June - 2020

On Being "Interesting"

A class co-ordinator's perspective on GenWise and its uniqueness. I’ve been told by many, as to how I ‘manage to meet such interesting people’. And to be very honest, it baffles me as well. It feels surreal to look around yourself, and see so much good in the world, and feel as though you are part of it. Some might say that these people you meet are a reflection of your own character, or mere pawns in a chess game you’re not aware of being in. But whether I’m the interesting

Bringing the real world into an online classroom

Note- This post shares vignettes from an online course called ‘Sensing the World around Us’ by Radha. The next edition of the course is linked here. Radha leads the curricular track- Planetary Web: Nature, Society and the Individual at GenWise. In a series of 3 earlier posts, she talks about her work with children- where teacher and students engage with real-life issues and in the process, investigate complex relationships. Their actions and responses arise from this engageme

Appreciating Math through Origami

This post describes the increasing applications of origami, beyond just an art form. In particular it focuses on the use of this fun and eng

Kuttaka: A case for learning Indian Mathematics

Note- Here's the link to Badri's course starting soon. Ancient Indian Mathematicians had developed many aspects of mathematics over a long period, from at least 500 BCE onwards. India’s greatest invention was the place value number system and inclusion of zero in the place value. French mathematician and polymath Laplace said, the Indian place value system was “a profound and important idea which appears so simple to us now that we ignore its true merit, but its very simplici

Teaching a Primer on International Relations

Note- Sarah shares her experience of teaching an online course on International Relations to a group of students through this post. Links to her upcoming courses in Summer 2020 are shared at the end of the post. To teach the International Relations course, I was waking up at 5am to teach a group of eager students on the other side of the planet. And, as I told the class on the last day, it was well worth it. This course is a version of one I’ve taught for a range of students

Is Water A Public or Private Resource? Hydro-geology, Fairness, Entitlement and the Commons - Discus

Note- Radha leads the curricular track- Planetary Web: Nature, Society and the Individual at GenWise. In this series of posts, she talks about her work with children- where teacher and students engage with real-life issues and in the process, investigate complex relationships. Their actions and responses arise from this engagement and the understanding born out of it. Post 1 had narrated an experience on engaging with solid management. Post 2 carried on seamlessly from Post 1

Part 2- What Should Leaders of the Future Study? Economics? Ecology? Art? Engineering? Medicine?

Part 1- What Should Leaders of the Future Study? Economics? Ecology? Art? Engineering? Medicine?

Note- Radha leads the curricular track- Planetary Web: Nature, Society and the Individual at GenWise. In this series of posts, she talks about her work with children- where teacher and students engage with real-life issues and in the process, investigate complex relationships. Their actions and responses arise from this engagement and the understanding born out of it. Post 1 narrates an experience on engaging with solid management. Post 2 carries on seamlessly from Post 1 to

Teaching an Introductory Course on Astrophysics

Recently I had an opportunity to teach basic astrophysics to a group of young students in 8th, 9th, and 10th standards. It was a set of 5 lectures, each lecture lasting for 2 hours. Before the workshop began, I had requested the students to send me questions they may have on astrophysics based on their prior reading of books or watching of YouTube videos. I received questions on a wide variety of topics, from planetary science to black holes. There were also a few questio

Plagues, History, and the Growth of Modern Science

An invitation from Mindy Rice to become a 'disease detective' traveling through history in this 10-hour course As long as there has been life on Earth there has been disease. And as long as human beings have lived on Earth, we have been searching for ways to prevent illness. In recent months, humanity has faced a deadly illness: Covid-19. Scientists, epidemiologists, researchers, and doctors are struggling to understand this virus and hopefully stop it in its tracks. But did

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