Activities

Saintgits Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

IUCEE Activities – 2024
Sl. No.ActivitiesDateVenue/ Online PlatformRemarks
1International Conference – ICTIEE 2024 and IASF 2024January 2 to 6, 2024KLE Tech, HubliParticipants: Dr. Sreejith C C and Dr. Reni K. Cherian
2Teaching Learning Center Leadership AwardJanuary 3, 2024KLE Tech, HubliRecipient: Dr. Reni K Cherian
3IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECPJanuary – June
(Spring 2024)
Canvas LMSParticipants: 15 faculty members;
Certified: 11 faculty members
4IUCEE WebinarFebruary 11, 2024,
9 AM to 11 AM
Zoom MeetingTopic: Innovative Pedagogy and Continuous Assessments for Effective Implementation of NEP 2020; Resource Person: Distinguished Global Expert: Dr. Manu Vora
5IUCEE WebinarFebruary 22, 2024, 7:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Educating engineers for the social purposes of engineering: Beyond competencies
6IUCEE WebinarFebruary 27, 2024, 7 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Empowering Faculty in Non-Computing Disciplines to Leverage Computing; Resource Person: Dr. Viraj Kumar, visiting Professor at the Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre
7IUCEE GEDC IFEES WebinarMarch 13, 2024, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Current Challenges for Trustworthy AI in Industry and Government; Resource Person: J.P. Auffret, Director, CARE and ERP, George Mason University, USA
8IUCEE Regional Symposium 2024April 20, 2024MIT, PuneParticipants: Dr. Sudha T, Dr. Binson V A, Dr. Suresh Babu M and Dr. Reni K Cherian
9IUCEE WebinarMay 30, 2024, 7 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Integrating Innovations, Research & Development, and Entrepreneurship into Engineering Academic Programs
10IUCEE Faculty Development ProgramMay – December, 2024Canvas LMSTopic:  Industrial PD Curriculum Development
Participants: Dr. Girilal M, Dr. Melvin C. Jose and Er. Arun K. Varghese
11IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Felder Brent Effective Teaching and LearningMay – December, 2024Canvas LMSParticipants: Dr. Reni K. Cherian and Dr. John Diamond
12IUCEE Faculty Development ProgramJuly 2024, 7:30 PM 
7 Wednesdays
Canvas LMSTopic: Enhancing Smart Clean and Green Learning Spaces in and around Campuses for Sustainable Net Zero Future
Participants: Er. Sreeram K (EE)
13Leadership ConclaveJuly 12 and 13, 2024Royal Orchid Resort and Convention Center, BangaloreParticpants: Dr. Reebu Zacharia Koshy and Dr. Reni K. Cherian
14IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECPJuly – December
(Fall 2024)
Canvas LMSParticpants: Er. Sreeresmi T. S and Er. Bibin Varkey
15TLC Biweekly MeetingsAugust 2024, 8 PM
Thursdays
Zoom MeetingAttendees: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Reshma Kassim
16IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Engineering Education Research (EER)August 2024 – January 2025Canvas LMSParticipant: Er. Maheswary Sreenath
17Online WorkshopSeptember 14 to 28, 2024,
2 PM to 5 PM
3 Saturdays
Zoom MeetingTopic: Design and Implement Effective COs for OBE
Particpants: Er. Abraham K Thomas, Er. Ancy Varghese and Dr. Jo Cheriyan
18IUCEE IFEES GEDC WebinarSeptember 18, 2024Zoom MeetingTopic: Powering the use of AI tools to scale teaching and learning
19IUCEE NEP CoursesSeptember – November
(Fall 2024)
Canvas LMSTopics:
1. Leadership and Sustainability
2. Overview of Emerging Technologies
Participants: 20 students; Evaluators: Er. Elizabeth Rajan and Dr. John Diamond
20GEDC International Collaboration – Phase 0September – December, 2024Zoom Meeting1. Identify participating institutions
2. Interactions among the participating institutions
21IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarOctober 16, 2024,
6:30 PM
Zoom MeetingTopic: IFE INSIGHTS Teaching Engineering in the 21st Century: 4 Key Themes
22ICTIEE Paper ReviewNovember 2024EasyChairReviewer: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Dr John Diamond
IUCEE Activities – 2023
Sl. No.ActivitiesDateVenue/ Online PlatformRemarks
1IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Felder Brent Effective Teaching and LearningSeptember 2022 – May 2024, 6:30 PM (once in alternate months)Canvas LMSParticipants:  Dr. Jineeth Joseph,  Dr. Vishnuprasad S,  Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Merin Antony, Er. Bini Thomas, Er. Megha Mariam, Er. Preena Prasad
2IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Engineering Education Research October 2022 – September 2023Canvas LMSParticipants: Er. Philip Jacob and Er. Merin Antony
3Saintgits Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning – Inauguration November 15, 2022SCETL, Ramanujan Block, Saintgits College of EngineeringChief Guest: Dr. Krishna Vedula,
Executive Director – IUCEE
4TLC Biweekly MeetingsDecember 2022, 8 PM
Thursdays
Zoom MeetingAttendees: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Philip Jacob, Er. Jisha James
