GNDU Faculty Proficient in MOOC Pedagogy-Workshop Concluded

5 Dariya News

Amritsar 16-Jan-2020

Prof (Dr) S.S. Behl, Dean academic affairs of Guru Nanak Dev University stressed on the importance of  development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) especially in  languages for the Indian diaspora. which would be instrumental in strengthening student learning and design outreach programmes to be introduced in the near future. He said  that under this students from distant areas could achieve as per their choice. He was delivereing his lecture while presiding over the  Valedictory session of a one week workshop  organized by Department of Education.He said that the trained participants would be instrumental in designing and preparing MOOC courses for various audiences including the  marginalised section of our society and more importantly connect students with the latest research findings and applications in educational field. He also  congratulated the  participants on successful completion of the workshop and declared that with these courses a new beginning in the field of digital education has been initiated at Guru Nanak Dev  University.This one week workshop was organised on ‘Design, develop and deliver  MOOC course’ for the university faculty  under Centre of learning and pedagogic study,  School of Education under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) scheme, MHRD was concluded. Prof. Hardeep Singh,  Dean Students Welfare and Head, Department of Computer Sciences of the University appreciated the participants as well as the project coordinator for training the participants in  development of web tools. He reiterated the importance  of keeping oneself updated for the successful implementation of MOOC programme. He also highlighted the importance  of developing and utilizing Open Source ICT Tools and Technologies in Teaching, Learning and Student Evaluation for the digital teaching and  learning process. Prof. Avinash  Nagpal, Ms. Sakshi and Mr. Saibal Kumar Saha shared their experiences and reflections on the workshop.Prof Amit Kauts, Project Coordinator, School of Education while  welcoming the guests and participants shared that the basic goal of this workshop is to equip the  teachers with the  opportunity to reach out to the  large scale mass audiences  with resources for professional development. He also shared that during the workshop, the participants were divided into nine groups and each group prepared MOOC course for  four weeks in four quadrants (MOOC Pedagogy) which was also posted on the MOODLE platform. Prof. Kauts stressed that through this workshop, the faculty was ready to   develop MOOC course for their own professional enrichment and advancement of  university. He further added that in the present context, there is a need for the higher  education faculty to cater to the growing population of  online learners for the coming generation. Dr. Deepa Sikand Kauts, Head, Department of Education, emphasized that Many  prominent universities are continuing to use MOOC platform, compiling materials from on-campus programs in order to expand their reach, promote their programs and, as an  aside, to advance societal knowledge.. She elaborated on  the challenges faced by the  teachers in accepting and adapting to the e-learning technology and online learning  platforms.  She opined that learning of online teaching has become a necessity for their own professional growth as well as strengthening research and student support at  university level. She thanked the guests of the day and certificates were distributed to the participants.