Education Archives - Jayakumar Balasubramanian

What Makes Programming a Bitter Pill for Engineering Students?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian January 16, 2022EdTech, Education, India, Society, Technology

Engineers are expected to solve problems in real time. Programming is one of the fundamental problem-solving skills. In spite of its importance majority of engineering students are finding programming hard. Here is a blog post based on my experience.

What did I learn in 2021?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian January 2, 2022Book Review, Books, Cricket, Education, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Musings, Personal4 Comments

Summary of my learnings in 2021. Going beyond books YouTube Channels, Online Courses, Instagram Channels serve as an excellent resource for learning.

Engineering Syllabus – The Favourite Scapegoat

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian October 24, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, India, Society, Technology

Over the years I have been part of many invited EdTech conferences. One of the frequent topic of discussion is about engineering course syllabus. Does Engineering Syllabus require complete revamp?

1000 Free Internships….What Are We up To?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian September 5, 2021EdTech, Education, Society, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital2 Comments

We launched 1000 free internship program during July 2021. Here is a detailed post on what we are up-to and how it matters for skilling ecosystem of India.

With the Wind or Against It?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian August 29, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Musings, Personal2 Comments

Flying a kite has got a lot of similarities with Entrepreneurship. Sharing my five learnings by comparing both of them. Both kite flying and entrepreneurship are worth taking a shot. Which one you are going to try first?

Book Review – My Father Baliah

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian August 8, 2021Book Review, Books, Education, History, India, Society

Book review of 'My Father Baliah'. A contemporary family history which opens your eyes about importance of social justice and education.

Seriously Emotional – My Fountain Pen Story :)

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian August 8, 2021Education, India, Musings, Personal, Society4 Comments

My love for fountain pen traces back to 30 years. Some of my childhood memories about writing with fountain pen.

EdTech – Why MOOCs and ZOOMs won’t cut it anymore?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian July 25, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology2 Comments

The online learning model followed by Emertxe. It is transforming the way entry level engineers are learning and becoming employable.

Book review : A New Earth

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian April 21, 2021Book Review, Books, Education, Leadership, Listening, Management, Spirituality

Few books which will challenge the way you think by going beyond your traditional thinking. Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth comes in that category. Here is a review about this amazing book.

IoT Show 2020 | Skilling Entry Level Engineers in IoT

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian March 3, 2020EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Technology

Here is a post about my talk in IoT Show 2020. I spoke on the topic ‘Skilling Entry Level Engineers in IoT’. With over 15 lakh engineers produced on an annual…