Swati Shelar's design studio jumps the gap between design and education, keeping children at the center of every project. 

Having trained as a product designer at NID, she went on to work as a toy designer and primary school teacher before getting an MA in Education at Stanford University. Since then, she has worked in the world of Indian education and EdTech as a curriculum designer and educator, starting Jump Design India in 2020. Swati plays at being an author these days with a book in progress called 'Useful Notes on People' for children's social-emotional learning.

In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we will talk about Swati’s journey as a student at NID and Stanford, her interest in education, and challenges faced while founding Jump Design India.

Jump Design India: https://www.jumpdesignindia.in/

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Timestamps:

00:47 Swati’s journey into design and education

3:22 On founding Jump Design

4:26 How she got into design for children

7:48 Working with children as the primary stakeholder

8:59 On studying at Stanford

12:16 On using qualitative and quantitative work in her research

15:13 What is Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL)?

18:23 Changes in SEL in India

20:37 How different does SEL look like for instructors and learners?

22:42 Personalized learning in SEL?

24:45 Apart from personalized education, how else can SEL occur?

27:13 Education for creating an adaptive human being vs. for achievement

30:18 Curriculum Design

32:56 On her book ‘Useful Notes on People’

34:39 How can we convince our parents that play is important?

37:06 How can we fill the gap between self learning and academic learning?

39:10 Tips for designers who want to go on an alternative path?

41:08 How to learn and work in different contexts?

44:53 How does Jump interact with other studios?