Some people prefer to spend lives
doing the same things and avoiding change.
Others, however, think that change
is always a good thing. I relish the latter. Each individual gets a chance to
bring a change in their own, or someone else’s life. Some, embrace it with a
smile while some refute it and stick to their stereotype routines. And then
there are those who want to make change. I believe I am one of them, the ones
who want to bring about a change in the society and make the society a better
place to live in. But, unfortunately the problem was “How do I bring out that
change?” The solution to the problem came in the form of an e-mail.
Following my same old routine of
a weekday, an e-mail popped up in my inbox from Ms. Aprajita stating that me
and an acquaintance of mine had been given an
“opportunity to be a part of the
Core Team and engage with students from other schools to brainstorm the
programme, agenda, workshop themes, the 'Tech for Change’ Project.” To say the
least, I was ecstatic.
The ‘Tech for Change’ Project is
a project led by an organization called Learn Today which is an Education
Technology Summit.
The theme for this subject is “I am the Change” which
evolves around the belief that when we, the students, take it upon ourselves
for our own learning we will be able to capture and concentrate on a given idea
or concept that interests us. This allows us to have more depth on our
understanding. Furthermore, it encourages us to be active learners, while have
different perspectives on a particular concept and having access to an
open-mind towards new ways of active learning. Moreover, the aim of this forum
is when school heads, teachers, and students collaboratively recognise the
potential in innovation and leadership and come out with effective and
efficient technology solutions for a social change.
The Summit is being held
at Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj. On 7th May – Thursday – My friend Dhruv ,And I accompanied by Ms. Aprajita
headed towards the school for the workshop that explained about the whole
Summit and its process. When the session started, we were given a quick
simulation of what would happen on the final day of the Summit.
We were
informed that the Summit was being held on the 9th and 10th of October, when
from each school two student representatives will showcase a problem and an
efficient solution on the same. Moreover, it will involve schools all around
India and will have around 100 schools. Then, after a quick break we were
divided into four teams: “The Concept Note”, “The Programme”, “The Rubric” and
“The Case Study”. Each group having its own set of functions that will
contribute at the final day of The Summit. After the workshop we expressed our
gratitude to the organizers and went back to our school (blooming with ideas).
I would like to conclude by
saying the ‘Tech for Change’ Project is a great opportunity for schools all
over India as it lets us identify a real-life problem and provide a solution
for it, using sustainable and cost-effective technology. Additionally, I would
like to thank Dr. Advani, Ms. Sunanda and Ms Aprajita for giving us an
opportunity to be on such a great platform that gives us an opportunity to
bring about a change in the society
