FDP on emerging trends in ‘Teaching, Learning & Research’ begins at BGSBU

Shyam Sood
Rajouri, May 23: Center for Hospitality and Tourism (CH&T) organised a week-long faculty development program (FDP) that begins at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) at Rajouri on Monday.
“Changes in demography, technologies, labour markets, information, and scientific and social-cultural structures have triggered an unavoidable change in educational trends across the globe,” said Prof Akbar Masood, VC, BGSBU.
“Teaching and learning will not be the same as it is today and preparing for tomorrow is the only solution. The objective of this program is honing the teaching and research skills of faculty members working in various Universities and Colleges” he added.
Prof. Masood hoped that this would help the participants to explore, discuss and deliberate on the emerging trends in teaching, learning, and research.
“The major focus of the FDP is on upgrading the teaching, training, and research skills of the teachers with recent developments and advancements. It will provide us with an opportunity to discuss and deliberate on future challenges for teachers, particularly in higher education and the way forward” said Prof Iqbal Parwez, Dean Academic Affairs.
Prof. Prashant Gautam, Punjab University, Chandigarh, delivered the inaugural address & highlighted that quality in teaching and research is an endless journey as new demands arise in the education industry.
“Teaching-learning standards in research undergo continuous improvement, and thus, there is a dire need for effective teaching as per global standards,” he said.
Deputy Director, CH&T Dr. Danish Iqbal Raina, said that the faculty development program aims at explaining the influence of educational technologies in directing the future trends of education and to discuss the role of learners, teachers, & classrooms of the future.
Others present on the occasion included Dr. Parwez Abdullah; Dr. Kafeel Ahmed, Dr. Jatinder Kumar, Dr. Vinay Kumar Sharma; and Dr. Shahnawaz Chowdhury, about 130 participants from different institutions across the country Ave registered for the weeklong FDP.