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Discover the Quantum World :Richard Feynman put it in memorable words: “Nature isn’t classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you’d better make it quantum mechanical, and by golly it’s a wonderful problem, because it … Continue reading →

Learning Prescriptions:As Artificial Intelligence effectively replaces the traditional role of the teacher as ‘the sage on the stage’, the role of the educator will evolve towards that of a personal mentor, coach and facilitator on the learner’s journey from ignorance … Continue reading →

The Quantum Divide:India has recently become the 7th nation to have a National Quantum mission : https://lnkd.in/dMKNB6wWHere is an informative video on the National Quantum mission : https://lnkd.in/dcaUHmAPTowards this, the government aims to establish four thematic hubs in quantum computing, … Continue reading →

Life-long Learning : Backdrop:For the past several years, I have explored the use of Whatsapp as learning platform for a range of topics that maybe described under the umbrella term ‘life-long learning’. To encourage more people to explore this method, … Continue reading →

Quantum Biology:  In an interview on India’s Quantum Mission : https://lnkd.in/djWammfU with Mona Basu of the Print, Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, Senior Advider in the Department of Science & Rechnology highlighted at about 10 minutes that ‘health is going to be … Continue reading →

Learning How to Learn? Background : Within two months of the chatGPT launch by OpenAI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said that self-learning through technology is an opportunity for today’s generation: https://lnkd.in/d9FJN9Jh Press release from PMO dated: 20 JAN 2023 11:59AM by … Continue reading →

Becoming a better learner with AI and ChatGPT:  The famous educationist Benjamin Bloom published a research paper in 1984 titled the 2 sigma problem …..(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom’s_2_sigma_problem?wprov=sfti1)  and drew attention to the need to “find methods of group instruction as effective as … Continue reading →

If Technology is the answer, then what is the Question?  Modern progressive societies are all striving towards a paradigm shift ( Thomas Kuhn) from ‘education for a few’ to ‘education for all’ and from education for a few years 8,12,16 … Continue reading →

When the student is ready the teacher will appear.When the student is truly ready… the teacher will disappear.These well known statements don’t seem to have a verifiable source.The “teacher” in the first statement does not need to have to be … Continue reading →

If like many other educators, you are wondering about how AI will shape the future of learning, it may be a good idea to develop your own ideas. And a good place is to start with reading a few books. … Continue reading →