Use of ICT in Indian SchoolsA case study of SHEMROCK & SHEMFORD
Schools
Amol AroraManaging Director- Shemrock & ShemfordSchools, India
Estonia India
Population 1.3 Million 1.3 Billion
Land area (Sq. m.) 17,462 1.24 million
Population growth rate
-0.68% 1.25%
Urban population 69.5% 31.3%
Rate of urbanization 0.02% 2.47%
GDP per capita (USD)
22,400 4000
Access to sanitation 95.2% 36%
Comparison-Estonia & India
Estonia IndiaLiteracy Rate 100% 74
Median age 41.2 years 27 yearsSchool life
expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
17 years 12 years
Births in 2016 so far 23 thousand 44 million0-14 years: 15.6% 28.5%
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
11.7 35.15
Tertiary enrollment 57.5 10.5%
Comparison-Estonia & India
Comparison-Estonia & India
Comparison-Estonia & India
India will soon have
of the world’s working-age population.
Educational Pathway for Indian Students
Preschools Age: 2 to 4Preschools Age: 2 to 4
K12 Schools Age: 3 to17K12 Schools Age: 3 to17
UndergraduateTime: 3 to 5
years
UndergraduateTime: 3 to 5
years
Post GraduateTime: 2 yearsPost GraduateTime: 2 years
Type of Educational Institutions
Government
Private Schools)
Government School Scenario
• Acute shortage of teachers (120,000 Teachers)
• Teacher Absenteeism• No Accountability• Traditional Teaching Methods• High Expenditure- Low Output
According to research (Source: ASER 2012 (Rural) Findings), the percentageof children in Std. V who could not read a Std. II level has increased from49.3% (2010) to 56.2% (2011) to 58.3% (2012)
Overall – A Dismal State of Affairs
Lost Hope for Millions
• India is home of 1/3rd ofthe total number ofilliterates in the world
• Growing number ofchildren in the schoolgoing age
• Shortage of 2,00,000Schools
• Investment of USD1,00,000 per school = 20BILLION USD Investmenton just the buildings!
The Hope
Technology PoweredQuality Private School Education
at an Affordable Price
Presenting
One of the World’s Fastest Growing School Chains
7 * SupportSystem
Proven Curriculum
System
Branch Set-Up
Training & Support
Coordination
Human Resource Marketing/
PR/Designing
IT Support
Ongoing Support
Our 7 Star Support System
Proven Curriculum SystemShemEduMaxTM
About us Awarded Best Franchisor of the Year 2009 (Preschool Category) by Franchise Plus Magazine
Consistently Ranked among Top 100 Franchise Opportunity Across all sectors by Franchise India every year
National Record Holder in the Limca book of Records 2013 for opening “Most schools in shortest possible time”
Currently Launching 4 Schools per week on an average
International Branches launched in 2010 in Nepal & 2015 in Bangladesh
3,00,000 children have studied from our schools & preschools
What I look for ?• Critical Thinking and Problem
Solving• Team-Based Leadership and
Leading by Influence• Agility and Adaptability• Initiative and
Entrepreneurialism• Effective and High Quality
Oral & Written Communication• Accessing and Analyzing
Information• Curiosity and Imagination
But…What do I get ?
Memorize facts and reproduce them with good
handwriting
Unfortunately, employers report that over 40% of new entrants with a high school diploma are
“deficient” in their overall preparation for entry-level jobs.
Unhappy Employers
• in the way they access, absorb, interpret, process and use information
• in the way they view, interact and communicate in and with the modern world
Todays students are different !
By the age of 21, this digital generation
will have spent less than 5,000 hours
reading books, less than 9,000 hours
attending school, and more than
10,000 hours playing video games.
Out of synch with students !
A vision for education in the future“School will become a 24 hour around the clock opportunity
with students logging into school from “home.” The role of the
teacher will be to lead and assist students in “discovering” the
uses for the technology and information. Every student from
Pre-K through twelfth grade will have access to learning through
the most advanced IT devices available. Learning will occur
online at least 80% of the time. School buildings will be open
on evenings and Saturdays for remediation, recreation and
community activities for the purpose of socialization.”
Pressure to Change !
SchoolsSchools
Industry Needs
Industry Needs
Students wired
differently
Students wired
differently
TechnologyTechnology
The world around has
changed
The world around has
changed
Both the changes in the world & our students have profound implications for us as educators because while
these changes were occurring, many schools have remained relatively
unchanged!
Everything but Education
Technology is revolutionizing everythingbut the classroom
Today’s School SystemPurpose
To educate you on the ways of the world
Curriculum Government Propaganda
InfrastructureImposing Buildings, High walls, barbed wires & guards
Surveillance ConstantAttendance MandatoryFree Speech & Expression LimitedWalking permitted In lines
Eating, Moving & TalkingAt designated areas at designated times
Use of toiletsAt prescribed times or with written permission
Hairstyles LimitedRules Followed & Not to be questionedMotivation Negative ReinforcementNon Conformance PunishmentPhones & Gadgets Not Permitted
Today’s Prison System
Subjects Taught: MESS
• Math• English /Hindi• Science• Social Science
+Regional Language
• Lack of qualified teachers to teach ICT in schools;• Lack of computers• Lack of electricity• Fear by the administration• Fear by the teacher• Lack of internet or slow connectivity;• Increased moral degradation• Increasing Difference between “haves” and “have‐nots”
• Wide variation in acceptance of technology• Computers are still expensive in India
Why Change is slow ?
