department of agriculture Engineering
student development ACTIVitiES
Various number of student development activities are constantly being practiced in each classrooms, enforced by our Center of Learning and Teaching.
The best Teaching and Learning practices followed in the Department are:
- The Department follows the Bloom’s Taxonomy and emphasis is laid outcome based education instead of input based learning.
- Class room delivery structure includes the following sessions: Warm up, Introducing the topic, Delivery of content, Activity, Delivery of content, Assessment, Wrap-up.
- Role play/ Group discussions/quizzes/crossword puzzles/Flipped Class room, Z to A approach and various other action learning techniques are used by the faculty.
- The latest technological innovations are discussed in the classes. Case Studies, Assignments and mini projects are collected from Industry for the concerned subject and they are discussed during the class hour.
- The interactive question-answer sessions/quizzes are arranged by the Teachers. The online quizzes are being conducted and students are encouraged to ask more and more questions in the class.
- In order to develop the collaborative learning, the students are given group assignments, minor/major projects and group presentations. In addition to this, industrial training/visits for the students are also arranged.
- To promote independent learning, the students are given assignments and tutorial sheets. Peer-to-peer learning and project based learning are encouraged as well. The Institute has got well stocked library along with Galileo digital library, the 110 MBPS internet connectivity and Wi-Fi PAN campus facility so that student may access the resources as and when s/he wishes.
- Collaborative meetings are conducted regularly among the faculty members handling courses for the particular class. The discussions include student allotment for handling the activities, measures taken for student’s improvement, slow learners identification and remedial measures, activities for advanced learners etc.
- Student’s excelling in participation during the class room activities are awarded with top rank in the Leader board.
Speed Limit and Sign Board Indicator
Teaching Case study
Automatic fish food dispenser
Design Thinking Mode of Learning
Design Thinking Smart Table
Developing Empathy
Developing prototype
Energy Audit
Filteration Unit Model
Group activities
Model making Governor Mechanism
Outbound Training
Solar Energy model
Solutions based teaching
Personal and Psycho-social Guidance
The Department provides following academic personal and psycho-social guidance to the students:
- Students are counseled individually as well as in groups for various psychological and emotional stresses and taught coping skills.
- Faculty mentors are appointed for major projects of the students.
- Faculty mentors counsels the students about career opportunities and higher education.
- Students are informed from time to time about career options in diverse fields such as defence services, public sector undertaking job options, corporate openings etc.