In order to enhance the qualities of good tutors and educationists in its academic staff, DIT University held a workshop on Faculty Development Programme at its campus. The new academic session 2014-15 in the university would commence from August 1, said Dr KK Raina, vice chancellor of the DIT University. He said that Faculty Development Programme (FDP) aims at equipping teachers with skills and knowledge that are essential for inculcating entrepreneurial values in students and guiding and monitoring their progress towards their career.
Prof PK Tulsi, Dean of Research and Development and head of Education and Educational Management department, NITTTR, Chandigarh was chief guest on the occasion. She talked on teaching learning processes and the quality of higher education in India. Stressing upon the need of strong communication skills, she said that effective communication needs to be pitched to the level of the students. It is essential to know age, interest, background, previous attainments and learning styles of the students. She also elicited focus on the present system of evaluation of question papers and showed how effective it can be made to minimise errors.
Talking about the Research and Development activities at the university, Dr AN Kaul, Dean, DIT University said that the teachers are always motivated to take up more activities to promote a research and development culture in the university. The university has already shown its mark in research with many papers being published nationally
and internationally in the last five years.
The university registrar, Ajay Swarup said that the event is an important stepping stone in the career paths of
participants.