PEDAGOGICAL INITIATIVES
Pedagogical Initiatives: The class room teaching adopted in the department involves several methods along with chalk and board teaching. Every faculty member extensively uses the ICT to deliver the lectures in an effective manner. The modern multi-media teaching aids like LCD projectors, Internet Enabled Computer Systems are provided in all the classroom for effective delivery of course content and to make student learning experience a better one. The following mentioned ICT methods are implemented.
- Power Point Presentations.
- Video Lectures.
- Digital Library Resources.
- Flipped Class Room Learning.
- Self Learning.
- Innovative Assignments.
- Power Point Presentations (PPT): PPT is one of the teaching aid being used by the faculty for powerful and effective delivery of course topics.
- Video Lectures: Video lectures are used in the classroom to grab a student’s attention and motivate them to learn when a highly realistic depiction of reality is important. This is when, it is necessary to expose students to things and concepts which they would not otherwise see.
- Digital Library Resources: Student can use digital library facility in the institution which has 3 Tera byte capacity and students can access from their home through internet for e-books, journals, etc.
- Flipped Class Room Learning: Flipped classroom provide a good alternative teaching platform. Teacher provides the content to the students in from of videos, references to websites, digital content, etc. The students go through the content in a given time frame. The learners are asked to go through a few lecture videos that create the platform for discussion in the next class. The class room is reserved for discussion on the topic and to enhance in depth understanding of the topic, by the students. Classroom is open for discussions, where the topics are explored further, with students contributing significantly to the discussions.
- Self-Learning: Unlike traditional methods, self-learning efforts are not measured by how well one performs on an exam. Self-learning lets one gauge and improve your knowledge via practical applications with no matriculated evaluation. Self-learning is all about pure learning, which is stress free, no exams, no deadlines, with all curiosity being answered for satisfaction.
- Innovative Assignments: Assessment is one of the most important components in teaching and learning. It serves as a common tool to judge the students level of understanding of the subject matter. Students are required to participate in an innovative challenge to enhance their skillset in analytical thinking, design aspects, problem analysis etc.
Collaborative Learning:- The students are divided into different groups each with almost three or four numbers to encourage collaborative learning the following activities are designed and assigned to groups.
a) Student seminars.
b) Hobby projects.
a) Student Seminars: A host of interactive seminars are conducted by the department to complement core syllabi. The student groups are asked to select their topic of interest and guided by the respective course faculty to deliver the seminar through power point presentation. The students have to refer to books, journals to incorporate latest development s in that area. This group activity will help them through collaborative learning.
b) Hobby projects: Some student groups are recommended for the hobby project on their own interest. Hobby projects are to be executed related to the laboratory topics. The lab class teacher shall guide those students who are doing their hobby projects.
Similarly, these Principles will lead in different ways of Challenging and supporting students to develop deep levels of thinking like Reasoning and problem solving. There are, however, generic aspects as well as subject-specific elements of the different ways of reasoning and thinking represented by different learning areas. The Principles provide an opportunity for teachers working in different traditions to develop a common language through which they can explore what is common and distinctive about particular learning areas.
Methodologies to support weak students and encourage bright students Weak and Bright students:
The students those who have a just pass class or failed more than 40 to 50 percent of their subjects in the previous semester, These students were generally believed that they have not attended the classes regularly. The faculty is identified for conducting the Remedial Classes for a course must be , a senior faculty member with experience of teaching the subject. Remedial classes to be conducted as per schedule . A feedback has to be filled in by the students towards the end of the Remedial Classes for a subject.
Bright Students:- Bright students are given challenging tasks that require better comprehension skills, analytical powers and practical knowledge. Paper presentation, quiz, Hobby project works related to the syllabus are some such activities. Bright students are provided with additional reference books from the library or from the Department libraries. Incentives are provided by the department to the toppers branch and year wise, at the end of each academic year. An extra coaching is conducted for cracking industry related complex programs, practicing industry professional entrance papers, and an intensive Personality Development Skills classes are conducted.
