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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON “THE JOY OF TEACHING – PASSION WITH PERFORMANCE” ANNAI POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KUMBAKONAM “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. In a class-room, faculty has to be the senior student and the listener has to be a junior student. The great responsibility of a teacher is to CHALLENGE, PROVOKE, AND INSPIRE.   Under skillful faculty direction, classrooms become crucibles for leadership: students test their judgment, explore complex ideas, reflect on their leadership styles, and embrace new models and methods for effective management. Today’s educational institutions set high expectations and demand exceptional commitment. For every hour of class time, a faculty member has to dedicate many hours of preparation that includes individual preparation and re-view, writing notes and lessons plans, and collaborative analysis a...

Guest lectured session on the topic "Learning preferences of Gen Z" to various faculties from Arts and Engineering background.  CEDREC (GSB) organised this Faculty Development Program on "Passionate Approaches to Teaching and Developing Receptive Teaching Methodologies".      This strong affinity for and usage of interactive e-technology is having effects on learning behaviors of Generation Z. Research has noted that this generation does not respond well to lectures and have become accustomed to interactivity. They prefer to watch a video rather than listen to a lecture to understand different concepts.   They like to learn through simulations and virtual situations where they can interact with their surroundings and learn at their own pace, with a constant feedback system.  As against the traditional approach of learning ‘just-in-case’, they would prefer to use pertinent information and knowledge that is dependent on what a p...