1. Centre for Academic Practices and Student
Learning (CAPSL)
A Journey from Handholding to Self-Reliance
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Introduction to CAPSL
- Established in 2016 in collaboration
with Trinity College Dublin
- Objective: motivate and train faculty
members to excel in teaching
- Shift from Teacher centric learning to
student centric learning
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Overview of NDP Program
- Prepares Thapar staff for student-
centered approach to learning
- Programmes of workshops that
promotes professional development
and acquisition of key skills.
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Outcomes of Program
- Describe and evaluate key curriculum approaches.
- Describe and evaluate key assessment approaches.
- Apply outcomes-based approach to student learning
- Appreciate some of the challenges and opportunities in
moving from a teacher centered to a student centered
approach
- Begin to evaluate their teaching through feedback and
self-reflection
- Begin to use the research and literature on teaching and
learning in Higher Education to inform the development of
their practice
6. Components of the NDP programme
1. Core workshops:
• Student centred learning
• Assessment
• Curriculum
• Outcomes based approach to student learning
• Reflection
2. ‘Optional’ workshops (At least two to be completed)
• Creative thinking
• Supporting group work
• In class assessment and student feedback
3. Communities of Practice (CoP):
• Between workshops, participants will meet in their groups as a
‘community of practice’ (CoP)
• Disseminate, share, reflect on and discuss teaching and learning
initiatives they have implemented in their classes
7. Assessment of NDP
Stage 1: Summative Assessment:
- The completion by each participant of a self-reflection template
examining a student centred learning intervention they have tried
out in their teaching.
- Those participants achieving at least a satisfactory grade will be
awarded with a certificate of recognition at the showcase event
Stage 2: Formative Assessment Show Case Event
- Participants will present group posters on their teaching and
learning. Posters will be judged according to the criteria to be
provided.
10. CAPSL JOURNEY
2017
New Directions
Programme
(Batch2)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
2018
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows Programme
(6th Jan-24th Feb
2018) at
TCD, Ireland
2016
New Directions
Programme
(Batch1)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
New Directions
Programme
(Batch3)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
Trinity College Dublin
and TIET
05 TTFs
(Handholding by
TCD and TTF )
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Learning Outcomes
• recognise the importance of the preparation of
staff for teaching and their continued support in
academic practice
• develop knowledge of curriculum, assessment,
and reflection in Higher Education
• facilitate the professional development of staff
in teaching and supporting learning in Thapar
University
• facilitate staff to reflect on and evidence
challenges and achievements in their academic
practice
13. Program Activities
Special Purpose
Certificate in Academic
Practice:
Curriculum Design in
Higher Education
Assessment and
Feedback in
Higher Education
Reflecting and
Evaluating Your
Teaching in Higher
Completed three Modules in the Special Purpose Certificate in Academic Practice
15. Other Activities
Workshops
and Field
Trips
Attend
CAPSL
Seminars
Community
of Practice
Producing
Resource
Documents
Host
Department:
Academic
‘Critical
Friend’
Group
Video
Journal
Visit to
Limerick
1. Inclusive
Curriculum
2. Technology
for Learning
1. Classroom
Visit
2. Lab Visit
3. Discussion
with Head
4. Meeting with
Roger West
5. Library
Leadership in
Academic
Practices
• Research Supervision
•Programme Focused
Assessment
•Authentic Programme
Assessment
•Developing manageable
and meaningful
assessment
17. Measurement of Thapar Visiting Fellows Activities
TtTs
FAcilitation OF New Directions
WORKSHOPS
DEVELOPMENT OF New Directions
WORKSHOPS
Module 6: Assessment and
feedback
peer observation of teaching
(POT)
National forum digital badges
Host Department: Academic ‘Critical
Friend’
SPCert Assessment
REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIO:
Teaching Philosophy Statement.
Case studies
Assessment, Curriculum,
Reflection.
