Online Programmes

Seminar / Workshop / Talk - Attended Zoom Meetings

1. Zoom for Research and Education – Webinar {Resource Person Mr. Senevi Heart/ Network/ Systems Manager of LEARN} which was organized by LEARN, National Research and Education Network of Sri Lanka on 8th April 2020 through online (Zoom Cloud Meeting). 

2. Zoom demonstration of Yoga - Topic: Yoga beyond health {Resource Person Dr. Gowribalan/ Medical doctor and a classic yoga teacher from UK} which was organized by Well-Being Centre of University of Jaffna on 4th May 2020 (7 pm) through online (Zoom Cloud Meeting). 

3. Big Talk - Powered by Knimbus" Webinar Session {Topics Covered were: Open Access Resources for Research by Mr. Arumugam from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore; Extended Services of the Library During the Lockdown by Dr. L. Radha from Thiagarajar College of Engineering and "Swayam" an effective approach by Dr. Mandirasalam from Coimbatore Institute of Technology} which was which was organized by KNIMBUS on 7th May 2020 (5 pm) through online (Google meet).

4. Positive Parenting a zoom discussion {Resource Person Dr. K. Puvanendran , Consultant Community Pediatrician UK } which was organized by Well-Being Centre of University of Jaffna on 11th May 2020 (7 pm) through online (Zoom Cloud Meeting). 

5.  Web seminar: Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Training and Certificate Programme 2020 (Session 1 by Anju Mehra, Manager - Research Analytics and Government, Clarivate) which was organized by Government & Academic, South Asia and South East Asia, Clarivate Analytics, USA through an Audio Conference on 12th May 2020 at 11.30 am.  

6. Webinar: Role of IEEE Xplore in your career (Resource person Dr. Dhanu Pattanashetti, Senior IEEE Client Services/University Partnership Program Manager) which was organized by IEEE Student Branch with the collaboration of the library, University of Jaffna through online (Webex) Audio Conference on 14th May 2020 at 4 pm.

7. Web seminar: Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Training and Certificate Programme 2020 (Session 2 by Anju Mehra, Manager - Research Analytics and Government, Clarivate) which was organized by Government & Academic, South Asia and South East Asia, Clarivate Analytics, USA through Webex Audio Conference on 15th May 2020 at 2.30 pm.

8. Fourth Virtual Clinical Meeting {Topic: "MANAGING UNCERTAINTY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, Speaker- Prof N. Sreeharan} which was organized by Jaffna Medical Association (JMA) on 20.05.2020 through ZOOM at 8.00 pm.

9. Online talk (Topic: Microbial Source Tracking and Monitoring with PhyloChip by Dr. Gary L. Andersen, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley) which was organized by the International Relations Office, University of Peradeniya, together with the Center for Environmental Studies through Zoom on 27th May 2020 at 9.00 pm.

10. Workshop on audio and video recording and editing for the Academic staff of the University of Jaffna (Resource person Dr. S. Raguram, Head / Department of Media Studies, UOJ) which was organized by the Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna through Zoom on 1st  June 2020 from 12.00 noon  to 1.00 pm.

11. Webinar on Blended Learning (Panel lists – Prof. A. Atputharajah and Prof. B. Nimalathasan) which was organized by the Faculty of Graduate studies and FGS Alumni Association through Zoom on 6th June  2020 at 7.00 pm.

12. Public Talk which was organized by the IT Centre Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna through Zoom,

13. Public Talk 1 on End-to-End Data Analytics with Python (Resource Person: Mr. Suresh Sandirasegaram, Chief Technology Officer, Zeptolytics (Pvt) Ltd.) on 10th June 2020.

14. Public Talk 3 on Cyber Security Awareness (Resource Person: Mr. Jude Myuran, Corporate Trainer, Network and Cyber Security Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd.) on 17th June 2020 at 7.00 pm.

15. Public Talk 4 on Exploring Readiness of Higher Education Institutions on Online and Blended Learning (Resource Person: Dr. Samantha Rathnayake, University of Sri Jayewardenepura) on 1st July 2020 at 7.00 pm.

