Role of FOSS in bringing equity and quality learning to education
summary
NavGurukul runs a 15-month job-focused program that trains students from underserved backgrounds (eligibility: 10th pass, basic English/algebra), places 650+ students into entry-level developer roles, and scales via 10 campuses with 1,300-student capacity. A phone-first Miraki app (used by 65,000+ students, 1,000+ teachers trained) includes an offline Python compiler and touch-typing with a Rs.150 keyboard. Learning systems are open source (Moodle-based input tracking), and a tech cooperative plus UTAS model aims to reach 25,000 people by 2030.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:26Understanding the problem
- 5:30Solution
- 6:14Residential Centres
- 8:15Pedagogy
- 9:15Learning Systems
- 10:50Data Systems
- 11:30Placements
- 16:41Available on web
- 17:28Team
- 19:12Miraki
- 19:51Tech Cooperative
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