Staff Development and Extension
2015-162014-152013-142012-132011-122010-112009-10
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Resource person for an ICSSR sponsored Seminar on the theme “Teacher Education through Collaborative Learning Communities organized by All India Khilafat Committee College of Education, Byculla – on 20th April 2015.
- As a Resource person for session on Disaster Management for the refresher and orientation program for the UGC human Resource Development Centre, University of Mumbai on the following dates:
– 12th June 2015, Orientation Program
– 9th October 2015 – Refresher course on Social sciences (Interdisciplinary) - Member of the Vigilance squad for S.Y B.A. Examinations, I.D.O.L University of Mumbai 19th to 29th May 2015.
- Member of the core committee for framing of CBSGS B.Ed. (2yrs) program, University of Mumbai.
- Member of the Core committee for framing of CBSGS M.Ed. (2yrs) program, University of Mumbai.
- Member of core committee for framing of CBSGS B.Ed. / M.Ed. integrated (3yrs) program, University of Mumbai.
- Member of the co-ordination committee in Education relating to F.Y B.Ed. examination Jan 2016.
- Convener of the Expert team for inspection of two colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai for continuation and affiliation as per NCTE new norms in September 2015.
- As an external expert of the Affiliation Inquiry Committee for recognition of research centre in education, Goa University.
- Member of the NCTE visiting Team, for inspection of five government colleges in North Gujarat from 5th February to 10th February 2016.
- Paper setter, examiner and moderator for M.Ed. program.
- Guide: M.Ed., M. Phil. and Ph. D., University of Mumbai
- Chief Guest for Proficiency Award ceremony of Pawar public School, Bhandup on 22nd April 2016.
Prof. Sally George
- Written and published an article on “Climate change and Soil health.”
- Question paper setter at University level examination for M.Ed. Section.
- Member of the Organizing Committee of National level seminar at Pillai College of Education & Research, Panvel on the topic – “Inclusive Education – A system Reculturation” held on 7th April, 2016.
Dr. T. A. James
- Participated in the Seminar organized by Department of Physical Education, University of Mumbai and has presented a Paper entitled “Challenges in Building Relationship and Communication Skills” on 30th September, 2015.
- Attended UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Teacher Education conducted from 22nd June to 11th July, 2015 at the UGC Staff College, University of Mumbai.
- Attended a two Days Workshop on University Guidance Conference for Cambridge International Schools on 10th November, 2015 organized by University at Dr. Pillai Global Academy International School, Gorai, Mumbai.
- Participated on 2 days’ workshop on Syllabus Orientation for 2 years M.Ed. Course at University of Mumbai, department of Education in the month of September 2015.
- Part of a team in organizing two days International Science Workshop for IGCSE teachers from all over India on the 17th and 18th November, 2015, at Dr. Pillai Global Academy, Gorai.
- Participated and part of the organizing team for the National Seminar on “Inclusive Education: A system Reculturation”, on 7th April 2016, organized by MES Pillai College of Education & Research at New Panvel.
- Participated and uploaded live recordings of ePG Pathshala, modules 1, 2, and 3 of ‘Meaning and Importance of Communication’ at Mumbai University recording centre on 18th October, 2015.
Dr. Pratima Pradhan
- Attended ‘”Question Bank Workshop” on General awareness conducted by Staff Selection Commission Western region Mumbai on 16th March and 7th April 2016.
- Orientation Provided:
– Orientation for teacher educators about the Teacher Education Course of M.Ed. in July, 2016 at the University of Mumbai. - Publication of Papers:
– Professional Attitude of Secondary School Teachers with Reference to Gender and Teaching Experience, GHG Journal of Sixth Thought, Vol.2, No.1, March 2015, ISSN 2348-9936.
– Attitude of Degree College Students towards Globalization of Higher Education, Pillai Journal of Educational Research and Technology, July – December, 2015, Vol. 04, No.2, ISSN-2249-4367
– A Conceptual Study to becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, International Journal Social & Science Research, India, Vol.01 Issue (1) April-June 2015, ISSN 2454-3187
– Digital Citizenship, in the book ‘Recent Trends in ICT in Education’, Lulu Publication, 9781329172814. June 2015. - Peer Reviewer of ISBN Seminar Proceeding titled ‘Innovations in 21st Century Education’ for K.J. Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education.
- Became a part of Tree plantation conducted at Rabale Hills on 2nd August, 15 under the project – Hariyali NGO in collaboration with Forest Department of Thane, Art of Living, Rotaract Club of Thane.
- Conducted a series of lectures from 13th to 16th October, 2015 on Standardized and Non-standardized test to M.Sc. Nursing students at MGM New Bombay College of Nursing (Deemed University), Kalamboli.
- As an Organizing Secretary organized a 1-day National Seminar on ‘Inclusive Education: A System Reculturation’ at Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 7th April, 2016.
Dr. Latha Venkataraman
- Presented research paper entitled “Learning Analytics – Key to a Supportive System of Higher Education” at PIMSR, New Panvel.
- Presented research paper entitled “Diversity Management in Multinational Corporations – Issues and Challenges” at International Research conference organised by Mumbai University.
- Presented research paper entitled “Inclusivity as a Strategy for Managing Gender Diversity” at 8th National Conference on the theme: ‘Diversity: Leveraging the Differences’ scheduled on Saturday 19th March, 2016 organised by Chetna College, Bandra, Mumbai. Received ‘Best Research Paper’ award for this research paper.
- Co-authored with Nirupama Sriram and presented research paper entitled “Diversity Management As A Strategy For Talent Acquisition And Retention” at the 4th National Research Conference ‘ANVESHHA 2016’, organised by Indira Institute of Business Management (IIBM) on 29th February, 2016.
- Co-authored with Nirupama Sriram and Anupama Rajaram research paper entitled “Generation Management As A Strategy For Talent Management & Retention” at the 4th National Research Conference ‘ANVESHHA 2016’, organised by Indira Institute of Business Management (IIBM) on 29th February, 2016.
- Presented research paper entitled “Learning Management Systems – Learner Engagement Through Quality Education” at the UGC sponsored National Research Conference organised by Mumbai University jointly hosted by PCER, Chembur on 22nd March, 2016.
Book Reviews:
- Wrote a review of David Allen’s book ‘Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity’ for PCER, New Panvel Magazine.
- Wrote a review of Rujita Diwekar’s book “Women and the weight loss Tamasha”.
- Wrote a review of Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean-In”.
