Course Details
| Course Name: | Faculty Induction Programme-15 |
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| Introduction: | In higher education, faculty development is central to the issues of quality and excellence. For this, the Faculty Induction Programme (FIP) was introduced in 2019 through the Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teacher Training (PMMMNMTT) centres across the country. The Faculty Induction Programme was designed to include training and capacity development in four areas: i) personal (interpersonal skills, ii)career development, and life planning issues), iii)instructional (course design and development, instructional technology) organization (ways to improve the institutional environment to better support teaching) and, iv)professional (ways to support faculty members so that they fulfill their multiple roles of teaching, research, and service). The UGC guidelines for the Guru Dakshta /Faculty Induction Programme were strictly adhered to. The course extended over a period of 30 working days, ie. 180 contact hours in an online mode on the google meet platform. Reputed resource persons from premier institutions of learning across India were invited as resource persons. |
| Objectives: | • To provide a comprehensive overview of Indian Higher education system. • To provide essential knowledge and skills to be an active contributor in curriculum designing, outcomes learning procedure and choice-based credit system. • Enable teachers to equip themselves with high quality teaching, learning and assessment tools. • Encourage participants to use the potential of technology in teaching and assessment. • To enable participants to attain basic skills in personal – emotional development and counselling. • Enabling participants to acquire research skills, leadership qualities and facilitating one’s own. professional development. • To promote academic integrity among participants to have a trustworthy and high quality academic outputs from higher education institutions. • To sensitise Constitutional Values, Human Rights and Fundamental Duties that help participants to internalize the need for an egalitarian and sustainable society. • To develop awareness on Environmental Consciousness and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) among participants and promote critical evaluation of the current status and future potential of India about SDG. • To enable the participants to deal effectively with rapidly changing circumstances, improve internal management and institutional performance. |
| Start Date: | 21. 02. 2023 |
| End Date: | 25. 03. 2023 |
| University/College: | Kumaun University, Nainital |
| About Instructor: | Dr. Reetesh Sah, M.A., Ph.D. in History From Kumaun University, Nainital. Presently he is Assistant Director at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Kumaun University Nainital. He has fifteen years of teaching experience at UG & PG level in Kumaun University. He has presented a number of research papers in National and International Seminars. He is co-author of three books also. He was awarded Junior Research Fellowship of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Recently he was awarded the Raksha Rajya Mantri Commendation from Ministry of Defence, Government of India,2022 and Defence Secretary Medal and Commendation 2019 from Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He was recipient of Acharaya Narendra Dev Alankar by Acharaya Narendra Dev Shiksha Nidhi, Up/Uttarakhand for his significant contribution in Higher Education. He is associated with the plantation work and programme of keeping the lake clean; with the team of student volunteers cleaning the shores of the lake is carried out. subsequently they retrieve dirt, like plastic and polythene bags, bottles, Wrappers, and dead animals etc. from the lake. The basic purpose is to sensitize the students. He is member of District Plantation Committee, District Forest Fire committee and Tree felling committee of District Forest Division, Nainital, Uttarakhand. |
| Weekly Plan: | • WEEK 1- Inaugural Function, Constitutional Values, Personnel and emotional development, NEP:2020, Discourse on teaching and learning at the tertiary stage of Education, Good Publication Practices, University system and the challenges of future, What is Research, Problematic of research, Academic Leadership, Soft skills, How to formulate the Research Proposal. • WEEK 2- Research Methodology, Data Analysis through R, Academic Integrity, Academic Writing, Data Analysis through SPSS, How to motivate students in virtual teaching, SDGs, Leadership, Personal-Emotional Development and Counselling, Instructional design at the higher education level, Pedagogical Skills for teachers, Emerging trends in ICT. • WEEK 3- Understanding online learning, Hands on, E-Content Development, From research theme to dissertation, From Dissertation to Book, ICT based assessment methods, Hands on, Artificial Intelligence, Game-Based Evaluation, Hands on, SWAYAM, Hands on, Mobile photography, M Content development, Hands on. • WEEK 4- MOOCs: Structure &Preparing the MOOC, Hands on, Developing e-content: Production of videos, Developing effective power point presentation for MOOC recording, MOOCs Hands-on, Research Funding Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development- National & International, Connection between Constitutional Values and Education, G-20: Importance of ‘Universal’ Values, Human Rights, Fundamental Duties, Strategic Management, Financial Management, Valedictory Session. |
| Instructor Name: | Prof. Manoj Dixit, Lucknow University, Lucknow Utt\nProf. R.K.Mahajan, Panjab University, Chandigarh\nProf. Arun S. Kharat, 210, School of Life Science,\nProf. Aniruddha Despande, Delhi, University, New D\nProf. M.P. Dube, Former Vice-Chancellor, UPR T.O.U\nProf. Rajat Agarwal, Indian Institutes of Technolo\nDr. Anu Satyal, CVS, Delhi, University, New Delhi \nProf. Kiran Dangwal, Lucknow University, Lucknow (\nProf. K. Shrinivas, NCER, Campus, New Delhi (Indi\nDr. Joshith V.P, Central University of Kerala, Per\nProf. Ajay Simalty, HNB Garhwanl Central Universit\nProf. P.C. Tiwari, Kumaun University, Nainital (Ut\nProf. Priti Sexena, B.B.A. Central, University, Lu\nProf. P.C. Kavidayal, Kumaun University, Nainital \nProf. Dilip Duraha, Vice-Chancellor, LNIP Universi\nProf. Anand V. Sharma, Banaras Hindu University, U\nProf. Aradhana Shukla, SSJ University, Almora (Utt\nSh. Anup Sah, Hutton Cottage, Ayarpatta, Mallital,\n |
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| Certification: | As per UGC Guidelines The grading will be as follows: (i) A+: 85 percent and above (ii) A: 70 per cent to less than or equal to 84 percent (iii) B: 60 per cent to less than or equal to 69 per cent (iv) C: 50 per cent to less than or equal to 59 per cent (v) F: Below 49 per cent Those teacher participants who get F grades are required to repeat the programme after a gap of one year without financial commitment to UGC-HRDC. |
| Duration In Weeks: | 4 Weeks |
| Instructors Photo: | 4 Weeks |
| Assessment Plan Method: | The total marks are to be fixed at 100 and the same may be decided in the following manner: (i) Overall response - 20 (ii) Seminars (in diverse topics mentioned in component A) - 20 (iii) Project/survey/others (topics like climate change, environment and social connect etc.) - 20 (iv) ICT based teaching/ MOODLE/ Micro-teaching/participation - 20 (v) Multiple-choice objective tests -20 The above distribution may be adjusted to meet specific requirements. The grades will be indicated on the certificate to be given to the teacher participant at the end of the programme. |
| Language: | English |
| Course Style: | Instructor-led |
| Length Hours Per Week: | 42 |
| Level: | Beginner |