Innovation TL

Innovation by the Faculty in Teaching & Learning

  • The curriculum of the institution is carefully designed to meet the evolving needs of students and industries.
  • It is framed with valuable inputs and suggestions from various subject experts across different fields.
  • These expert contributions help ensure that the curriculum remains relevant, updated, and skill-oriented.
  • A strong emphasis is placed on experiential learning, where students learn through real-time experiences.
  • Alongside, participative learning is promoted to engage students actively in the learning process.
  • To support this approach, the institution nurtures a culture of student-centric learning.
  • This is made possible through an ICT-enabled campus that allows seamless access to digital learning tools and platforms.
  • In addition, the institution provides an IP-enabled library facility, offering access to a wide range of online academic resources.
  • These facilities together create a solid platform for students to develop contemporary skills, such as digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
  • Moreover, the academic environment promotes ethical values and responsible behavior among students.
  • Faculty members play a crucial role in delivering effective teaching by adopting innovative pedagogical techniques.
  • The Department employs a diverse range of instructional methods and pedagogical initiatives to enhance student learning and professional development.
  • The institution boasts spacious and architecturally well-designed lecture halls to provide a comfortable learning environment.
  • These lecture halls and smart classrooms are well-lit and adequately ventilated, ensuring a pleasant atmosphere for students and faculty.
  • Traditional teaching methods are effectively practiced, with lectures delivered using a green board and chalk for explaining theoretical concepts.
  • This helps in maintaining the conventional classroom interaction while ensuring clarity in content delivery.
  • Additionally, all classrooms are equipped with Smart TVs, LCD projector screens, or Overhead Projectors.
  • These tools support multimedia teaching techniques, enhancing the quality of instruction.
  • The classrooms are also enabled with Wi-Fi connectivity, which allows seamless access to online educational content.
  • Course instructors make use of these facilities to show subject-related videos during lectures.
  • This approach makes the teaching-learning process more interactive and engaging.
  • The use of digital resources aids the instructors in providing live demonstrations and visual explanations of key concepts.
  • During the lectures, course instructors pose questions to students to encourage interaction and active learning.
  • Students are also encouraged to ask questions freely to clarify their doubts then and there.
  • To reinforce the concepts, instructors often use presentations that include both videos and images.
  • These visual aids help strengthen the understanding of concepts in the students’ minds.
  • Moreover, previous years’ university exam questions are discussed in the classroom to provide students with a clear idea of examination patterns and important topics.
  • In our academic system, faculty members who handle similar or related subjects are grouped together for collaborative responsibilities.
  • These faculty members are collectively designated as Content Creators.
  • Their primary responsibility is to develop high-quality academic content relevant to their subject areas.
  • This includes preparing lecture notes, presentation materials, question banks, and learning resources.
  • From this group of Content Creators, each department nominates one experienced faculty member.
  • This faculty member is entrusted with dual roles — Course Coordinator and Course Moderator.
  • The Course Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the overall structure and flow of the course content.
  • They ensure that the syllabus is covered systematically and that the content aligns with the academic calendar.
  • The Course Moderator, on the other hand, plays a critical role in maintaining academic quality.
  • They are responsible for monitoring the quality and relevance of the materials prepared by the content creators.
  • One of their key tasks includes reviewing question papers set for the Continuous Assessment Tests (CATs).
  • During the review process, they ensure that each question is mapped appropriately to the Course Outcomes (COs).
  • Additionally, they verify that each question aligns with the appropriate Bloom’s Taxonomy level, ensuring a range of cognitive challenges for students.
  • This systematic approach promotes consistency, fairness, and academic rigor across all departments.
  • Overall, the collaborative effort between Content Creators, Coordinators, and Moderators strengthens the quality of education delivered to students.
  • A dedicated Google Classroom is created for each section across all four years – I, II, III, and IV.
  • This ensures an organized and uniform digital learning platform for every class.
  • All faculty members handling subjects for a particular section are enrolled as teachers in the respective Google Classroom.
  • In addition to the teaching staff, the Head of the Department, Dean (Academics), and Principal are also added as teachers.
  • This enables efficient academic monitoring and transparency in content delivery and student engagement.
  • The Class Coordinator sends out invitations to the students of the respective class to join the Google Classroom.
  • It is ensured that both the subject teachers and all students have successfully joined the platform.
  • Once the classroom is set up, e-content related to each subject is uploaded by the concerned faculty.
  • These materials include core learning resources and also videos on recent trends and developments in the subject area.
  • The Google Classroom serves as a hub where faculty upload course plans, eBooks, course materials, and video lectures.
  • Additionally, question banks and reference materials are also made available to support exam preparation.
  • These resources are meant to help students come to class well-prepared and stay engaged with the syllabus.
  • Google Classroom’s built-in tools are also used for conducting online assessments.
  • These assessments provide measurable data that help in evaluating course outcome (CO) attainment.
  • Furthermore, quiz assignments are regularly posted, and student participation is closely monitored by faculty for progress tracking.
  • SAIL is the exclusive, AI-powered platform developed by Sairam Institutions.It has been designed specifically to evaluate the higher-order thinking levels of students.
  • This platform uses a combination of three distinct assessment methodologies.These include Subjective Assessment, Objective Assessment, and Coding Assessments.
  • Each of these methodologies plays a vital role in evaluating different dimensions of student understanding.
  • Subjective assessments help to test the ability of students to express and elaborate their knowledge in written form.
  • Objective assessments, typically in the form of multiple-choice or short-answer questions, assess recall, comprehension, and accuracy.
  • Coding assessments are used to measure students’ programming skills, logic building, and real-time problem-solving abilities.
  • These assessments are directly mapped with the Course Outcomes (COs) of each subject.
  • They act as a direct assessment tool for evaluating how well students are achieving the predefined course objectives.
  • The institution ensures that the environment supports these digital assessments effectively.
  • The campus is Wi-Fi-enabled, which facilitates smooth and uninterrupted access to digital resources and platforms.
  • This setup provides a strong e-learning atmosphere for both faculty and students.
  • Faculty members and students utilize platforms like Google Forms to share and discuss objective-type assignments efficiently.
  • Additionally, the institution uses a dedicated ICT tool, the SAIL App, which further supports assessment, content delivery, and academic interaction in a structured and user-friendly manner.