Graded, plus feedback
Submit Evidence:
Resource docs, workshops,
microteaching, POT,
Digital badge(s),
Reflections
Deadline April 30th, 2018
Produce Resource documents
Module 9: Reflecting and Evaluating
your teaching
Module 2: Curriculum design
microteaching
Meet visiting TU students
(to inform resources)
Attend CAPSL Seminars and programmes and National
workshops
Interact with Global, Library, Student Learning &
Development
Group Video Journal
CoPs
‘Forward Looking’
Reflection on the
process
(500 words)
18.
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Workshops Developed by TTFs at TCD
Dublin
2018 Batch
- Motivating and Supporting Students in their Learning
- Fostering Self-Regulated Learning.
- Building a Community of Practice to Discuss Teaching
Strategies.
- Leadership in Academic Practice.
- Teaching a Large Class: Challenges and Solutions
2019 Batch
- Research Integrated Teaching
- Peer observation of teaching
- Project based learning
- Enhancing learning and feedback skills of students through Self
and peer assessment
2020 Batch
- Capstone Project: Learning outcomes, Assessment Criteria,
Rubrics and Implementation Procedure
20. CAPSL JOURNEY
2017
New Directions
Programme
(Batch2)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
2018
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows Programme
(6th Jan-24th Feb
2018) at
TCD, Ireland
2016
New Directions
Programme
(Batch1)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
2019
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows Programme
(18th Jan – 1st March
2019) at
TCD, Ireland
New Directions
Programme
(Batch3) New Directions
Programme
(Batch5)
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
Trinity College Dublin
and TIET
2020
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Programme
(18th Jan – 1st March
2020) at
TCD, Ireland
05 TTFs 04 TTFs
03 TTFs
Advanced
Programme in
Teaching &
Learning
ADP Batch 1(72)
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
New Directions
Programme
(Batch4)
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
(Handholding by
TCD and TTF )
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
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Programme Objectives
- Enable participants to develop teaching and
learning enhancement strategies and approaches.
- Develop critical reflective practice skills and give
and receive constructive feedback.
- Engage in practice-based inquiry as scholarly
practitioners.
- Enhance their academic leadership and
contribution to the wider teaching and learning
community.
Programme Structure
- Series of workshops, master classes, and
challenges centered around three main themes:
research-integrated teaching, creativity, and
reflection.
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Programme Themes
- Integrating research and teaching within and
beyond disciplines.
- Developing effective creative approaches within
a discipline.
- Reflecting on and evaluating teaching in higher
education.
24. CAPSL JOURNEY
2017
New Directions
Programme
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
2018
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows Programme
(6th Jan-24th Feb
2018) at
TCD, Ireland
2016
New Directions
Programme
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
2019
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows Programme
(18th Jan – 1st March
2019) at
TCD, Ireland
New Directions
Programme New Directions
Programme
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
Trinity College Dublin
and TIET
2020
SPCERT
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Programme
(18th Jan – 1st March
2020) at
TCD, Ireland
05 TTFs 04 TTFs
03 TTFs
Advanced
Programme in
Teaching &
Learning
Trinity College
Dublin for TIET
New Directions
Programme
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
(Handholding by
TCD and TTF )
Thapar Trinity
Fellows
In March 2020
Covid 19 stopped
all offline activities
But journey of CAPSL
continued……….
25. Journey of CAPSL continued
New Directions
Programme
(Batch5)
(Updated)
2021
Advanced Development
Programme
ADP Batch 2 (46)
(Online Mode)
2022
New Directions
Programme
(Batch6)
2020
Preparation of
Advanced
Development
Programme
2023
Advanced
Development
Programme
ADP Batch 3(48)
(Offline Mode)
.
New Directions
Programme
(Batch7)
New Directions
Programme
(Batch8)
To be started
Advanced
Development
Programme
ADP Batch 4
To be started
.
