"Learning is simply exciting and incredible – if you make it to be so"

Learning is amazing - be it new knowledge, new skills or a realization about what we feel. Understanding how we all learn is yet another exciting facet.
As a Learning designer, Trainer, Teacher, Faculty, Content Developer, Parent or Student we have all been learning in various ways right from the time we are born.
It is exciting to know how we can learn better and faster, how we could design compelling learning experiences, what role technology can play in a learning journey and how our brain learns.

If you find ‘Learning’ exciting, then you have come to the right place.
Join us on this incredible journey to design enjoyable, relevant and meaningful learning experiences and enrich your knowledge.
ABOUT OUR CHIEF LEARNING STRATEGIST - SUCHETA PHADKE
I have more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience in designing learning solutions – Technology Enabled Learning - Training, Online Learning, Blended Learning and Instructor - Led Training
WHAT I DO AS A LEARNING STRATEGIST

As a Learning Strategist, I design learning solutions that help businesses and organizations to reach a wider audience, improve employee performance, enhance scale of training programs or the overall learning experience using meaningful learning and training strategies.
My time - tested Design Solutions Framework TM, which is built on established learning models and research in the field ensures the design of creative, engaging and compelling solutions which meet the felt and actual business and learning needs.

I WORK WITH CLIENTS FOR SOLUTIONS FOCUSSED ON
  • E-learning
  • Instructor-led Training
  • Blended Learning
  • Online Learning
  • Game Based Learning
  • Mobile Learning and Virtual Reality
WHO I WORK WITH

I work with educational institutions, universities, large corporates, L&D teams, CSR teams, training organizations, start-ups, vocational training institutes, NGOs, content developers, virtual and augmented reality experts for designing learning solutions
I train individuals aspiring to be learning designers, instructional designers, subject matter experts, content developers, course teams, faculty, teachers and parents.
I take the ‘World to be my stage’ and use technology to connect to teams and individuals globally for training and consulting.

MY APPROACH

I work closely with my clients, interacting with senior and top management, partnering with their teams using my Design Solutions Framework TM.
I provide thought leadership on integration of the learning solution and effective learning delivery to augment reach, access and scale using technology.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • Master’s degree in Communication Studies from University of Pune
  • British Chevening Scholarship
  • Head – Content – IL&FS Education
  • Senior Vice-President - Core Education and Technologies Ltd-Content Development and Global Learning Solutions
  • Founder Learning Strategist – Honeycomb Learning Design
LEARNING SOLUTIONS

Using frameworks and solutions which focus on meaningful learning experiences is key. Some of the innovative solutions are :

  • Research based product for teacher professional development with University of Oxford.
  • Learning kits for Pre-school and integrated multimedia learning objects development for 150 schools for Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune.
  • Skill development for Below Poverty Line (BPL) youth (Ministry of Rural Development) in Garment Manufacturing and Leather which trained and placed 60,000 youth.
  • Learning solution using EDUSAT for Primary schools of Government of Haryana.
  • Technology-enabled training solution for UNESCO India for training ‘Village Education Committee’.
  • Learning objects - World bank funded project for VIIT, Baramati.
  • E-learning for K12 - Government of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
  • Setting up customization framework for developing e-content in eleven Indian languages.
  • Learning Design for ‘Open Education Resources’ (OER) developed for tablet-based learning in rural schools in Maharashtra.
  • Design of Higher Order Assessments for E-school an initiative of MKCL.
  • Concept and Design of ‘Open School’ using emerging mobile technologies and ‘Quality Schools’ for CORE Education.
  • Learning Design of employability programs for Forklift Operators, various roles related to Warehouse Operations, Facility and Property Management for Integron Human Capital Services and LIFT Academy.
  • Learning Design of Distance Ready Engineer program for Tata Technologies.
  • Learning Strategy and Design for Jetking Infotrain Limited.
  • Design and concept of soft skills and employability programs for lower economic groups and entry level job profiles.
  • Design of Inquiry Based and Project Based Learning program for training ITI instructors and Train the Trainer for Tata Strive and Siemens.
TRAINING

I enjoy training teams and individuals in Learning Design.

Some key trainings

  • Resource person - Dept. Of Education - University of Mumbai; Development & Educational Communication Unit, Satellite Application Centre - (DECU-SAC-ISRO) Ahmedabad; University Grants Commission - Academic Staff College; Dept. of Educational Technology - SNDT; Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik, Raisoni University, Madhya Pradesh, Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) University, Maharashtra, Dept. Of Education - Govt. Of Haryana and Bihar; and Pharmacy and Commerce colleges in Mumbai
  • Trainers of hearing handicapped children
  • Subject experts, course teams and trainers from corporates and organizations like TATA Technologies, TATA Strive, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL), Jetking Infotrain Limited, Integron Human Capital Services, In Open Technologies, and LIFT Academy.
  • Teacher Training - Active Learning Strategies
  • Faculty Training - Online Learning, Flipped Classroom, 21st century curriculum design, designing effective instruction, Online Teaching using Zoom
  • Parents – How the Brain of my child learns
ACHIEVEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS

Member of Core team for Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA – Commonwealth of Learning (COL) for developing guidelines for Quality Assurance for Educational Multimedia Materials for Asia – (2007-2008)

Learning Solution and Program Design for Tata Technologies Distance Ready Engineer Program – The program received an award from ASSOCHAM, MHRD in February 2017 and has trained close to 5000 Mechanical Engineering students in one and a half years

“Bridging the Digital Divide – Creating a Knowledge Utility – Using SCORM for development of multimedia content for rural schools in India” – Paper selected for Plugfest9, 2005 and published in the IEEE Newsletter and ADL website.

“Considerations for Design of Mobile Learning materials” – paper presented under sub-theme ‘Convergence of Pedagogies and Technologies for ODL’ at India-Canada International OFDL conference organised by SNDT Women’s University in February 2013

Nominated to the Board of Studies of Department of Educational Technology, SNDT Women’s University for the second three-year term in 2012

Core group member for defining ICT curriculum - CIET - NCERT

Key Speaker at World Education Summit, New Delhi - 2012 and ICSE Principal’s conference

Articles published in magazines like Digital Learning and Educomm Asia

Position paper for ‘National Policy on ICT in Education’ submitted to MHRD by IL&FS Education

4 Examples Of Using Scenarios To Create Context For Learning – eLearning Industry : Read More

ICT@schools – The missing dimension – Centre for Communication and Development Studies : Read More

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