CME on microteaching

Panipat: A CME (Continuing Medical Education) on microteaching was organised at the medical education unit of NC Medical College and Hospital at Israna here. Dr Thirunagari Venkat Ramanaiah, Principal and chief medical superintendent of the college, presided over the programme. Dr Gurjeet Singh, Associate Professor, Microbiology, in his lecture emphasised over the role of microteaching in medical education. Dr Singh said some things that should always be remembered in teaching were that the teacher must have expertise of the subject, should have a good understanding of the language, must have communication skills and the fourth important thing was to choose appropriate teaching aids. Dr Singh also explained the importance of audio-visual during the teaching. He said visual memory always lasts longer and is more impactful than just listening, as one remembers about 90 per cent of what one sees than just listening. The maximum attention span of an adult learner is only 20 minutes, therefore the role of audio-visuals increases in medical colleges.

Workshop at JC Bose University

Faridabad: A week-long national e-workshop on hands-on training and practise in computational chemistry organised by the Department of Chemistry of JC Bose University of Science and Technology YMCA here began on Friday. The workshop was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Kumar. The VC mentioned the importance of computational chemistry and the use of hands-on training and practise workshop in the present scenario. Director of Dr BR Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar, Prof Lalit Kumar Awasthi was the chief guest of the inaugural session and motivated faculty and students to develop quality skills of computer and learn numerical methods to tackle current challenges of energy and environment. Prof Balsubramanian Sundaram from JNCASR, Bengaluru, delivered a keynote lecture on molecular modelling. Registrar Dr Sunil Kumar Garg extended his support for the workshop to provide a unique and exciting opportunity for the scholars in the field of computational chemistry tools to learn from home. Dean of Faculty of Sciences Prof Ashutosh Dixit asked the students to benefit from the workshop to overcome the loss of practical training during the lockdown and get proficiency in computational chemistry skills.

Constitution Day observed

Yamunanagar: NCC cadets, NSS volunteers, students and staff of Guru Nanak Khalsa College here celebrated the Constitution Day. The cadets briefed the people about the Constitution around their place of residence following social distancing norm. The function was organised under the leadership of Commanding Officer Col Ajay Pal Kaushish and Col Suresh Chaudhary, Administrative Officer of 14 Haryana battalion. College principal Dr (Major) Harinder Singh Kang informed them about the biography of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar and said the Constitution was passed on November 26, 1949 which came into force on January 26, 1950 in the nation. Dr Ravi Kapoor, Dr Bodh Raj, Dr Ranjit Singh, Dr Rameshwar Das, Dr Baljit Singh, Dr Amarjit Singh, Dr Vinay Chandel, Dr Ramnik, Prof Balkishan and Dr Udaybhan Singh were present on the occasion. Sardar Bhupinder Singh Jauhar of the College Management Committee congratulated everybody on the day.

Students’ induction programme

Kurukshetra: University Institute of Engineering and Technology has organised two-week long “Online students induction programme” for newly admitted students of BTech, which was started on November 23 and will continue till December 5. Friday’s session was attended by Avneesh Bhatnagar, he had joined the All India Services in 1984 and at present works at a staff training institute under the Government of India. Besides, he is also the national secretary of Sanskriti Shiksha Sansthan, Kurukshetra, which conducts Sanskriti Gyan Pareeksha (All-India Examination on cultural awareness among the next generation) in which more than 22 lakh students and 59 thousand teachers appear every year. The topic of the session was ‘Human values for prospective Engineers’. He began the session by reciting a shloka by Bhishmapitmah from Mahabharat in which he described the characters of a good human and his duties. He said Bhishmapitmah stated that, “We should have self control, be patient and should refrain ourselves from being egoistic and quarrelsome”. He emphasised on importance of human values which have existed ever since the Mahabharata times. He explained how inculcating human values was more important than merely obtaining marks or degrees from colleges/schools.

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