Sameer S Sahasrabudhe

Sameer Sahasrabudhe is a Professor of Practice in Design, at IIT Gandhinagar. He has a cumulative experience of over 25 years in various fields such as advertising, animation film-making, and educational multimedia production.

He has contributed in the development of the Learner – Centric Model and has created many MOOCs forIITBombayX, edX, and SWAYAM. His course on 3D visualization and animation is subscribed by over One lakh learners worldwide and was shortlisted for the edX prize 2019. In addition to being involved in various committees and academic councils Sameer has been a founding member of the EdTech Society, and is currently serves as the President.

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Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe is a Professor of Practice in Design at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, where he teaches visual design and eLearning, mentors student projects, and develops MOOCs for national platforms such as SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha. With over 25 years of experience at the intersection of design, educational technology, media production, and pedagogy, his work spans hands-on studio teaching, digital content creation at scale, faculty development, and research in technology-enhanced learning.

Before joining IIT Gandhinagar, he served as the Director of the Educational Multimedia Research Center (EMMRC), Pune, where he led the design and development of MOOCs and built institutional capacity for large-scale eLearning production and training. Earlier, at IIT Bombay, he worked as Project Research Scientist and Senior Project Manager in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Interdisciplinary Program in Educational Technology. During this period, he co-developed some of India’s most widely known MOOCs, including Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs, Digital Transformation in Teaching-Learning, and a series of courses on 3D visualization and animation, offered via SWAYAM, NPTEL, IITBombayX, and edX. His course 3D Visualization using Blender was shortlisted as a finalist for the edX Prize 2019 for outstanding contributions to online learning.

His academic engagements include guiding and examining Ph.D. scholars across IITs and universities, conducting workshops on instructional design and game-based learning, and offering value-added courses on Human–Computer Interaction and communication skills. He is a founding member of the EdTech Society and is currently serving as its President.

Dr. Sahasrabudhe’s research and consultancy projects reflect a commitment to improving access, empathy, and learner agency in education. His ongoing initiatives include: investigating holistic engineering education (IIT Gandhinagar), studying the effectiveness of augmented educational podcasts (ICSSR), usability evaluations of the SWAYAM platform across multiple Indian states, and collaborating with Kyoto University on reflective learning analytics. His earlier work includes the creation of accessible audiovisual content for special education supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

An accomplished filmmaker, he has directed science and education-focused films that have been screened and recognized nationally and internationally. His films Lights, Camera, Development, Kamala: The Swadeshi Nutri-Indian, The Quest, Combating Fire Disasters, and Marathon of Marathons have received jury mentions, nominations, and finalist selections at festivals across India, Kuwait, and Finland.

Dr. Sahasrabudhe holds a Ph.D. from YCMOU Nasik, a Postgraduate Diploma in Distance Education from IGNOU, a Diploma in Animation Filmmaking from ZICA, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Government School of Arts, Aurangabad. Across his work, he brings together design sensibility, narrative expression, accessibility, and learner-centered pedagogy—advocating for education that is humane, meaningful, and joyful.

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