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ScooNews Global Educators Fest 2017 – The Unconference!
Over two days brimming with ideas and excitement, the ScooNews Global Educators Fest 2017 whipped up a storm of the best kind – the brain kind! The #unconference to encourage exchange of ideas between the finest education minds, was attended by no less than 60 speakers, 350 delegates and 40 partners
Over two days brimming with ideas and excitement, the ScooNews Global Educators Fest 2017 whipped up a storm of the best kind – the brain kind! The #unconference to encourage exchange of ideas between the finest education minds, was attended by no less than 60 speakers, 350 delegates and 40 partners from the field of education, both national and international.
The keynote address on Day One was delivered by Shri Anil Swarup, Secretary, School Education and Literacy, MHRD, who also unveiled the first anniversary issue of ScooNews magazine, along with Professor Sugata Mitra and Ravi Santlani, Founder-CEO, ScooNews.
While enumerating the work undertaken to identify and replicate successful educational practices across the country, Shri Swarup also hailed ScooNews Global Educators Fest for provoking discussion and generating workable points for improved quality of education.
The Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon transformed into a playground of ideas over August 18 and 19 as participants attended discussions and workshops, engaging at length with both experts and fellow educators. The purveyors of this feast of ideas were stalwarts like Professor Sugata Mitra, TED winner and Professor Newcastle University UK, Sonam Wangchuk, founder SECMOL and HIAL, Ladakh, Matthew Raggett, Headmaster, The Doon School. Inspiration came knocking through the speeches of Prince Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Trustee, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation and the incredible Jigme Karuna Yangchen, of the Kung Fu Nuns of the Himalayas.
An incisive look at the role of VR and AR in Education was shared by Dan Lejerskar, Chairman Eon Reality Inc. Joyanto Mukherjee, Founder and CEO Tutored and Trained – shared insights on ‘Enhancing Student Teacher Relationship to Improve Education’. The audience were treated to the next level of Curriculum administration by Rashenah Walker from the UAE who spoke on ‘Using Gamification to Increase Language Acquisition’. Aditya Tripathi, CEO, Marksharks andVaibhav Chhabra, Founder Makers Asylum both emphasised the importance of introducing ‘learning by doing’ through their talks and live examples.
While Day 1 culminated in the ScooNews Teacher Warriors awards, applauding those striving for the education of India’s disadvantaged children, Day 2 celebrated the ScooNews Global Education Awards, which recognises outstanding contributions in transforming education through pioneering practices and use of technology.
And after the brainstorm that was ScooNews Global Educators Fest 2017, there is a purposeful calm, where the many wonderful and innovative thoughts shared will hopefully be put to practice!
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