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3 Day experiential learning

IntroductionCurrent Scenario

Applications: 8 Lakh applies

Students Passing out : 7 Lakh

Number of B-SchoolsIndia > 4800 (shiksha.com)Tamilnadu =144 (tnedu.net)

Teaching standards – Conventional

Difficulty in managing Best Placement avenues

Industry skeptical of getting Right Skills,

Employability 

“Only 23% of the management talent is employable.“ MeritTrac Services, an assessments player.

Only 10% of fresh graduates are actually employable, while a study of MBA and engineering graduates reveals only 25% of them to be employable. Tata Institute of Social Sciences

"It is not unemployment that is the major problem; it is the question of unemployability that is the major crisis in this competitive arena…” -APJ Abdul Kalam

Employability

In a global workforce study conducted by Towers

Perrin, a whopping 56% of Indian employees said

that they feel disengaged at work - the highest

percentage among all countries surveyed. These

disgruntled Indian employees feel a big disconnect

between their personal aspirations and their day-to-

day professional activities.

What is wrong with the System Too focused on Theoretical Study

International B-School’s1/3 to ½ courses are people related courses

Human Capital Deficiencies We take a quantitative approach that merely aims to improve the supply-side of the Indian labour market the solution lies on the demand-side, and requires a qualitative solution as well.

International Accreditation Standards ensures students and parents top-quality education, ensures employers graduates are ready to perform on day one. (AACSB, ACBSP, CHEA, DETC )

( Association to Advanced Collegiate School of Business, Accreditation Council for Business School & Programs, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Distance Education and Training Council )

21st Century Skills-Learning and Innovation Skills

focus on creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration

Life and Career Skills -Flexibility & Adaptability; Initiative & Self-Direction; Social & Cross-Cultural Skills; Productivity & Accountability; Leadership & Responsibility.

Dheeraj Prasad, Director, Microsoft

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What is Experiential Learning

Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.- Confucius, 450 B.C.

The things we have to learn before we do them, we learn by doing them.- Aristotle

What is Experiential Learning

Activity is the only road to knowledge.

What is Experiential Learning

I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

What is Experiential Learning

What is Experiential Learningconventional prescribed teaching/training - the transfer of pre-

determined knowledge / skills – “from the outside”.

experiential learning - development of people as individuals – “from the inside”.

Focus on the learning process for the individual .

Experiential Learning as understanding tool : Self / Others / Teams develop confidence / self esteem / personal strength imparts sense of purpose and fulfillment which improve Attitude, life balance and emotional well being

Leadership roles

Why Experiential Learning•

When Experiential Learning• “Experiential learning takes place

• when a person involved in an activity

• looks back and evaluates it,

• determines what was useful or important to remember,

• and uses this information to perform another activity.”

• John Dewey

Experiential Learning Model

Why off site Experiential LearningCreates Openness Out of day 2 day activities

assignments / booksdifferent set of teachers

EqualityDevelops relationships quickly DisequilibriumMeta LearningKinaesthetic ImprintEncourage Risk takingDiversity of StrengthFUNcorporate psychologists Dr John Luckner and Reldan Nadler

Off site as Natural Outbound“Nature has an inherently positive effect”.Something people are not used to

Students are more open to the inspiration and challenge offered by natural world.

More chances of IntegratingLearning occurs naturally.

Creates managers who are eco Sensitive eco Maginative sought out by corporates

ecoLogin ApproachProgram of International standard

Largely Interconnected to Naturemore integratedmore absorbed

Interdependenceteam memberswith nature / community / rural life / tribal life

Holistic

I related to Nature

The CapsuleEffective Team Building / Team workLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementCommunication SkillsConflict ResolutionPersonal & Professional EffectivenessInterpersonal SkillsPartnerships & Alliances (Second Stage)

Outcome - StudentsEmployable Students

understanding of Selfunderstanding of Peoplebetter career choicesinitiativework better in Teamstake more Initiative / Riskclarity of Life / Jobinterpersonal skillscommunicative skillsnot scared of Interviews

Outcome - InstitutionAlumni

will be in an organization for a long termwill be better managershappy employersreputation goes upmore recruitment

Who we are• ecoLogin - an experience based alternate tourism service provider

offering activity filled tourism experience in offbeat locations.

• We provide end to end, customized, completely guided tours with themes ranging from Adventure & Jungle tourism to Heritage & culture.

• The ecoLogin experience encompasses the involvement of local people and communities in service delivery which enriches the experience of the traveler and provides an alternate source of livelihood for the community.

What we bring in

The Nuclei• Sridhar Lakshmanan – sridhar@ecologin.org , Founder and CEO.

– A regular trekker, wild life enthusiast & photographer – lives by the maxim - no fixed solutions to an ever changing world– brings in about 8 years of experience in the Social Development sector & Corporate. – an engineer from College of Engineering, Guindy and later passed out from IIM

Ahmedabad in 2002.

• Arul Sekar – arul@ecologin.org , Founder and COO. – Extremely good at the art of charting a course in unknown territory with only a compass

to rely on.– An outdoor enthusiast ; enjoys challenges & believes in encouraging others to 'Just give

it a TRY’ – a certified Mountaineer and Rock Climber for 8 years. Has 2 years of work ex. – Holds a Dual degree in Engineering from Anna University, Currently pursuing M.S.

(Entrepreneurship) in Department of Management Studies, IIT-Madras. • And a Team of 10 Passionate people.

Methodology

• Day I: Self Confidence: Discover the new 'U‘

– Acclimatization – Socialize: Rural / tribal village visit– Goal setting– Mental block– Pushing your limits– Motivation– Self confidence

– Discover the new You

Methodology• Day II: Team Work: Discover the new 'US'

-Setting a shared goal -Team work: knots, sequence climbing.-Managing Uncertainties-Risk Management-Survival Technique-Get lost & Find yourself : Map reading, facing uncertainties --as a team, maneuvering in forest.-Innovative Group games-Discover the new ‘US’

Methodology

• Day III:

– Survival technique : survival with min. resource – Natural Ecosystem-- Holistic Decision Making– Counter productive results case studies – Group discussion on General topic– Water stream– Trek back with wonderful memories of the trip– Feedback and closure

Target Segments

MBA Students

Fresh Young Faculties

Student affair bodies / student council

Teaching faculty

Cross sectional across levels

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