Saintgits Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
IUCEE Activities – 2024 | ||||
Sl. No. | Activities | Date | Venue/ Online Platform | Remarks |
1 | International Conference – ICTIEE 2024 and IASF 2024 | January 2 to 6, 2024 | KLE Tech, Hubli | Participants: Dr. Sreejith C C and Dr. Reni K. Cherian |
2 | Teaching Learning Center Leadership Award | January 3, 2024 | KLE Tech, Hubli | Recipient: Dr. Reni K Cherian |
3 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECP | January – June (Spring 2024) | Canvas LMS | Participants: 15 faculty members; Certified: 11 faculty members |
4 | IUCEE Webinar | February 11, 2024, 9 AM to 11 AM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Innovative Pedagogy and Continuous Assessments for Effective Implementation of NEP 2020; Resource Person: Distinguished Global Expert: Dr. Manu Vora |
5 | IUCEE Webinar | February 22, 2024, 7:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Educating engineers for the social purposes of engineering: Beyond competencies |
6 | IUCEE Webinar | February 27, 2024, 7 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Empowering Faculty in Non-Computing Disciplines to Leverage Computing; Resource Person: Dr. Viraj Kumar, visiting Professor at the Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre |
7 | IUCEE GEDC IFEES Webinar | March 13, 2024, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Current Challenges for Trustworthy AI in Industry and Government; Resource Person: J.P. Auffret, Director, CARE and ERP, George Mason University, USA |
8 | IUCEE Regional Symposium 2024 | April 20, 2024 | MIT, Pune | Participants: Dr. Sudha T, Dr. Binson V A, Dr. Suresh Babu M and Dr. Reni K Cherian |
9 | IUCEE Webinar | May 30, 2024, 7 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Integrating Innovations, Research & Development, and Entrepreneurship into Engineering Academic Programs |
10 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program | May – December, 2024 | Canvas LMS | Topic: Industrial PD Curriculum Development Participants: Dr. Girilal M, Dr. Melvin C. Jose and Er. Arun K. Varghese |
11 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Felder Brent Effective Teaching and Learning | May – December, 2024 | Canvas LMS | Participants: Dr. Reni K. Cherian and Dr. John Diamond |
12 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program | July 2024, 7:30 PM 7 Wednesdays | Canvas LMS | Topic: Enhancing Smart Clean and Green Learning Spaces in and around Campuses for Sustainable Net Zero Future Participants: Er. Sreeram K (EE) |
13 | Leadership Conclave | July 12 and 13, 2024 | Royal Orchid Resort and Convention Center, Bangalore | Particpants: Dr. Reebu Zacharia Koshy and Dr. Reni K. Cherian |
14 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECP | July – December (Fall 2024) | Canvas LMS | Particpants: Er. Sreeresmi T. S and Er. Bibin Varkey |
15 | TLC Biweekly Meetings | August 2024, 8 PM Thursdays | Zoom Meeting | Attendees: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Reshma Kassim |
16 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Engineering Education Research (EER) | August 2024 – January 2025 | Canvas LMS | Participant: Er. Maheswary Sreenath |
17 | Online Workshop | September 14 to 28, 2024, 2 PM to 5 PM 3 Saturdays | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Design and Implement Effective COs for OBE Particpants: Er. Abraham K Thomas, Er. Ancy Varghese and Dr. Jo Cheriyan |
18 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Webinar | September 18, 2024 | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Powering the use of AI tools to scale teaching and learning |
19 | IUCEE NEP Courses | September – November (Fall 2024) | Canvas LMS | Topics: 1. Leadership and Sustainability 2. Overview of Emerging Technologies Participants: 20 students; Evaluators: Er. Elizabeth Rajan and Dr. John Diamond |
20 | GEDC International Collaboration – Phase 0 | September – December, 2024 | Zoom Meeting | 1. Identify participating institutions 2. Interactions among the participating institutions |
21 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | October 16, 2024, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: IFE INSIGHTS Teaching Engineering in the 21st Century: 4 Key Themes |
22 | ICTIEE Paper Review | November 2024 | EasyChair | Reviewer: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Dr John Diamond |
IUCEE Activities – 2023 | ||||
Sl. No. | Activities | Date | Venue/ Online Platform | Remarks |
