USID Gurukul 2011
Participatory, Collaborative & immersive learning experience
Virtual Gurukul Nov 26th to Dec. 1st, 2011
On Site Gurukul Dec 5th to Dec. 11th, 2011 (participant must arrive at IIT Kanpur Campus by Dec 5th)
USID Gurukul 2011 is 2nd in series of Gurukul which is being organised in Partnership with Design Programme, IIT Kanpur. USID Gurukul is an inspiration taken from "Gurukul", a school concept from the ancient times in India. USID Gurukul 2011 will bring together around 60 students (Shishyas) selected from India as well as other countries representing the students and professionals from the disciplines of Design, Technology, Management and Social Sciences. These Shishyas will attend the Gurukul for a period of 2 weeks and will learn under the mentorship of eminent academicians & researchers and experienced practitioners (Gurus) representing a variety of institutes, organizations and industry domains.
USID Gurukul 2011 Mission:
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To provide a platform for students from the varied fields of design, technology , management and social sciences to go through a two weeks experience of collaborative and immersive learning.
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To provide a platform for students to Collaborate, Explore, Experience, Learn and Create, design solution for existing social problems under the mentorship of accomplished practitioners, researchers, academicians and professionals which would then facilitate social-economic development and better quality of life.
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Involve the local people in the design and solution finding process by practicing participatory design.
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Involve academia, industry, government personnel, media, and non-design professionals to provide an adequate ambience for the students to understand the importance of social context in design. Focus on identifying real life socio-economic problems and explore design solution through collaborative and immersive approach.
USID Gurukul 2011 Focus areas:
- Education
- Health & Care
- Environmental issues
- Rural & Craft sector
- Public policies and its impact on citizens, and governments etc.
- Old population and generation gap
To encourage a collaborative and immersive learning experience, the Shishyas will divided into teams of 6 to 8 with each team having a mix of design, technology, management and social science students and professionals as well as well representatives from local population. Each of these teams will be assigned two Gurus representing academics and practice and they will use their experience and knowledge to guide the team to achieve realistic goals over a period of 2 weeks.
Glimpses of USID GURUKUL 2010
