Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Mr Anil Mammen Verghese

Professor of Practice
Mumbai Campus, Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education, School of Education

Qualification

M.A in English Language & Literature - Madras Christian College, University of Madras.

B.A in English Language & Literature - Madras Christian College, University of Madras.

Contact

anil.varghese[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Anil Mammen is a Professor of Practice and previously worked as an advisor (2015-23) at the Centre of Excellence in Teacher Education (CETE) formerly known as the Centre for Education, Innovation and Action Research (CEIAR) at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. Anil comes with more than two decades of experience in learning design, curriculum design, and devising innovative approaches to digital learning, He has served as Vice President - Learning Design at Tata Interactive Systems and as Chief - Learning Design and Social Impact at Tata ClassEdge. While at Tata ClassEdge, Anil developed a proprietary learning design framework for the organization called the Multiple Learning Experiences Model (MLEx). Anil has also published articles on education and edtech in the mainstream media and is a regular contributor on LinkedIn on topics related to education. He has been a speaker at various events and institutes, including the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge (a joint initiative with IIM Calcutta), the National Seminar on Quality in Education (CII, Bangalore), Teacher Foundation (Bangalore), IIT Delhi, and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), New Delhi.

Designing learning experiences

Learning design with technology

Learning sciences

Philosophy of technology

Articles:

1. Mammen, A. (2023). Can teaching-learning be designed? Academia.edu. https://www.academia.edu/104691690/Can_teaching_learning_be_designed

2. Mammen, A. (2023). The logic of taking positions. The Print.

https://theprint.in/yourturn/subscriberwrites-the-logic-of-taking-positions/1827749/

3. Mammen, A. (2021). The science of learning. Aditya Birla Education Academy Blog.

https://abea.in/blog-the-science-of-learning

4. Mammen, A. (2019). Examining the role of education technology. Elets Digital Learning.

https://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2019/06/examining-the-role-of-education-technology/

5. Mammen, A. (2019). Draft NEP 2019 technology confusion. EducationWorld.

https://www.educationworld.in/draft-nep-2019-technology-confusion/

6. Mammen, A. (2017). Technology in education: Are we addressing the real problems? (Archived). Huffington Post.

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/technology-in-education-are-we-addressing-the-real-problems_a_21453984

7. Mammen, A. (2017). Six ways of looking at technology in education. Silicon India.

https://education.siliconindia.com/viewpoint/cxoinsights/six-ways-of-looking-at-technology-in-education-nwid-7224.html

8. Mammen, A. (2016). Beyond the predictive text. The Hindu.

https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/college-and-university/beyond-the-predictive-text/article14594718.ece

9. Mammen, A. (2016). Can values be taught? Business World.

https://www.businessworld.in/article/Can-Values-Be-Taught-/01-03-2016-91561/

Learning design consultant on the following projects:

1. Connected Learning Initiative (CLIx), Seeded by Tata Trusts, Led by TISS and MIT, Boston (2015 - 2020)

2. The IFP Project: Design and curation of OERs for teaching and learning, Telangana SCERT (2023)

3. Chhattisgarh Accelerated Learning for a Knowledge-Economy (CHALK), The World Bank - Ongoing

Learning Design with Technology, MA Education and Technology

Materials Design and Development, MA Education (Elementary)