"Rebranding the Identity" a guest lecture was organized by FDD on 20.11.2023 & 21.11.2023

24th Nov, 2023

A Guest Lecture on the topic “Rebranding the Identity” was organized by FDD on 20.11.2023 & 21.11.2023 at Smart Hall. Dr.R.Kasthuribai Retired Professor of English, an iconic speaker and a prolific writer was the Resource Speaker. The programme started invoking God’s blessings with the prayer song. Dr.J.Murshitha Banu, Head, FDD, welcomed the gathering. Shri. CA.N.V.Natarajan, Chairman, Paavai Institutions delivered the Presidential Address. Sir conveyed an important message that faculty members should be open minded for the session and be willing to change themselves according to the present day scenario and carve a special identity in Paavai. Dr.R.Kasthuribai, Retired Professor of English delivered the Inaugural address where she highlighted the fact the faculty members will have to up skill themselves in their area of specialization and ingrained that “The destiny of a nation is shaped in the classrooms”. Mrs.Mangai Natarajan, Correspondent felicitated the gathering. She stressed that teachers and students are equal partners in the classrooms. She added that all should adopt the pace of nature and be like water constantly moving, consistently learning.

The session started with the speaker stating that the teachers have a prime duty to create a dynamic learning environment for the students to become engaged, participative and contributive. The erudite speaker with a verbal thump focused on many thrust areas both for teachers and students, such as collaborative thinking, STEM education, innovation in the engineering field, updating knowledge, active learning, teaching methodologies using ICT Tools, lateral thinking skills, problem solving skills, alignment skills, soft skills etc. She kindled curiosity and creativity and evinced the interest of faculty members through brainstorming, team teaching, demonstration, interesting videos, games, riddles and play with English words. She concluded that change is the only permanent thing in the world and geared the participants to redesign the future of younger generations. Dr.R.Mohanapriya, ASP, Dept of ECE, proposed the Vote of Thanks. Totally 412 faculty members benefitted from the two day guest lecture.