16. Public Talk 5 on Digital Marketing on 8th July 2020 at 7.00 pm.

17. Public Talk 7 on Websites creation using Word Press on 29th July 2020 at 7.00 pm.

18. Strengthening Research in Sri Lanka through Data Insights & Collaboration (Resource persons and topics: How UoK research progressed from scratch to excellent - Dr Arjun De Silva, Lecturer, University of Kelaniya; Strengthening research and innovation landscape in Sri Lankan universities and selected non-state HEIs with AHEAD funds - Prof. Thusitha Abeytunga, Lead Academic Expert- RDI, AHEAD; Understanding Sri Lanka’s key research strengths and weakness - Mr Vijay Sekhar Reddy, Solution Consultant, Elsevier; Research strategy and impact through the lens of Scopus - Dr. Shubhra Dutta, Customer Consultant, Elsevier and Hands-on training on Scopus - Dr Shubhra Dutta, Customer Consultant Elsevier) which was organized by ELSEVIER through Zoom on 17th June 2020 from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm.  

19. Free Chat Session on Fulbright Awards (including Hubert H. Humphrey awards) which was organized by the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission (US-SLFC) 19th June 2020 (3.30 pm) through online (Google meet). 

20. Ayur Talks webinar Series which was organized by the World Ayurveda Foundation, India from 27th June 2020 through YouTube live streaming.  Ayur Talks Inauguration 27th June 2020 at 7.30 – 8.30 pm . Ayur Talks 28th June 2020 at 8.00 – 8.45 pm.

21. Webinar on the Ithenticate plagiarism detection tool which was organized by the Library, University of Jaffna on 21st July 2020 (2.00 pm) through online.

22. ஆற்றுப்படுத்தல் பயிற்சிwhich was organized by Tamils Help Line through Zoom,

    1. Let’s open our Mind – Communication, connection and managing stress 3rd Session (Resource Person: Dr. K. Puvanendran , Consultant Community Pediatrician UK) on 1st August 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    2. Family Wellbeing / Relationships! Domestic Abuse: Causes, Effects, Management & Elimination, 4th Session (Resource Person: Mrs. Thavarani Nagulendram, Coordinator-Tamil Community Centre, UK.) on 8th August 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    3. Children & Adolescent Mental Health! Children and Adolescent Mental Health and Parenting (Resource Person: Dr. shanthi Parameswaran) – 7th session on 29th August 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, its effects and recovery, 8th Session (Resource Person: Meera Bahu, Senior Clinician/CBT specialist (BABCP accredited)  UK.) which was on 5th September 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    5. Causes of suicides and How to prevent them, 10th Session (Resource Person: Dr. K.Puvanendran  & Meera Bahu.) on 19th September 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    6. Safeguarding the children from physical, emotional and sexual abuse. 11th Session (Resource Person: Dr. K.Puvanendran) on 26th September 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

    7. ஆற்றுப்படுத்தல் பயிற்சி-நிறைவு- Panel Discussion on 10th October 2020 from 9.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

23. Lifting the Silence: Webinar Series of Ragging and Violence in the University system which is organized by the Secretariat, Coalition against Violence in Universities on 19th September 2020 from 11.00 am to 12.00 noon.

24. The webinar workshop on Masterclass on Pitching Research for academics, PhD and Masters students and upcoming researchers of the Sri Lankan Universities (Topic: ‘Masterclass on Pitching Research to you supervisor’ Resource Person Prof. Robert faff, world class researcher at the Queensland Business School, University of Queensland (UQ), Australia) which was organized by the Faculty of Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities (FMSH) in the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in collaboration with Queensland Business School through Zoom on 28th September 2020 at 5.30 pm. 

25. Two-part virtual series ‘Online Course Design & Assessment Methods for Student Centered Learning’ which was organized by the U.S. Fulbright Alumna, through zoom.

26. Part I of the two-part virtual series ‘Online Course Design & Assessment Methods for Student Centered Learning’ (Resource Persons: Dr. Charlotte “Lani” Gunawardena, Distinguished Professor of Distance Learning and Instructional Technology at the University of New Mexico, U.S.A., and co-presented by Professor Neelakshi Premawardhena of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Kelaniya) which was held through zoom on 28th October 2020 at 9.30 - 10.30 am.

