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Blended Interactive Learning


Agenda

• The History of Education

• Student’s Environment

• New Methodology: Blended Interactive Learning

• sLate – schoolsLENS Advanced Technology for Education

• education IDOL – a movement for stress-free education


History of Education


Ancient Times (Gurukul – 5000 Years ago)

• One Guru

• Multiple Students

• Gurukul (school with

hostel)

• Classroom under the

tree – natural

environment

• Learning via

communication,

experience and

activities


The First University of the World –

Nalanda Vidhyapith (1500 years ago)

• Multiple Teachers

• Multiple education streams

• Multiple Students

• Vidhyapith (school with hostel)

• Dedicated building that host multiple

classrooms and other facilities

• Learning via structured curriculum,

communication, experience,

interactions and activities

• Fees introduced for the first time in

return of education

• Structured courses and degrees

awarded for the first time in education


Education Transformation – (200 Years ago)


Education System introduced by British

(150 years ago)

• Layered Education System

• Primary -> Secondary -> Graduation

• Theory and Knowledge Based Education

• No importance given to Practical and

Activities

• Minimal focus on our culture and values

• No space for skill and value development

• Authoritative Model with Student at the bottom

of the chain

• Goal is to achieve the highest rank and

marks in the class and not education

• Teacher centric education

• Education Limited to the blackboard and

textbooks

• Only Competition and Zero Collaboration


Education System At Independence (60

years ago)

• Compulsory Primary Education

• Less than 25% Literacy Rate

• Schools and Universities (Govt Owned and Managed)

• Layered Education System as before

• Theory and Knowledge Based Education

• No importance given to Practical and Activities

• Minimal focus on our culture and values

• No space for skill and value development

• Authoritative Model with Student at the bottom of the

chain

• Goal is to achieve the highest rank and marks in

the class and not education

• Teacher centric education

• Education Limited to the blackboard and textbooks

• Only Competition and Zero Collaboration


Education System Today

• Govt Institutes – Cheap but Not Effective

• Private Institute – Effective but Very Expensive

• Huge Focus on Infrastructure and Technology but

minimal focus on Education Methodology

• Theory and marks based assessment system

• Minimal focus on Activities and Practical/Application

• Basically, our education system is producing talent that is

not


Education System – Current Problems

• Result and Marks Oriented leading to competition and stress

• Minimal focus on skill and value development for students and teachers

• Lot of confusion among students, parents and teachers

• Curriculum – Too vast to be covered in the allocated time

• Almost zero collaboration among teachers, students and parents

• Minimal tools and training provided to the players


Student’s Environment



Student

School

Coaching Class

Family

Peers



Student

School

Coaching Class

Family

PeersStake – Medium

Influence – High

Stake – High

Influence – Low

Stake – Low

Influence – High

Stake – Low

Influence – Medium

Stake – Low

Influence – High



Student

School

Coaching Class

Family

PeersStake – Medium

Influence – High

Stake – High

Influence – Low

Stake – Low

Influence – High

Stake – Low

Influence – Medium

Stake – Low

Influence – High

High

Expectations

Low

Expectations


Top 5 Expectations from Schools

1. Deliver Result (i.e. Marks, Ranks, etc…)

2. Provide safe and secured environment

3. Holistic development of a child

4. Give something more – year on year

5. Keep parents informed about child’s progress at regular interval


Top 5 Expectations from Schools

1. Deliver Result (i.e. Marks, Ranks, etc…)

2. Provide safe and secured environment

3. Holistic development of a child

4. Give something more – year on year

5. Keep parents informed about child’s progress at regular interval

Blended

Interactive

Learning


Blended Interactive Technology


Blended Interactive Learning

• New education methodology that uses technology and interaction based

learning techniques to provide holistic development of students

• Being considered one of the best education methodologies ever developed

for school education – especially for Primary and Secondary education

• It uses technology as a platform to create a very productive learning

environment within the classroom and brings out the best in every student

• Currently being used successfully in countries like USA, Canada, Australia,

Europe, etc…


Education Cycle – The goal

Moral Values

Skill

Knowledge

Achieved by

Curriculum

(Text Book)

Created by

observation

and feelings

Developed by experience and

practice


BIL by schoolsLENS

Curriculum as

prescribed by

the education

Board

Skill

Development

Character

Building

Achieved ByAchieved By


BIL by schoolsLENS

schoolsLENS Blended Interactive Learning Solution for Schools in India

Curriculum as

prescribed by

the education

Board

Skill

Development

Character

Building


Now Let’s

understand sLate

in Detail


sLate


sLate

sLate (schoolsLENS Advanced Technology for Education) is a Blended

Interactive Learning platform that defines a totally new way of teaching

and learning for school environment. It uses highly interactive graphical

education content delivered to the user via devices like mobile phones,

tablets and computers on demand. It uses adaptive education technique to

make education interesting yet affordable for everyone.


sLate – An Overview

sLate incorporates 5 E’s of Learning in the most effective manner. It

divides the entire education cycle in five steps corresponding to the 5

E’s of Learning:

1. Engage: Education content provided within sLate is exactly as

per board guide-lines and written keeping in mind the age-group

of users. It uses audio visual animations and interactive graphical

content to keep users engaged at all times.