  • Google Classroom provides a convenient platform for conducting online quizzes as part of continuous assessment.
  • Faculty members can create quizzes using Google Forms, which can be directly integrated into the classroom stream.
  • These quizzes can include various question types such as multiple-choice, short answer, paragraph, checkbox, and drop-down options.
  • The quizzes can be designed to be auto-graded, providing instant feedback to students for objective-type questions.
  • Instructors can also set due dates, time limits, and assign point values to each question.
  • Once the quiz is published, students receive a notification and can access it through their Google Classroom interface.
  • Submission status is visible to the instructor, making it easy to monitor participation and follow up with students.
  • Faculty can download the responses in spreadsheet format for detailed analysis and record-keeping.
  • Quiz results can also be used to evaluate Course Outcome (CO) attainment.
  • This method helps in promoting active participation, self-assessment, and timely feedback.
  • The use of quizzes in Google Classroom ensures transparency, engagement, and accessibility for all students.
  • Overall, it supports blended learning and enhances the effectiveness of digital assessments in a structured academic environment.
  • A student is identified as a slow learner (weak students) or bright based on the performance in university exams and internal tests
  • Input from the respective mentors may also be considered
  • Faculty members handling the respective subjects can also identify Methods to support slow learners
  • Remedial classes/special classes are conducted during evenings and on Saturdays for slow learners
  • The slow learners are mentored periodically after each tests and university exam to motivate them to perform better If needed the mentor will also discuss the students problems with their parents
  • Retests are conducted for the slow learners who have failed in their periodical assessment tests
  • Talent Elevation HUB Identifies students bright students and make them active participation for top placements
  • Financial assistance is given for presenting paper in foreign Universities
  • Achievers in academics, sports, extracurricular and co curricular activities are identified and are awarded in the department symposium. This motivates the students to do better and inspires other students.
  • Convening topper meetings to motivate bright students to get university ranks.
  • Rank holders are felicitated in college functions with cash awards
  • Encouraging students to present papers in seminars, conferences
  • Encouraging students to publish papers in journals
  • Encouraging to write competitive exams like GATE, GRE, TOEFL, CAT, GMAT, IELTS
  • Encouraging students to become members in various professional societies like ISTE, CSI, IEEE
  • Students are encouraged to undergo various online courses conducted by NPTEL. Exam fee reimbursement is also given for best performing students in NPTEL.