Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Apr, 12
MIER College of Education organized a workshop on the theme “Preparing Effective Lesson and Teaching Plans” for the faculty at Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET) under an MoU signed between the two institutions. The resource persons were Dr. Bharti Tandon, Associate Professor, and Dr. Bindu Dua, Assistant Professor, PG Department, MIER College of Education.
In the welcome address, Dr. Mekhla Sharma, Assistant professor, Computer Science in Engineering introducedthe resource persons and said Dr. Bharti Tandon has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA and has received many awardsand scholarshipsincluding Endeavour Executive Fellowship, Australia to her credit. Dr. Dua has a PhD fromDr. BhimraoAmbedkar University, Agra and is well presented and published. She has held many administrative positions at different levels andhas many accolades to her credit.
The workshop was divided into two sessions. On the commencement of the workshop, Dr. Tandon said that a lesson plan is an instructor’s road map of what students need to learn and how it will be done effectively using different teaching pedagogies and aids. She explained the components, essentials, and approaches of lesson planning. Dr. Tandon comprehensively discussed with examples the Constructivist 5E approach of lesson planning, its concept, principles, phases and role of teacher in this approach. She also discussed the relevance of preparing a teaching plan, its nature, and components. Following which Dr. Dua explained the three domains of Bloom’s Taxonomy namely cognitive, affective and psychomotor. She also highlighted the modifications in the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. Moreover, Dr. Dua discussed the Regional College of Education, Mysore’s (RCEM) approach of lesson planning, its design, structure and steps with examples.
In the second session, hands-on activity was done regarding preparation of a lesson plan using RCEM approach in their respective teaching subjects in addition to preparation of teaching plans.
The resource persons shared samples of lesson and teaching plans and provided templates for the same. During the session, participants interacted with the resource persons and clarified their doubts and queries. The learners enthusiastically participated in the workshop and appreciated the initiative
The workshop was conducted successfully under the guidance and support of Dr. Adit Gupta, Director MIER and Dr. Ankur Gupta, Director MIET.
The programme was conducted by Dr. Mekhla Sharma and the formal Vote of Thanks was proposed by Mrs. Ruksana Salathia, Quality Assurance officer, MIET.
