gaboli educonvex 2009

Implementing Innovative IdeasIn an educational enterprise

- Educonvex ‘09

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Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for educational institutions.

Contents

• Buzzwords from the past 2 days

• 4 pillars for Innovation

• Challenges Ahead

• About Us

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Peer to peer

Collaborative Learning

Non traumatic transitions

Embracing Web 2.0

Percolating Education to the masses

Sharing best practices

Align education to

jobs 24*7 education

Remote Learning

Multiple intelligence

Different learning

styles

WEB TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP YOU

Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for educational institutions.

Web Technologies are changing the face of Education and Business

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4 pillars of Innovation

User Generated Content

User Centric

Control to the user

Reduced complexity, intuitive,

easy-to-use interfaces

“Just works” technology

“Free-to-use” model through ads

User Generated ContentLow Cost Technology

Social Networks

Open Source development

Open APIs

Software as a Service

Mashups

Rich User Interfaces

Consumers are Producers

Podcast, Blogs, Wiki

Capture the Long Tail

Aggregate the content - RSS

Virtual Communities – Global and

Local

Peer based Learning and Sharing

Collaboration tools

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London School of Economics using free software for Learning Management

Learn German language from a native for Rs. 250/ class

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Free Software for Virtual Classrooms

Whiteboards

Real time

video

Instant

messaging

Share

documents,

web pages,

screens

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The web is now a playground for non

technical users

Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for educational institutions.

Long Tail example - There are over 500 people from India discussing dyslexia on Orkut

Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for educational institutions.

Social Networks

16% on online time worldwide is spent on social networking > shopping +travel +work +business + education (14%)*

Facebook group for “Primary Teachers” with40,300+ active members

YoY growth for Facebook is +305% in the last year, with >50% users returning daily

*Source: Morgan Stanley Report

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There are Thousands of Groups for Teachers

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Discussion board from a community of Primary

school teachers on Facebook

Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for educational institutions.

Challenges Ahead

• Computer based learning needs behaviour change

• Pedagogy

– No replacement for face to face interaction

– Computer Literacy for students and teachers

• Low Internet penetration

• Policing the internet

– Threat of exposing bad elements

– Students can copy homework easier than before!

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About Us

• Gaboli creates and manages online social networks for

educational institutions.

• Our research driven consultative approach aims to deliver

the full potential of education institutions.

• Our expertise in web technologies, social network user

behaviour and the understanding of education sector

needs provides a unique value proposition to our

customers

In Commercial Confidence14