Three from Mumbai seek patent for hybrid education model

Francis Joseph, president, SLN

At a time when schools have started to resume in-person classes, two educationists and a student from the city have applied for a patent for the Hybrid Learning Education Model (HLEM) prepared by them. The model will enable students from across the globe to have access to quality education even without being physically present in the institution. The trio has filed for patent with the US Patent Application and also registered for copyright in India.

Francis Joseph, president of SLN Global Network; Husien Dohadwalla, CEO at Crimson Education Management Services and Reuben Francis, a student, have prepared this model, which will revolve around the novel concepts of ‘home campus' and ‘parent campus' of educational institutions. It will be a network of schools across the globe where students will have access to the best of education without being physically present in the parent institution.

Student Reuben Francis and Husien Dohadwalla, CEO, Crimson Education

"The objective of this invention is to ensure that learning is accessible, affordable, inclusive, developmental and helps educate students beyond boundaries. Over many decades, teaching and learning were largely restricted to physical schools and face-to-face interactions. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns totally disrupted the teaching-learning process as schools across the globe shut down.

Technology in classrooms was seen as one of the supplementary learning tools of education. The HLEM integrates both in-person learning and web-based learning by utilising innovation and scale, through parent and home campuses," shared Joseph, adding that the model aims at providing education through quality teachers from across the globe at a much affordable fee.

The model will revolve around the novel concepts of home campus and parent campus of educational institutes. Representation pic

He continued, "The student can benefit both through the parent campus and home campus. The home campuses could be neighbourhood schools and colleges, where the in-person learning will take place and the parent campuses will deal with the cross-breed learning instruction model." Speaking to mid-day, Dohadwalla said, "The hybrid education model combines the best of both online learning and in-person learning. Areas that need in-person learning are supported through the home campus. This is the future of learning where students across geographical regions can be provided a holistic educational experience at an affordable cost." The team's application has been accepted and it is waiting for a decision.