Creating Innovations with users - A living lab approach for edutainment

In an Indian context, quality and access to education is the major concern in rural schools as there are fewer committed teachers, lack of proper text books and learning material in the schools. Case of a mobile laboratory adopting a living laboratory approach, engaging the users, designed by a Tech...

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Published inISPIM Conference Proceedings p. 1
Main Author Pattojoshi, Puspalata
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) 01.01.2013
Subjects
Access to education
Appropriate technology
Community
Consumers
Distance learning
Economic development
Economic growth
Education
Emerging markets
Empowerment
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Innovations
Laboratories
Market segments
Population
Realism
Rural areas
Rural schools
Studies
Technological change
India
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Summary:In an Indian context, quality and access to education is the major concern in rural schools as there are fewer committed teachers, lack of proper text books and learning material in the schools. Case of a mobile laboratory adopting a living laboratory approach, engaging the users, designed by a Technology University, are presented here. At a global level, the rural community faces a number of challenges for living that science and technology intervention can address. The objective of the laboratory is thus to enhance the scientific literacy and to foster a problem solving attitude among school children in rural India. Also, the promising results out of a survey conducted during the above activity have been presented here indicating the possibility of an emerging market for 'edutainment' media.