Chairperson of Research Conferences :
- Chaired two sessions of 4th Global Conference of Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research (PIMSR) on “Inclusive Growth – A Gateway to Prosperity” on 5th December, 2015.
- Chairperson of 4th National Research Conference ‘ANVESHHA 2016’, organised by Indira Institute of Business Management (IIBM) on 29th February, 2016.
Workshops conducted:
- Conducted a workshop on Self Motivation for the teaching staff of Dr. Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel in May, 2015.
- Conducted workshop on ‘Self-motivation for Teenagers’ at JBAN, Chennai on 15th May, 2016.
Blogs Written
- Regularly post on my Blog (‘Lathateacherblog.wordpress.com)
Editing:
- Edited fictional novel “365 Days” written by Nirupama Sriram.
Courses :
- ‘Learning How to Learn” from University of Pennsylvania through Coursera. (In Progress)
- ‘Strategic Leadership” from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign through Udemy. (In Progress)
Dr. Geeta R. Thakur
- Conducted sessions for faculty development programme for the teachers of schools run by Karnala Charitable Trust, Panvel on 15th April, 2016 on the topic – Digital tools and techniques in the classroom
- Checked assignment of M.A. (Education) subject: Guidance and Counselling.
- Attended “Question Bank Workshop” on General awareness conducted by Staff Selection Commission Western region Mumbai on 16th March and 7th April, 2016.
- Paper setter for first semester University examination – 2016 of University of Mumbai.
- Completed Post graduate Diploma in Instructional Design with distinction from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
- Published book “Understanding Organizational Behavior of Educational institution” LULU, USA and LBP.
- Published edited book “Recent Trends in ICT in Education” LULU, USA and LBP.
- Appointed by MSCERT as an ICT expert to prepare training module for teachers’ training under Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan.
- Appointed by Secondary and higher secondary Board as a Resource person for the District level Selection Grade training of secondary school teachers for handling the responsibility of theory and implementation of “Action research projects”.
- Resource person to deliver an expert talk on the topic ‘Online Learning: An Impetus to Higher Education’ in an ICSSR sponsored seminar on the theme ‘Ushering A Renaissance in Higher Education’ on 28th November 2015.
- Appointed as associate editor of International Journal of social scientific research Journal.
- Appointed as associate Editor (ICT & Communication Studies) of Editorial Review Board of International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small & Medium Enterprises (IJESMES), Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Appointed as editorial team member of magazine titled “College Campus” published by Laxmi Publications.
- Content writer for 10 modules of e-text, videos and evaluation on topics like ICT in education, e-learning etc of Communication Technology under ePG Pathshala: A gate way to all post graduation courses which is a MHRD project under NME-ICT in academic year 2014-15. These modules were created for UGC under the Adult education course.
- Paper setter for B.Ed. (Sem. I) University examination.
- Moderator for B.Ed. (Sem. I) University examination.
- Orientation to teacher educators about the new course Economics method of B.Ed. course 2015-16.
- Member of committee for the development of course “Teacher as Action Researcher” for P.G. Diploma in e-Education in Digital Society (P.G. DEEDS) of I-CONSENT.
- As instructor and counsellor for the subjects Instruction system design and Communication mode for YCMOU, M.A. (communication) at HBCSE study centre.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Instructional Media and Methods in Nursing Education for the first year M.Sc. Nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Attended workshop on Competency Building in effective use of online apps for education” organized by Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education, India, 19th – 20th August, 2015.
- Attended orientation on revised B.Ed. two years syllabus of Economics method, Commerce method, and knowledge and curriculum.
- Resource person for the workshop on ICT titled ‘Effective learning through online engagement’ for the faculty of Dr. B.M.N. College of Home Science, Matunga on 4th April, 2016. Taught and gave hands on experience of many digital tools for evaluation.
- Part of the college team for Literacy Program for non-school going children of the slums at Khanda Colony, Panvel. This is an on-going project of the institution.
Dr. Bhavna Dave
- Was awarded a doctoral degree in Education from the Ph.D. centre at Pillai college of Education and Research, New Panvel affiliated to the University of Mumbai.
- Conducted sessions for faculty development programme for the teachers of schools run by Karnala Charitable Trust, Panvel on 16th April, 2016 on the topic – Multiple Intelligence.
- Checked assignment of M.A. (Education) subject: Advanced Educational psychology
- Presented a paper on ‘Brain work-outs: Striking the Balance’ at the National Level Seminar on Aesthetics and Health: An Integral Part of Education on 18th April, 2015. This paper was published in the PCERP Seminar Proceedings with ISBN 978-81-924684-7-1.
- Participated in the One Day Workshop on “Innovative Techniques of Teaching” organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell and Faculty Development Cell of MES’ Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science on 31st March, 2016.
- Published a paper titled ‘Effectiveness of Brain-Compatible Instructional Intervention on Knowledge Acquisition of students of Upper Primary School’ in the International Journal of Education and Research- ‘New Frontiers in Education’ with ISSN: 0972-1231, Vol.48, No.2, April – June, 2015.
- Conducted a session on Tools in Research, for first year M.Sc. students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai in August 2015.
- Conducted interactive sessions titled “Know Thyself – The Three Qs” at Vidya Prasarak Mandal’s B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane on 9th July, 2015 and K.M.E. Society’s G.M. Momin Women’s College, Bhiwandi on 21st October, 2015. This session dealt with knowing and dealing with Emotional, Intelligence quotient and Spiritual quotient.
- Actively participated in the two day zonal level workshop on “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 and Related Issues” on 14th and 15th December, 2015 organized by University Women Development Cell and the Women Development Cell of K. M. E. Society’s G.M. Momin Women’s College at Bhiwandi.
- Part of the college team for Literacy Program for non-school going children of the slums at Khanda, Panvel. This is an on-going project of the institution.
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Conducted sessions for faculty development programme for the teachers of schools run by Karnala Charitable Trust, Panvel on 17th April, 2016 on Learning styles.
- Conducted interactive sessions titled “Know Thyself – The Three Qs” at Vidya Prasarak Mandal’s B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane on 9th July, 2015 and K.M.E. Society’s G.M. Momin Women’s College, Bhiwandi on 21st October, 2015. This session dealt with knowing and dealing with Emotional, Intelligence quotient and Spiritual quotient.
- Was a part of Tree plantation conducted at Rabale Hills on 2nd August, 2015 under the project – Hariyali NGO in collaboration with Forest Department of Thane, Art of Living, Rotaract Club of Thane.
