🎓 Academic Events: FDPs, Seminars, Conferences & Workshops 🎓

Organized by the Board of Studies (English), MKBU

About This Page

This section of the MKBU English Studies Resource Hub documents and celebrates the academic and professional development activities organized by the Board of Studies (English) of
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.
It reflects our collective commitment to innovation in English Studies, teacher development, and digital pedagogy in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP 2020).

🌟 Objectives

The Board of Studies (English) at MKBU aims to:

• Promote continuous academic dialogue through seminars, conferences, and workshops.

• Encourage faculty development in teaching, learning, and research in English Studies.

• Create a collaborative network among educators across affiliated colleges.

• Integrate digital tools and AI-based pedagogies in English language and literature teaching.

• Document and share the impact of academic engagements for future reference and institutional growth.

📅 Major Academic Initiatives

Below are categories under which the Board organizes academic events. Each section can be expanded or hyperlinked to subpages or event archives:

1. Faculty Development Programmes (FDPs)

Enhancing the professional competence of teachers through structured training.

• FDP on “Enhancing Online Teaching and Learning”

• FDP on “New Humanities: Teaching and Researching in the Age of AI”

• FDP on “ICT in Teaching and Assessment”
  
  

2. Seminars & Conferences

Fostering research culture and interdisciplinary dialogue.

• National Seminar on “Digital Humanities and Literary Studies”

• State-Level Conference on “Redefining English Studies under NEP 2020”

• Research Colloquium on “Postcolonial Studies and Cultural Representations”

3. Round Tables & Panel Discussions

Engaging academia in live conversations on current themes.

• Round Table on Developing Study Material and Question Banks for NEP Courses in English

• Panel Discussion on Generative AI and Research in Humanities

• Round Table on Curriculum Design and Implementation for Multidisciplinary English Courses

4. Workshops & Training Sessions

Hands-on learning for teachers and students to apply new pedagogical tools.

• Workshop on “Creating Video Lesson Plans using ed.ted, YouTube, and AI Tools”

• Training Session on “Using Google Classroom and Online Assessment Tools”

• Workshop on “Assessment through Rubrics in English Language Teaching”

🔖 “Knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied.”

Through this collective academic initiative, the Board of Studies (English) envisions building a digitally connected and pedagogically vibrant academic community — fostering research, creativity, and innovation in English Studies.