Awareness Programme on
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
On 23 July 2019, an
Orientation Programme about the Massive Open Online Courses e.g. SWAYAM,
Coursera etc. was conducted for the staff members of the college. The
resource persons for both the programme were Asst. Prof. Mrs. Chitra Alavani
and Asst. Prof. Mrs. Pallavi Joshi from our college.
Staff Academy Committee has also been instrumental in
arranging Faculty Development Programmes. A Faculty Development Programme was
organised on 18 September 2019 on ‘Bloom’s Taxonomy’. Dr. Lalita Vartak
was the resource person for the
programme. She explained that main aim of Bloom’s Taxonomy is to promote higher
forms of thinking in education. She emphasized
that it brings precision and accuracy in teaching methodologies. 33
staff members took advantage of the programme.
Intellectual property
Rights (IPR)
To create awareness of Intellectual Property
Rights (IPRs) and to encourage innovation across various disciplines, a FDP on
Intellectual property Rights (IPR) was organized on 1 October 2019 in the
college. The resource person for this FDP was Prof. Amol
Sapatnekar from
Symbiosis Law School, Pune. All the staff members of Kaveri College attended
this FDP.
Training
Programme on Education
Another
Faculty Development Programme was organized at Ramakrishna Math on 9 November
2019 on the topic ‘Training Programme on Education’. On this occasion, Shrikantnanda
Maharaj, President of Ramakrishna Math addressed faculty members of the
college. In his speech he emphasised on student teacher relationship which is
instrumental in the overall growth of the student. The second session was
conducted by Dr. Shirish Limaye wherein he focused on the importance of
goal setting. Buddhanand Maharaj conducted a session on moral and
spiritual values in education and also focused on the need for development
based education. 30 teaching and 9 non-teaching members were present for the
same.
Training for Non teaching
employees on Manners, Etiquettes and Personality Development
Development is an enduring
process of fostering, shaping and enhancing individuals’ skills, knowledge and
interests to ascertain their maximum efficacy and compliance. Development
covers an assortment of activities, one of which is the knowledge of Corporate
Etiquette and Personality Development. A training programme on ‘Manners,
Etiquettes and Personality Development’ was held on 31 December, 2019 from 10:
30 am to 1 pm for the non-teaching employees of Kaveri College of Arts, Science
and Commerce. It was facilitated by Dr. Muckta Karamarkar, Vice Principal,
Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce.
The objective of this
training was to build self-confidence, enhance self-esteem and improve overall
personality of the participants. The programme aimed at grooming the
participants through sensitizing them about proper behaviour, socially and
professionally, in formal and informal circumstances. This programme was
designed to help people in organizations who wish to gain confidence and
effectively perform in the professional environment. The programme involved
interactive sessions, individual and group exercises, role plays,
situation-handling and experience-sharing.
Learning Outcomes of the
training programme:
Developing and maintaining a
positive attitude and being assertive
Mastering cross cultural
etiquettes
Handling difficult
situations with grace, style, and professionalism
Grooming for success
Body Language, poise, and
eye contact
Pronunciation, voice modulation,
and diction
Serving manners, meeting and
greeting
In all, 9 employees attended
the training programme. Feedback was collected at the end of the session.
Innovative and Corporate Way
of Training, Teaching and Mentoring by Mr. Rajeev Jain
IQAC and Staff Academy of
Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce organized a Faculty Development
Programme on 22 February 2020. The topic of the session was Innovative and
Corporate Way of Training, Teaching and Mentoring.
IQAC Head, Dr. Jayashree
Bangali welcomed the resource speaker, Mr. Rajeev Jain, Principal Dr. Ashok
Agrawal, Vice Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmarkar and all the Faculty members,
which was followed by the felicitation of the resource speaker at the hands of
Dr. Ashok Agrawal.
Thereafter, the session
began where the speaker explained the importance of one’s passion, how the
teachers should play the role of a Subhedar in their students’ lives, the
importance of students working for CSR, NGOs which will help them connect
better with the society, the significance of creating a conductive environment
for the students to make them feel free to approach their teachers to seek
help. He also threw some light upon the blended learning system and discussed
few ways to make students ready for the corporate world during their graduation
years. The session was extremely interactive and informative. 33 Faculty
members attended the session and benefited from it.