- Content writer for 3 modules of e-text, videos and evaluation on topics models, media and barriers of communication of Communication Technology under ePG Pathshala: A gate way to all post graduation courses which is a MHRD project under NME-ICT in academic year 2014-15. These modules were created, recorded and uploaded on the ePG Pathshala website for UGC under the Adult education programme.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Instructional Media and Methods in Nursing Education for first year M.Sc. nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Prepared a spoken tutorial on “Application of Theories of Learning to ICT” and “Adult Learning Theory” for MA Education, Part II, IDOL University of Mumbai.
- Organizing secretary of the National Level Seminar on “Environmental Reengineering Series 6: Year of Soil” on 21st November, 2015 at MES’ Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel.
- Reviewed a book on “SQ – Spiritual Intelligence, The ultimate intelligence” by Danah Zohar and Dr. Ian Marshall and was published in biannual Pillai Journal of Educational Research and Technology (PJERT) in January – June, 2016 issue with ISSN 2249-4367.
- Conducted an interactive session on “Prevention of Sexual Harassment at work place” at TRACE VFX, Deonar on 22nd February, 2016.
- Participated in the One Day Workshop on “Innovative Techniques of Teaching” organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell and Faculty Development Cell of MES’ Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science on 31st March, 2016.
- Part of the college team for Literacy Program for non-school going children of the slums at Khanda, Panvel. This is an on-going project of the institution.
- Appeared for TKT exam – Module 3 of Cambridge University and cleared it successfully with Band 3.
Mrs. Namrata Saxena
Trainings attended:
- Completed 18 hours of training requirements of Level 1 of certified workshop in ‘Using Drama for Learning: Level 1-Conducting Drama Games and Exercises’ designed and executed by Theatre Professionals YPTP, between 12th – 20th December 2015.
- Attended IGCSE Chemistry: Certified Stage 1 IGCSE Chemistry teacher course by CIE in Nov’2015.
- Attended the Cambridge University Press International Education Teacher Development Day on 20th November, 2015.
- Completed 21 hours of professional development in ‘Generated Resource Learning and Curriculum Development’ (Foundation level) by ADEPT between 31st October – 2nd November 2015, Ahmedabad.
- Attended Orientation Programme conducted in the Paper EPC-1 ‘Reading and Reflecting on Texts’ at St. Xavier’s Institute of Education, on 17th July, 2015.
- Completed CPD courses at the Early Years Education Forum and Exhibition by Direct Quest, EYES, Middle East in the 1 hour courses on 27th and 28th February, 2015 for topics, Dramatize your nursery rhymes, storytelling, being me, teaching math in the early years, little scientists, let’s talk circle time, is your child’s development on track?, and brain gym.
Workshops, Seminars, Conferences attended:
- Participated in the Discussion-cum-workshop organized by Study Circle of Smt. Kapila Khandwala College of Education’s Research Cell ‘Shodh Sadhana’ on the theme ‘Theatre and Drama’ based on the article of Adam Blatner, ‘Rationale for using Interactive and Improvisational Drama’ on 20th February, 2016.
- Participated in two day Leadership Conclave PLAN 2016 ‘Navras’- Brining the heart in to the art of leadership’ on 8th and 9th January, 2016 by Shaping India and Aatman Academy.
- Attended ICSSR (WRC) Sponsored State Level Seminar on ‘Art & Drama in Education’ by Pillai College of Education and Research, Rasayani on 9th and 10th October, 2015.
- Attended ‘Thinking skills’ and ‘Experiential Learning’ workshops by International Award winning school Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad in August 2015.
- Participated in One Day International Colloquium on Emerging Trends in Education by Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur on 21st February, 2015.
University Education:
- Been on syllabus framing committee member for ‘C14: Creating an Inclusive School’ in the year 2015.
Innovations / Contributions in Teaching:
- Design of Curriculum: Developed Early Years Curriculum for Mahatma Education Society, Mumbai.
Participation in teaching and co-curricular activities:
- Conducted class-room teaching in Standardized and Non standardized test to First Year M.Sc. Nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai form 19th October, 2013 to 21st October, 2015 for 06 hours.
Co-curricular Activities
- Have been on judging panel of P ward science exhibitions on 3rd December, 2015.
Workshops and trainings conducted for Professional organization of Teachers:
- Conducted workshop on “Blue-print and Design of a Question Paper”, “Objective based Pedagogy” along with “Higher order Thinking Skills” “Syllabus mapping”, Backward designing” for ICSE, SSC, IGCSE, Secondary and Primary teachers of Shri. Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal (SVKM) Vile Parle (East), Mumbai throughout the year 2014–15 and 2015-16.
- Workshop conducted on ‘Assessments, syllabus mapping and higher order thinking skills’ for all teachers of Dr. Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel on 25th April, 2015.
- Workshop conducted on ‘Know your pedagogy’ for Cambridge primary teachers of DPGA, New Panvel in their academic year 2014-15 in September 2015.
- Conducted professional and subject related teacher trainings for Cambridge primary and EY teachers during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 at DPGA, New Panvel.
- Providing educational consultancy for academic planning, management, coordination, teacher training and set up of EY sections of DPGA, from 2014 till present.
- Providing educational consultancy for academic management, set up and teacher training for edukidz International Pre-schools at Tilak Nagar from 2014 till present and from 2015 at Powai.
Editorial work:
- Edited the Meditation Wellness Program 2014-15’s Report Booklet ‘Education for Human Excellence’ of Mahatma Education Society’s Wellness Department in 2015.
Contribution to Society:
- From 2014 to present, Executive member, ‘Program Action Coordinator’ of Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur, a registered under Bombay Public Trust Act, (1950), Societies Registration Act, (1860) Reg. No – 2048 and associated with SIGBI, an international club for women upliftment and empowerment.
Mrs. Bindu S. Tambe
- Conducted sessions for faculty development programme for the teachers of schools run by Karnala Charitable Trust, Panvel on 16th April, 2016 on Models of teaching.
- Attended an interactive workshop on “Innovative Techniques of Teaching” on 31st March, 2016 organized by Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, New Panvel.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Standardized and Non-Standardized test in Nursing Education for first year M.Sc. nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai in August 2015.
- Actively participated in the two day zonal level workshop on “Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 and related issues” on 14th and 15th December, 2015 organized by University Women Development Cell and Women Development Cell of K. M. E.S. G.M. Momin Women’s College at Bhiwandi.
- Attended orientation programme for the Course 2: Contemporary India and Education at Chembur Sarvankash College of Education, Chembur.
- Attended orientation programme for Science method at Seva Sadan College of Education, Ulhasnagar.
- Attended orientation programme for Course 4: Knowledge and Curriculum at Chembur Sarvankash College of Education, Chembur.
- Part of the college team for Literacy Program for non-school going children of the slums at Khanda, Panvel. This is an on-going project of the institution.
- Appeared for TKT exam – Module 3 of Cambridge University and cleared it successfully with Band 3.
Ms. Alpana Sharma
- Attended Orientation of English pedagogy for Semester-1: 2 year B.Ed. course: 2015-17 at Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan’s Surabja College of Education, Juhu on 20th July, 2015.
- Attended Orientation of Course-3(b) – Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects, Semester-1: 2 year B.Ed. course: 2015-17 at Smt. Kapila Khandvala College of Education, Santacruz on 16th July, 2015.
- Attended Orientation of Course VI- Assessment for learning for Semester-1: 2 year B.Ed. course: 2015-17 at Nagrik Shikshan Sanstha’s College of Education, Tardeo on 24th July, 2015.
- Attended Orientation of EPC-2: Drama and Art in Education at St. Xaviers College of Education, Churchgate on 25th July, 2015.
- Presented paper at MES Research forum, Faculty series-21 Seminar Series 2015 on the topic-‘Attitude of Degree College Students towards Globalization of Higher Education and Usage of Media’ conducted on 11th September, 2015.
- Visiting faculty at K.M Vasudevan Pillai College for TY & SYBMM (Journalism and Advertising field) from August, 2015 onwards.
- Guest lecturer at MGM College, Kamothe for M.Sc. Nursing students from 18th – 24th September, 2015 on’ Evaluation.’
- Appeared for TKT exam – Module 4 of Cambridge University and cleared it successfully with Band 3.
- Attended State Level Seminar on ‘Art and Drama in education’ in Pillai HOC College of Education, Rasayani on 9th and 10th October, 2015.
- Attended National level seminar on ‘Making learning zesty: Through Drama and Art in education’ held in Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan College of Education, Juhu from 11th – 12th March, 2016.
- Recorded 5 modules of ICT for IDOL, Mumbai University.
- Became a part of Tree plantation conducted at Rabale Hills on 2nd August, 2015 under the project – Hariyali NGO in collaboration with Forest Department of Thane, Art of Living, Rotaract Club of Thane.
Ms. Pradnya P. Jadhav
- Presented a paper on ‘An effectiveness of various teaching methods which are constructed through art and drama at State level Seminar on ‘Art and Drama in Education’ on 9th and 10th October, 2015. Organized by Pillai HOC College of Education and Research, Rasayani.
- Working as a News reader at All India Radio, Mumbai since June 2013.
Ms. Bhagyashree Mhatre (Librarian)
- Attended and participated in the UGC sponsored two days National Level Workshop on “Library Automation and Use of Advanced information Communication Technology Tools in Library” (LAAICTT2016) organized by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Vashi, Navi Mumbai on 5th and 6th February, 2016.
Ms. Navneet Sandhu (Librarian)
- Attended and participated in the UGC sponsored two days National Level Workshop on “Library Automation and Use of Advanced information Communication Technology Tools in Library” (LAAICTT2016) organized by Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Vashi, Navi Mumbai on 5th and 6th February 2016.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Paper Co-ordinator for the paper Communication Technology and Content writer for module 1 for UGC awarded project under e PG Pathshala for creation of e content for Post graduate students.
- Conducted Workshop
- For the teachers of Mar Thoma School, Govandi on Time management on 6th June, 2014.
- On Examination Preparedness for Examination for Std. X and XII students of St. Peters Mar Thoma Church on 25th January, 2015.
- In Evaluation for M.Sc nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai.
- Resource person for a session on Disaster Management
- For the refresher and orientation program for the academic staff college, University of Mumbai on the following dates:
- For the Orientation Program at ASC, University of Mumbai on June 12, 2014
- For the Refresher course at ASC, dept of Education University of Mumbai on Sept 22, 2014
- For the Orientation program 15th November 2015
- For the Refresher Course, GTCCL, Sanskrit dept, Sanskrit Bhavan, Kalina Campus on 16th Feb 2015
- For the Refresher Course, Dept of Civics and Politics, Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan, Kalina Campus on 2nd March 2015
- Resource person on Women and Environment under the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at the International conference held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India conference held on 28th Sept 2014.
- Chairperson
- Technical session ICSSR sponsored conference – Enabling Education: Equipping
- Students for life at Chembur on 18th July 2014
- Technical session at UGC sponsored National level conference on “Emerging issues in Industry and Service Sector” on 10th Jan 2015
- Participated and Presented papers
- On Transformational mindset for a purposive Education at the 16th AICP conference held in Ahmedabad from 30th Jan to 1st Feb 2015.
- On Windowsill Vegetable farming –an access to nutritive seasonal favourites at ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Environment Re-engineering- Series 5: Family farming held on 8th and 9th December 2014.
- 48th annual conference by IATE in Bengaluru on the theme Professionalisation of Teacher Education: Current reforms held on 22nd Mar to 24th March 2015.
- Chief Guest for Annual day program, Tilak International School, Ghansoli on 16th January 2015
- Attended National workshop on e learning: content creation and Hosting organized by inflibnet, Gandhinagar from 3rd Dec to 5th Dec 2014.
- Paper setter, examiner and moderator for M.Ed program
- Guide: M.Ed , M.Phil and Ph.D Guide, University of Mumbai
Dr. T. A. James
- Participated and presented a Paper on “Critical thinking Skills” at the National Seminar organized by Pillai College of Education & Research on 6th & 7th April, 2014.
- Participated and presented a paper “Sculpting Human Professionals” at the National Conference jointly Organized by Bombay Teachers Training College and St. Xaver’s Institute of Education 5th and 6th of August, 2014.
- Attended a One Day Workshop on University Guidance Conference for Cambridge International Schools on 15th November, 2014 organized by Univariety at DG Kaithan International School, Malad, Mumbai.
- Participated and Presented a Paper on “Grow Rich With Money Plant at home” at the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar organized by Pillai College of Education and Research on 8th and 9th of December, 2014.
Dr. Pratima Pradhan
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Set question papers for M.Ed., at University of Mumbai and for M.A. (Education), IDOL, University of Mumbai.
- A Minor Research Project on “Global Mindedness of the Professional College Teachers: A Comparative Perspective” sanctioned by University of Mumbai was carried out successfully and report was submitted in July, 2014.
- A joint paper titled “Coping with Emotions and Adolescents” was published in PCERP Seminar Proceeding Book -6 “Re-Envisioning Education with Smart Skills”, ISBN 978-81-924684-5-7, April 2014.
- Contributed to the development of e-content in Communication Technology for the course of Adult Education for e-PG Pathsahala, an MHRD Project under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT)
- Attended seminar on ‘Enabling Education: Equipping Students for Life’ organized by PCER, Chembur (18th & 19th July, 2014) and presented a paper on ‘Outrospection: A Key to Learning to Live Together’.
- Attended ICSSR sponsored seminar on ‘Environmental Re-Engineering: Series-5 Family Farming’ organized by PCER, Panvel (8th & 9th December, 2014) and a paper titled ‘Empowerment of Women through Family Farming: Challenges and opportunities’ was presented.
- Attended and presented paper titled ‘Impact of School Climate on Social Competence of the Students’ at Annual Conference (26th to 28th December, 2014) of All India Association for Educational Research (AIAER) on ‘Quality Assurance in Education’ organized by Department of Education, School of Social Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha.
Dr. Geeta R. Thakur
- Was awarded the doctorate in Education from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon in July 2014. The study undertaken for research was “A study of Organizational Behaviour of Colleges of Education in Maharashtra State”.
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Instructional Media and Methods in Nursing Education for first year M.Sc. nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Published paper with title ‘Understanding Organizational behaviour of Colleges of Education at Team process level” in Pillai Journal of Educational Research and Technology with ISSN 2249-4367, Vol-4.No.1. January-June 2015.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for Economics and ICT education for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Using WebQuest for enquiry based and constructivist based learning” at the International Colloquium “Emerging Trends in Education” organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur on 21st February 2015.
- Appointed as a member of selection committee to select candidate for the post of Scientific officer at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education on 22nd November 2014.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Nurturing Naturalistic Intelligence through integrated curriculum and constructivist based approach” at the National level seminar on “Environmental Re-Engineering: Series 3 – Family farming” organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 8th & 9th December 2014. This paper was published in the seminar proceedings with ISBN-978-81-924684-6-4.
- Appointed as a judge to assess projects of teachers of 85 different schools of L-ward, held in Gandhi Bal Mandir High School, Kurla, Mumbai on 3rd December 2014.
- Published paper with title ‘A study of Organizational Culture of Colleges of Education in Maharashtra state’ in Transacademia an international journal of education with ISSN 2319-3492. Vol-3.No.1. January-June 2014.
- Published paper with title ‘Inculcation of citizenship values Board game’ in an international peer reviewed scholarly research journal for ‘Humanity Science & English language’ online ISSN: 2348-3083 print ISSN-2349-9664. Vol. I/I. July-Sept, 2014.
- Published paper with title ‘Transformational and Transactional Leadership of Principals in Colleges of Education’ in European Academic Research. ISSN 2286-4822.Vol. II Issue 3/June 2014.
- Published paper with title ‘A Study of Student Teachers’ Perception about Performance Appraisal’ in ‘Conflux Journal of Education’ (A Peer reviewed International Journal). pISSN 2320-9305 eISSN 2347-5706 Volume 1, Issue 6, November 2014.
- Published paper with title ‘Kindle Students’ Thinking Through Digital Mind Mapping’ in ‘Cognitive Discourses International Multidisciplinary Journal’ pISSN 2321-1075 eISSN 2347-5692 Volume 1, Issue 3, November 2013.
- Published paper with title ‘Correlates of Organizational Factors improving Stress management of Teachers in Educational Varsity-A descriptive study’ in e-Reflection: An International Multidisciplinary Peer reviewed Journal ISSN 2278-120X Volume-II Issue-VI November-December 2013.
- Published paper with title ‘Training and effectiveness of multimedia e-content prepared by student teachers in Economics for students of std. IX’ in An International Peer Reviewed and Referred Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary studies. ISSN 2278-8808 (E), ISSN 2319-4766 (P) Impact factor- 4.194. Vol.-II/XIV. Sept-Oct 2014.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Attended a one day state level workshop on “Life Skills and Academic Stress Management” on 27th March 2014 at R.B.T. College of Education, Dombivali.
- Attended and presented paper on “Engage and Empower Learners with m-Learning” at the one day State Level Conference on ‘Innovative Technology for Sustainable Learning: An Introspection’ on 26th April, 2014, organized by MES’ Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Rasayani.
- Attended the roundtable consultation on “Teacher Education: Enhancing Quality and Relevance” held at St. Xavier’s Institute of Education, Mumbai on 10th May, 2014 as a part of Change Agents for School Education and Research, CASER.
- Published a paper titled ‘Wake up the Brain’ in the biannual issue of June-December, 2014, PHCER Academic Journal, Volume 02, No. 2 with ISSN 2347-7512.
- Organizing Secretary of the National Seminar on Environmental Re-engineering: Series 5-Family Farming, supported by the Western Regional Centre’s ICSSR, Mumbai on 8th and 9th December, 2014 at MES’ Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for Course XIII ‘Gender, School and Society’ for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
- Part of the group for conducting evaluation workshop for first year M.Sc. students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Actively participated in the two day State level workshop on “Blended Learning-Pathway to Student Success” on 17th and 18th March 2015, at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for Course IV ‘Language across Curriculum’ for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
- Content writer for five modules of e-text and interactive video on “Communication Technology” under e-PG Pathshala: A Gateway to all Post-Graduate Courses, an MHRD Project under the National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT).
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Instructional Media and Methods in Nursing Education for first year M.Sc. nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Prepared a spoken tutorial on “Factors affecting and facilitating ICT Learning” for MA Education, Part II, IDOL University of Mumbai.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Social Media – Inspiring Kitchen Gardens” at two day National level seminar on “Environmental Re-engineering: Series 5: Family farming” at Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 8th December, 2014. This paper was published in the seminar proceedings with ISBN-978-81-924684-6-4.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for course III ‘Learning and Teaching’ for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
Mrs. Namrata Saxena
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- A presentation uploaded on Slideshare on ‘Correlation’ was awarded by Slideshare as that got top 2% views of the slide in the world in 2013; having 15888 views. Top countries which viewed it include India, USA and Pakistan.
- Paper titled “Moving from 3P’s to 3S’s – a framework for inclusive growth through sustainable management practices” published in Pillai Journal of Management Research, ISSN 0976-5441, Vol. 08, January -June 2014 edition.
- Attended International Colloquium “Emerging Trends in Education” organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur on 21st February 2015.
- Member of Syllabus making committee for B. Ed. 2015- 17 for the Course on Inclusive Education.
- Attended Early Years Education Forum and Exhibition 2015 by Early Years Educational Services, Middle East.
Mrs. Bindu Tambe
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Conducted classroom teaching in Standardized and Non-Standardized test in Nursing Education for first year M.Sc. nursing students of MGM New Bombay College of Nursing, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Social Maturity and Emotions in Adolescents” at the Seminar Series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education Society on 12th September, 2014.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for ‘Contemporary India and Education’ for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
- Content writer for three modules of e-text and interactive video on “Communication Technology” under e-PG Pathshala: A Gateway to all Post-Graduate Courses, an MHRD Project under the National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT).
- Actively participated in the two day State level workshop on “Blended Learning-Pathway to Student Success” on 17th and 18th March 2015, at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai.
- Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee for Course VIII ‘Knowledge and Curriculum’ for the two year B.Ed. Programme of the University of Mumbai, to be in effect from June 2015.
Ms. Alpana Sharma
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Attended a three day self-defense training programme at Mangaon organized by department of student welfare, University of Mumbai at Sane Guruji National Memorial from 27th February till 1st March 2015.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Celebrating diversity in and out of the classroom” at two day UGC sponsored National conference at St. Xavier’s Institute of Education on 19th and 20th March 2015.
Ms. Mayuri Jadhav
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Attended a talk on “Swami Vivekanand Youth Convention” organized by Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Pune at Senior Citizen hall, Old Panvel on 30th November, 2014.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Biowall – its construction and effects on air quality” at two day National level seminar on “Environmental Re-engineering: Series 5: Family farming” at Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 8th and 9th December, 2014. This paper was published in the seminar proceedings with ISBN-978-81-924684-6-4.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Human rights education and curriculum in India” at one day National level seminar on “Issues and Challenges in Human Rights Education” at PVDT College of Education for Women on 14th March, 2015.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Civic engagement of higher education students” at MES Research Forum Faculty seminar series at Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani on 20th March, 2015.
Ms. Prerana Panjari
- Attended an International conference on the theme ‘Women lead to change’ at Pillai Campus held by National Association of Soroptimist International of India on 28th Sept 2014.
- Invited as a resource person by Nav Jivan Centre, Khapre, Murbad to demonstrate a creative lesson in science method on 13th December, 2014.
- Attended and presented paper titled “Using ICT to promote literacy and lifelong learning” at one day National Level Seminar on “ICT transforming Education” at Gujarat Research Society’s Hansraj Jeevandas College of Education, Khar (W) on 23rd April 2015.
- Attended and presented paper titled “A study of mathematical anxiety of students of standard VIII in relation to their metacognitive awareness and self regulated learning” at MES Research Forum Faculty seminar series at Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani on 20th March, 2015.
Ms. Bhagyashree Mhatre
- Attended the UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai, from October 28, 2014 to November 25, 2014.
- Attended and participated in the one day State Level Conference on “ Librarian to Cybrarian- Future of Librarians” held on 12th December 2014, Organized by the D. Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai.
- Attended and Participated in the workshop on “Innovative and Emerging Technology Tools and Techniques for Effective Librarianship-2015” Organized by Kohinoor Business School, Mumbai on 24th January 2015.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Conducted Orientation Program for the Principals of Education colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai on the revised CBSGS B.Ed. syllabus on 31st August, 2013 at Seva Sadan college of Education, Ulhasnagar.
- Conducted workshops on Disaster Management for the refresher and orientation program for the academic staff college, University of Mumbai on the following dates:
- Refresher course (Education) – Dept. of Education, University of Mumbai, 17th November, 2013
- Refresher Course (Commerce) – Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce, Science College, New Panvel on 31st December, 2013.
- Orientation Program at ASC, University of Mumbai on 23rd January, 2014.
- Refresher Course (Multi-Disciplinary – Social Science) – Political Science Dept., University of Mumbai on 21st February, 2014.
- Part of the coordination committee in Education under the ordinance 5177 related to B.Ed. sem I examination 2013, University of Mumbai.
- Paper setter for B.Ed. and M.Ed. program and examiner for M.Ed. program, University of Mumbai.
- Chief Guest at the annual day program of Vashi English High School, Vashi on 31st January, 2014.
- Participated and presented paper on “Sustaining and Reflecting Ethical Identity of the Institution” at 15th AICP conference held in Amritsar from 28th February – 3rd March, 2014.
- Attended the workshop on Soft skill development organized by ASC, Kerala University from 18th to 22nd March, 2014.
Mrs. Geeta R. Thakur
- Attended the Refresher Course in “ICT and e-content development” by UGC-Academic Staff College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, from 18th June to 8th July, 2013.
- Attended and participated in a 3 Day Workshop on “Statistical Analysis in Social Science Research” at K. J. Somaiya Comprehensive College, Vidyavihar from 10th to 12th July, 2013.
- Conducted a workshop on “Making Instructional Material” at D. Y. Patil College of Education, Nerul on 17th July, 2013.
- Conducted a workshop on “Making Instructional Material” at Manjara College of Education, Airoli on 30th July, 2013.
- Conducted a workshop on “ICT in Education” at HOCL CBSE School, Rasayani on 25th August, 2013.
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers” at Punarvas, Nerul organized by the United Forum of Special Educators on 31st August, 2013.
- Member of the various committees to draft syllabus of Computer in Education, ICT in Education, Economics Method and Commerce Method.
- Attended and participated in a Three Day International Seminar on “Perspectives in Higher Education: Alternatives in the Context of Globalization” and presented a paper with the title ‘Digital Mind mapping for Collaborative knowledge construction’ at University of Mumbai from 8th to 10th January, 2014.
- Appointed as Course writer on 15th February, 2014 to prepare Self Learning Material (SLM) in the subject of Education, ‘Paper-V: ICT in Education’ at the T.Y.B.A. Course (in English) under revised CBSGS syllabus by IDOL, University of Mumbai.
- A minor research project titled “Training and effectiveness of multimedia e-content based on ADDIE model in Economics for the students of standard IX.” has been approved by the University of Mumbai and the grants for the same has been sanctioned.
- Invited as resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Shigaon, Murbe, Uchheli and Pam School on Life-skill Education and Career Guidance for 1000 secondary school students on 21st and 22nd March, 2014.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Attended and participated in a 5 Day Workshop on “Research Methodology” at Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur from 22nd to 26th July, 2013.
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers at Skills and Ability School”, ICMH, Nerul organized by the United Forum of Special Educators, on 31st July, 2013.
- Part of the organizing committee of the National seminar on Environmental Re-Engineering: Series-4- ‘Water Cooperation’ organized by MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel, on 29th and 30th November, 2013.
- Attended the Refresher Course in Education organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, Kumaon University, Nainital, from 4th December 2013.
- Appointed as Course writer on 28th January, 2014 to prepare Self Learning Material (SLM) in the subject of Education, ‘Paper-VI: Indian Education System’ at the T.Y.B.A. Course (in English) under revised CBSGS syllabus by IDOL, University of Mumbai.
- Conducted the Add-on ‘Certificate course in English Grammar’ for the B.Ed. students of PCER, New Panvel, from January to March 2014.
- Participated in the National Seminar on “Protection of Human Rights of Women in India” held on 1st and 2nd March, 2014 at Centre for Women’s Studies, Kumaun University, Nainital.
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Attended and participated in a 5 Days Workshop on “Research Methodology” at Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur from 22nd to 26th July, 2013.
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers at Skills and Ability School”, ICMH, Nerul organized by the United Forum of Special Educators, on 31st July, 2013.
- A part of the organizing committee of the National seminar on Environmental Re-Engineering: Series-4 – ‘Water Cooperation’ organized by MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel, on 29th and 30th November, 2013.
- Attended the Refresher Course in Education organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, Mumbai University, Mumbai, from 14th October to 2nd November 2013.
- Invited as resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Shigaon, Murbe, Uchheli and Pam School on Life-skill Education and Career Guidance for 1000 secondary school students on 21st and 22nd March, 2014.
Mrs. Devanshi Praveen
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers” at Punarvas, Nerul organized by the United Forum of Special Educators, on 31st August, 2013.
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers” at Saifee Hospital, Charni Road organized by the United Forum of Special Educators, on 19th October, 2013.
- Attended and participated in a Three Day International Seminar on “Perspectives in Higher Education: Alternatives in the Context of Globalization” and presented a paper with the title ‘Going Digital: Ethics and Skills’ at University of Mumbai from 8th to 10th January, 2014.
- Invited as resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Shigaon, Murbe, Uchheli and Pam School on Life-skill Education and Career Guidance for 1000 secondary school students on 18th and 19th March, 2014.
Mrs. Bindu Tambe
- Conducted a One Day Workshop on “Micro Teaching Skills for Special Education Teachers” at Saifee Hospital, Charni Road organized by the United Forum of Special Educators, on 19th October, 2013.
- Attended a Seminar on “Wetland Conservation and Way Forward” organized by Delhi Public School, Nerul on 1st February, 2014.
- Invited as resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Shigaon, Murbe, Uchheli and Pam School on Life-skill Education and Career Guidance for 1000 secondary school students on 18th and 19th March, 2014.
Mrs. Chitra More
- Presented a paper titled “A comparative study of professional attitude of secondary school teachers of different board” at the Seminar Series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education society on 27th September, 2013.
- Attended a seminar on “Wetland Conservation and Way Forward” organized by Delhi Public School, Nerul on 1st February, 2014.
Ms. Bhagyashree Mhatre
- Attended and participated a One Day Workshop on “Digital Era in Librarianship: Meeting the needs of gen Y” organized by Kohinoor Business School, Vidyavihar (W) on 1st March, 2014.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Member of the special task force in “Examinations Monitoring Committee’, University of Mumbai- ‘faculty of technology’ for the Engineering examinations held from 28th May to 12th June, 2012.
- Key note address on ‘Environmental sustainability and Ethics” at the National seminar Environmental Reengineering- energy 2012” series three.
- Participated and presented paper in the national conference on “Life skills Education for Prospective Teachers” organized by the Indian Association of Teacher Education and Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad.
- Participated and presented paper in the national conference on “Empowering learner in learning and Assessment at Micro level” organized by the Institute of Distance Learning, University of Mumbai on 23rd and 24th November, 2012.
- Participated and presented paper on “Boss or a Leader- decisive factor in human resource training strategies” organized by the‘All India Principals’ conference’from 21st to 23rd February, 2013 at Goa.
- Conducted ICT online program for MA (Education), Institute of Distance learning, University of Mumbai.
- Member of the committee of to review the RCI syllabus for B.Ed. (LD) degree course of University of Mumbai.
- Co-ordinator of the PCP centre for MA(Education) program, IDOL, University of Mumbai
- Attended the briefing session on the question bank workshop, organized by staff selection commission, Government of India.
Dr. Karuna Gupta
- Member of the PhD course committee for finalization of the components of PhD course for University of Mumbai
- Part of PhD Entrance Test (PET) exam paper setter for Department of Education, University of Mumbai.
- Member of the Core-committee for setting the paper on ‘Research Methodology’ for M.Ed. Examination, University of Mumbai, in the year 2012.
- Member of scrutiny committee for M.Ed. dissertation titles, University of Mumbai.
- Participated in IDOL Course Writers’ meeting for subject Guidance & Counselling for SYBA level
- Paper setter for subject ‘Research Methodology’ for M.Ed. examination, University of Mumbai.
- Core-committee member of the Question Bank Makers’ of B.Ed. theory papers- Evaluation, ICT, Special fields at University of Mumbai
- External referee for PhD thesis for University of Tamilnadu, YCMOU and University of Pune.
- Conducted a session on ‘Case Study in Qualitative Research’ for the Department of Education, University of Mumbai, on 27th June, 2012.
- Invited as an external referee at YCMOU for PhD viva voce on 29th June, 2012
- Conducted a session on ‘Tools and Techniques of Research’ for PhD students as a part of their course at the Department of Education, University of Mumbai on 6th& 7th July, 2012.
- Conducted an interactive session on ‘Self-improvement programme’ for teachers of Fr. Agnel Polytechnic College, Vashi on 17th August, 2012.
- Conducted a workshop on ‘Blueprint Preparation” for teacher-educators of colleges of education affiliated to University of Mumbai at Bombay Teachers’ Training Centre on 15th September, 2012.
- Chairperson for paper presentations at MES’ Research Forum conducted on 28th September, 2012 at Panvel campus.
Dr. T. A. James
- Attended a workshop organized by ‘South Asian International Schools Association at Singapore International School at Dahisar, Mumbai during the month of August, 2012.
