International Webinar on

Innovations in Online Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (IOTLE 2021)

"Go that extra mile it’s never crowded"

Enabling learning from Home, KITS is organizing a 3-days International Webinar titled "Innovations in Online Teaching, Learning and Evaluation" (IOTLE 2021) starting from 05th August 2021 for the improvement and amelioration of students, teachers, teacher educators, administrators and researchers. The webinar anticipates to wrap various themes related to Innovative Educational Technology (IET) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. The webinar will comprehend topics related to creation and dissemination of e-contents, Content-Pedagogy-Technology integration, use of ICT in teaching-learning and evaluation, creation of AR/VR contents, challenges of Online Education, Blended TLE, Future of Online Education etc. KITS invites the learners to join us in the Webinar which will be held online. This series of interactive sessions will expectantly be a stepping stone in the heightening of knowledge and skill of those working in the field of education.


Program Schedule

5th August 2021 Thursday

Session I (10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m)

10.00 a.m. to 10.05 a.mPrayer Song
10.05 a.m. to 10.10 a.mOpening PrayerRev.S.Stephan Prabu
HoD, DoVe, KITS
10.10 a.m. to 10.20 a.mWelcome AddressDr.A. John De Britto
Organizing Secretary
10.20 a.m. to 10.30 a.mInaugural AddressProf. Dr.P.Mannar Jawahar
Vice Chancellor, KITS
10.35 a.m. to 10.45 a.m Keynote AddressProf.Dr.E.J.James
Pro Vice Chancellor, KITS

Session II (10.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m)

10.45 a.m. to 11.30 a.m Reimagining Higher Education: Covid-19 and beyond. Mr Dulles Krishnan
Managing Director - India & Australia, Coursera
11.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m Innovations in Online Teaching and LearningMs.Aanchal Rawal
Account Manager
Education, Microsoft.

Mr.Amit Dhar
Director
Sales - Corporate and Education Accounts
Microsoft

Session III (2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m)

2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m The drama of assessment: making the grade meaningful Dr.Susanna Sancassani
Head of Unit METID
Task force Teaching Learning Innovation
Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Session IV (3.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m)

3.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m Experiences in remote learning and teaching at the Technion Dr. Matthew Suss
Associate Professor
Grand Technion Energy Program
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel

6th August 2021 Friday

Session V (10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m)

10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.mOnline Education at KarunyaDr.V.Evelyn Brindha
Professor
Director, Center for Online Distance Education, KITS
10.45 a.m. to 11.30 a.mBlended Learning: An Innovative ApproachDr. Kiran Lata Dangwal
Assistant Professor
Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

Session VI (3.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m)

3.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m Two Jabs at Online Learning: The Benefits and the StrugglesDr. Edwin Maclellan
Former Professor
Engineering and Environmental Studies
Cape Breton University, Canada

Session VII (3.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m)

3.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.mPrevent Cheating During Online Exams Ms. Arie Sowers
Senior Product Specialist
Respondus, Inc. USA

Session VIII (4.00 p.m. to 4.45 p.m)

4.00 p.m. to 4.45 p.mSurviving to Thriving: Lessons Learned from Remote TeachingDr. Paul Huckett
Assistant Dean, Learning Design & Innovation
Center for Learning Design (CLD)
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, USA

7th August 2021 Saturday

Session IX (10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m)

10.00 a.m. to 10.45 a.m Effective Teaching StrategiesDr.Lakshman Nandagiri
Professor
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Surathkal, India

Session X (10.45 a.m. to 11.30 a.m)

10.45 a.m. to 11.30 a.mChallenges of Online TeachingDr.Santosh G. Thampi
Professor
National Institute of Technology Calicut
India

Session XI (11.30 a.m. to 12.15 noon)

11.30 a.m. to 12.15 noonRelevance of Outcome Based Education in Online TLEDr.Shyamal Kumar Das Mandal
Assistant Professor Grade-I
Advanced Technology Development Centre
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India

Session XII (2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m)

2.00 p.m. to 2.50 p.mValedictory FunctionDr.G.Singaravelu
Professor and Head
Department of Education & Dean School of Educational Studies
Director, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre
Bharathiar University
Coimbatore, India
2.50 p.m. to 3.00 p.mVote of ThanksMr.Vinodh Ewards
Convenor
3.00 p.mUniversity Anthem

RESOURCE PERSONS

Dr-Paul-Huckett

Dr. Paul HuckettAssistant Dean, Learning Design & Innovation
Center for Learning Design (CLD)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

Dr-Susanna-Sancassani

Dr. Susanna SancassaniHead of Unit METID
Task force Teaching Learning Innovation
Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Dr-Lakshman-Nandagiri.jpg

Dr. Lakshman NandagiriProfessor
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

Santosh G. Thampi

Dr. Santosh G. Thampi Professor,
National Institute of Technology Calicut, India

Shyamal-Kumar-Das-Mandal

Dr. Shyamal Kumar Das MandalAssistant Professor Grade-I
Advanced Technology Development Centre
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Dr-Matthew-Suss

Dr. Matthew SussAssociate Professor, Grand Technion Energy Program
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Dr-Edwin-Maclellan

Dr. Edwin Maclellan Professor, Engineering and Environmental Studies
Cape Breton University, Canada

Arie-Sowers

Ms. Arie SowersRespondus, Inc., USA

Kiran-lata-dangwal

Dr. Kiran Lata DangwalAssistant Professor, Department of Education
University of Lucknow, Luknow, India

Mr-Dulles-Krishnan

Mr. Dulles Krishnan Managing Director
Coursera

Ms. Aanchal Rawal

Ms. Aanchal Rawal Account Manager
Education | Microsoft

Mr.Amit Dhar

Mr.Amit DharDirector Sales
Education | Microsoft

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

CHIEF PATRON
Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
Founder & Chancellor
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (KITS)
PATRON
Dr. P. Mannar Jawahar
Vice-Chancellor, KITS
Dr. E. J. James
Pro Vice-Chancellor, KITS
Dr. Ridling Margaret Waller
Pro Vice-Chancellor, KITS
CO-PATRON
Dr. R. Elijah Blessing
Registrar, KITS
ORGANISING SECRETARY
Dr. A. John De Britto
Controller of Examinations
Convenor
Mr. Vinodh Ewards
Head, Computer Technology Center
MEMBERS
Dr. E. Evelyn Brindha
Professor and Director Centre of Online and Distance Education
Dr. R. Bright Gee Varghese
Dr. B. Jefferson Raja Bose
Mrs. T. Mathu
Dr. J. Sebastian Terence