On Friday, the 25th February 2022, our Institute arranged a Faculty Development Programme based on “Emerging Trends in Teaching Methods during the Post Pandemic Era”. The key speaker was Dr. Ashok Hanamantarao Chachadi, the former Dean and Director of Kousali Institute of Management Studies, Dharwad, Karnataka which is recognized as a premier Institute of Management by the Karnataka State Govt. Dr. Chachadi has impressive credentials and vast experience in the field of management education. Apart from academia Dr. Chachadi is also associated with the industry.
The participants were the faculty of the Institute, degree college and the school.
The programme started with Saraswati Vandana (obeisance to the Goddess of learning). Dr Purshottam Patil, Director of our institute welcomed the guest speaker. Dr. Patil outlined the services rendered by the youth of our nation in nation building activities and the role of education in shaping the personality and attitudes of the younger generation.
Shri Shashikant Joshi, the Honorary Secretary of National Kannada Education Society, spoke about the evolution of NKES into a major educational institution from humble beginnings. He recalled the services of pioneers like Bharat Ratna Sr M Visvesvaraya who was instrumental in setting up the NKES. Shri Joshi also spoke in glowing terms about Dr. Chachadi and his accomplishments.
Prof. Gangadharan Mani, introduced the speaker to the audience. During the elaborate introduction, Prof Mani mentioned about the opinions expressed by Dr. Chachadi about the New Education Policy (NEP) 2022 in a YouTube channel.
Dr. Chachadi spoke at great length about different techniques that can be adopted in imparting education, sharing knowledge, the importance of preparation, adopting practical methods in teaching, using every day examples in teaching, using case study methods in teaching. Dr. Chachadi repeatedly emphasized the element of passion in teaching and how the teacher himself/herself becomes a co-learner. The entire proceedings were absorbing and interesting.
During the question- answer session Dr. Chachadi enthusiastically answered the questions put to him by the audience.
Prof Ganapati Kattige presented the vote of thank
