I have always been facinated by Technology that supports learning.It all started years ago when a chance invite took me to Cupertino to understand ‘apple’s classrooms of tomorrow’ experiment. Seeing classrooms swarming with with computers and teachers effortlesslessly integrating technology to teach and learn was an overwhelming experience especially at a time when my experience was limited to watching kids play with logo in a 286 desktop! I was like Alice in wonderland! Meeting the big man himself, David Dwyer, the distinguished scientist who headed the ACOT project taught me unforgettable lessons in change management. I understood how teachers world over feel powerless when technology ‘intrudes’ into their classrooms, how facilitating change is the key to sucess- lessons that I have used extensively in our developmental work with teachers at Srikriti. Later when the British Council sent me to visit University of Wolverhampton, I was an eager student willing to learn, try and adapt learning technologies. This journey continues…and I hope to use my blog to post my experiences in teaching teachers to integrate technology seamlessly to make learning happen. My first post would be on using podcasts.

About Mallika Mani

I head a teacher education centre . Having trained thousands of teachers across South Asia and India, I bring my passion and committment to help teachers change and grow. Love travelling, reading and watching movies.
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3 Responses to I have always been facinated by Technology that supports learning.It all started years ago when a chance invite took me to Cupertino to understand ‘apple’s classrooms of tomorrow’ experiment. Seeing classrooms swarming with with computers and teachers effortlesslessly integrating technology to teach and learn was an overwhelming experience especially at a time when my experience was limited to watching kids play with logo in a 286 desktop! I was like Alice in wonderland! Meeting the big man himself, David Dwyer, the distinguished scientist who headed the ACOT project taught me unforgettable lessons in change management. I understood how teachers world over feel powerless when technology ‘intrudes’ into their classrooms, how facilitating change is the key to sucess- lessons that I have used extensively in our developmental work with teachers at Srikriti. Later when the British Council sent me to visit University of Wolverhampton, I was an eager student willing to learn, try and adapt learning technologies. This journey continues…and I hope to use my blog to post my experiences in teaching teachers to integrate technology seamlessly to make learning happen. My first post would be on using podcasts.

  1. sudha says:

    thats real good!

  2. Hey Mallika,

    What a lovely way to continue educating us and sharing ideas. Would love see your post on podcasts. Would also like to hear from you and others on the use of the Interactive White Board.

    Remember Mike Brearly’s Emotional Intelligence in the classroom and his brief mention of Emotional Freedom Technique? I recently participated in 3 day residential workshop on EFT and found it extraordinarily effective. The workshop leader/trainer plans to start a school in Bangalore where children will be taught EFT as part of their daily learning. She has used this with school children before and has found a remarkable improvement in academic performance amognst other benefits.

    Keep writing Mallika!

    Gita

  3. Kartik says:

    Fascinating to see teachers take to technology! I think it’s imperative that they do and, start to look at technology as a tool, just like blackboard and chalk. Glad to see Sri Kriti taking the lead in grooming a new generation of trainers. Keep it up!

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