Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Curriculum Development Workshops (TOR-O/03) and Meetings (TOR-O/01)

TOR No: O/03b - Workshop on Curriculum Development (Faculty & Consultant) - Training Programme on Writing Lesson Plan (31st March 2015).

A Training Workshop on writing Intended Learning Outcomes and Lesson Plan was held on 31st March 2015 at The Main Board Room, EUSL. The Framework Consultant for Curriculum Development was the resource person for the workshop. About 40 participants (Permanent academic staff and Temporary Teaching staff).

Training Program for Academic Staff of Faculty of Science, Eastern University of Sri Lanka
31st March 2015 - Agenda

8.00 – 8.30 am       : Registration
8.30 – 10.30 am     : Writing Intended Learning Outcomes for new syllabi
10.30 – 10.45 am   : Refreshments
10.45 – 12.15 pm   : Student Centered Teaching Methods
12.15 -13.15 pm     : Lunch
13.15 – 15.15 pm   : Feedback on ILOs of courses presented by participants
15.15 – 15.30 pm   : Refreshments
15.30 – 16.30 pm   : Innovative Assessment Methods

TOR No: O/03c - Workshop on Curriculum Development (Faculty & Consultant) - Structure of Curriculum and Handbook Style (1st April 2015).

The follow up to the document on Structure of Curriculum that was decided at the Two-Day Workshop held on 19th & 20th Jan 2015 was confirmed with minor corrections by the faculty members together with Framework Consultant Prof. Deepthi C Bandara. Moreover, the Foundations Courses and the Elective courses to be offered was finalized followed by presentation of some ILOs.

Agenda

8.30 – 10.30 am     : Discussion on Development of Student Handbook and confirmation of minutes on Curriculum Structure discussed at Workshop on 19th and 20th January 2015.
10.30 – 10.45 am   : Refreshments
10.45 – 12.30 pm   : Presentations on prepared IOLs by staff and Discussion on way forward

TOR No:O/01-Departmental Meeting on revising Subject syllabi - Chemistry (4th April 2015) 

The final draft of the Chemistry Syllabus for B.Sc.General Degree and Special Degree was discussed among the Chemistry academics and Consultant Prof. O. A. Ileperuma. 

TOR No:O/01-Departmental Meeting on revising Subject syllabi - Mathematics

There was a meeting between Academics from Department of Mathematics and Prof. R.Vigneswaran, Consultant for Mathematics, on revising Mathematics Curriculum. The following academics attended the meeting:
Prof. R.Vigneswaran   - Mathematics Consultant, Associate Professor in Mathematics, University of Jaffna
Dr. A. G. Johnpillai - Head / Mathematics,
Dr. F. C. Ragel, Dean / Science
Dr. S. Thirukkanes - Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
Mrs. S. Sathaananthan - Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
Mrs. J. Sriranganesan - Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
Mr. P. Paramathevan - Lecturer in Mathematics
Mrs. T. Pio Jude Navinthan - Lecturer (Prob.) in Mathematics
Mr. K. A. N. K. Karunarathna - Lecturer (Prob.) in Statistics

Several important decisions were made at the meeting. Lunch was served for the participants.




 

TOR No: O/03a - Workshop on Curriculum Development (Faculty & Consultant) - 5th Jan 2015.

A Workshop to discuss the Curriculum Structure was held on 5th January 2015, at Chemistry Auditorium, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya.  The following academics participated the workshop that was held from 10.00 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. 



Prof. Deepthi Bandara, Senior Professor, Department of Agricultural Biology, Curriculum Development Specialist - Framework Consultant
Prof. M.A.K.L. Lakshman Dissanayake, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Physics, UPN & Research Professor, IFS  - Consultant for Physics
Prof. O. A. Ileperuma, Senior Professor, Dept of Chemistry, UPN - Consultant for Chemistry
Prof. N. K. B. Adikaram, Senior Professor, Dept. of Botany, UPN - Consultant for Botany
Prof. S. H. P. P. Karunaratne, Senior Professor, Dept of Zoology, UPN - Consultant for Zoology
Faculty participats
Dr. F. C. Ragel                          Dean / Science
Prof. P. Vinobaba                    In place of Head / Zoology
Dr. A. G. Johnpillai                 Head / Mathematics
Mrs. J. Sriranganesan             Department of Mathematics
Mrs. S. Thavareesan                Department of Mathematics
Dr. M. Sithambaresan             Head / Chemistry
Mr. G. Parthiban                       Department of Chemistry
Dr. P. Peratheepan                   Head / Physics
Mr. P. R. Fernando                  Department of Physics
Mrs. C. Mahendranathan         Department of Botany
The discussions and clarifications at the Workshop was very fruitful to formulate a draft document for the two-day workshop to finalize the Curriculum Structure to be held on 19th & 20th January 2015 at EUSL.  









We thank Dean / Science and Head / Chemistry, University of Peradeniya for generously providing the Chemistry Auditorium for the Workshop. 

TOR No:O/01-Departmental Meeting on revising Subject syllabus - Physics & Mathematics










No comments:

Post a Comment