Innovations 2023-24

Congratulations to Fr Alex Simon, Ms Nisha Marvi and Ms Avita Koli for winning the third place at the Innovation in Teaching and Learning Practices in Science and Mathematics Education to achieve National Education Policy 2020 Vision & Mission event organised by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education. The team presented Jadui Pitara - Magic Box for Learning. 

Workshop on AI in Education

On 4 and 6 January 2024, a workshop on AI in Education was organised for the benefit of students and faculty. Dr Agnes Dcosta oriented the participants to various AI tools that can be used for teaching,learning and evaluation. GitMind was explored for creating AI based mindmaps. Conker.ai was used to create evaluation activities. Curipod.com was explored for interactive lectures and AI based feedback. The platform magicschool.ai was used to create lesson plans, Depth of knowledge Questions, learning material to enhance classroom effectiveness. The participants were also oriented to cautious use of AI so that errors are eliminated. Ethical use of AI was advocated.

Workshop for AI for school teachers

The workshop was sponsored by Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank. At the outset, Principal In Charge Sr. Delicia Fernandes said a short prayer and welcomed the participants. Associate Professor Dr. Sheetal Chaudhari introduced the Chief Guest Mr George Dabre, an alumnus of the college and a Director in Bassein Catholic Cop-operative Bank. Mr George Dabre emphasized the need for teachers to be abreast with contemporary trends in education. He said that technology can enhance the effectiveness of teachers but it cannot replace the human touch which is the core essence of the teaching-learning process.  He applauded the college for taking the initiative in organising the workshop and orienting teachers on the changing educational scenario. Sr Sharlet Xavier, Manager of Pushpanjali College of Education, graced the occasion offering her steadfast support to the endeavours of the faculty.

The workshop coordinator, Associate Professor Dr Agnes Dcosta, spoke briefly on how AI is a fast-emerging technology influencing us in all aspects of life. The use of Google Draw an AI tool served as an ice breaker. She then elucidated the features of magicschool.ai a free platform that offers multiple tools to help teachers plan their teaching learning. Assistant Professors Ms Sonia Bombacha and Ms Steffi Dcosta, demonstrated how AI can be used for lesson planning and for generating content-based questions. Dr Agnes Dcosta continued to demonstrate other features of magicschool.ai platform such as designing Depth of Knowledge Questions, creating songs, AI based feedback etc.After a short break, Ms Sanika Asolkar demonstrated Conker.ai, an AI tool that can help design and generate quizzes for evaluation. Participants were then led into the amazing world of curipod, an AI tool that can create slides with interactive elements. A presentation was created and participants logged on to the platform indulging in some hands-on experience of the use of Curipod. The versatility of the platform was explored.

The workshop winded with a brief discussion on the expected impact of AI on future education. Participants shared their views on the ethical use of AI. They expressed satisfaction at being exposed to AI based platforms that can be used to leverage the effectiveness of their teaching.

Technology was leveraged to support teaching, learning and assessment. The faculty updates themselves with new skills and emerging trends in tech-based education. AI based tools were introduced by faculty and used effectively for curriculum transaction and formative evaluation. Some screenshots are shown below