Faculty Development Program

The role of teachers in academia is of prime importance. Effective teachers should adopt RITS (Research informed teaching strategy) as opposed to being just research factories or third-party knowledge transporters. To this end, it can be assumed that the need for teachers to be active researchers is at the highest level now. Considering the importance of research …

FDP Session-3 Enhancing Research Excellence (facilitated by Dr. Prakash Vel, Associate Professor at University of Wollongong in Dubai) Read More »

Student Engagement (SE) has become a relevant topic in academic institutions and research in academia identifies the importance of SE with regards to student success and their overall academic achievements. Curriculum and instructional design plays a significant role allowing learners’ construct meaning to what they learn and its impact on student performance. The role of …

FDP Session-2 The impact of Curriculum Design (CD) to enhance Student Engagement (SE) (by Shanthi Rajan) Read More »

Healthy workplace and emotionally healthy communities are more happier and more productive as they learn to balance their emotional selves. Social + Emotional Intelligence (SEI) is a form of intelligence that drives our success in work and in life and in our relationships with others. SEI is about being aware of ourselves and others, in the …

FDP Session-1 The importance of attitudes, values, behavior and SEI as an Educator (facilitated by Shanthi Rajan) Read More »