Bengaluru: The Case Recording Lab, as part of IIM Bangalore’s (IIMB) innovative efforts in digital learning was inaugurated by IIMB Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw today.
Institute Director Prof G Raghuram said the Lab was set up with funding support from Mitsubishi Corporation India Ltd and Metal One Corporation India Ltd.
The laboratory is equipped to record and encapsulate live case discussions. The aim is to create a digital repository of teaching and learning aids that captures the essence of the case method of teaching in the IIMB classroom.
Through the IIMBx MOOCs Programme, IIMB has offered Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to more than five lakh global learners in various core and specialized management subjects. Videos are the backbone for delivering pedagogically designed digital content to learners and with this lab, IIMB has strengthened its technical capability to produce world-class MOOCs.
Inaugurating the Case Recording Lab, Dr Shaw said the country need to leverage MOOCs on a massive scale to enable millions of Indian youth access high-quality education.
”IIMB has taken great strides in the area of making management education accessible through digital platforms. This lab is another instance of the institute’s continued focus on technology innovation to make education effective and far-reaching”.
Observing that IIMB has taken a very strong lead in providing quality digital learning in the management education space to Indian and global learners, she said during her visit to MIT recently, she learnt that IIMB was recognised as one of the most important partners of the edX platform and the initiatives are seen as ‘problem solvers’ on the platform.
MCI Chairman and Managing Director Eisuke Shiozaki, said the project would allow education to reach to millions of students across the globe.
Describing the IIMBx Case Recording Lab as ”another addition to the global IOT movement”, he said and hoped that the lab would go a long way in supporting future managers and decision-makers of India.
Prof Raghuram emphasised IIMB’s strong focus on reinforcing Indo-Japan ties in the domain of management education and said, ”IIMB is thankful to Mitsubishi and Metal One for their support in our technological endeavor. We hope that the Case Recording Lab is one of many initiatives that the institute accomplishes in collaboration with our Japanese partners”.
IIMB would soon be setting up a Japan Centre. The Japan Centre aims to become a knowledge centre of Japanese business history, business strategies and technology innovations, he added. UNI
