EDUNEWS A Half-Yearly Newsletter of School of Education

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB, BATHINDA June 2017, VOL. III (No. 2)

Highlights

Activities of the

Centre

Contribution

o Faculty

o Students

Achievements

o Faculty

o Students

Visits &Visitors

News &Views

Tips for Teaching

Forthcoming Events

PATRON

Prof. R. K. Kohli

Vice Chancellor

CHIEF EDITOR

Prof. S. K. Bawa

COC, Centre for Education

FACULTY EDITOR

Dr. Sesadeba Pany

Asst. Prof., Centre for Education

STUDENT EDITORS

Amandeep Kaur

IgonaGorakhnath

Narinder Singh

Richa Arora

Shyam Sunder

Sandeep

EDITORIAL

Now a days, a lot of critical issues related to education which act as barriers

in providing better opportunities to the students and educational development

arebeing discussed.Not only student learning, teaching and evaluation are in

focus area but other factors like technology, behavior and gender cannot be

avoided. It is the prevailing belief that girls are always at the disadvantage

with respect to certain subjects but this classroom gender gap is changing

nowand trend shows that male students find it difficult to keep up with their

counterparts.At the onset, two indicators are visible for this gender gap i.e.

rising aspirations for girls and less structured learning environment to meet

the challenges of competitions. The students of the Centre for Education may

highlight through research the indicators of gender gap in education and may

contribute in restructuring the learning environment through different

pedagogical strategies.

Prof. S. K. Bawa

Field Internship Program from 17th January, 2017 to 10th

February, 2017

Field internship program of M.Ed. students was organized by Centre for Education

from 17th January to 10th February 2017. The objective of the program was to

prepare the M.Ed. students for future challenges by making them competent,

foresighted, responsible and innovative teachers of the society. In this program,

three different colleges of dist. Bathinda i.e. ‘Baba Farid College of Education,

Master-Mind College of Education and SSD Girls College of Education’ were

selected.

During this program, the M. Ed.

students taught the B. Ed. traineeswith

creative and innovative methods of

teaching. They followed the 4E’s

(Engage, Explain, Explore and

Evaluate) approach for designing their

lessons. This approach allowed the B.

Ed. teacher-trainees and teachers (M.

Ed. students of Centre for Education)

to experience common activities and it

developed deeper understanding of skills of teaching among them.

Different activities were organized

by M. Ed. students in these colleges,

like quiz competition, rally and

slogan writing competition

onelection awareness and kites

festival. These activities developed

the qualities of leadership and

cooperation. Each student delivered

20 lessons and observed 11 lessons

of their peers during the program.

ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE

The faculty members and the research scholars of the Centre supervised the M.Ed.

students throughout the program. The students showed remarkableimprovement

towards the end of their field internship.

Extension lecture on‘Living Wisely’ by Prof. SaamduChetri on

21st February, 2017

On 21st February 2017, an

extension lecture on ‘Living

wisely’ was delivered by Prof.

SaamduChetri from Bhutan. He is

the Executive Director of Gross

National Happiness (GNH) Centre,

Bhutan and involved in various

developmental activities not only in

Bhutan but other countries also.

Prof. S. K. Bawa, Coordinator of

Centre, introduced him to the

audience.Dr. SaamduChetri

asserted that wisdom is what we tend to apply for the goodness of others. He

discussed about the ways of living wisely which in turn leads to the happiness of

an individual and society. He believed that there is aneed to be pro-active and

integrated for successful and wise living. According to him, relationships are the

biggest factor for happiness. Happiness leads towards success but success does not

always leads towards happiness. He gave the message of serving others by an

activity of one minute which involved closing of eyes and asking a question to

ourselves that ‘what would you like to hear on your birthday from your grandson

and Prime Minister’. Dr. Saamdu had a vision of going deep inside the truth for

being wise. Towards the end of the lecture, he ascertained that there is a need to let

go of certain things,accept the things as they are,live with right intend,forgive

yourself and others, smile always, and always say thank you and sorry even if we

are right. By following these, one can attain wisdom and can live wisely and

happilyand say thank you and sorry even if we are right. By following these, one

can attain wisdom and can live wisely and happily.

ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE

An Interaction on ‘Student Leadership and Empowerment’ with

Prof. Poonam Dhawan on 23rd May 2017

An interactive session with Prof. Poonam Dhawan(Former DAA, Central

University of Jammu) was organized by the Centre for Educationand Student

Counselling Cell on 23rd

May, 2017. Prof. S. K. Bawa, Coordinator of Centre for

Education, introduced her before the audience. Prof. Poonam Dhawan discussed

about the increasing educated unemployed population and insisted on improving

our choices for empowerment.

