Greater Noida। Genuine human attention can only be held at a high level for about 10 minutes and even the great scholars can not hold the attention of learners without any activity during lectures. An excellent course has no meaning without attaining the program outcomes.
These are the words of scholars and researchers from higher education institutions across the country, who shared their expertise at the six-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) organized by KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education (KCCILHE) at Greater Noida.
In the FDP, organized with the aim of introducing the new generation of teachers to the changing needs and scientific methods of teaching, eminent educationists and scholars shared their candid opinion and expertise on subjects like Outcome Based Education, Co-Po Mapping, Bloom’s Taxonomy, activities based pedagogical methods and Making effective question Papers.
How activities in the class boost teaching
Dr Shikha Bhardwaj, Chair- Exe MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur speaking in a session on ‘Activity based pedagogical methods’, emphasized that when we teach through action, the learners take interest comprehensively and understand well. She described some essential activity based pedagogical methods which should be used in teaching such as: Case based teaching, Problem based learning, Web based activities, Field projects, Collaborative team work, Experimental learning etc. Sharing some interesting facts about the human brain she explained that the brain loses fucus when things stay the same such as monotone voice, too much lectures etc. A teacher must try to modulate his/her voice and vary learning methodologies. Genuine attention can only be held at a high level for about 10 minutes. One should move around the room while lecturing. Memory attention and meaning increase when learning is linked to emotion.
The art and skills of Co-Po Mapping
Dr. Samarth Singh, Chairperson & Associate Professor, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana explained what Co-Po mapping is and how to identify the attainment levels of various outcomes. Terming it a very critical and challenging task, he said that most of the institutions are not sure how to understand and calculate the attainment of outcomes each and every year. Describing the way of mapping the Course Outcomes (CO) to the Program Outcomes (PO) and identifying attainment levels, Dr Samarth Singh said that every Program, with some outcomes, has multiple courses and each course has some outcomes again. These course outcomes are actually linked to the outcomes of the program. When we teach a course as a faculty, we expect that the course outcomes will be achieved or attained. By this mapping we can easily assume if there is a need to change that synchronization or do a gap analysis or revision of curriculum. It was also clear from the whole session that how important and useful CO-PO mapping is in the direction of Outcome Based Education and for measurement of desired skills, knowledge and attitudes in the successful students of a program.
COs need to be assessed and evaluated well
Dr. Indira Bhardwaj, Director, Delhi School of Business coined a caution that implementation of outcome based education (OBE) will not serve a purpose unless Outcomes are identified and attainments are measured well. Taking forward the process of CO-PO mapping, she explained that performance of the student can be reviewed through the attainment process. Once we have identified the Course Outcomes (COs) based on Program Outcomes (POs) and other requirements, at the end of the each course COs need to be assessed and evaluated to check whether they have been attained or not. Attainment of the COs can be measured directly and indirectly.
The significance of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Dr K. S. Gupta, Director & Foreign Quality Expert in Higher Education, KSGCQM, Bangalore in a session on Bloom’s Taxonomy in Teaching Pedagogy explained some basic characteristics of human brain and approaches to learning and added that Bloom's Taxonomy is essential because it helps educators identify achievable learning goals and develop plans to attain them. He emphasized that the world rapid changes in knowledge space due to big data on hyper scale information revolution, machine learning, artificial intelligence. This is why we need a change in the pedagogy or teaching methods to cope with the learners mind comping out of a new environment. Originally introduced in 1956 by Benjamin bloom along with some other scholars, Bloom’s Taxonomy is a categorization of the level of education and skills to be imparted whenever a teacher teaches and also defines different levels of intelligence, thinking, learning and understanding. It’s six stages: are Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Creating.
How to make effective Question Papers
By Dr. P K Agarwal, Professor & Dean, Commerce & Business Studies , Motherhood University elaborated how to make effective Question Papers keeping course outcomes in mind. He described validity, reliability, objectivity and practicality as characteristics of a good quality papers and stressed upon the need of checking the factors affecting quality question papers. He said, before setting a question paper, every paper setter should put himself in the shoes of the examination and then frame the type levels and duration of the papers. He opined that the work of question paper setting and evaluation becomes more important particularly when students come from different educational backgrounds and boards.
Creating and setting up new pedagogies
On the valedictory session of the six-day Mega FDP, KCCILHE Chairman Mr. Deepak Gupta and Director Prof (Dr) Bhavna Agarwal thanked all the experts and participants and hoped that the sessions will not only show new direction to faculty members engaged in teaching, but pave the way for creating and setting new pedagogies. Dr. Bhavna Agarwal emphasized that learning or teaching without objectives or outcomes is like taking a boat out into the ocean without a target and guide map. She added, by achieving the right course outcomes and program outcomes, we will not only prove the worth of our degree, but will also be able to contribute to the needs of the industry and the progress of the country.
Dr Sunita Singhal, convener of the FDP, while delivering vote of thanks and certificates to the participants, pointed out how all the sessions helped us understand the ways to remain updated in terms of changing technologies and teaching methods.
KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education (KCCILHE), a premier Institute built on a sprawling 40-acre campus in Greater Noida and conceived as hub for learning and leadership that has set the highest standards in post-secondary education. When ranked and assessed on infrastructure, KCC is second to none. KCCILHE offers undergraduate courses in BBA, BCA, BAJMC, B. Com (H), BALLB (H) and BBA LLB ( H ) affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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