27. Part II of the virtual series ‘Online Course Design & Assessment Methods for Student Centered Learning’ (Dr. Charlotte “Lani” Gunawardena, Distinguished Professor of Distance Learning and Instructional Technology at the University of New Mexico, U.S.A., along with Assistant Professor, Stephanie Moore, Adjunct Faculty, Linda Barril of Organization, Information and Learning Sciences (OILS) program, University of New Mexico and Dr. K. Thabotharan of University of Jaffna as expert panelists) which was held through zoom on 18th November 2020 at 9.30 - 11.00 am.

28. Tamils Help Line வழங்கும் இலவச யோகா பயிற்சி வகுப்பு (Resource Person Dr. Goribalan) which was organized by Tamils Help Line through Zoom. 

    1. 2 வது அமர்வு- 08/11/2020, பி.ப 2:00 - 3:00 (LKA/IND)

    2. 5 வது அமர்வு- 06/12/2020, பி.ப 2:00 - 3:00 (LKA/IND)

29. Webinar on Designing Internal Programme Review  (Resource person: Prof. Kalyani Perera, Acting Director for QAC/UGC) which was organized by the Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna through Zoom on 6th December 2020 from 3.00  to 6.00 pm.

30. Webinar on Programme Review Process which was organized by the Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna through Zoom, 

    1. 1st session on 16th January 2021 from 3.00 to 7.30 pm.

    2. 2nd Session on 23rd January 2021 from 3.00 to 6.00 pm

    3. 3rd session on 30th January 2012 from 3.00 to 6.00 pm.

31. Webinar on Now casting the vaccination against COVID 19 (Resource person: Dr. C.S. Jamunanantha, Deputy Director, Teaching Hospital, Jaffna) which was organized by the JSA, University of Jaffna through Zoom on 17th March 2021 from 7.30 to 8.30 pm.

32. Participated following sessions in a workshop organized by the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in association with Emerald Publishing and Gulf Medical University, on “Writing Impactful Research” via Webinar

    1. The 6th session was conducted by Prof. Amila Jayarathne and Dr. Jayantha N. Dewasiri on “Rationale for Methodology Selection” on 27th May 2021.

    2. The 7th session was conducted by Dr. Moon Moon Haque on “How to select the suitable journal” on 03rd June 2021.

    3. The 8th session was conducted by Prof. Sudhir Rana on “Understanding Sections and Structure of Literature Review Papers” on 10th June 2021.

33. Workshop on Preparing Online Continuous Assessment Examination (Part I) which was held on 21.08.2021 from 2.00 - 4.45 pm via online by the Resource person Prof. G. Mikunthan, Senior Professor in Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna.

34. Webinar organized on “Online Assessment Methods: Alternatives, Challenges, Barriers and Best Practices in Higher Education” by the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies of the University of Kelaniya which were held on 10th and 17th September 2021.

35. Participated in the ‘Improving Research, Development, Innovation and Commercialization (RDIC), Basics of patent search’ which was held 5th October 2022 On-line via Microsoft Teams.

36. Participated in the Webinars on dimensions of Bloom’s revised taxonomy – Session 2 (Resource Person: Dr. Selvaruby Sriskantharajah/ Former Deputy Commissioner of Examinations) which was organized by the Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna on 25th April 2023.

37. Participated in the training session on how to use the Drill Bit via Google Meet which was organized by the Library, University of Jaffna on 6th July 2023.

38. Participated in a crucial discussion! on "Connecting Hearts and Minds: Teacher-Student Relationship" (Resource Person: Dr. M. Ganeshan, Consultant Psychiatrist) which was organized by the Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna on 26th October at 8.00 pm 2023 via Zoom.

39. Participated in the Diabetes Prevention and Management (Resource Person: Dr. Nilem Patel) via Zoom which was organized by the SSSIO, Jaffna on 25th November 2023.

40. Participated in the Public Webinar Programme “Key concerns in pesticide registration in Sri Lanka and their use” (Resource Person: Dr. Jeewani Marasinghe, Principal Agriculture Scientist (Toxicology), Office of the Registrar of Pesticides, Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka) via Zoom which was organized by the Alumni Association, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya on 29th November 2023 from 7.00 to 8.00 pm.

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