Orientation 2008

A three day orientation programme was organized in the A.V. Hall from 5 November, 2008 to 7 November, 2008 by IIERD to welcome the newcomers of B.Ed. and M.Ed. course for the session 2008-09.

On the inaugural day, the programme began with Saraswati Vandana. This was followed by lamp lighting by the Chief Guest Prof. Madhukar Shyam Chaturvedi along with the Director, Dr. Ashok Gupta and Principal, Dr. Sunil Khurana. The students were then formally welcomed by Dr. Ashok Gupta who hoped the current batch of students would utilize the opportunities made available to them by the institute and set an excellent example for the successive batches. The students were then addressed by Prof. Madhukar who is  professor in the Deptt. of Political Science in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Prof. Madhukar spoke on the Changing Trends in Education and the Impact of Globalization on Education.

The second day was initiated by an interaction session with Prof. Ramesh Arora, Chairman, Management Development Academy, Jaipur. Prof. Ramesh Arora enlightened the students on ‘Positive Teaching’ in his unique, charismatic style. The students thoroughly enjoyed this highly fruitful session with him.

On the concluding day of the programme, Prof. Rita Arora, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur addressed the freshers on the subject ‘Learning Styles’. Prof. Rita Arora highlighted the different learning styles through an OHP presentation. The students gained a clear insight on the subject and as well as the finer nuances of teaching and learning.

The Principal, Dr. Sunil Khurana presented the vote of thanks in the inaugural session while Ms. Bhavita Sharma, M.Ed. student presented the vote of thanks on the second and concluding day of the programme.