5IUCEE NEP Courses December 2022 – February 2023, 7 PM, TuesdaysCanvas LMSTopics: Climate Change and Sustainability
Partiipants: 30 students; Evaluators: Dr. Jineeth Joseph and Er. Merin Antony
6IUCEE NEP CoursesJanuary – March
(Spring 2023)
Canvas LMSTopics: 1. Design Thinking & Community-Based Design
 2. Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking
 3. Artificial Intelligence for All
Partiipants: 60 students; Evaluators: Dr. Jineeth Joseph and Er. Merin Antony
7IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECPJanuary – June
(Spring 2023)
Canvas LMSParticipants:  Dr. Vishnuprasad S and Er. Sruthi Rajan
 8International Conference – ICTIEE 2023 and IASF 2023January 4 to 8, 2023Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, MysuruParticipants: Er. Punnoose George, Dr. M. D. Mathew, Er. Philip Jacob and Er. Rizwana Akbar.
9IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarMay 10, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Mind Your Language of Learning Outcomes
Resource Person: Dr. Wajid Hussain, Chief Operations Officer, IN4OBE
10IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarMay 17, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Building Bridges – The Role of Engineering Schools in Virtual Learning Networks for Sustainable Infrastructure. Resource Person: Elizabeth Losos, Executive in Residence, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke University
11IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarMay 24, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Coupling engineering thought and action with an entrepreneurial mindset for educating students in sustainable packaging innovation; Resource Person: Dr. Nathalie Lavoine, NC State University
12IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarMay 31, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Program Assessment Basics and Best Practices
Resource Person: Dr. Catalina Plúa, Professor of Education at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Ecuador and Dr. Robyn Hall, Director of Professional Programs, ABET, USA.
13IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarJune 7, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Engineering effective Education Programs for STEAM – Case Study of Industry Academic Partnership; Resource Person: Michael J. DeBlasi, Associate Manager of Technical Training,Tesla Gigafactory 1, Sparks, NV.
14IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global WebinarJune 14, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Contemporary Advances in Data Science and Machine Intelligence: Can computers take over our jobs? Resource Person: Dr. Halit Vural, AI industry in the US
15IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECPJuly – December
(Fall 2023)
Canvas LMSParticipants: Dr. Sita Radhakrishnan and Er. Gopika Krishna
16IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global WebinarJuly 12, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Leadership for Engineers: What the West has to say
Resource Person: Dr. Phil. Justinus Pieper, Doctorate from University of Vienna
17IUCEE WebinarJuly 21, 2023, 8 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Effectively Teaching AI/ML to Diverse Student Populations; Resource Person: Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, San Jose State University
18IUCEE NEP CoursesAugust – October
(Fall 2023)
Canvas LMSTopics: 1. Overview of Emerging Technologies
2. Social Emotional Learning
3. Smart, Clean and Green Learning Spaces in and around the Campus; Participants: 90 students; Evaluators: Er. Merin Antony, Er. Daniel Paul and Dr. Jithin Andrews
19Engineers Day RecognitionSeptember 15, 2023, 7:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Synergising Clean Energy and Green Transportation for the Sustainable Future; Resource Person: Dr. Deepak L. Waikar, Ex-Managing Partner EduEnergy Singapore, IUCEE Global Expert
20IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarSeptember 20, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Improving the system of teacher training for the vocational education of UkraineL Lessons to be learnt
Resource Person: Prof. Dr.Tech.Sci. Oleksandr Kupriyanov, Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
21IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global WebinarSeptember 27, 2023, 6:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Six Continents of Change: Reflections of a Peripatetic Change Facilitator; Resource Person: David E. Goldberg, President, ThreeJoy Associates & Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
22IUCEE WebinarSeptember 28, 2023, 8 PMZoom MeetingConclave Thrust: Creating Ecosystem for Experiential Learning
23ICTIEE Paper ReviewOctober 2023EasyChairReviewer: Dr. Reni K. Cherian
24IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar            November 29, 7:30 PMZoom MeetingTopic: Re-connecting across continents…What to expect at the 2024 GEDC Industry Forum