AICTE Sponsored One-Week STTP on “Innovative Approaches in Teaching Pedagogy”

Day Three (2nd June 2021):
Dr. Rajesha S, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru
First session was carried out by Dr. Rajesha S, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru on the topic - “Interactive/Participative Learning”. He is a B.E, M.Tech and Ph.D. He has been leading Sahyadri since 2018 and has spearheaded the team to achieve NBA accreditation in 2020 for the 5 departments in Engineering. He has also been granted a Patent recently for an invention.
Before sharing the concept in detail, Dr. Rajesha S sought insight from the participants on interactive and participative learning. He then re-iterated the challenges in teaching and learning process and stimulated them to be facilitators than teachers. He further explained how students can be assessed using rubrics.
Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Professor-Sahyadri, Cyber Law & Security Expert
Second Session was facilitated by Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Professor-Sahyadri, Cyber Law & Security Expert on the topic - “Effectively and Securely engaging Online Lectures”. He is a B.E, MBA, M.Tech, Diploma in Cyber Law, PhD and a Post Doctoral Fellow. He was recognized as 1 among the 30 ‘Unsung Heroes of India’ by India Today in 2019. He is also the Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardee 2020.
Dr. Ananth Prabhu G gave insights on preparation for Online classes - Tools to be used, infrastructure requirement and common mistakes to be avoided during an online session. He also gave some useful tips on how to control the class participation in terms of attendance, giving assignments, conducting exams, engaging students. During the presentation he cautioned the participants about the cyber threats that possibly have an impact on online mode of teaching and how one can avoid the same by following a few simple rules.
Mr. Gautham Nayak, Program Director-Technical Career Education
Third Session was taken by Mr. Gautham Nayak, Program Director-Technical Career Education on the topic - “Brain Storming”. Mr. Gautham Nayak is a Product Designer by Profession and heads the APEX Center for Social Innovation at Sahyadri. He has played a key role in the development of products like DreamKit, an electronic prototyping kit and Innovators Initiative, a game based learning platform to develop 21st century skills in younger kids.
Mr. Gautham Nayak explained about the usage of MIRO tool in Brainstorming. He then divided the participants into eight teams using ‘Breakout Rooms’ option in Zoom Meeting and each team practiced Brainstorming using MIRO board.
Dr. Srinath M S, Professor and Head, Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan
The last session of the day was by Dr. Srinath M S, Professor and Head, Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan on the topic - “Blended Learning”. He is a B. E, M.Tech and Ph.D with 26 plus years of Experience in Teaching, Industry, Research and Administration. He is a recipient of Young Scientist for Research (under SMYSR) award for the year 2012-2013 from Vision Group on Science & Technology, Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka.
Dr. Srinath M S shared insights on various online and offline learning platforms available for Blended learning. He also discussed about the importance and applications of ICT initiatives and tools.

Career Guidance session for students of Mahabodhi School, Mysore by Dr. Ananth Prabhu G

Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering addressed the students of Mahabodhi School, Mysore on 3rd June 2021 on the topic - "What next after Class X and XII". A total of 150 residential students attended the session.
Mahabodhi School is managed and run since 1975 by Mahabodhi Maitri Mandala, Bengaluru, a Charitable Society. Mahabodhi School is situated in Saraswathipuram, Mysore. They have 14 centres spread across various places in India and 5 centres abroad.

Dr. Prabhu spoke about the various career options, new generation careers, core skills needed to excel in any field, and stressed on avenues in the field of Cyber Security. He also invited them to visit the Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security at Sahyadri. CEO of the institution, Jim Wangdus and other faculty members were present.

Placement and Training - Recruited by Skillvertex

Sanjan KS from the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Palika P Shetty from the Dept. of Information Science & Engineering have been offered the role of Business Development Associate at Skillvertex with a package of INR 7 LPA.
About Company: An online learning portal providing a holistic atmosphere allowing students to become industry ready. Mentor-based educational and internship programmes are provided straight by the industry’s oracles. Their aim is to provide high-quality training and ample e-learning in order to improve job prospects in their training-based curriculum, they will brush up on IT and marketing expertise in line with the industry’s changing standards, and provide mentees with the skills they need to be industry ready

Mechanical Engineering	Information Science & Engineering
SANJAN K S	PALIKA P SHETTY

Faculty attends Six-Day AICTE-ISTE funded Induction/Refresher program

Dr. M Srinath, Professor and Chief Operating Officer, attends a Six-Day AICTE-ISTE funded Induction/Refresher program on “Future Wireless Communication: Standards & Technologies” (PhaseIII) organized by the Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering (KSIT) during 24th to 29th May 2021.

Glimpse of Online Classes held in June 2021

Here is the information related to the Department-wise breakup of No. of Online Classes conducted on 1st and 2nd June 2021 as well as the corresponding No. of hours engaged by the faculty members through Online Classes.

June 1st 2021, Tuesday
DEPARTMENT	No. of Classes Conducted	No. of Hours Engaged
Computer Science & Engineering	26	34
Civil Engineering	9	10
Electronics & Communication Engineering	15	15
Mechanical Engineering	25	29
Information Science & Engineering	17	20
Basic Science	41	41
MBA	24	24

June 2nd 2021, Wednesday
DEPARTMENT	No. of Classes Conducted	No. of Hours Engaged
Computer Science & Engineering	33	42
Civil Engineering	7	7
Electronics & Communication Engineering	20	22
Mechanical Engineering	18	24
Information Science & Engineering	16	17
Basic Science	39	39
MBA	12	12

Quote for the day

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
- Walt Disney