Orientation Program

Newly appointed lecturers up to six years of continuous service and all those teachers who require Orientation Programme for getting higher grade. Attendance of Orientation Programme should be a condition for confirmation and the same course be counted for getting promotion to senior scale as required under Career Advancement Scheme.

When possible in the concluding week of the programme experts preferably external be asked to assess the participants on the basis of multiple choice objective test and the grade to the participants taking also into account the other evaluation already done.

Curriculum
Philosophy of Education – Aims, value based education, Role of social and educational institutions comparative educational systems, internationalization of education.

Indian Education System, Policies, Programmes and Planning Organizational structure, University autonomy.

Economics of Education and Human Resource Development – Resource mobilization.

Quality Assurance in Higher Education – Indicators of quality assurance, assessment and accreditation.

Learner and the learning Process – understanding the adolescent learner, motivation, interests, Human Development, Memory Aptitudes, intelligence, Learning Styles.

Methods and materials of teaching – Prescribed texts, effective class room Teaching Techniques, Assignments.

Technology in Teaching – Concept of Teaching – levels of teaching and phases of teaching, Audio, Video, Educational Films, Computers, etc.

Curriculum Design – Approaches, Curriculum Development, Need based courses, Remedial Courses.

Evaluation and Feedback – Measurement and Examination reforms including setting question papers.

Alternate methods of Learning – Distance and open learning, Self-learning and informal learning.