News from NUCSER | Development Program on ‘Pedagogy of Teaching & Learning’

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Nitte University Centre for Science Education & Research (NUCSER), in association with the Staff Development Centre (SDC), Nitte DU conducted a Staff Development Program on 22nd March 2021 for the teaching faculty of the institute. The main objective of the program was to introduce the faculty to the concept of pedagogy in classroom teaching and to provide them with information on the use of structured teaching & learning. Dr. Smitha Hegde, Professor, NUCSER, was the resource person for the event.

Besides presentation on the concept of pedagogy by the resource person, the program also included hands-on sessions on effective pedagogy development in teaching & research by the faculty members. The activities included group discussions and games related to effective teaching & learning. The faculty members were divided into several groups and each group was given the opportunity to present their pedagogies. The sessions were thoroughly enjoyed by the participants and it was a day of total involvement and fun-filled activities, aimed at learning and experiencing things from different perspectives for the faculty.

Dr. Juliet Mohan Rai, NUeLearn Coordinator, NUCSER, thanked the resource person and all the faculty members for their active participation in the program. The training program was coordinated by Dr. Praveen Rai, Assoc. Professor, NUCSER.