1 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Felder Brent Effective Teaching and Learning | September 2022 – May 2024, 6:30 PM (once in alternate months) | Canvas LMS | Participants: Dr. Jineeth Joseph, Dr. Vishnuprasad S, Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Merin Antony, Er. Bini Thomas, Er. Megha Mariam, Er. Preena Prasad |
2 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – Engineering Education Research | October 2022 – September 2023 | Canvas LMS | Participants: Er. Philip Jacob and Er. Merin Antony |
3 | Saintgits Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning – Inauguration | November 15, 2022 | SCETL, Ramanujan Block, Saintgits College of Engineering | Chief Guest: Dr. Krishna Vedula, Executive Director – IUCEE |
4 | TLC Biweekly Meetings | December 2022, 8 PM Thursdays | Zoom Meeting | Attendees: Dr. Reni K. Cherian, Er. Philip Jacob, Er. Jisha James |
5 | IUCEE NEP Courses | December 2022 – February 2023, 7 PM, Tuesdays | Canvas LMS | Topics: Climate Change and Sustainability Partiipants: 30 students; Evaluators: Dr. Jineeth Joseph and Er. Merin Antony |
6 | IUCEE NEP Courses | January – March (Spring 2023) | Canvas LMS | Topics: 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 |
7 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECP | January – June (Spring 2023) | Canvas LMS | Participants: Dr. Vishnuprasad S and Er. Sruthi Rajan |
8 | International Conference – ICTIEE 2023 and IASF 2023 | January 4 to 8, 2023 | Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru | Participants: Er. Punnoose George, Dr. M. D. Mathew, Er. Philip Jacob and Er. Rizwana Akbar. |
9 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | May 10, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Mind Your Language of Learning Outcomes Resource Person: Dr. Wajid Hussain, Chief Operations Officer, IN4OBE |
10 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | May 17, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: 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 |
11 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | May 24, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Coupling engineering thought and action with an entrepreneurial mindset for educating students in sustainable packaging innovation; Resource Person: Dr. Nathalie Lavoine, NC State University |
12 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | May 31, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: 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. |
13 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | June 7, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: 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. |
14 | IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global Webinar | June 14, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Contemporary Advances in Data Science and Machine Intelligence: Can computers take over our jobs? Resource Person: Dr. Halit Vural, AI industry in the US |
15 | IUCEE Faculty Development Program – IIEECP | July – December (Fall 2023) | Canvas LMS | Participants: Dr. Sita Radhakrishnan and Er. Gopika Krishna |
16 | IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global Webinar | July 12, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Leadership for Engineers: What the West has to say Resource Person: Dr. Phil. Justinus Pieper, Doctorate from University of Vienna |
17 | IUCEE Webinar | July 21, 2023, 8 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Effectively Teaching AI/ML to Diverse Student Populations; Resource Person: Dr. Vishnu S. Pendyala, San Jose State University |
18 | IUCEE NEP Courses | August – October (Fall 2023) | Canvas LMS | Topics: 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 |
19 | Engineers Day Recognition | September 15, 2023, 7:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Synergising Clean Energy and Green Transportation for the Sustainable Future; Resource Person: Dr. Deepak L. Waikar, Ex-Managing Partner EduEnergy Singapore, IUCEE Global Expert |
20 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | September 20, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: 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 |
21 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | September 27, 2023, 6:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: 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 |
22 | IUCEE Webinar | September 28, 2023, 8 PM | Zoom Meeting | Conclave Thrust: Creating Ecosystem for Experiential Learning |
23 | ICTIEE Paper Review | October 2023 | EasyChair | Reviewer: Dr. Reni K. Cherian |
24 | IUCEE IFEES GEDC Global Webinar | November 29, 7:30 PM | Zoom Meeting | Topic: Re-connecting across continents…What to expect at the 2024 GEDC Industry Forum |