Education 4.0 | Chaitanya Chinchlikar | TEDxYouth@MBISMalad

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Evolution of Education

Education has progressed through various eras: Medieval Age, Industrial Age, Information Age, and now the Intelligent and Immersive Age.
Education 1.0 prioritized quality with personalized teaching but was limited to the elite.
Education 2.0 adopted a one-to-many broadcast model, sacrificing personalization for quantity to meet the demands of the Industrial Age.
Education 3.0 introduced soft skills and flipped classrooms, but most of the curriculum remains memory-based.
Education 4.0 emphasizes hybrid personalized and blended learning tailored to individual abilities and inclinations.

Teachers should transition from being primary sources of information to mentors, guides, and analysis developers.
An open-source repository of regularly updated information should be created by industry experts, teachers, and students.
Teachers should possess diverse skill sets to impart knowledge, skills, and a visionary perspective to students.
Continuous assessment based on real-world application should replace annual or semiannual testing.
Sandwich education, combining classroom learning with practical real-world experience, is essential.

Institutional goals should focus on employment, entrepreneurship, and research, recognizing that only a small percentage of the population will excel in research.
The current education system is not preparing students for the future job market, as evidenced by the emergence of new in-demand jobs that did not exist a decade ago.

Artificial intelligence is replacing jobs that require basic analytical thinking skills, necessitating the development of creative thinking skills in humans.
Creativity is not limited to specific industries but is a versatile way of thinking applicable to any field.
The current education system in India overemphasizes science and math, neglecting creative subjects, despite India's significant soft power weapons of yoga, food, and films.
The goal is to integrate creative thinking into the entire education system, from primary to higher education.