gaboli educonvex 2009
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Implementing Innovative IdeasIn an educational enterpriseTRANSCRIPT
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