Jaipur, India, September 11, 2019 : Jaipur based edtech company Tinkerly (Elation Edtech Pvt. Ltd.) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Institute of Education (CIE) now known as the Department of Education of the University of Delhi, to nurture and promote creative & innovative mind-sets in schools.
The MoU was signed by CIE Delhi Dean and Head of the Department, Dr. Namita Ranganathan and Managing Director, Tinkerly, Mr. Vivek Pathak in presence of Associate Professor, Dr. Alka Behari and other representatives from Tinkerly.
The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalises the mutual interaction and strengthens the relationship between Tinkerly and CIE at the strategic and working level, focusing on the development of students, the interaction between students and teachers and the manner in which innovation lab are setup in schools by Tinkerly to establish and promote the ecosystem of innovation at various levels – schools, education research institutes etc.
According to the MoU, Tinkerly will support CIE with innovative teaching aides, equipment and tech platform to establish an Innovation Lab on campus and CIE will provide its academic expertise and resources to measure the impact and scope of the same in the schools at various levels.
Dr. Namita Ranganathan CIE Delhi Dean and Head of the Department said, “We are very happy at the Department of Education that we have been able to get into an alliance with Tinkerly. Both our organisations seem to be working towards a common goal… making science learning and teaching more effective and process based. The pedagogic stance of STEM (An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) when combined with the constructivist approach of Science teaching would it is expected create more enriched learning experiences for students in science classrooms.”
She further added, “We are thankful to team Tinkerly for engaging with our students & teachers and our community of Science Pedagogues. We hope this alliance will be mutually beneficial to both parties. Our Science Teachers were very happy with the training inputs given by the team. We will fulfill the mandate given to us to the best of our ability.”
Vivek Pathak, Managing Director, Tinkerly said, “The Department of Education, University of Delhi, earlier known as CIE, is perhaps the first major and the best institution of professional learning and research in Education that was established since independence. Maulana Azad visualized the function of it not merely to turn out teachers who will be ‘model teachers’, but to evolve into a research centre for solving new educational problems of the country.”
He added, “The Department has shaped its unique philosophy, which also finds reflection in all its programmes. I am glad that we have joined hands to support our mission to enable and inspire innovators of tomorrow by connecting STEM dots in global K12 education. This association will bring significant developments in STEM pedagogy, technology in education and curriculum of education colleges for 21st Century.”
