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Promotion of Faculty Development is an important initiative of IQAC. Glimpses of programmes organised are depicted below. Besides the programmes mentioned below, faculty also attend sessions organised for students and thus learn from the expertise and experience of the resource persons. Faculty attend FDPs organised by various institutions thus spearheading their own professional development.
2023-24
Workshop on Revitalising Classroom Interaction Through AI
On 4 and 5 January 2024, the faculty members a session on Artificial Intelligence in Education conducted by IQAC coordinator Dr Agnes DCosta. The session included practical demonstrations and handon experience of use of conker.ai, magicschool.ai and curipod which can be used for interactive teaching learning propelled by use of AI. Strategies for overcoming potential challenges in integrating AI into existing educational frameworks were discussed. The participants also shared how ethical use of AI is necessary to ensure academic integrity.
Navigating Quality Assurance in Teacher Education
A guided discussion focusing on "Navigating Quality Assurance in Teacher Education" was conducted on 24 Jan 2024. The discussion, organized by the college IQAC, aimed to enhance the understanding of faculty on the various criteria outlined in the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) manual. The resource person Dr. Cindrella Dmello(Professor, St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai and IQAC member) provided an in-depth overview of quality in the context of teacher education. She delved into strategies for infusing quality into different aspects of teacher education, including curriculum planning, teaching-learning methodologies, and evaluation processes. An elaborate discussion was held to facilitate understanding and fostering institutional distinctiveness. While emphasizing the pivotal role of faculty in ensuring quality education, Dr. Cindrella Dmello shared some examples and inspiring experiences. The program on Navigating Quality Assurance in Teacher Education proved to be a valuable platform for educators to gain insights into practical strategies for implementing quality measures.
Understanding NAAC Reforms -Binary Accreditation
The Dr K. Radhakrishnan Report January 2024, proposes transformative reforms for strengthening Assessment and Accreditation of higher education institutions in India. To understand the proposed changes, the faculty had a discussion led by IQAC coordinator Dr Agnes Dcosta. The session highlighted the ten broad areas with focus on input, process and output aspects. Each area was examined with respect to the metrics for affiliated colleges. Extensive discussion was held on quality initiatives that can be incorporated. Existing best practices were revisited. Discussion was had on the need of systematic documentation. Some of the newly introduced metrics like Indian Knowledge System were duly examined and suggestions were made as to how to integrate the same in the various activities planned. Some queries were raised and the faculty brainstormed to find viable solutions. Each faculty would revisit the reforms suggested and draw a plan of action to align with the expectations.
Workshop on AI Tools in Research
On 20 August 2024, a workshop was conducted on the "Use of AI Tools in Research" where the focus was on AI-driven tools that enhance research efficiency and accuracy. Sr Delicia Fernandes and Dr Agnes Dcosta demonstrated the use of free AI tools like Research Rabbit, Consensus and Mendeley. Participants learned how Research Rabbit can suggest relevant papers, authors, and research topics, helping researchers explore new ideas and trends more effectively. The tool's ability to visualize connections between papers was highlighted as a significant advantage in understanding the broader research landscape.
Mendeley is a comprehensive reference management tool. The workshop demonstrated how Mendeley can organize research papers, generate citations, and collaborate with other researchers. Its AI-powered features, such as automatic metadata extraction and suggestion of related documents, were elucidated. The final tool discussed was Consensus, an AI tool designed to provide evidence-based answers to research questions. The workshop illustrated how Consensus can quickly synthesize research findings from multiple papers, enabling researchers to make informed decisions and identify consensus in the literature. This tool was particularly noted for its ability to save time in literature review and decision-making processes.
The hands-on sessions enabled faculty members to explore these tools and enhance their understanding of their practical applications in research.
2022-23
Workshop on Creating Online Courses
On 2nd September 2023, a workshop on Creating Online Courses was organised by Pushpanjali College of Education and St. Teresa’s Institute of Education. Dr Agnes Dcosta, Associate Professor, Pushpanjali College of Education , the resource person for this two-hour workshop demonstrated the features of the online platform canvas.instructure and encouraged participants to think in terms of the four quadrant approach of video, text, self-assessment and discussions. Next the resource person guided the participants to create their own accounts on the platform and helped them prepare a course with basic modules. Various features like adding pages, assignments, quizzes, E discussions, uploading learning material, embedding videos, links and rubrics were demonstrated. Participants had a hands-on experience and were successful in creating a course incorporating different features.