2. Explore: It provides ample amount of information on every

topic that allows users to explore every topic in detail.

3. Explain: It contains e-books, reading material and reference

material that explains every topic thoroughly beyond any doubts

and questions.

4. Elaborate: It includes a combination of real-life examples and

hypothetical scenarios as appropriate sometimes even going

beyond the textbook to ensure that all aspects of a particular

topics are covered.

5. Evaluate: sLate contains a huge question bank that is used by

modules like e-test and e-game that evaluate students and help

them prepare for the exams. It provides modules like e-test that a

teacher can use to prepare customized quiz as per his/her choice.


sLate – Education focused features

No need to buy new hardware because sLate works on

majority of present day devices and platforms

Specially designed school’s Corner to showcase

schools activity & other updates.

Personalization & Customization.

Follows Education board syllabus.

Free updates and maintenance .

Interactive Graphical Content

500+ Audio Visual Animations

Easy to operate

Specialized Training provided by schoolsLENS

Education Content prepared by experts

Custom exam and evaluation environment

Self learning Model

Interactive graphical content

Game like environment

Available on demand and affordable

Adaptive Learning

Self Practice & Test


sLate – Tab Class

(1 of 2)• Blended Interactive Learning at it’s best

• It is the most contemporary education

technology in India as of now.

• converts a conventional classroom into a

high-tech learning environment.

• It binds the teacher’s user interface live with

individual tablet devices and set an active and

always live communication channel.

• It also enables live interactivity and rapid

data transfer from one interface to another

and from one device to another


sLate – Tab Class

(2 of 2)• Teacher and students have a

computer/tablet each with entire education

curriculum loaded on the tablet

• Teacher will use the computer to teach

using interactive smart board and Projector

• Students will use their tablet to perform

various educational activities that teacher

will ask them to do

• We have collaborated with Intel to

provide our customers with the best in

class hardware like tablets, computers,

etc…


sLate in a nut-shell

• Uses the most cutting edge technology that makes

education interesting and fun

• The one and only education software available in

India for school education based on Blended

Interactive Learning methodology

• Exactly as per Gujarat Education Board Textbook and

Curriculum

• Suitable for for Gujarati Medium Schools – Std 1 to 8

• Internet is NOT required and works on Windows,

Linux and Android


BIL by schoolsLENS

Curriculum as

prescribed by

the education

Board

Skill

Development

Character

Building


Now Let’s

understand

education IDOL

in Detail


education IDOL


schoolsLENS – Current Products

education IDOL focuses on skill and valude development of students and

teachers. It is aimed towards creating a productive environment around students

that help them develop positive attitude towards education by improving their

performance. It brings students, teachers and parents together via a series of

interactive workshops and seminars targeted towards some of the most

fundamental problems from education eco-system of today.


30% of students suffer from:

• Loneliness

• Depression

• Lack of Confidence

• Inferiority Complex

56% of students get addicted to:

• Smoking (tobacco)

• Drinking (Alcohol)

• Drugs

• Gambling and other

India: students & suicide

• 16000 cases (2010 to 2013)

• 1st Culprit: “academic

pressure”

• Bengaluru topped the list of

cities

99% students are

excited on the first

day of school/college

86% students feel

exhausted and stressed

during education

Education + Stress =

education IDOL – a movement for Stress-free Education


What does it take to create

stress-free and productive

environment around students?

Keys for stress-free education

1. Know Your Student: Invest significant time in

knowing student’s interest and capabilities

2. Develop Life-Skills: Help students develop important

life-skills like communication, self-expression, time-

management decision making, etc…

3. 3-way Bonding: There must be good 3-way

relationship among teacher – student – parents with

regular communication regarding student’s education

and progress

4. Good Mental Health: Provide good mental support

especially when the student has failed to meet his/her

goal and show him new hope right-away before it is

too late

5. Stress Management: Teach stress management

techniques to student like Yoga, breathing techniques

and provide professional counselling when necessary

education IDOL – How to create productive environment around student


Successful AffiliationsOur Expert Panel

Nandak Pandya (Teenage Coach)He is a very well-known speaker and teenage

coach in Gujarat. He expertise's in coaching

today’s teenagers in a very simple yet effective

way. He works with many schools and institutes

round the year as ‘mental health coach’. He also

serves many corporates as professional trainer

for skill development.

Ketan Vyas (schoolsLENS)He is a budding entrepreneur with 15+ years of

experience from all over the globe. He is the

current CEO of schoolsLENS and founder of

‘education IDOL’. He is an education technologist,

researcher and a visionary. He carries a vision to

make India’s education go beyond textbooks and

classrooms.

education IDOL – The Expert Panel and Existing Customers


Thank you

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