By Vasumathi Sriganesh | Founder & CEO
On 23rd January I delivered a lecture on literature searching at the Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Mumbai for their Post graduate students. An enthusiastic lot, they scored very well in the small post test that I normally give at the end of such events.
But here is something very thought provoking.
In the Feedback Section of the form, I asked a question - "Do you think Literature Searching should be taught in the curriculum"? All of them answered - "Yes"
But - for the question - "Will you register for our courses and complete them" - Only one student said Yes. Most said that they would like to but time is a problem!
(I had mentioned that they need to spend just about 8-10 hours and they have a whole year to complete them!)
I then verbally asked them - "I offered a great carrot, but it looks like you need a stick to do the courses". Why??
All of them smiled and said "Compulsion definitely helps"!
Interestingly after my lecture, I was invited to meet the Principal. And to my pleasant surprise a couple of faculty members and the Principal expressed interest in subscribing to our Elearning courses. They also assured me that they would ensure that all students completed them. We are now eagerly waiting for them to complete the formalities. Once they do they would be the first Ayurved College to sign up for QMedCourses!
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