Department of English: Conferences/ Workshops/Webinars

A ONE-WEEK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
18th -23rd Oct 2021

2020-2021

A SIX-DAY INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR
on
"Navigating Foreign Lands: Society, Language & Culture Interface"

Date: 5^th Oct. to 10^th Oct. 2020

Day-1

5th Oct 2020

Time

10:45-11:00 AM IST

Inaugural Session

Welcoming the Participants by
Dr. T. Bhaskara Sudha,
Co-Ordinator of the Webinar

Rationale by Dr. Nalini Dutta

11:00 –12:00 PM IST

East African Culture & Language

Speaker– Mr. Katemi Ezekiel – Africa

Followed by Q & A Session

Moderator for the day – Dr. T. Bhaskara Sudha

Day-2

6th Oct. 2020

1:30 - 2:30 PM IST

The Brighter Side of Deutschland

Speaker- Fr. Amar MSFS –Germany

Moderator for the day - Dr. Nalini Dutta

Day-3

7th Oct 2020

1:30 - 2:30 PM IST

Culture & Etiquettes of Switzerland

Speaker - Sr Anila - France

Moderator for the day- Mrs. Prameela Rani

Day-4

8th Oct. 2020

3:30 - 4:30 PM IST

Aspects of America

Speakers- Mrs. Vicki Hale - U.S.A

Ms. Monika - USIEF - U.S. Consulate General Hyd.

Moderator for the day - Sr. Kathri Kutty

Day-5

9th Oct. 2020

2:00 - 3:00 PM IST

Effective Communication in U.A.E

Speaker - Ms. Siana Gordon - Dubai

Moderator for the day - Sr. Latha

Day - 6

10th Oct. 2020

2:00 - 3:00 PM IST

Australia Down Under - Insights into Life in Australia

Speaker - Mr. Edward Vinod

Moderator for the day - Mrs. Veena Spandana

Vote of thanks by Sr. Latha After the Q & A Session

2019-2020

THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR
on
"Professional & Career Development For Aspiring Graduates"

Date: 18th May to 20th May 2020 and Time: 11:00 to 12:30 PM

Platform : YouTube Live

Resource Speaker:

Ms. Vicki A. Hale - English Langauge Fellow - Dept. of State U.S.

Sessions:

Day– 1: Preparing for the Job Search Reflecting on Past Experiences
Day –2: Writing a Winning Resume
Day –3: Success in Interviews

The Three-Day Sessions with a colossal 2771 participants were a stupendous success! All the participants complimented the College, the Organizing Team, and the Logistics team for handling it well. Participants fell in love with her accent, pronunciation, and presentation. The students posed such brilliant questions which were clear that there was a lot of learning going on through her presentation. After each session quiz forms were sent to the participant's emails to test their knowledge. Basing on the responses on the quiz from the participants and attendance, E- certificates were issued.

Welcome Address by Dr. Bhaskara Sudha,

HOD, Dept. of English (UG) and Co-ordinator of the Webinar

Dr. Sr. Shyji, Principal of St. Joseph’s College for Women (A), Visakhapatnam

addressing the gathering

The Rationale of the Webinar read by

Dr. Nalini Dutta, HOD, Dept of English (PG)

Introducing the Resource Speaker by

Sr. Latha, Asst. Prof., Dept. of English, SJCW

Day-1 (18th May 2020)

Session -1-

"Preparing for a Job Search- Reflecting on Past Experiences"

Resource Speaker – Ms. Vicki A. Hale

Day-2 (19th May 2020)

Session -2-

"Writing a Winning Resume"

Resource Speaker – Ms. Vicki A. Hale

Day-3 (20th May 2020)

Session -3- "Success in Interview"

Resource Speaker – Ms. Vicki A. Hale

REPORT OF THE ONE DAY WORKSHOP

TEACHING IN the 21ST CENTURY -

INTEGRATING TECHNIQUES IN LEARNING SPACES
ON 19^th OCTOBER 2019

St. Joseph’s College for Women in association with U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad and Regional English Language Office, U.S. Embassy New Delhi has organized a One Day Workshop on "Teaching in the 21^st Century: Integrating Techniques into Learning Spaces" for High School teachers on 19^th October 2019 timings morning 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The workshop was open to teachers in the age group of 25 to 45 which was held at the College Campus in Convent Junction, where nearly 30 school teachers participated in the workshop. The resource person for the workshop was Ms.Vicki A. Hale, English Language Fellow sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The day began with the Inaugural Session at 9:00 AM welcome address by Ms. Ramani Dhanaraj Head Dept of Office Management followed by the lightening of the lamp invoking God’s blessings.

The President of the session Dr. Sr. Shyji, the dynamic Principal of St. Joesph’s College for Women (A), Visakhapatnam addressed the gathering reminding of the Who, What & How of an effective teacher:

A teacher must be well equipped
An effective teacher knows that learning is the latest technology
A teacher needs to adjust to the changes
Adapt ways and methods to present an interesting classroom atmosphere to the students.

The Rationale of the workshop was read by Dr. T. Bhaskara Sudha Coordinator for the workshop which stated that teachers must join together under the four ‘C’ of 21^st Century Education - Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, & Critical Thinking, which are the basic skills a student needs.

Session -I with an Ice -Breaker called "Speed Networking"

Ms. Vicki started this session which enhanced a lot of interaction among the participants. Group discussions & Think-Pair-Share were more enriching to the participants. To highlight a few:

Peak Learning Experiences
Feedback on Future World
Skills & New Learning

Session-II: Learning & Innovative Skills mainly the 4 ‘C’

Curiosity
Confidence
Caring
Courage

The group sharing at this point was rather interesting as the participants exhibit their various emotions. An exposure to Learning & Innovation Skills led to Critical thinking & Problem Solving, Communication & Collaboration, Creativity & Innovation. Augusto Boal, the dramatist had stated 3 fundamental principles:-

1. To help the spectators become a protagonist of the dramatic action.

2. Apply those actions to real life.

3. Critical thinking involves -thinking -analysis and then elaborating.

Session-III: Career & Life Skills

This session paved way for sharing the education of girl child. We are indeed proud to say that the St. Joseph’s College for Women (A) truly care for women and uphold their dignity and benevolence. The session continued on with the Role Play of a Teacher, which enabled the participants to come out with a very effective plan of action.

To conclude with a gentle note of reminder to each one of us-

"If the child can’t learn the way we teach then we need to teach the way she/he can learn".

The workshop came to an end at 4:00 PM with the distribution of certificates to the participants.