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

Powered By EduMAX™

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