Further she added that intelligence is

spontaneous not static and change

happens with an open mind. She

explained the concept of Johari

Windows for giving a message that

there is a possibility of learning for each

one of us. . She emphasized on student

leadership by saying that any leadership

which is not liberal cannot sustain for

very long and empowerment can be

achieved if decisions are participatory. We should be empathetic and non-

judgmental for becoming an effective leader.Thus, there is a need to aware ourself

and direct ourself for an effevtive leadership and empowerment.

ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE

CAREER COUNSELLING

We are living in a professionally competitive world. People have become very

choosy, rational, while deciding their future career. Thus, decision making for

future is a problem faced by everyone. Vocational Satisfactionenhances happiness

in an individual. It is to my belief that a student, in spite of his excellence in

academic, personal and financial background has every possible chance of failure,

if an appropriate goal is not set and through planning to achieve those goals is

missing. Students severely lack necessary and latest current facts and information

and remain unaware of modern trends and changes remain immature and

inexperienced to take a rational decision. To solve future related problems in

accordance with their wishes, people have started visiting professionals and experts

of relevant areas to seek valuable suggestions and remedies. Career counseling

addresses the career related problems and decisions. It deals with finding an

appropriate goal for an appropriate person and guiding him with professional

consultation.

Career counseling enlightens all walks of life’s activities and is beneficial to all age

groups. The methodology is different for different age groups and professions, but

there is only one common thing i.e. Individual counseling. It helps people to deal

more effectively with a wide variety of issues, such as career and academic

decisions, adjusting to life transitions, stress, depression, loss, family issue,

relationship difficulties, academic performance, self-incidence, motivation etc. The

individual counseling staff includes a qualified professional procrastination,

leading him to the goal of finding meaning from clinical psychology, guidance and

counseling, educational psychology or social workers predominantly qualified to

address the situation. Thus, career planning has focused on new dimensions for

students in today’s changing economy. It is important that students should

establish a career direction early in their studies preferably from 9th

standard then

formulate plans for reaching their goals.

Ishfaq Majid

M.Ed. 2nd

Semester

CONTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS

What will happen one day?

The world will end one day O! My love

And one day the beauty will fade away,

Vanish away with this all glory and pride

And the whole source of haughtiness one day.

The hustle and bustle of life will meet its end one day

The image of living being will be cremated one day,

One day the songs of youth automatically mute

And the gathering of joy will be duped one day.

The honor of doing will lay useless one day

The glorious flat will be vacated one day,

One day the bright morning will not come

Invisible will be the twilight star one day.

The full moon light will deny its joyous moment one day

The lovely shower and winter sunny day will irritate one day,

One day all the hope will die

And passion will turn into fear one day.

That Glorious black man will ask for an account of deeds one day

Meek and weak my body will be excuseless one day,

One day the reasoning will fail to answer the committed sins

And the creator in me put down the pen one day.

Sandeep

Research Scholar

CONTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS

Dr. Shamshir Singh Dhillon

Publications

Published a paper entitled ‘Effect of self- learning modules and constructivist

approach on academic performance of secondary school students: A

comparative study’ in International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

Research. ISSN: 2455-2070. Volume 3; Issue 1; January 2017; Page No. 61-

63.

Papers Presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Research Design in Social Science Research’ in the

National seminar organized by Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal P.G. College of

Education, Sirsa on 2nd March, 2017

Presented a paper entitled ‘Government Policies and Program in Context of

Women Empowerment’ in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Women

Empowerment organized by SSD College of Education, Bathinda on 4th

March, 2017

Presented a paper entitled ‘Achieving Gross National Happiness through

Teacher Education Strategies & Challenges’ in UGC Sponsored National

Seminar on ‘Taking Happiness Seriously: Deciphering the Maxim of Gross

National Happiness through Contemplation and spirituality’ organized by DAV

College of Education, Abohar on 18th March, 2017

Presented a paper entitled ‘Issues and Challenges for teachers in Value

Development among Learners.’ in the National Seminar organized by GNDU,

Amritsar on March 24, 2017

Dr. Jubilee Padmanabhan

Delivered lectures

Delivered a lecture on ‘Strategies in Teaching’ to the NSS students of Guru

Kashi College, TalwandiSabo on March 22, 2017

Publications

Published a paper entitled ‘Does integrated approach to ESD affect critical

thinking on sustainable development?’ in Educational Quest: An International

Journal of Education and Applied Social Sciences. Volume 7, Issue 3,

December 2016

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY

Published a paper entitled ‘Children with specific learning disorder:

Identification and Interventions’ in Educational Quest: an International

Journal of Education and Applied Social Science Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2017

Paper Presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Educational Robotics: An Innovative Technological Tool for future ICT Teachers’ in the National Conference on ‘Teacher Education:

Current Scenarios and Future Possibilities’ organized by Central Institute of Education (CIE), University of Delhi March 10-11, 2017

Dr. SesadebaPany

Module Written on ‘Guidelines for Curriculum Adaptations in Inclusive School’

for e-Pathashala by NCERT

Publications

Published a paper entitled ‘Foreign Students Cross Cultural Adjustment and

Academic Achievement in India-A Critical Analysis’ in Educational Quest: An

International Journal of Education and Applied Social Sciences. Volume 7,

Issue 3, December 2016

Paper Presentations

Presented a paper on ‘Value Education for Women Empowerment’ at Shailabala Women’s College College, Cuttack, Odisha in the National Seminar organized

by AIAER on the theme‘Women Empowerment’ on January 29, 2017

Presented a paper on ‘Teaching in the digital classroom: Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge Matters’ at Guru Nanak DevUniversity,Amritsar in the National Seminar organized by Department of

Education, GNDU on ‘Enriching Teaching, Learning and Evaluation Systems in the age of Digitalization’ on March 24, 2017

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY

Presented a paper on ‘Connecting and Disconnecting Brain Networks of Autistic Child’ at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara in the National

Seminar organized by School of Education and Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Languages on ‘Trends and Issues in Education and Psychology’onApril 22, 2017 Project

A Major Research Project on the topic ‘CCE in Upper Primary Schools of Punjab: An Evaluative Study’ has been sanctioned by ICSSR for Rs. 800000/-.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Paper Presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Inclusion of Students who are at Risk’in National

Seminar organized by University College of Education,Kurukshetra

University,Kurukshetra on May 5-6, 2017

ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY

ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS

Students who qualified UGC-JRF in Education (2016-17)

Nipunta Kaur

M.Ed. student

Students who qualified UGC-NET in Education (2016-17)

Ankit Sinha Surjit Singh Shashi Ranjan

M.Ed. student M.Ed. student M.Ed. student

AmandeepKaur

Publications

Published a paper entitled ‘Children with specific learning

disorder: Identification and Interventions’ in Educational Quest:

An International Journal of Education and Applied Social Science

Volume 8, No. 1 , April 2017, pp 1-7

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Teaching the Children with Specific Learning

Disorder in the Age of Digitalization’ in UGC sponsored National Seminar at

GNDU, Amritsar on 24th March, 2017.

IgonaGorakhnath Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Integrating of Educational Robotics in

Teaching and Learning process’ in the National Conference on ‘ICT

in education’ organized by Regional Institute of Education (RIE),

Mysore on February 1-3, 2017

Presented a paper entitled ‘Educational Robotics: An Innovative

Technological Tool for future ICT Teachers’in the National

Conference on ‘Teacher Education: Current Scenarios and Future

Possibilities’organized by Central Institute of Education (CIE), University of

Delhi on March 10-11, 2017.

Richa Arora

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Teaching in the Digital Classroom:

TPACK Matters’ in UGC sponsored National Seminar at

GNDU, Amritsar on 24th March, 2017.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS

Narinder Singh

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Continuous and Comprehensive

Evaluation for quality Elementary Education in the Digital Age’

in UGC sponsored National Seminar at GNDU, Amritsar on

24th March, 2017.

Presented a paper entitled ‘Continuous and Comprehensive

Evaluation: A Process for Accelerating Inclusive Education’ in

International Conference at Kenway College of Education.

Abohar on 11th& 12th March, 2017.

Sandeep

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Issues and challenges for teachers

in value development among learners’ in the National Seminar

organized by GNDU Amritsar on 24th March, 2017.

Presented a paper entitled ‘Dimension of gender equality and

women empowerment perspectives in global India: The role of

the Manusmiriti’in the National Seminar organized by Gaur Brahman College

of Education, Rohtak on 27th March, 2017.

Presented a paper entitled ‘Achieving gross national happiness through teacher

education strategies and challenges’ in the UGC sponsored National Seminar

organized by DAV College of education, Abohar (Punjab)

ShyamSundar

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Challenges and issues in inclusive

educationinInternational Conference on ‘Inclusive education:

Realities, issues and challenges’ organized by Kenway College of

Education, Abohar on 11th&12thMarch, 2017.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS

Presented a paper entitled ‘Achieving gross national happiness through teacher

education strategies & challenges’ in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on

‘Taking happiness seriously : Deciphering the maxim of gross national

happiness through contemplation and spirituality’ organized by DAV College of

Education, Abohar on 18th March, 2017.

Workshops Attended

Attended the ICSSR sponsored SevendaysNationalWorkshop on ‘Research

Methodology & Statistics in Social Sciences’ organized by Department of

Education, M.D. University Rohtak, Haryana on March, 22nd&28th 2017

Joginder

Paper presentations

Presented a paper entitled ‘Issues and challenges for teachers

in value development among learners in the National Seminar

organized by GNDU Amritsar on 24th March, 2017.

