Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Tod Fod JodTo Inspire Children to

Discover, Experiment, Innovate

30 May, 2012

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Innovation mindset to start early Most Schools & Colleges focus on

Remembering & Understanding Not Applying & Creating Not hands-on discovery with what students consume everyday

“Tinkering”, “Discovery”, “Experimentation” are strong forms of learning

Start early towards building a nation of creators not just consumers of products

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Tod Fod Jod

Establish Indian oriented model of Hands-on discovery and learning for 5th-8th class students Use everyday products (fan, watch, etc) that children see and/or use

Student quote (in Hindi): “Will always be curious on how what I use actually works”

Expand to beyond devices/machines to software, biology, other

Connects multi-disciplinary concepts learnt in textbooks to real life applications

Be inspired by ideas and inventions Makes kids inquisitive, confident

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Tod Fod Jod Projects: Examples Water filtration system Bicycle Toaster Blender Stove Water Cooler Heater Refrigerator Vacuum cleaner Washing machine Dryer Iron Fan Fan regulator Television

Kerosene Lamp Radio Air conditioner Air Cooler Toilet Sewing Machine Camera Bulb Tube Light Video Game console Landline phone Mobile phone Cordless Cell phone Microwave

Desktop computer

Disk drive Printer Computer

mouse Projector MP3 player Website Remote control Diesel Generator Solar panel Batteries Wind turbine Vending

machine

Elevator and its control system

Watch Toys Motorcycle Piano Tube well

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Tod Fod Jod Mechanisms

Re-construct&

Repair(Jod)

De-construct(Tod Fod)

Re-purpose &

Create(Jod)

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Informal Pilot Short Video – 2min

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Experiences so far

Informal pilots conducted at 1 BoP school, 1 BoP orphanage, 1 mid and 1 high end school, over 3

month period Takeaways

Tod Fod Jod spurs excitement and curiosity: kids & some teachers too Lower to mid income children have highest interest levels Kids constantly ask questions for 1-3 weeks after experience Many connections established between concepts and applications Kids love it! Keep wanting more Tod Fod Jod sessions. Need motivated facilitators/coaches not rote teachers

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Next Steps

3 month pilot program in Delhi and Vadodara schools Estimated total budget: Rs 4L

Early signs … four challenges to overcome Teacher selection, training and sustained motivation School administration’s buy-in and approval Access to old supplies, materials (e.g. local repair shops) How to support a scale-out of program

Make Tod Fod Jod resources available on the web Training videos, reference material, mentors, contests etc.

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