Profile of the Instructor(s)

Mr Kartic Vaidyanathan is the founder of LetsPlayToLearn, an initiative that enables joyful learning through the power of play for corporates and educational institutions. The play- based solution offerings span across industry segments and domains and across multiple levels of the organization. The offerings include simulations, digital hyper-casual games, game shows, board/card games, activity games, quizzes/puzzles/brainteasers, and other interactive, fun-filled, and experiential forms. He also conducts workshops for corporates and educational institutions on tools and techniques for gamified interactive learning. Karthic has published 2 research papers on Play/Game- Based Learning for NTSC (National Teachers Science Congress) in Dec 2018 and in FOL (Future of Learning Conference) in Jan 2019 and was invited to present at the MASAGA (Malaysian Simulation and Gaming Conference) in Sept 2019. He has authored a book titled “Power of Play in Audience Engagement"

Dr Pratima Khandelwal is an eduprenuer and the Founder of ‘FlyHigh’ Educational Excellence Services, an MSME unit in Bengaluru. It is dedicated for capacity building of teachers and students, primarily at higher educational institutions. She actively visits many central, state and private universities and HEIs for capacity building activities. She is an empanelled trainer at NPTEL and under the BS Program, IIT Madras. She holds Masters and PhD in ‘Food Technology and Process & Food Engineering’, and carries collective 24+ years of teaching (MSc and BE BT and Food Technology), research, mentoring and leadership experience and holds 45+ publications, along with 2 patents and a few discoveries of useful Aspergillus strains. She has been awarded gold medal from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar and ICAR’s fellowships. She’s also into upskilling both teachers and students via customised, engaging and interactive techniques resting on empathetic and techno- pedagogy. She has been offering training programs at AICTE FDPs, NPTEL, NAHEP, Aatmanirbhar Bharat Training of Trainers (under MoFPT, GoI). Her training programs are designed in alignment with OBE and NEP 2020. She carries passion and pragmatism in offering tools and techniques for happier outcomes with participants and stakeholders deriving multidimensional benefits. She is the co-instructor of the program.
Dr.Anitha Guttavelli (verified owner) –
The sessions are excellent and I learnt a lot from this program.
renuka chandrakanth (verified owner) –
Excellent
Meera R (verified owner) –
The session was knowledge enriching and was made familiar with different platforms that would help to introduce gamification into education.
Manmohan (verified owner) –
This workshop on “21st Century Teaching and Learning Skills” was enlightening for me. Pratima Ma’am described the various aspects of teaching-learning and the importance of games, online tools, and ways of engagement with the learners. I would recommend you to join this course.
Dr. D. Priya (verified owner) –
Very informative
Brajesh Varshney (verified owner) –
Good
Jayapradha G (verified owner) –
The sessions were excellent and informative. It was very interactive throughout the sessions.
Sheeba A (verified owner) –
The workshop was soo informative and interesting, I gained lot of inputs and insights into 21st Century Teaching.
Sailaja Addagnti (verified owner) –
The workshop on the 21st-century teaching and learning process was highly insightful and practical. I learned about effective technology integration, gamification, and various teaching strategies to enhance student engagement. Dr Pratima Khandelwal’s explanation of pedagogy, andragogy and heutagogy was particularly valuable, highlighting the shift from teacher-centred to self-directed learning. The session also introduced innovative tools like Padlet and ‘minute papers’ which will help make learning more interactive. Overall, the workshop equipped me with new methods and techniques to create a dynamic and engaging learning environment.
Geetha Karuppasamy (verified owner) –
It was worth attending. Very useful.
Dr Swarna M Patra (verified owner) –
The session was very informative and interactive. Would recommend all HEI faculty to attend.