Global Webinars
Brent Felder Webinar Series
“Linking Classrooms and Communities with Community-Engaged Learning”
Prof. William Oakes, P.E Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning, Purdue University
Wed Feb 21 at 7:30 pm IST (9:00 am US EST), 2:00 pm GMT
Registration link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlceyhqj8iG9CHjRwUx-swW49aEfa3lqsp
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Manu Vora Webinar Series
“Career Development Guidance”
Sunday February 25, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am IST
Registration link:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpc-2qrDovHd10iZ0xacvjtfvndiJKJAyH
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Courses: Ongoing
IUCEE International Educators Certification Program (IIECP)
Course Design and Delivery: Lecture 2
Thu, Feb 22 at 7:00 pm
(333 participants from 45 IUCEE Colleges and 32 VTU Colleges)
Please contact Sridhar Nori at sridharn18@gmail.com for additional information.
Brent Felder Webinar Series
“Linking Classrooms and Communities with Community-Engaged Learning”
The Key to Improving Engineering Education May Be In Our Communities, As we work to prepare students to be engineering leaders in today’s global economy, we seek new pedagogies and approaches that can provide transformational experiences. The search may end very close to our institutions within our local communities. An underutilized high impact pedagogy is community-engaged learning, also called service-learning. This approach engages students and faculty in partnerships with local or global communities to address compelling needs within those communities. Evidence shows that these experiences can prepare graduates with the broad set of technical and professional skills needed in the modern economy. Such experiences can also transform students views of their profession and themselves. The 2023 UN report on the Sustainable Development Goals called for new approaches to address global challenges that impact the poorest and most vulnerable most heavily. Our engineering colleges, institutes and universities have tremendous resources that can be leveraged to address these challenges and enhance the quality of life of fellow citizens. This can be done while students are being prepared to succeed personally and professionally. This interactive session will provide an overview of the of community-engaged learning, how it applies to engineering, highlight research on the impact of the approach and provide opportunities for reflection on how to integrate such approaches into our engineering curricula. Prof. William Oakes, P.E Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning 150th Anniversary Professor Director, EPICS Program Professor of Engineering Education William (Bill) Oakes is the Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning, a 150th Anniversary Professor, Director of the EPICS Program, Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University, and a registered professional engineer.
Manu Vora Webinar Series
“Career Development Guidance”
In this presentation, Dr. Vora will provide tips on Career Development Guidance based on his personal experience and observations of over 62 years. His success formula includes four pillars. 1) Importance of Planning, 2) Use of individual Strengths, 3) Focus on Soft Skills, and 4) Focus on Community Service. He will address: 1) Critical skills needed to succeed in the 21st Century (problem solving, project management, etc.), 2) How to shore up soft skills (communication, decision making, leadership, teamwork, time management, etc.), 3) Importance of flexibility to account for changing dreams and things (change management), and 4) Giving back to Society through community service.