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JUMPSTART, the annual congress if children’s content creators, is a flagship project led by the German Book Office New Delhi which is the South Asia node of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Having started in 2009, as a series of Master classes, this project has seen exemplary growth as a platform for ideation, training, development and collaborations in the world of children’s content. A great connecting ground for everyone involved in creating and disseminating children’s content, it is also a great training opportunity for writers, illustrators alike. With varying themes each year, the event has been widely attended by publishers, artists, educationists, creators, art designers, writers, cartoonists, media professionals and the likes.
This year ‘JUMPSTART Goes to School’ provided a 360 degree view of education in theory and in practice. The content creators and educationists came together and talked about the role of technology, design thinking, empathy and humour in children’s educational materials.
The major talk points of JUMPSTART 2016 were:-
The evolution of pedagogy: We plan to engage with questions about the teaching-learning transaction, sensory development and skill building, looking at howdevelopers can create curricula to address these needs. An important point raised by Ken Spillman, the Australian author at JUMPSTART was about social learning and resilience that c an be taught to children of today through stories. He pointed out that the transitional times of today need tremendous amounts of unlearning for the real learning in tandem with the time to happen.
Technology and the teaching-learning transaction: Talking about how technology enhances education and enriches the learning process, this year’s JUMPSTART plans to address whether technology can help the critical development of students and bring them to learn at the same pace. Adding to the technology vs print debate, Vineet Gupta Pro VC Ashoka University shared that technology is just an enabler and Content is King, therefore he urged the educationists and authors/ publishers in the audience to exchange, interact and discuss how they could benefit from each other’s learnings.
Future of innovation in education: This is to look at the direction in which education is headed. We plan to examine new forms of learning and their applications in the future.
JUMPSTART was held in two cities. It took place on August 2 and 3, 2016 at India International Centre, New Wing, and New Delhi and on August 6, 2016 in Bangalore International Centre at the Teri Complex.
The event is aimed at CREATORS, WRITERS, DESIGNERS, EDUCATORS, PUBLISHERS, INNOVATORS, THINKERS, and PROVOCATEURS and invites them to participate and join in the debate, to ideate, innovate and create.
 
Speakers at JUMPSTART 2016-
Ken Spillman is one of Australia’s most versatile and prolific authors, editors and critics. He is the author of more than 35 books spanning many genres.
Dr.FlorianSochatzyis the CEO of the Institute for Digital Learning, Munich, Germany and coordinates all processes. His main interest are high quality digital learning media.
PremindaLangar is an innovative educator and her hallmark is developing a progressive curriculum with social responsibility while she has championed group work that goes hand-in-hand with academics.
Sabina Jain is an entrepreneur in the field of game based learning. She left her tech career to work in the development sector and is the co-founder of Callystro, a game-based learning startup from Mangalore.
Ratnesh Kumar Jhais the Managing Director, South Asia, of the Cambridge University Press, India.
Rohit Kumar is founder of a mobile publishing company called Chapter Apps Inc, focused on the global higher education market.
AmitKaushik is a qualified economist and has spent 20 years as a Civil Servant with Government of India. He served as Director Elementary Education and helped in the roll out and implementation of SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA).
Harish Doraiswamyis Vice president (direct delivery) schools vertical, Pearson India.
Tara Kini is an independent consultant in Education and Music and works with several reputed institutions in Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Ahmedabad, developing curriculum, and training teachers and trainers.
Amrita Lalljee is an educator, performer and director. Her primary love is applying theatre in education in myriad spaces. She has worked with Salam Balak Trust coordinating a programme with street children integrating drama, learning and rehabilitation.
Orit Bergman was born in Jerusalem and lives and works in KeremMaharal, Israel. She writes and illustrates children’s books, and frequently contributes illustrations to newspapers, magazines, advertisement campaigns, and exhibitions.
Neeraj Jain was born and brought up in Delhi, Neeraj has a keen interest in sports and music. Neeraj has also been on the Steering Committee of “Excellence in School Education”, an initiative by IIT Delhi.
Mukesh Kumar, an alumnus of AzimPremji University, Bangalore and XLRI School of Business, Jamshedpur is a Regional Head with Agastya International Foundation.
Vineet Gupta graduated from IIT Delhi in 1991 in Mechanical Engineering and is a first generation entrepreneur.
Sugat Jain, a technologist by training, is passionate about education and learning. He is currently Director, IT, at RatnaSagar and has been actively involved in the publication and popularization of enriched digital content for the company.
Masterclasses at JUMPSTART 2016
Digital Learning Design Masterclass - dealing with the interaction between didactic concept and technical implementation, the Digital Learning Design Masterclass will focus on how the intention of the narration forms a design strategy that can bring forth innovation in the context of e-learning. The Masterclass will be led by Dr. Florian Sochatzy whose main research interests are multimedia textbooks and the effects and requirements of digital learning. Since 2011 he has also been managing director of the Institute for digital Learning and won a couple of award for his multimedia textbook projects.
Writers’ Masterclass - storytelling is as old as humanity itself and has played a central role in structuring ways of seeing and imagining. Books usurped oral traditions in many societies but, in those same societies, there is now a tendency to associate books with study, not story.
Illustrators’ Masterclass - pictures speaks louder than words, they say. Join our lead Illustrator in a day-long session to understand the creative process that goes into writing picture books. How the power of picture books can be used in classrooms to develop children into better readers and writers. The workshop will show the techniques used and how the work of an illustrator impacts the children, teachers and the authors.
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