5-day Online Faculty Development program on NEP-2020 held at DSCW
Ferozepur, June 12, 2024: A 5-day Online Faculty Development program on NEP-2020 held at Dev Samaj College for Women from June 4-8 on the Google Meet Platform.
Dr. Vandana Gupta, Dean of Academic and Dr. Bhumida Sharma, Dean of Student Welfare, were the coordinators of this online program. The resource person on the first day was Dr Dr Sonu Grewal, COO, of Crestbell Support Pvt Ltd Chandigarh. Mrs. Rupinderjit Kaur, Assistant Professor of English, on the topic of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for the New Education System in which the potential of the technology to transform the education sector was discussed in detail. Dr Sonu Grewal highlighted the ample use of artificial intelligence in our classrooms, where a teacher can monitor and evaluate each student without wasting much of his time. She shared with the audience that this ICT tool is not a threat to human existence, although it can equip its users with capabilities and competencies where they can perform their tasks in less time.
On the second day Dr Ankita Chaturvedi Associate Professor (Accounting & Finance), IIS University, Jaipur was the keynote speaker. Under NEP-2020, she Spoke on a Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Multiple Entry and Exit. She also talked about all the changes that the new education system will bring to our education system and how India will go far in quality education and research through a multidisciplinary approach that will combine knowledge across disciplines for better understanding. On the third day Dr Pargat Singh Garcha, Principal of GHG Khalsa College of Education, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana was the keynote speaker of the day. He spoke on the design and development of Mooks. He started with the basics related to Mooks. He explained what silence is and why it is necessary under NEP-2020. Dr. Garcha emphasized the need for introspection. He said that in the rapidly changing education scenario, one should be ready to accept and understand the changes. He said that we should embrace change with open arms. On the fourth day, Dr. Palwinder Singh, Chancellor of Rayat Bahra University highlighted his topic NEP - Digital Transformation Navigation Higher Education to Developed India 2047. He explained how the new education system is a robust policy that is inclusive, adaptive and visionary, with an emphasis on teacher support and integration of technology. On the concluding day, Prof. Former Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. (Dr.) Neera Raghav gave a fascinating lecture on the subject of interdisciplinary and comprehensive education in India. She discussed the NEP 2020, detailing how it addresses the challenges of the current education system and aims to create an ecosystem for effective and quality teaching, research and learning.
Dr Sangeeta Principal, DSCW thanked the keynote speakers for the successful conduct of the programme with their participation and the organizers Dr.Vandana Gupta, and Dr.Bhumida Sharma.