Faculty Group Discussion on Recent developments in Education
On 16 May 2023, the faculty had a discussion on teaching learning and evaluation. The discussion mainly centred around aspects like PLOs and CLOs, multi modal approaches to learning and constructivist approach as applied to Teacher Education. These discussions were led by IQAC coordinator Dr Agnes Dcosta. The faculty also deliberated on recent documents of UGC such as National Higher Education Quality Framework and National Credit Framework. Faculty members shared some activity based techniques that they have used in their teaching learning.
Expert Guidance on Literature Search and Reference Management
On 28 April 2023, Dr Shakuntala Nighot, Librarian, St Teresa’s Institute of Education elucidated how one can effectively retrieve content through scholarly databases. She explained how a platform like N-LIST could be leveraged to support research & learning. Platforms like DOAJ, Shodhganga, Google Scholar, NDLI and ERIC were elaborated. The session was indeed very enlightening and helped to gain rich insights into the world of E resources.
Expert guidance on preparing for NAAC accreditation
On 4 March 2023, the IQACs of St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Santacruz and Pushpanjali College of Education, Vasai jointly organised a webinar on the theme ‘Preparing for the 4th cycle of NAAC Accreditation’. The resource person was Dr Sunita Wadikar, Former Principal of MES Pillai’s College of Education and Research. Dr Wadikar began by emphasizing that quality is the result of intelligent effort. She explained the rationale behind NAAC Assessment and Accreditation and emphasized the NAAC core values that form the corner stone of the process. She deliberated on the Quality Indicator Framework and explained the seven criteria and the key indicators under each criterion. Valuable tips were given with respect to how these criteria need to be interpreted.
2021-22
Maintenance of Electrical Appliances - Training for non-teaching staff
Non-teaching staff members were oriented in resolving simple issues related to maintenance of electricity connections and appliances. They had a hands-on experience in the same under the mentoring of an experienced electrician on 19 April 2022. The training was devised so as to help to resolve issues that may not need much of expertise and also to conduct time to time inspections of electrical connections
UGC guidelines for Multidisciplinary Institutions
On 2 September 2022, UGC released the guidelines to transform higher education institutions into multidisciplinary institutions. The principal and faculty studied the document and had a discussion on 8 Sept. Academic collaboration between institutions through “clusters” of HEIs, promotion of multi-disciplinary education and research in online and offline modes were some topics discussed.
Session on Emerging Trends in Education
The emergence of disruptive technologies has a deep impact on all aspects of human life. NEP 2020 has also emphasized on education that will focus on emerging areas like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Virtual Learning and Augmented Reality. On 2 May 2022, the faculty together explored these trendsunder the guidance of Dr Agnes DCosta. They exchanged their views on how such trends can make education more accessible, equity based and accountable. Case studies of robotics in education and use of virtual and augmented reality apps were explored.
2020-21
Looking Inward: a reflection
Teaching and non teaching staff met in the college on 1st October 2021. After a short prayer service, Sr Ansela the Manager led the faculty and non teaching staff to reflect over the past year and examine their work in the year. It was a different kind of experience as activities in 2020-21 were mostly conducted in online mode due to the lockdown. Staff members shared the journey of the year in short and described how they coped during year despite the challenges it brought. The faculty shared that participating in various online training programmes helped to deal with the sudden shifts in pattern of teaching. Sr Ansela then emphasized the need to work in collaboration with the Management and also with one another.
Google Suite For Education
The faculty had used Zoom and Google Meet for teaching learning from June 2020 to September 2021. In September 2021 a college domain Google Suite was obtained and the features of the same were explained by Mr Reyonld Gomes. Ms Ranjita Gomes shared her experiences of using Google Suite for Education. Each faculty member’s account was created and they explored the various facets of G Suite such as classrooms, Google Meet through G Suite, Uploading material etc. Faculty also created shared material via Google Drive as this would be good to collaborate on various ventures. Mr Gomes clarified doubts of the faculty and explained in detail the functions of the admins.
2019-20
Interaction with Prof Marissa Rollnick from Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa
On 7 January 2020, Prof. Marissa Rollnick of Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa visited the college and interacted with the faculty. She presented her views on Essential Elements of Teaching for Meaning, emphasising on the importance of 'wait time' after asking questions, need to consider the pedagogical content knowledge and the significance of tacit knowledge of teachers. She was accompanied by Ms Linda Crawford who shared her experiences of indigenous mushroom farming and veterinary pharmacy. Dr. Narendra Deshmukh of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education co-ordinated the visit. The visit gave us insights into the nature of Teacher Education in Johannesberg.
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