Emphasising that knowledge and skills were independent, former Director of IIM Bengaluru (IIMB), K.R.S. Murthy, has said that phenomenal changes could be brought out in the education delivery system by incorporating emerging future skills.
Participating in a panel discussion on “Integration of future skills in today’s education system” at KLE Society’s Institute of Management Studies and Research here recently, Prof. Murthy said that with incorporation of emerging future skills like artificial intelligence, Internet of things and others, some successful entrepreneurs had already brought about a change.
Pointing out that class participation was essential for interactive learning, Prof. Murthy asked teachers not be worried about finding out which pedagogy would work. “Try different pedagogy tools and you will automatically find out the most effective one. Adapt it,” he said.
Passion for learning
Dean of MIT World Peace University, Pune, Sayalee Gankar, shared her views on building future skills among students. She said that passion to learn was essential for acquiring future skills and faith and patience were the tools for success. “Teaching and learning has to be a collaborative process. There must be a win-win situation with preparations of teachers and engagement of students in collaborative learning,” she said.
Pratima Sheorey, Director, Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD, Pune, said that keeping students in classrooms was a bad idea.
“Instead, send them to the field to learn on their own. This is a technically and intelligence-wise agile generation. The faculty should take it up as a challenge to be prepared to take students’ questions,” she said.
Director of KLES IMSR and Vice President, Association of Private Management Institutes of North-Karnataka (APMINK) Prasad B. Roodagi was the moderator for the interactive session. Chairman of FUEL, a Pune-based NGO, Ketan Deshpande, welcomed the gathering. President of APMINK, Vishwanath Koravi proposed a vote of thanks. The panellists answered several of the questions during the interaction.
