1. THREE ELEPHANTS Prof. Deepak B Phatak, IIT Bombay
Keynote address at WOSA 2018
Delhi, 8 September 2018
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

2. The unfolding century Automation with AI assisted software
Internet of Things (IoT)
Extensive event tracking
Overdose of Information
Easy and universal access
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

3. Loss of conventional jobs
Predicted by Many
PwC report: in 15 years
US 38%, Germany 35%, UK 30% …
New jobs will be less in numbers
Existing jobs will need new knowledge/skills
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

4. How should education change?
Conventional degrees not very useful
Courses too long, too rigid
Strong silos, lack of breadth
Smaller chunks, micro-modules
Life-long learning will be obligatory
Certification (rather than) degree
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

5. New role for teachers Past: deliverers of knowledge Online resources
Give lectures to explain concepts
Conduct exams to assess learning
Online resources
Available and accessible
Now: facilitators of learning
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

6. The MOOCs avalanche Started less than 10 years ago Great Promise
Learning at scale, anytime, anywhere
Impact yet to be seen
Teachers NOT trained to run MOOCs
Students NOT trained to use MOOCs
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

7. Three Elephants Accreditation Confusion Strategy Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

8. First elephant Course/Subject Content and Conduct
defined unit of study
Content and Conduct
Quality not assessed
Changes not tracked
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

9. Conduct/Offering of a course
Learning happens ONLY here
Live orchestration over a duration
Assimilation by each student?
Engagement and intervention
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

10. Skilling MOOCs SKANI101X: Animation using blender
Each offerings tracked
Innovations in learner engagement
Significant benefits confirmed
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

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IIT Bombay

12. Second Elephant Confused teachers Confused students
How to use technology
Which Pedagogy?
Confused students
How best to engage
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IIT Bombay

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IIT Bombay

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IIT Bombay

15. Learner Centric MOOCs Redesign content
LeD (Learning Dialogues)
Short Videos with reflection points
Force an action (quiz/activity)
Efforts at IITB
Special MOOCs on LCMs
FDPs have been redesigned
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

16. Third Elephant What and how? Skills + Knowledge Extend to ALL
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

17. Prescription for Elephant-1
Quality of courses
Norms to mandate defined processes
Peer review of content
Self review for each offering
Changes made must be reported
Samples to be scrutinized
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

18. Prescription for Elephant-2
Mandate training of ALL teachers
How to use technology effectively
Pedagogy for online and blended usage
Encourage students to adopt MOOCs
Train them on proper usage
Monitor number of credits acquired
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

19. Prescription for Elephant-3
Shorter courses, smaller credits
Skills + knowledge obligatory
Include Working Professionals
Certification, Industry recognition
Include High School students
Recognize self- learning
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay

20. Our Motto Redefine education for 21st century as no other nation has
Dr D B Phatak
IIT Bombay