Learning Design: Cultivating Lifelong Learning in Students

The Learning Circle

Unlock the secrets of designing engaging educational experiences for children with our guest, Mr. Anil Mammen, an expert in educational strategy. Our conversation traverses the landscape of teaching, where we reveal how educators can ingeniously shift from concrete to abstract methods, particularly when nurturing young, curious minds for lifelong learning.

Discover the intricate dance of planning and improvisation in the classroom, where a teacher's intuition waltzes with pedagogically informed decisions. The dialogue underscores the crucial blend of experience and empirical methods in framing educational plans and highlights the critical role of training in knitting pedagogical theories with practical application.

About the guest:

Mr Anil Mammen is a Professor of Practice at the Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education, TISS, Mumbai and has been an advisor to the Centre since 2015. He is a core team member of CETE's EdTech Research Group and MA Education and Technology programme.

With over two decades of expertise in learning design and curriculum development, Anil has held significant roles such as Vice President - Learning Design at Tata Interactive Systems and Chief - Learning Design and Social Impact at Tata ClassEdge. Notably, he conceptualised the Multiple Learning Experiences Model (MLEx) during his tenure at Tata ClassEdge.

Anil, an active contributor on LinkedIn, has authored articles on education and edtech in mainstream media and has been a featured speaker at prestigious events and institutes, including the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge, National Seminar on Quality in Education (CII, Bangalore), Teacher Foundation (Bangalore), IIT Delhi, and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), New Delhi.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mammen