MBA Faculty members attend Webinar on “Empathetic and Techno-Pedagogical Approaches for the new normal” organized by AICTE
05-May-2021
The webinar was held on 4th May’2021 which was facilitated by Dr. Pratima Khandelwal, Lead Facilitator – Pedagogy for Higher Education Institutions and Founder of “FlyHigh” Educational Excellence Services, Bengaluru.
MBA Department has recently received funding from AICTE on organizing Short Term Training Pogramme (STTP) for Faculty on “Innovative Approaches in Teaching Pedagogy” and the team is in the planning stage now. Attending this webinar has given heads up on the various skill-sets to target and also incorporating sessions in their STTP that would meet the demands of the new-normal.
During the opening remarks, Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of AICTE spoke about the COVID Crisis and how we shifted gears from Physical classes to Online classes. He is of the opinion that Blended classes are here to remain and use of technology has bridged the gap in Digital Divide as Education is available at affordable cost. He mentioned that the AICTE initiative - ATAL Academy of Training has made World Record with 1,50,000 Faculty being trained on Future skills through 1,000 FDPs and also mentioned of the Training programmes on “Universal Human Values” as well as the “Student Induction Programmes” being introduced. In his concluding remarks, he said that NEP 2020 emphasizes on Holistic development of students and lifting students in terms of realizing their potential which is unlimited should be the prime focus and using technology is part of life.
Key Takeaways of the Webinar facilitated by Dr. Pratima Khandelwal:
• Teachers and Students are the Key resources
• VUCA World: Teaching-Learning Process to align with this changing times
• Pedagogical Approaches
• Empathy & Technological approaches can foster learning (OBE & NEP 2020)
• Collaboration and Upskilling are the new keys of new-normal
• Top 10 Skills as per World Economic Forum
• Hybrid Learning – 40:60 Ratio (Online:Physical)
