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Keywords
hands-on learning, applications training , experiential learning
Geographical Location
Chennai, TamilNadu
Languages
Tamil, English
Objective/Mission/Goals
Bridging Gaps is an entity, an idea that wants to narrow the gap between the teacher and the taught, the instructor and the audience. It's about addressing issues of hands-on learning vs. textual learning, experiential learning vs. by rote learning and learning for life vs. learning for the moment.
Work Description
Ranjan De started this approach, with the belief that there are many loop holes in our present education system. Our teachers and instructors do not impart education in a manner that empowers students to think and induce self-learning on a large scale. So keeping that in mind, Bridging Gaps tries to infuse the hands-on learning by sharing the vocational approach to subjects in both regular school and college curriculum. Schools today do not provide the students with applications training and so they are not empowered enough to stand on their on feet, when they finish their respective courses. This is the loopholes that Bridging Gaps hopes to fill through workshops and training programs.
Workshops offered by Bridging Gaps:
- Design Oriented Workshops offer workshops on things like Basic Scripting for Advertisement films, Advanced Scripting for Documentary and Short feature films, Basic Story boarding for Advertising films etc
- Design and Self Exploratory Workshops offer workshops on things like Introduction to Elements of Form & Space, Environmental exposure and orientation - emphatic observation skills Advanced colour theory in 3-D / colour and optical illusions etc.
- Environment and Location based Workshops offer workshops on Jewellery and ornaments out of leaves, bark, vines etc, Puppets and Dolls out of leaves, bark, vines, Gunny Bags etc, Bookbinding and bookmaking with locally available material and waste paper etc
- 9 Day Workshop on Low-cost Multi-level Puppetry as an Educational Tool
- Matchstick Architecture and Solid Geometry to Basic Furniture design
About Ranjan De
After finishing five years design course at NID, Ahmedabad. Ranjan De went into a career in advertising, publishing and printing. He has conceptualised and illustrated books for children and published some with Tulika Publishers, children's book publishers based in Chennai. Since 2004, he has been facilitating workshops on subjects as diverse as making workable musical instruments out of available urban junk, scientific toys from recycled material, nomadic furniture out of corrugated board and exploring innovative methods in multi-media puppetry as an educational tool.
Resources Available
Various Workshops as mentioned.
Contact Information
BridgingGaps-India
C/o 4D The Penninsula
778 Poonamallee High Road
Chennai 600010
Email: bridginggaps03 [at] yahoo [dot] com & bridginggaps04 [at] rediffmail [dot] com