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

31^st 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 19^th and 20^th 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

Orientation Workshops (TOR-O/10b & TOR-O/10c)

Two Orientation Workshops were conducted on 30th Nov and 6th Dec 2014 for students under Attitude Domain initiative.

TOR-O/10b: Orientation Workshop on Community Responsibility (Cultural)

Conducted an orientation workshop (two-days on 30^th Nov & 1^st Dec 2014)) for a selected number of students on community responsibility, with the particular emphasis on making students to practically experience ethnic and cultural diversity by engaging and performing. As per to the practical difficulties of providing such experience to all students, we gave opportunity to interested and committed students so that expecting them to be icons in the student community of the Faculty of Science and in the university to cultivate the values and the philosophy.

For this programme we collaborate with a visiting group of students from University of Ruhuna (partially funded by a UDG activity of Ruhuna university) to stimulate a unique environment with opportunity to mingle students of different cultures from both universities (35-40 number from Ruhuna and 40-50 number from EUSL). The two-day interactive workshop at EUSL was to make students practically experience and cohabit with ethnically and culturally diverse students and selected community representation.

Dr. Jeyashankar, Senior Lecture in fine Arts, EUSL who is a well know social activists was the main resource person handling the workshop. 

Link to Students' Blog

TOR-O/10c: Orientation Workshop on Spirituality 

A One-Day Orientation Workshops was conducted on 6th Dec 2014 focusing on Spirituality, trying to find common grounds beyond ethnic and religious believes. Perennial philosophy sees humans as essentially commensurate with the entire universe and ultimately divine - offers a rich spectrum of spiritual techniques through which it is possible to recognize and experience one's own divinity and achieve liberation from suffering.

As the first workshop of this nature for students, we orient students towards two established Perennial philosophies, the “Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation” and “Vedanta Philosophy”. The Sinhala and Tamil speaking students attended these two workshop after a common session conducted by Dr. F. C. Ragel, Senior Lecturer in Physics, motivating such Ancient Wisdom through modern physics concepts (e.g. quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and unified field theory or Super Sting theory: some links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPhgDfT4Zpc ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosn_GHYiR4#t=19 )

The resource person for the session on “Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation” was Rev. Katagoda Saddhananda, The residential Rev. of Mahamevna Sadaham Asapuwa, Parakum Uyana, Polonnaruwa. He is one of experts in conducting meditation programs in the region of Polonnaruwa and outside, and has conducted more than 50 meditation programs. 

The resource person for the session on “Vedanta Philosophy” was Swamy Vedhandhanantha, The Residential Acharya of the Divine Life Society, India; who is a Postgrad in Tamil Literature, Teacher of Vedantam, Sanskrit, Sri Bhagavad Gita, Thirukural.