Refresher Course

The Refresher Course is subject-specific and provides opportunities for the serving teachers of colleges and universities to meet their peers in an atmosphere of mutual learning and interaction. The Course is intended to give information about

the latest additions to the knowledge base in the subject through experts in various activity-fields. The course also helps the teachers in tackling problems associated with introduction of new courses of study and revision of syllabi, and in finding out the latest trends of research in the concerned subject. The Refresher course provides opportunities for serving teachers to exchange experiences with their peers and mutually learns from each other. It  is forum to abreast of the latest advances in the subjects, technological spin off etc. 

The need of Refresher course:

Refresher course is necessary for the teachers to be upto date with their subject. It is needed because of following reason:

       I.            To update the subject knowledge: Teachers need to update the subject knowledge. For this they need to go through the refresher course.

    II.            To clarify the doubts related to their subjects: In refresher course participants get the chance to clarify the doubts related to their subjects from their peers as well as from subject experts.

 III.            Awareness of new Methodology: The refresher course can be a forum to learn new methodologies in teaching learning the particular subject.

 IV.            Awareness about modern technologies: Innovation of ICT and other technologies could be introduced to the teachers through refresher course.

be sponsored by UGC

Objectives of Refresher course

1.      To provide opportunities for in-service teachers to exchange experiences with their peers and facilitate learning

2.      To provide forum for serving teachers to keep abreast of the latest advances in specific subjects

3.      To create the culture of learning and self improvement amongst lecturers

4.      To provide opportunities to further widen the knowledge to pursue research studies;

5.      To introduce and enlighten them on new methods and techniques of imparting knowledge so that the participants can in turn develop their own innovative models of teaching.

Eligibility criteria

Only those lecturers are eligible to attend who have already attended the orientation course conducted by the Academic staff college. There should be one year gap between orientation course and refresher course. A refresher course may be permitted even during the period of teacher fellowship provided it is in his subject. Duty leave must be sanctioned for the teachers.

Curriculum

It is prepared by Academic Staff College with the help of the subject experts and coordinator of the program.

Evaluation:

At the end the there is the provision for evaluation in which participants are evaluated on basis of objective type test, overall response, Seminar presentation, Project, and micro teaching. The successful candidates are issued certificates based on grades A,B.C and F .The unsuccessful participants have to attend the course once more but it won’t be sponsored by the UGC.