26. Components of the updated NDP programme
1. Core workshops:
• Student centred learning
• Assessment
• Curriculum
• Outcomes based approach to student learning
• Reflection
2. ‘Optional’ workshops (At least two to be completed)
• Creative thinking
• Supporting group work
• In class assessment and student feedback
3. Communities of Practice (CoP):
4. Faculty Optional’ workshops (At least four to be completed)
• Peer Observation of teaching
• Problem based Learning
• Research Integrated Teaching
• Effective Design and use of Rubrics for Feedback and Assessment
• Fostering Self-Regulated Learning
27. CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC
PRACTICES AND STUDENT
LEARNING (CAPSL)
2021-22
• New Direction Program during 6-10 Sept 2021
(First Session), 11-14 Oct 2021 (Second Session)
and 7-11 March 2022 (Third Session) were
Conducted for batch 6 participants
• 72 Newly joined faculty Participated in these program
28. C A P S L A D V A N C E D
P R O G R A M ( B A T C H 2 )
( 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 ) O N L I N E M O D E
No of participants: 48 faculty members of various cadres
MODULES OFFERED
– Assessment for Higher Level Abilities
of Bloom's Taxonomy
– E-Content & Authoring Tools
– Team work and collaboration
– Design and development of e content
– Teaching Philosophy Statement
29. Assessment Criteria's Summary
The ADP participants will be assessed based on the submission on ANY ONE of the following criteria.
S. No. Criteria Essay
or
Video#
1. Development of technology-enhanced teaching and
learning activity.
2000 Words (One) 8-10 Min. Video
+
500 words Summary
2. A case study demonstrating/discussing a strategy for
adapting a course or lab to an online or a hybrid mode.
2000 Words (One)
Or
1000 Words*(Two)*
8-10 Min. Video
+
500 words Summary
3. A reflective case study in the form of a video
demonstrating/discussing a strategy for adapting a
course or lab to an online or a hybrid mode.
[The reflection is different from the case study
(Criteria-2) in terms that a concluded study draws the
conclusion and reflects on it]
Not Applicable 8-10 Min. Video
+
500 words Summary
• Please ensure you stay within 10% of the assignment or video length otherwise marks will be
deducted relative to the additional length.
• The submission should be informed by ADPs learning outcomes and be accompanied by a
relevant reference list.
30. N E W D I R E C T I O N P R O G R A M ( 7 T H
B A T C H ) ( 2 0 2 2 – C O N T I N U I N G )
MODULES OFFERED
• 5 Core Modules
• 5 Fellow Optional Modules
• 3 CAPSL Optional modules
No of participants: 82 Newly joined Faculty
31. ADVANCED CAPSL
PROGRAM (BATCH 3)
(2022-23)
• 48 faculty members of various cadres and from
various Departments/schools have registered for this
program.
• The list of modules proposed to be offered in the
Advanced Programme are as under:
• Assessment for Higher Level Abilities of Bloom's
Taxonomy: Prof. T P Singh (Conducted on 27-28th
April 2022)
• Designing Effective Course for Significant Learning:
Prof. Rajesh Khanna
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Dr Karminder Singh
• Teaching Philosophy Statement: Prof. Manmohan
Chhibber
• Content Authoring Tools: Dr. Meenakshi Rana
32. Total Faculty Trained
95
89
80 77
37
51 48
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
No
of
Faculty
year
Total No of TIET staff Completed
NDP
73
46 48
2019-20 2021-22 2022-23
No
faculty
Member
Year
Total No of TIET staff Completed
ADP
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Other activities under taken by CAPSL
• Faculty Induction & Orientation Program in collaboration
with HR department
• TA Training
• Teaching Innovation Lunch Time Seminars
• Capstone Project workshop
• Conference by capsl on outcome based education
34. CAPSTONE
WORKSHOP BY
PROF. SANJEEV BEDI
(25&28 March 2022)
Around 40 faculty members of various cadres
including capstone coordinators and ELC
coordinators have participated in this
workshop