Presented a paper entitled ‘Dimension of gender equality and

women empowerment perspectives in global India: The role of

the Manusmiriti’ in the National Seminar organized by Gaur

Brahman College of Education, Rohtak on 27thMarch, 2017.

VISITING FACULTY

.

Dr. Saamdu Chetri Prof. Poonam Dhawan

Executive Director Former Dean Academic Affairs

GNH Centre, Bhutan Central University of Jammu

ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS

The government has streamlined the medical education field and

created 4,000 new post-graduate seats in medical colleges which would

resolve the problem of lack of doctors- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of

India

Central government has decided to set up a Central University which

will cater to the needs of the disabled students across the country-

Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister, MHRD

Seeking to build inclusive classrooms in the long-run, the NCERT has

come up with a "pioneering" reading material in booklet format that has

been designed with emphasis on requirements of children with special

needs- Director, NCERT

CBSE to hold Central Teacher Eligibility Test only once a year

A total of 56,000 high school teachers in Kerala will soon get specific

training in Information Technology as part of the state government's

general education rejuvenation mission.

The UGC finally ended the uncertainty over the National Eligibility Test

and has decided that the CBSE will conduct the exam in Nov.2017.

A top US body in international education and global investment banking

has announced a scholarship and mentoring program for the Indian

women university students in science and technology-related fields.

CBSE has formally junked the CCE Replacing it from the coming

academic year (2017-18) is a new format — 'uniform system of

assessment, examination and report card' that aims at standardizing

teaching and evaluation across schools.

B. Ed. degree from the University of Jammu and the University of

Kashmir will now be valid in Bihar for appointment of teachers in

secondary and higher secondary schools.

NEWS AND VIEWS

TIPS FOR TEACHING

Start and finish lessons on time

Set interesting & appropriate homework tasks

Moving around the classroom frequently is the best

strategy to avoid indiscipline in the class

Focus attention on entire class and don’t talk over

student chatter

Come to class prepared, show confidence in your

teaching & learn student names as quickly as possible

Equal opportunity should be given to all the students in

the class to answer the question

Do not be hasty in getting the answer

Do not look at a section or group of students in the class

while teaching

Speak in a clear and correct tone and pronunciation

Question should be put in a question form, it should not

look like a statement

If a student gives a wrong answer, he may be asked to

speak the correct answer given by the other student

Be sure that the answer of the question is heard by all

the students

Try to manage slow learners and gifted students of

your class

September

4th Symposium on Education, Language and Sustainability in Asia on 3

rd to

5th

September 2017 organized by INTESDA, Hiroshima, Japan.

23rd

International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning on 6th&

7th

September 2017 organized by Association for Development of Teaching,

Education and Learning, Bali, Indonesia.

24th International Conference on Teaching, Education & Learning on 12

th&

13th

Sept 2017 organized by Association for Development of Teaching,

Education and Learning, London, UK.

Global Education, Teaching & Learning Conference on 27th to 30

th

September 2017 at Innovation Institute, Dubrovnik, Croatia (Hrvatska).

0ctober

International Conference on Global Education and E - Learning on 10th&

11th October 2017 at International Institute of Knowledge Management,

Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka.

3rd

International Conference on Education and Learning on 25th

to 26th

October 2017 organized by ISERD, Pune, India.

World Conference on Education on 12th& 13

th October 2017 organized by

Education organizing committee, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

International Conference on E-Society, E-Education and E-Technology on

12th to 14

th October 2017 at IEDRC, Chengdu, China.

November

6th

World Conference of Global Educational Research Association on

Education: A Mirror of Society on 24th& 25

th November at RayatBahra

University, Mohali, India.

8th

International Conference of Comparative Education Society of India on

Criticality, Empathy and Welfare in Contemporary Educational Discourses

on 16th

& 17th

November, 2017 at Jammu University, Jammu, India.

4th

International Conference on Stress Management (ICSM 2017) on 3rd

& 4th

November, 2017 at Hotel Mandovi D.B. Marg, Panaji, Goa, India.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

26thInternational Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning (ICTEL)

on 8th

& 9th

Nov, 2017 at Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang

Executive Centre, Singapore.

December

3rd

International Conference on Social Science and Humanities on

1stDecember, 2017 at Hayagriva Vidyapeetha, Chennai, India.

6th Global Summit on Education 2017 on 5th December 2017 at Melia,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

29th International Conference on Teaching, Education &Learning on 27-28

Dec 2017 organized by Association for Development of Teaching,

Education and Learning, Bangkok, Thailand.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS