OFTP2020_VITPractices

      VIT Central Library and It’s Effective Use         Dr. Anuradha A Session FN:2, 10.45 am-12.15 p.m.                     Prepared by Dr. Lucky Agarwal and Dr. Thomas Joseph The Central library has been established with state-of-art infrastructure to the International Standards, spreads over to four floors with a built-in area of 25000 sq.ft. The Central Library is situated just opposite to the administrative building. Open in all 365 days, 7.30AM to 12 at night (Timing) Weekdays, 7.30 AM to 9PM (Weekends and holidays). There is a facility to drop girls students at night to the hostel and outsiders can stay upto 10 pm in the library. For hackathons with permission the library will be open till 12 at night  on saturday and sunday. Ground Floor-Circulation Kiosk – Return Kiosk, Multi Touch Table, Office for Libra...

Living in Multi - Cultural Ambience                                                  Dr. V.Vijayalakshmi, Associate Professor- Senior SAS, VIT, Chennai   Prepared By,    Dr. Richa  Dr. Sindhia Lingaswamy   We live in a multi-cultural ambience We have sports, amenities, playstation, swimming pool to develop their own abilities. We have students across the country, multicultural, multilingual and multi-talented. We have lots of clubs and chapters for their development. We have clubs where students are actually involved. Challenges: It is a challenge for faculty to maintain the quality because students have to be dealt with in a different way because they belong to multi-culture not like one culture stud...

Proctoring : A case study By Saradha Rajkumar Dt - 29-06-202 (FN1)   1.           Several questions about a proctor are discussed by the speaker. 2.           There are different types of proctees with whom we are going to interact on a daily basis. 3.           First case study is about a first year student making a mess during her course registration. There are few positive approaches discussed by the speaker to handle such types of unwanted situations a proctor may come across. 4.           Second case study is regarding a girl complaining about self-consciousness (like everyone watching her). But the proctor made a mistake by ignoring this complaint. Because this is a psychological problem, then the proctor should have taken the help of a professional psychologist to solve this type of p...

Session notes on ‘Blue Ocean Strategy for VIT’s growth’ by Dr.Anand A.Samuel, Vice-Chancellor Date:26.06.2020       We have to benchmark our institution like IITs, IISCs, and the world’s top universities. We should plan to catch them in 5 years (faster pace).   Like a mouse inside a mousetrap, we should not panic about some uncertain situation. We should think for a while to overcome such a difficult situation. Once we come out of our anxiety, and other personal barriers, we will get the strength to handle it.   MASLOW’s Hierarchy of needs: Physiological, Safety, Belonging, Esteem, Self-Estimation- all these need to be fulfilled for entering into innovation mode.   In our cultural iceberg, some are easy to see whereas some are difficult. Some of our beliefs and assumptions may not be accepted according to our university norms. All of us should be involved in doing Admin, Research, Teaching, Extension activities in various pro...

Proctoring at VIT Speakers: Dr R. Padmanaban and Dr. O.V. Gnana Swathika Notes taken by Sourav Adhikary (SAS)  &  Dr.B.Ajitha ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proctoring is a service by a faculty member to mentor undergraduate students joined at VIT. Proctor is the faculty advisor of students to guide them on academic, extracurricular activities, and metal health. It's a combination of parenting and teaching. Proctees/students are going through (i)               Time~ courses, assignments, projects (ii)             Moral life (iii)           Imbalance life (iv)            Emotional dissolution (v)              ...