Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 1: A one-day National seminar on “Strengthening Teacher Education: Challenges and Strategies” was organized by MIER College of Education in collaboration with the Council for Teacher Education, (CTE) J&K Chapter.
Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu inaugurated the seminar.
Eminent Educationist and Chairman MIER Group of Institutions Dr Arun K Gupta in his introductory remarks welcomed the chief guest, esteemed dignitaries, keynote speakers, paper presenters and educationists from different parts of the country.
Dr Renu Gupta, Director MIER, dwelt upon the themes of the seminar which was divided into sessions namely the inaugural, keynote addresses, panel discussion and paper presentations.
Dr Adit Gupta, Joint Director MIER warmly welcomed the keynote speaker.
Keynote address on the theme ‘Strengthening Teacher Education: Challenges and Strategies’ was delivered by Prof R G Kothari, Chief Advisor, Council for Teacher Education.
Prof Ashok Aima, in his presidential remarks, said teacher education scenario today is a cause of serious concern. Verma Committee closely assessed the existing situation of teacher education to identify issues and concerns in addition to suggesting interventions. Current framework of teacher education program is in accordance with the suggested recommendations of the Verma report.
More than 150 participants drawn from J&K, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other states of India participated in the conference.
More than 55 papers were presented during the sessions which dealt with three identified themes. Prof Amit Kauts, GND University, Amritsar, chaired the session on the theme “Challenges and areas of concern in two year teacher education programs”, Prof Kirandeep Kaur, Dean & Head, Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala chaired the session on the theme “Enhancing the quality of trainees and teacher educators” and Dr Hemant Lata Sharma, Professor Dept of Education, M D University, Rohtak chaired the session on the theme “Innovative practices to strengthen teacher education.”
The panel discussion session was chaired by Dr Lokesh Koul, Prof Emeritus and Former Dean Faculty of Education, HP University, Shimla and the panelists included Dr Lokesh Verma, Dean & Head, Dept of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu, Prof Kirandeep Kour, Dean & Head Department of Education, Punjabi University, Patiala, Dr Mubarak Singh, Prof Dept of Education, University of Jammu, Prof N R Sharma, Dean Academics, MIER College of Education and Dr K K Sharma, Chairperson, CTE, Haryana. The sessions were ably conducted by Anjela Gadroo, Komal Sharma, Poonam Soni, Dr Reeta Diwedi, Dr Bindu Dua and Dr Nishta Rana. The rapporteurs of the seminar were Dr Bharti Tandon, Adit Malhotra, Arpana Manhas, Monika Rathore, Dr Atul Thakur and Dr Monika Bajaj along with some M Ed students.
Prof N R Sharma, Dean Academics MIER presented vote of thanks.
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