It was an early, nippy morning in August 2019. After I entered the office, having greeted everyone in my path cheerily, and probably forgetting to swipe my ID card at the reception, I received the news.I was going to be a parent!To a new course, of course. It might be a strange comparison, but working… Continue reading The Great (MOOC) Adventure
Category: MOOCers and Shakers
Woman of Substance
Ramya Srinivasan, (Head- MOOCs Programme, IIMBx) was recently awarded ‘Woman of Substance’ at the International Women’s Day Celebration at Garden City University, Bangalore. Here’s to her latest victory! Ramya was IIMBx’s first team member; she laid the foundation for the country’s first MOOC-based initiative. Over the last two and a half years, she spearheaded initiatives… Continue reading Woman of Substance
My experience interning in the MOOC department of IIMB
Summing up my internship with IIMBx in a short blog post is hard; nevertheless, here are some of my learnings from what has been a fantastic two months. For a third-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts majoring in econometrics, this internship was enlightening on several levels. Having enrolled in online courses earlier,… Continue reading My experience interning in the MOOC department of IIMB
A day with the video team @IIMBx
Going in as an observer with a video team is a unique opportunity and I was lucky to have accompanied them. The team roster comprised a cameraman, project leader, video team leader, and a quality assurance in-charge. The objective of the shoot was to get content to make a time lapse for one of our… Continue reading A day with the video team @IIMBx
Operations Management – Where zoo workers and bank directors were my classmates
Have you ever dreamt of mastering a topic close to your heart without going to any institute, by just sitting at your home or workplace? How would you like to learn along with a classmate who has worked in Uranium mines in West Australia, a professor from Brazil, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt… Continue reading Operations Management – Where zoo workers and bank directors were my classmates
