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Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

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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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ideas for possible improvementstrategies. This realization called for a structured FDP at IIT-M for familiarizing faculty with thepedagogy and other skills concerning effective teaching-learning processes.Initial Faculty Development Programs at IIT-MThe idea of the FDP at IIT-M emerged from conversations among faculty members who stronglyfelt the absence of knowledge of teaching and learning in planning of their courses. Facultyconversations about teaching and learning were complemented by simultaneous conversationsamong the IIT-M administration with experts in faculty development from Texas A&MUniversity. From conversations within the administration emerged a conviction that assistance infaculty development was needed. IIT-M faculty

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

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Mohan Khedkar, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

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fulfilling theirobligations to achieve the goals and objectives of their institutions. It comprises of :a) Improved teaching and learning necessary for deep understanding oftechnical information and skills – The effectiveness of teaching learning process is a function of multitude offactors like teacher, student, course curriculum, course planning and assessment. Page 17.41.2Hence, to have effective learning by the student, faculty development is must. 1However, shortage of training opportunities and attention to overall growth of facultyis adversely affecting

Conference Session

Track 3 - Faculty Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

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R. Murugesan, Anna University of Technology Madurai

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. The setting up of IIMs, newIndian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes for Science Education & Page 17.31.5 4Research (IISERs), 15 Central Universities including conversion of 3 StateUniversities as Central Universities, assisting the State Governments for theestablishment of new polytechnics is the step in this direction. Also the 12th Five Year Plan of India has proposed a significant focustowards Higher Education. With a massive budget outlay of Rs.1,84,740/- (Rupeesone lakh eighty four thousands seven hundred and forty crores), the highereducation in

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

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Kang SoYeon, Yonsei University

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programs were not familiar with the concept of theportfolio. ABEEK requested professors/instructors to create a course portfolio that a collection ofsyllabus, course materials prepared for students, examples of assignments, exams, students’ list,student reports, student evaluation, the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) report, etc. TheCQI report is the reflective statements pointing out problems and shortcomings and proposing Page 17.49.3specific class plans for improvement and suggestions for the environmental supports. Though itmay be a little different from the course portfolio in U.S, it gave the Korean engineering facultymembers