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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, Pilani
Pilani | Dubai | Goa | Hyderabad
Teaching Learning Centre
(Pilani, Goa & Hyderabad Campuses)
Organizes
International Conference
on
Best Teaching Practices for Engaged
Student Learning
February 13-15, 2020
VENUE: BITS PILANI – K.K. Birla Goa Campus
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International Conference
on
Best Teaching Practices for Engaged Student Learning
Teaching Learning Centre (TLC) of BITS Pilani is organizing an international conference on Best Teaching Practices for
Engaged Student Learning. The new global knowledge economy which is driven by information and communication, has
significantly changed the way universities and higher educational institutions function. This is compounded by the
expectations of contemporary students who are learning focused, achievement driven and rely extensively on technology
for their support. In this changing milieu, educational institutes will have to identify innovative ways to create value for their
students and remain relevant. The aim of this conference is to bring together academicians, administrators, researchers,
technologists and industry personnel to share valuable insights and engage in thought provoking discussions on
collaborative learning that would enhance the students’ engagement in learning, thereby nurturing all-round students’
growth. The conference would focus on techniques, methods and pedagogies that would help educational institutions
effectively use their resources and enhance the overall learning experience for students and pave the way for mutual long-
standing collaborations.
Topics to be discussed and deliberated include, but are not limited to:
● Evidence-based pedagogies that improve student learning
● Enhancing classroom experience for better student learning
● Human factor in personalized learning
● Creating inclusive classrooms
● Technology-infused, yet person-driven learning
● Enhancing the teacher-student relationship to foster a better learning environment
● Teaching philosophies for better student engagement
● Outcome-based learning
Posters on the above and related themes are invited from academicians, researchers and policy makers.
Please submit your abstracts (Purpose/Objective, Methodology/Methods/Tools/Techniques, Outcomes/Results) not
exceeding 500 words by filling out the Google form on the Abstract Submissions link on the conference website:
https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/ITLCC/Home
Conference Date: February 13-15, 2020
Venue: BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus
NH 17B, Bypass road, Zuarinagar, Sancoale, Goa - 403726
IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions Open November 20, 2019
Submissions Close (Extended) January 05, 2020
Communication of Acceptance of Posters January 10, 2020
Registration Fees Early Bird - Rs. 3500/- (till January 20, 2020)
Standard - Rs. 4000/- (After January 20,2020)
Organizing Committee: TLC BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Goa Campus, Hyderabad Campus
Conference Chair: Dr. Kaushar Vaidya
Conference Conveners: Prof. Gaurav Dar, Dr. Rahul Nigam, Dr. Jayashree Mahesh, Prof. Maneesha
About BITS Pilani
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani)
has been consistently ranked high, by both governmental
and private ranking agencies for its innovative processes
and capabilities that have enabled it to impart quality
education and emerge as the best private science and
engineering institute in India. As per various reports by
business magazines, the student acceptance rate to BITS
Pilani is one of the most stringent in the world. BITS Pilani
continuously strives to cater to the expectations of its brilliant
student cohort and has always adopted pedagogical
interventions relevant to the time. Pioneering teaching
learning experiences like “Intensive Teaching Workshop” for the newly joined faculty, continuous faculty development
programs, coupled with cutting edge research, give BITS Pilani its name. In recognition of the high standard that BITS
Pilani strives to uphold, University Grant Commission, in 2018, has declared it as an “Institute of Eminence” (IOE).
Teaching Learning Centre
Keeping in mind the higher ideals that BITS Pilani strive to uphold in terms of creating excellence in teaching, a Teaching
Learning Centre is established across the University, in all the four campuses. The Teaching-Learning Centre promotes
teaching learning experience, encourages innovation in teaching-learning methodologies and creates a platform for
learning from the best practitioners and from each other. It also does foundational research related to teaching-learning
processes and actively seeks strategies/interventions in specific target contexts. The details of the Teaching Learning
Centre can be obtained from https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/tlc/home.html.
Teaching Learning Centre Activities:
Workshop on Team-Based Learning by
Dr. Preman Rajalingam from NTU, Singapore, March 9, 2019
Intensive Teaching Workshop Module by
Prof. Chandra Shekhar, October 2, 2018
Teaching-Learning Workshop for Next Generation Academicians,
A Workshop for Ph.D. Scholars, September 7, 2019
Students-led Classes on Teacher's Day, Sharing of Ideas
among Students and Faculty, September 10, 2019