Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Prasad Edamana, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT M), India; Ajit Kumar Kolar, Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Pramod S. Mehta, Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Sujatha Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Track 3 - Faculty Development

discussions on pedagogical teaching strategies based on their day-to-day classroom experiences. Periodic meetings among the core team members resulted in aconsensus to conduct a FDP for engineering college teachers, not from IIT-M, who are studyingin IIT-M for their higher degrees under a nationally-sponsored scheme called the QualityImprovement Program (QIP). The core team organized this event, which was attended by 24participants, during August 2010. This event provided an opportunity for the core team membersto apply their insights acquired during the 2009 FDP to develop teaching methodologiesappropriate to Indian contexts and adapt their “teaching pedagogy” accordingly. The core teamincreased their self-confidence in conducting their own FDP