One of the most celebrated new developments in education technology is the Khan Academy. Founded by Salman Khan, the Khan Academy offers instructional videos around a variety of topics but is most noted for its math related content. Key features include powerful dashboards and analytics which let instructors and users monitor performance and identify and [...]
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Child Peer Teaching- An important lesson from the Khan Academy and Hole in the Wall
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Bill Gates and Salman Khan, Child Peer Teaching, Hole in the Wall, Khan Academy, Peer Teaching, Salman Khan, Sugata Mitra on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
First Soccer Explained a changing World, now Cricket Explains a changing India
Posted in India, Sports, tagged ESPN Wright Thompson, Franklin Foer, How Cricket Explains India, How Soccer Explains the World, Why you should care about cricket by Wright Thompson, Wright Thompson on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 2004, Franklin Foer penned a book titled How Soccer Explains the World, An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. When I earlier wrote about my favorite books of the past decade, it earned honorable mention in the globalization category, so certainly a work I hold with high regard. Foer spent six months traveling to the world’s [...]
India Calling by Anand Giridharadas- the next great book about India?
Posted in Book Review, India, tagged Anand Giridharadas, Book Review India Calling, India Calling, India Calling An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking, Nipun Saxena on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
India Calling, An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking is a recently released book by Anand Giridharadas (a columnist for the International Herald Tribune and New York Times online) which has been receiving overwhelming positive reviews from various media outlets (NY Times Article review here, NPR Interview here, an appearance on the Daily Show, which [...]
Reading List from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers
Posted in Book Review, Economics, India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers, Reading List from Top 100 Global Thinkers, Recommended books by Top 100 Global Thinkers on December 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In my previous post, I mentioned the recommended book list from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Here’s a slide show version the book list on Foreign Policy’s site. For a quick glance at Top 20 books, here’s the full list in one spot with the book description offered by Foreign Policy magazine. [...]
The Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010
Posted in China, Economics, Globalization, India, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Analysis of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Raghuram Rajan, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates # 1 on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers List on December 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Foreign Policy magazine just published their list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010 who most influenced the global marketplace. A very worthwhile article that I would recommend reading— you can read the report here. The report provides an overview for each person and their achievements and thinking that led to their inclusion. Also, [...]
Envisioning the Possibilities- more of Sugata Mitra’s research about the self learning capabilities of children
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Children Learning, Jewel of India, Self learning, Sugata Mitra, TED Global 2010 on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Sugata Mitra’s recent TED talk at TED Global 2010, he stated this unfortunate reality about education: “There are places on Earth, in every country, where, for various reasons, good schools cannot be built and good teachers cannot or do not want to go…” In my earlier post titled, Is this the Future of Learning [...]
Is this the Future of Learning in Large Urban Slums?
Posted in Education, India, Technology, tagged Future of Learning in Urban Slums, India $35 Laptop, Kapil Sabil, Learning from Computers without Teachers, Learning in Cambodia, Learning in Developing Countries, Professor Sugata Mitra on July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the past two weeks, I came across two exciting and interesting news headlines, both dealing with technology and research developments in India. The two headlines: Using Computers to teach Children with No Teachers India develops world’s cheapest “Laptop” at $35 Now, the real excitement is how fast these two developments can be combined! Let [...]
Investing in India- A presentation from New Enterprise Associates
Posted in India, Silicon Valley, Technology, tagged Investing in India, Kittu Kolluri, New Enterprise Associates on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An informative discussion on investing in India in 2010. Investing in India – Feb 2010 View more presentations from kittukolluri.
My review of 3 Idiots
Posted in Entertainment, India, tagged 3 Idiots, 3 Idiots at AMC Mercado Santa Clara, 3 Idiots compared to Dead Poet's Society, Aamir Khan, Maulik Pancholy, Omi Vaidya, Pragna Desai on January 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Recently, I watched the much talked about Bollywood movie 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan. This movie has been getting so much acclaim and buzz, that it was showing in one of the AMC Mercado 20 screens mainstream theater in Santa Clara, right next to the mega hit Avatar. Of course, in the Bay Area, California, [...]
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