Re: [MTC Global] Six-month prep course to orient engineering students

Dear All,

Teachers and students can jointly bring an internal, external and collaborative orientation to their professional learning:

• To familiarize the entrants with various dimensions of the Profession.
• To develop effective communication and presentation skills.
• To groom and motivate the entrants to be knowledgeable and skilled professionals. 
• To expand the significance of practical training in the life of a professional.
• To foster values such as integrity, transparency and Independence in the budding professionals.

• Research has also found that teachers' beliefs about learning are acquired through their practice and experience with students (Opfer et al 2011), with most teachers equating being a 'better teacher' with enhancing student learning outcomes rather than in terms of themselves or other criteria (Guskey 2002). 
  
• Significant change in practice is more likely to occur with evidence of improvements in student outcomes, with the successful implementation of a new approach to teaching and learning, rather than the professional development itself, leading to changes in beliefs, attitudes and values (Opfer et al 2011) and ultimately changes to practice. 
• Thus teachers look for " specific, concrete and practical ideas that directly relate to the day-to-day operation of their classrooms "

Successful orientation programs and academic advising strategies must include regular, intentional interactions with parents and family members.

Warm regards,

G.S.Autee

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 9:51 PM, Govind Autee <g.s.autee@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,

Great Concept; the curriculum would play most crucial role, it's good AICTE has taken the lead. 

• MTC_G may kindly launch "Train the Trainers" initiatives to enable remaining institutions to launch accelerated programs at Institutional level to familiarize faculty with the new role in orienting the pupil into the profession.
  

Warm regards,

G.S.Autee

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Prof. Bholanath Dutta <bnath.dutta@gmail.com> wrote:

The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has begun orientation for undergraduate engineering courses to prepare students for professional education as they shift from school to higher education. The six-month programme will roll out in 100 colleges across the country including a few in Maharashtra, AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe told TOI on Sunday.

At the end of the six-month programme conducted during the first semester, students would be able to easily deal with academic pressures, time management, study habits and other related matters.

Sahasrabuddhe said, "A variety of students join engineering courses with some undergoing a transition from rural to urban, school to college, vernacular language to English medium, among others. According to our past experiences, many face academic pressures or issues establishing a conversation with classmates or faculty members. There have been instances when many quit the course mid-way.To deal with this problem, we have designed a special programme in the first semester that would make the students ready."

The council is in the process of identifying the 100 colleges where the programme could be rolled out from 2017-18 academic year. It has plans to have at least two colleges in each state this year and then run it full-fledged from the 2018-19 academic year across the country. The AICTE had appointed a special committee to prepare the programme with experts from the industry.

​Source: TOI​

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