The second round of the online orientation on "Innovation and Design Thinking" was inaugurated by Bandana Garbyal, Director of Academic Research and Training, Uttarakhand. She emphasized the importance of involving more school heads and community innovators in the upcoming video series episodes on this topic. She also expressed appreciation for the contributions of the Navam Foundation team.
- Nitin Desai, CEO of Navam Foundation, along with his team members, Alok Dwivedi and Shrawan Kumar, explained the course structure and the planning process for recording the sessions.
- Asha Rani Panyuli, Additional Director, SCERT Uttarakhand, commended the course, emphasizing that "necessity leads to innovation and research."
- Shailendra Amoli, District Education Officer, contributed to the discussion by suggesting that the course should provide innovative solutions for educational institutions and faculties by applying design thinking methodologies.
- Premlata Bauradi, Principal of PM Shree School, Rajpur Road, praised the course for encouraging students to engage in deeper thinking about their ideas and knowledge.
- Dr. Sadhna Dimri, Kamaksha Mishra, Manoj Bahuguna, Sudhir Nautiyal, and Pushpa Aswal, all faculty members from SCERT, were actively present and participated in the meeting.
- National Award-winning teachers Daulat Gusain, J.P. Dobhal, Pradeep Negi, and Kaustub Joshi and state awardee Dr Ashok Badoni also attended the session, contributing their insights.
- Meritorious students Kartikey and Jatin were part of the meeting, with Kartikey recently honored for being selected to participate in a program at IISc Bangalore
The meeting concluded with an engaging Q&A session, where innovative teachers posed queries about the course. Nitin Desai addressed all the questions, providing clarity. The event was coordinated by R. Badoni, an IT faculty member from SCERT.
Participants were Present:
- अशोक भट्ट
- कामाक्षा मिश्रा
- साधना डि मरी
- मनोज बहुगुणा
- जगदंबा डोभाल
- पुष्पा असवाल
- अजयपाल नेगी
- सुधीर नौटियाल
- रश्मि परमार
- कार्तिकेय
- जतिन
- प्रेमलता बौड़ाई, प्रधानचर्या पी एम श्री स्कूल
- प्रदीप नेगी, राष्ट्रीय आई सी टी पुरस्कार
- दौलत गुसाईं,राष्ट्रीय शिक्षक पुरस्कार
- डॉ अशोक बडोनी, राज्य शिक्षक पुरस्कार
- कौस्तुभ जोशी ,राष्ट्रीय शिक्षक पुरस्कार,राष्ट्रीय आई सी टी पुरस्कार