Course Content Available; Enrollment Key: C12

Objective:  The workshop aims to offer university teachers an overall perspective into effective teaching/learning principles.  Such fundamental root-nurturing principles as absolute commitment to student’s overall development, being a good role model, improving student-teacher dynamic, working on the character ethic, and so forth are examined in detail.  Teachers enter into a role play to understand the roles of teachers and students in effective learning.  Participants learn to evaluate their own teaching methods and effectiveness through self-assessment exercises.

Details of the workshop:  The workshop will be conducted in five sessions of about 3 hours each.  The session details are as follows.

Session 1A:  Overview and ‘definition’ of effective learning.  Participants are allowed to interactively reflect on what constitutes an effective learning process.  Each session is divided into two parts. 
Session 1B:  Some ground realities of university teaching scenario from the perspective of teachers and students.  This session will allow participants to reflect on the challenges that a teacher faces in imparting effective learning experiences.
Session 2A: Important root-nurturing qualities of a good teacher.  This session will give a perspective into what are some fundamental qualities a teacher should focus on. 
Session 2B:  Different types of teachers – assertive, non-assertive and hostile teachers.  The session examines how to move from being an ineffective hostile to an assertive, effective teacher.
Session 3A: Character vs. Personality ethic.  Character development occurs continually throughout one’s life.  The session examines how a teacher can impart proper character, attitudes and beliefs in a systematic manner.
Session 3B: Some success stories of character-ethic based teaching.  Five students who imbibed the character-ethic training speak about their development and growth.  A video of the students in their live environment is shown.
Session 4A:  A sample class on Numerical Methods in Engineering Using the principles learnt in sessions 1-3. 
Session 4B: Critical Interactive Session in which participants reflect on the class in Session 4A. 
Session 5A:  Creating an environment of awareness and enthusiasm for bringing about a revolution in the learning process.  This session will examine how the participants can carry and spread the enthusiasm they have gained in their respective institutions.
Session 5B:  A sample self-assessment session.  Participants fill out a confidential questionnaire to assist them to improve their effectiveness in the process of learning.

• Program Management: Ravindra MP
• Program Management: Kantha Reddy Muthangi
• Program Management: Sridhar N
• Program Management: Krishna Vedula PMT