About

email: parimalainamdar@yahoo.co.in; parimalainamdar@vsnl.net

Linked In: http://in.linkedin.com/in/parimalainamdar

website & blog: parimalainamdar.wordpress.com

Location: Pune

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SUMMARY

• Over 22 years in published research and design success in technology enhanced learning.
• Internationally recognised, published and cited research in pedagogies for technology enhanced learning for school children.
• Pioneering work in instructional and media design for India’s first interactive multimedia projectin 1990 (water and land management training for irrigation practices).  Thereafter, continued pioneering experience in design innovation to create technology enabled learning products/projects for adults and school children, University and Industry, rural and urban. viz. – ‘hole-in-the-wall’ project, websites, web-based learning content, children’s multimedia content, learning management system, knowledge management system, virtual classroom, video based programs, courseware, books and curriculum development.
• Internationally marketed design of technology enabled learning solutions.
• Invited member of international scholarly review panels.

MORE DETAIL

I work as Principal Consultant, Technology and Learning, Aquarians Management Consultancy (P) Ltd.  My work-scope covers design innovation for technology in human learning, as well as research in pedagogy for technology enabled learning. My core competence – designing innovative solutions that are informed by research and attend to uncharted learning needs; moreover, learning solutions that integrate a variety of media and rapidly evolving technological scenarios.  Innovation that solves human problems and meets business needs is my focus.

This began with India’s first interactive multimedia project funded by USAID, which brought me back from the US to India in 1990.  Our videodiscs in water and land management training for agricultural engineers pioneered technology-enhanced learning in India.

In 1997 I joined NIIT Ltd’s Centre for Research in Cognitive Systems (CRCS), to start-up its Center of Competence in Multimedia.  Later, I headed the Design Lab of the CRCS on innovation projects and research in the convergent areas of interactive media, learning design and cognitive science. My work has spanned children and adult users, targeting urban professionals as well as emerging/rural markets (among others…design for India’s 1st interactive multimedia project, video based programs, ‘hole-in-the-wall’ project, web design, web content, curriculum, courseware, learning management system, knowledge management system, virtual classroom…).

‘The Hole In The Wall’ project experience is internationally recognised and published.  The Pompidou Center Paris, exhibited my work with French digital artist Pascal Monteil at ‘Design Aujourd’hui’ for 3 months (see Digital Art Project).

International collaborations include University of Newcastle (Prof. James Tooley and Prof. Pauline Dixon),Kaleidoscope Europe (Prof. Nicolas Balacheff, Prof. Ton De Jong), Laboratory Leibniz CNRS (Prof. JeanFrancoisNicaud), The French Embassy in India (Jerome Neutres), French artist and pedagogue (Pascal Monteil).

I serve on international scientific panels for technology enhanced learning. For research links see research and publications.

• Technical Program Committee, T4E (Technology For Education) 2012, IIT Hyderabad
• Program Committee, T4E 2011 (Technology For Education), IIT Madras
• Technical Program Committee, T4E 2010, IIT Bombay
• Program Committee CELDA 2009.
• Invited Peer reviewer for journals - Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Journal of Children and Media.
• External reviewer for book ‘Technology Enhanced Learning, Principles and Products’, Published 2009 by Springer.
• Judge for Brandon Hall Research Excellence in Learning Awards 2008.
• Member of International Scientific Committee, ‘Kaleidoscope’ Europe.
• NIIT Pathfinders Squadron award 2001.  Chairman’s award for global outstanding performers of the year.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant to Chair of Mass Communication Division, Emerson College, Boston, 1986-88.

Project references in media:

Most major international media including-

BBC

Discovery Channel

Catalogue of the Centre Pompidou, France

The Times of India

The Hindustan Times

Sakaal

DNA

The Indian Express

The Statesman

The Telegraph

Annual Report of the French Embassy in India (2004-2005),

‘Impressions’ journal of the Alliance Francaise de Mumbai

Project references in books:

• ‘Imagining India’ by Nandan Nilekani
• ‘The Beautiful Tree’ by James Tooley
• …and others.

Workshops, conferences, lectures:

UNDP & Planning Commission

T4E (Technology for Education) IIT-Bombay

International Usability Professionals Association

International Kaleidoscope Symposium

Intel “Innovation in Education”

Institution Of Engineers India

University Joseph Fourier France

The French Embassy in India

Rotary International

Seagull Publishers

ACM SIGCHI

Comet Media Foundation

Education Development Center

Industrial Design Center IIT  Mumbai

Underscore Records (Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan)

NIIT University

Symbiosis Center of Information Technology

PUKAR Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research