentre ”. Sun’s slogan: The network is the computer. Time to move ahead from CONNECTIVITY & CONTENT to practice of Tech Assisted Learning, Teaching And Evaluation (TELTE)  Quality Assured Instruction Present system of Syllabus – classes – tuition – external exams, focus on marks has to be changed to Learning - Centered if we really wish to make e-Learning successful Education Process to aim at Unit Perfection Requirements 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

7. Need for Common Framework for Technology Enhanced Education Necessary that universities, institutions, R&D organizations, Open Universities, content sources, Broadband/backbone Network Providers, Datacenter and Cloud Computing services providers and educational programs work coherently together. Restricting scope of Knowledge Network to only broadband connectivity without a host of services, capacity building collaborative programs and linkages to development will not result in effective NKN or implementation of National Mission on Education. How do we leverage upon the already established institutions and services, modernize and reorient them so that we build effective National Education Grid programs and services? 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

8. Five Tier approach Tier-1: ICT Infrastructure Tier-2: Systems and Applications Tier-3: Content and Web Resources Tier-4: Formal Alignment of e-Content through Course Wiki by Academic Authority Tier –5: Instruction/Evaluation Management Augmented by Course Wikis and SME Support 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009

9. 06/07/09 Prof. ks@2009 Panel educonvex IHC New delhi Feb 2009 T OGETHER E VERYONE A CHIEVES M ORE “ ENABLE , EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EVERY CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE.” 06/07/09 ACIIL-IGNOU RSD Presentation Feb 2009