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Panel 1 discussion:

Leveraging Technology in Learning - Acquiring Skills - Role of Assessments

Members included:

Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy - Former Vice Chancellor, VTU.
Mr. Ravi Kumar - Head - Learning Solutions Business (India, Middle East & Africa), Wipro.
Mr. Vivek Vinayak Purekar - Head People Development, Head Strong Services.
Ms. Anuradha Mahesh - Secretary, NHRD.
Mr. Pradeep Oak - M.D., OAK Systems.
Dr. K. Balaveera Reddy ( Former Vice Chancellor, VTU) voiced his opinion that:
  • There is a threat of foreign universities – colleges will need to be world class by adopting technology in imparting education.
  • Student centric education is important
  • Innovation centers need to be created on campus
  • Placement cell to be recast as Industry interface cell for broader and continuous interaction.
Other panelists noted that:
  • Integrated talent management is key
  • Skill focus needs to cover Technical – Domain – Language and Soft/Smart skills
  • Domain skills need to be impacted to academics
  • Competency modeling for domains is useful to build skill inventories
  • Relevance of content is important – teacher should focus on relevance of content to learner
  • Interaction quality is as important as assessment (motivate learner)
  • Skills should also include cognitive skills in addition to technical, functional, behavioral and soft.
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