It was announced on Thursday that the two universities had signed an agreement to establish a virtual Center for Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy. IISER Pune has been working with teachers from schools and colleges to assist them enhance their science and math teaching abilities. According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed Thursday by the two schools, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy virtual would be founded. As part of this agreement, the two institutions will organize workshops together, as well as arrange for student and faculty exchange programs. Ultimately, it wants to help instructors become better at teaching science and math.
Key Highlights
- IISER Pune has been working with teachers from schools and colleges to assist them enhance their science and math teaching abilities.
- According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed Thursday by the two schools, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy virtual would be founded.
- As part of this agreement, the two institutions will organize workshops together, as well as arrange for student and faculty exchange programs.
- Ultimately, it wants to help instructors become better at teachingScience and math.
- Teachers will soon be able to get certification through a curriculum currently being developed by specialists.
- The coursework will be offered in Hindi and Marathi aswell as English to help bridge the communication gap.
- The first workshop will take place in early October.
IISER, Pune, and Durham University, UK, will collaborate on the development of specialized training programs for teachers working with students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in India.
It was announced on Thursday that a virtual Centre for Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy would be founded as a result of an agreement between the two universities. Joint workshops and student and staff exchanges between the two institutes are among the intended activities under this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Best practices in scientific education are going to be provided by the teacher training program. Harinath Chakrapani, IISER Pune’s Dean of International Relations and Outreach, said the coursework would be designed in collaboration with specialists at Durham University and other international partners. A teacher-training program will be developed in conjunction with the two organizations.
In order to help instructors enhance their scientific and mathematics teaching abilities, IISER Pune has been working with school and college teachers. About 200 college professors from all over India have already benefited from the institute’s residential workshops, which have been held at both the UG and PG levels.
Also, the virtual center promises to give training on digital and hybrid modes, which have been crucial to education and learning in general since the Covid-19 pandemic last year. Teachers will soon be able to get certification through a curriculum currently being developed by specialists.
Before the start of the next academic year, Chakrapani said, “We intend to offer basic training to instructors.”
The coursework will be offered in Hindi and Marathi as well as English to help bridge the communication gap. The following image is from a government file:
Researchers from India’s premier science education and research institute in Pune and Durham University in the UK will team up to develop specialized teacher training programs for the country’s undergraduate and graduate student populations.
Thanks to an MoU signed by the two schools on Thursday, there will be a virtual Centre for Teaching Excellence and Pedagogy. Joint workshops and student and staff exchanges between the two institutes are the intended activities under this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Best practices in scientific education are going to be provided by the teacher training program. Harinath Chakrapani, IISER Pune’s Dean of International Relations and Outreach, said the coursework would be designed in collaboration with specialists at Durham University and other international partners. A teacher-training program will be developed in conjunction with the two organizations.
To help instructors enhance their scientific and mathematics teaching abilities, IISER Pune has been working with school and college teachers. About 200 college professors from all over India have already benefited from the institute’s residential workshops, which have been held at both the UG and PG levels.
Also, the virtual center promises to give training on digital and hybrid modes, which have been crucial to education and learning in general since the Covid-19 pandemic last year. Teachers will soon be able to get certification through a curriculum currently being developed by specialists.
Before the start of the next academic year, Chakrapani said, “We intend to offer basic training to instructors.”
For the first time in early October, the two institutions will organize a workshop as part of their three-year relationship. To incorporate best practices in future pedagogies required for the teaching community, resources people from IISER and Durham University will exchange ideas and share them.
The coursework will be offered in Hindi and Marathi as well as English to help bridge the communication gap.