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Case Study: Minimally Invasive Education through Social Play

Dr. Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University (United Kingdom/India)

Creativity and play are closely connected, and play can be a form to arrive at collaborative creativity.

In this session, Dr Sugata Mitra, know from the ‘Hole in the Wall’ project, will share with us how Indian children have explored new technology and found compelling ways to use it.



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