The Medium Affects Learning
As Marshall McLuhan famously said - the medium
is the message. The medium of learning has a dramatic
effect on its efficacy.
Long back before writing, all teaching occurred
through a teacher instructing pupils verbally. This
evolved to using books and written material in a
lecture format in medieval times. Even today, this
remains the predominant method of instruction.
Tablets bring alive formely esoteric topics and
learners can interact with and experience scientific
phenomenon quickly and safely in a virtual reality
provided by these devices.
Physics Studio
Unleash the Einstein within You
... “In today's world, learning is not about ‘finding’ but about ‘minding’. Books and videos have a 20% retention rate - what drives real engagement and real learning is interactivity which has an astounding 90% retention.”...
EAS Teacher Review
... There is little to fault in this app. From an educational point of view every base is covered... A great deal of content has been jam-packed into ‘Physics Studio’ and it is phenomenal considering that this is currently available free of charge....
App goes to School
...Teachers can use a Web Dashboard to track class progress - averages, how much time a student spent on a subtopic, which topics students had difficulty with and which concepts need more work. The app supports integration with Google Classroom and Edmodo...
The Science Game: Electromagnetism
... “This app lets high school students learn about electromagnetism by doing—on their tablet! In the app, students explore electromagnetism concepts through challenges involving magnets, dynamos, motors, and more. As they play”...
Meet the Xooglers
... “Making learning fun is the agenda of education start-up Maza Learn, co-founded by Sridhar Sundaram. It is among the few start-ups in India to use gamification - the concept of using computer or mobile games - to teach schoolchildren subjects such as science and mathematics, while measuring their performance and improving their understanding of the subject.”...
Amazing story of Xooglers making a big impact in India
... “The opportunities India presents are also drawing these engineers to start enterprises that can help solve local problems - and give back to society. So, making learning fun is the agenda of education start-up Maza Learn, co-founded by Sridhar Sundaram.”...
Physics Studio by Sridhar Sundaram
... “What sets this app apart from the pack is that topics like Waves, Electricity, Energy, Electromagnetism can be explored through the simulations set in the app. This was the inspiration and impetus in creating Physics Studio...The topics are comprehensive, and this app is a labor of love from the developers to share the underlying concepts of a physics curriculum with all.”
Physics Studio Launch
... “In today's world, learning is not about ‘finding’ but about ‘minding’. Books and videos have a 20% retention rate - what drives real engagement and real learning is interactivity which has an astounding 90% retention. Physics Studio is built on 'Experiential Concept' learning or 'EC' learning whereby concepts are learnt by experiencing them virtually.”