..Finally Parents
Just a Photo-Op
Given all of this,What WE DO
@Shemrock & Shemford Schools?
Where do we use Technology in our schools ?
1. Productivity: Doing the same thing we’ve always done…but better
2. Learn Better: Doing the same things we’ve always done…on steroids
3. Building 21st century skills : Doing Entirely New things
1. Productivity
ShemFASTShem- “Families & School Together”
ShemFAST
Head Office
School
Parents
Students
SHEMFAST- Features
• Wall• Enquiry Management:• Student Management:• Common Interaction Forum• Curriculum Resource• Noticeboard: Organizational Updates, Celebrations,
Events Etc. • School Circular : For Parents• Photo Gallery Management• SMS management• Rhymes& Games Section
Powered By EduMAX™
Enquiry Management
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Student Management
Powered By EduMAX™
Common Interaction Forum
Powered By EduMAX™
Curriculum Resource
Powered By EduMAX™
Organizational Updates, Celebrations, Events Etc.
Powered By EduMAX™
Direct Access to School Circulars by Parents
Powered By EduMAX™
Photo Gallery For Parents
Powered By EduMAX™
SMS Management: Alerts to Parents
Powered By EduMAX™
Rhymes & Games
Insight into ‘Seed to Bloom’ Process through Effective Use of Technology
Managing Launches
Launching 4 Branches per Week on an Average
Pre-Launch Activities in Stages
Support Teams Spring into Action
Branch Set Up: Standardized Interiors & Resource Placement
Pre- Launch hiring, Marketing and Training Support
Stages & Branch Set Up
Hiring & Training
On Going Training: Academics & Administration
Recurrent Communication Through ShemTALK
Managing Quality
Tracking Branch Growth: Dashboards
2. Learn Better
Technologies in the Classroom
Preschool• Interactive whiteboard• Student Response Systems• Visualizers• E-Blocks• 3D Content
Primary Onwards• Robotics Laboratory• Language Labs
Interactive White Board
Student Response System
‐
Visualizer
E-Blocks
Digital Content & Digital Lesson Plans
QR codes
3D Labs
Robotics Lab
Language Labs
3. Building 21st Century Skills
Observing
• Students are passive spectators of technology– Students view PowerPoint during lecture– Teacher uses Interactive Whiteboard during lecture– Students view websites on large screen– Students listen to a podcast
Incorporating
• Students are leveraging technology to increase productivity– Type papers using Word– Make graphs with Excel– Online Searches– Calculators– Tutorials
Producing• Students create a product with a single technology
– Students record a podcast– Students make a movie– Poster session in PowerPoint
Exploring
• Students engage in discovery learning prior to formal instruction– Students use online applet to learn about a topic– Students conduct a lab with probes
Collaborating
• Students interact with peers, instructors, and outside resources– Students make group contributions in text format to a Wiki– Students work together on a Google Doc– Web 2.0 Tools– Student email – -Blogging
Applying
• Students are guided to combine and integrate technologies– Students use Excel, Probes and Accompanying Software, and
to create lab reports– Students use PowerPoint to make slides to import into iMovie– Students add movies, MP3s and images into a Wiki
Creating
• Students are making sound choices about the appropriate synthesis of content and technology into a final product– Students are given an assignment and must choose the format
for communicating information
Lots of Focus on Teachers Training
ResearchResearch
TrainTrain
IncentivizeIncentivize
Power UsersPower Users
Standardize Standardize
FeedbackFeedback
Adoption Curve
Solving pedagogical problems
Inspired to try the technology
Keeping up with the Joneses
Accepting the inevitable
Kicking and screaming into the21st Century
Stages of adoption Entry Teacher is learning the basics of a technology,
e.g., how to set up equipment and operate it.Adoption Teacher begins to use the technology in
management areas, e.g., computer generated quizzes or worksheets, gradebooks.
Adaptation Teacher begins to use software to support instruction, e.g., a commercially produced content area program or productivity tools (word processor, data base)
Appropriation Teacher begins to focus on collaborative, project-based technology use and technology becomes one of several instructional tools.
Invention Teacher begins to develop different uses for technology, e.g., creates projects that combine two or more technologies.
How will material be delivered ?(From Standard textbooks and annual multiple choice tests to Digital blended learningwith embedded assessments of skill and interest)
How school, students & teachers interact with one another ?(From Giant factories to Physical and virtual learning communities)
What will content be ?(From Discipline-based learning with limited application To Integrated projects & real worldconnections)
How will students be assessed ?(From Batch-process in age cohorts to Personalized learning & assessment)
Questions we ask ourselves each day ?
App Development- In progress
School-Parent Communication
Personalized Adaptive Learning
GPS Tracking
Data Analytics
VR & AR
App & content curation
Flipped Classroom
So- what's the latest / hottest/ best / most feature loaded
technology out there?
• The simplest are the easiest• Think of the learning objectives and not technology
• Take risks !• Start small – don’t try to integrate too many tools at once
• Don’t get swept away by the latest• Don’t be scared to have students help you.• Always have a plan B
Final Tips !
“We MUST empower our children to do well in the 21st Century‐ otherwise India’s greatest Asset would become the World’s greatest liability”
– Amol Arora