Fourth Faculty Development Programme on 'Research Methodology & Teaching Pedagogy' by School of law, IMS Unison University ended at the University Campus Dehradun on Sunday.
On Day 2 of the event the University witnessed the charismatic presence of two very eminent Resource Personalities who engaged the delegates in discussion about academic discourse and teaching strategies.
The first Technical session was conducted by Dr. Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. Dutta has been working in field of training of Higher Education teachers for last 20 years. She expressed concern that emphasis in universities these days is more on research than on good teaching.She upheld that the destiny of a nation is shaped only in classrooms. Therefore, she emphasised that there is a growing need on the part of the teaching community to be more effective in the dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes.Similarly the learning youth should be harnessed in such a way that they would evolve as critical thinkers and responsible leaders.
The second technical session for the day was conducted by Prof. M Afzal Wani. He was member of 19th law Commission of India. He is an elected member of the Governing Council of the Indian law Institute (IlI).He is also a member of the Delhi legal Services Authority and many other academic bodies like Indian Institute of Public Administration. He elaborated on the scope and importance of legal research and discussed the fundamental elements of effective teaching.
Dr Saroj Bohra, Head School of law declared the FDP programme a huge success as it extensively covered the recent advancements in teaching methodology, research, pedagogies,effective presentation techniques, and behavioral skills for the comprehensive development of teaching fraternity. The 30 participants from various institutes were awarded with certificates.