IIM Bangalore sets up Case Recording Lab to advance digital delivery of management education

As part of IIM Bangalore’s innovative efforts in digital learning, the Chairperson of Indian Institute ofManagement Bangalore, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw along with the institute Director Prof. G. Raghuram, inaugurated a unique Case Recording Lab the previous week at IIMB.

Set up with funding support from Mitsubishi Corporation India Limited and Metal One Corporation India Limited,the laboratory is equipped to record and encapsulate live case discussions. The aim is to create a digital repository of teaching and learning aids that captures the essence of the case method of teaching in the IIMB classroom.

Through the IIMBx MOOCs Program, IIMB has offered Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to more than five lakh global learners in various core and specialized management subjects and with this lab, IIMB ha strengthened its technical capability to produce world-class MOOCs.

 Inaugurating the Case Recording Lab, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said, “The country needs to leverage MOOCs on a massive scale to enable millions of Indian youth access high-quality education. This lab is another instance of the institute’s continued focus on technology innovation to make education effective and far-reaching.” She lauded the ‘incredible reach’ of MOOCs, calling it the true democratization of education.

In his opening remarks, MCI Chairman and Managing Director, Eisuke Shiozaki, said, “It is a great pleasure to be associated with IIM Bangalore and with the project which will allow education to reach to millions of students across the globe.”

Professor G. Raghuram, Director, IIMB, emphasized IIMB’s strong focus on reinforcing Indo-Japan ties in the domain of management education and said, “IIMB is thankful to Mitsubishi and Metal One for their support in our technological endeavor. We hope that the Case Recording Lab is one of many initiatives that the institute accomplishes in collaboration with our Japanese partners.” He also announced that IIMB would soon be setting up a Japan Centre.

IIM Bangalore’s Deans of Faculty, Administration and Academic Programs, Prof. Gopal Naik, Prof. G Shainesh and Prof. Sourav Mukherji, along with senior faculty members Prof. R Ravi Kumar and Prof. MS Narasimhan, were present at the inauguration.