Description of the Workshop
Massive technology and time led changes are bringing a paradigm shift in academia at higher educational institutions and at secondary and senior secondary levels in schools. Conventional teaching and learning approaches are now incomplete in preparing students for the complexities of the modern world. Today, students are required to bear diverse skill sets along with the knowledge and right attitude. Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication along with agile mindset prepare students to solve real-world problems, think innovatively, work in teams, and communicate with ease and confidence.
Educational leaders and teachers must build capacities in themselves to develop the agile mindset and skill sets in their students. Student-centred teaching, assessment and evaluation strategies are the best means to deploy. Empowered pedagogical approaches are needed along with developing emotional intelligence to adapt to changing learning landscapes. This training will upskill the participating teachers and teacher-students to hone such skills and be more prepared for the classrooms of today and tomorrow in accordance with outcome-based education (OBE). The training shall rest on these topics:
1. Need and importance of student-centric teaching
2. Creative teaching strategies
3. Assessment and evaluation techniques
4. Need of emotional resilience for mental wellbeing at academia
Profile of the Instructors
Dr. Rahul Jain is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. Dr. Jain’s academic journey includes a Ph.D. and an M.Tech from IIT Kharagpur, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Government Engineering College, Bilaspur.
His research interests are centered around Manufacturing Engineering, with a particular focus on friction stir welding, modeling of manufacturing processes, and machining. Dr. Jain has made significant contributions to his field, authoring 27 publications between 2015 and 2024, which include journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. His work has garnered over 1400+ citations with a h-index of 17. His expertise and dedication to teaching have also been acknowledged by both UG & PG students, who commend his knowledge and teaching style.
Dr Pratima Khandelwal is an eduprenuer and the Founder of ‘FlyHigh’ Educational Excellence Services, an MSME unit in Bengaluru. It is dedicated for capacity building of teachers and students, primarily at higher educational institutions. She is a visiting professor at RUAS, Bengaluru, empanelled trainer at NPTEL, BS Program, IITM. She holds Masters and PhD in ‘Food Technology and Process & Food Engineering’, and carries collective 24+ years of teaching (MSc and BE BT and Food Technology), research, mentoring and leadership experience and holds 45+ publications, along with 2 patents and a few discoveries of useful Aspergillus strains. She has been awarded gold medal from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar and ICAR’s fellowships. She’s also into upskilling both teachers and students via customised, engaging and interactive techniques resting on empathetic and techno pedagogy. She has been offering training programs at AICTE FDPs, NPTEL, NAHEP, Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Training of Trainers (under MoFPT, GoI), beyond many central, state and private universities in India and abroad. Her training programs are designed in alignment with OBE and NEP 2020. She carries passion and pragmatism in offering tools and techniques for happier outcomes with participants and stakeholders deriving multidimensional benefits. She is the co-instructor of the program.
Eligibility & Intended Audience
Eligibility: Faculty members/teachers and any professional interested to learn about contemporary teaching and learning practices at HEIs, MSc and PhD students intending to be the teachers are welcome to attend. Participants are invited to join through laptop/desktop with camera with good wifi access.
Intended Audience
- Teachers/Faculty members from Universities and Colleges (public and private sectors)
- Secondary and senior secondary school Teachers
- PhD and Master’s students aspiring to be teachers
- Any Industry professional interested in teaching-learning landscape at higher educational institutions
Fee for the Workshop
Students/ Scholars– Rs. 354 (300+ 18% GST)
Faculty members/Teachers– Rs. 590 (500+ 18% GST)
Members from the industries (edtech and allied)– Rs 944 (800+ 18% GST)
Session details
Session Date: 2nd August, 2025
Session 1 &2: 10:00 a.m to 01:00 p.m.
Session 3 &4: 2:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Final Quiz and Feedback: 04:30 p.m. to 05:00 p.m.
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