- Conducted a workshop for teachers on writing ‘Research Paper’ and the Extended Essay at Dr. Pillai Global Academy, Gorai, on 22nd September, 2012.
- On 20th October, 2012, organized a workshop for the IGCSE teachers on how to conduct Cambridge International Examinations.
- Attended a seminar on “the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Indian schools” at D. G. Khaithan International School.
- Attended national network meeting of Cambridge schools chaired by Mr. William Bickerdike, the Regional Manager of South Asia Cambridge education on 10th December, 2012 at SVKM International School.
- Chaired a session of the International Seminar “Management Wisdom of the 21st Century” organized by the Management Institute at Panvel on 4th December, 2012.
Dr. Pratima Pradhan
- Presented a paper titled “Challenges of Open and Distance Learning in Dual Mode Universities” at a two day National Seminar Fifty years of ODL in Dual Mode University of India, organized by IDOL Department, University of Mumbai, on 23rd and 24th November, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “” at a three day UGC sponsored International level seminar on Redefining Education: Expanding Horizons, organized by Bombay Teachers’ Training Institute, Colaba, from 10th to 12th January, 2013.
Ms. Geeta R. Thakur
- Conducted a workshop on Instructional Material Preparation for the B.Ed. students of Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel,the B.Ed. students of HOC Pillai College of Education and Research, Rasayani and the B.Ed. students of Thakur Shyamnarayan College of Education and Research, Kandivali.
- Presented a paper titled “Instilling Energy Ethics through ECAC ” at a two – day National level on the theme Environmental Re-engineering- Sustainable energy for all,organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel, on 19th and 20th October, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “An Effective Tool to create Environmental Awareness- ECAC ”at a two day National Level Seminar on the theme Creating awareness to conserve and protect environment – Role of education, organized by H.B.B.Ed. College, Vashi, on 22nd and 23rd January, 2012.
- From December to April, 2013, conducted 12 sessions on Mathematics subject covering important concepts for class VI for ‘Virtual Classroom’ Project launched by Mumbai Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Pearson Education Services and Sterlite Tech Foundation, to train the Primary school students of Marathi medium across Mumbai city.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Presented a paper titled “Coalescing Skills in Language and Peace Education” at a three – day National level conference on Education for Peace, organized by Department of Education, University of Mumbai, from 5th to 7th December, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Strategies enabling development of the community” at the 46th National conference of IATE on ‘Teacher Education and Community Development’ organized by DDE, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, on 15th and 17th December, 2012.
- From December 2012 to February 2013, conducted 6 sessions on the English subject covering important topics for class VI for ‘Virtual Classroom’ Project launched by Mumbai Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Pearson Education Services and Sterlite Tech Foundation, to train the Primary school students of Marathi medium across Mumbai city.
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Presented a paper titled “It’s our turn now…”at a two day National Level Seminar on the theme Creating awareness to conserve and protect environment- Role of education, organized by H.B.B.Ed. College, Vashi, on the 22nd and 23rd January, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Employing solar energy- A case study on the use of solar energy panels in Dr. Vasudevan Pillai Campus” at a two day National Level Seminar on the theme Environmental Re-engineering- Sustainable energy for all,organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel, on 19th and 20th October, 2012.
- Participated in a two day National Level Conference on Responses to changing educational paradigms organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, on 15th September, 2012.
Ms. Namarata Saxena
- Published a paper titled “Transformative Innovations and Diversity in Teacher Education – Moving beyond Traditional Classrooms – Preparing Global Competent Teachers and Teacher – Educators”, co-authored by Dr Sunita Wadikar, in the July – December, 2012 issue of Indian Journal of Higher Education with ISSN: 0976-1314.
- Published Book Review of a book titled ‘Building Self-Esteem in children’, authored by Patricia H Berne and Louis M Savary, in Pillai Journal of Educational Research and Technology (PJERT) with ISSN 2249-4367 for the April – June 2012 quarter, Volume 01, No. 2.
- Conducted workshop on ‘Jerk Technology’ in Pillai college of Education and Research, Chembur campus in the year 2012-13.
- Developing Chemistry Curriculum of K-12 students for Mahatma Education Society’s Dr. Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel and Gorai based on Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai’s ideas of a global curriculum.
- Made contributions towards adding and organizing the content to develop the book ‘The Ultimate Guide to Job Interview Answers’ compiled by Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai.
Ms. Devanshi Praveen
- Ms. Devanshi Praveen presented a paper titled “Creating a high performance organization culture” at a NAAC- sponsored two days National level seminar on H.R. Development for quality enhancement in educational institutes: Perspective and Prospects organized by Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and Research, Parel, on 23rd October, 2012.
- Ms. Devanshi Praveen attended an evaluation workshop on preparation of blueprint at Bombay Teachers’ Training College, 15th September, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Employee Engagement is the key to Employee Retention- A study” at a one-day seminar on Management Wisdom for the 21st Century, organized by Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research, New Panvel, on 4th December, 2012.
- Conducted 6 sessions on English subject covering important topics for class VI for ‘Virtual Classroom’ Project launched by Mumbai Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Pearson Education Services and Sterlite Tech Foundation, to train the Primary school students of Marathi medium across Mumbai city, From February 2012 to April 2013.
Ms. Tina Roy
- Presented a paper titled “Simply Speak- endless possibilities” at a two day UGC sponsored National level seminar on Digi Age Learning– New Dimensions, Changed Perspectives organized by St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Santacruz, on 27th and 28th July, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Schools without boundaries – Ceaseless possibilities with digital tools” at a three day UGC sponsored International level seminar on Redefining Education: Expanding Horizons, organized by Bombay Teachers’ Training Institute, Colaba, from 10th to 12th January, 2013.
- Participated in a two day National level conference on Responses to changing educational paradigms organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, on 15th September, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Let’s turn the Bad Apples into Good Apples” at a one day seminar on Management Wisdom for the 21st Century, organized by Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research, New Panvel, on 4th December, 2012.
Mr. Vikas Tupsundar
- Mr. Vikas Tupsundar presented a paper “Karmachaarikaryaprerana, shaikshaniksansthaanchigunatmakvruddhivamaanavsansdhanvikasathilsahasambandh” at a NAAC- sponsored one day National level seminar on H.R. Development for quality enhancement in educational institutes: Perspective and Prospects organized by Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and Research, Parel, on 23rd October, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Criminality- A problem for creating a peaceful culture in India” at a three day National level seminar on Education for Peace, organized by Department of Education, University of Mumbai, from 5th to 7th December, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Swami VivekanandaSakaraatmakvicharpreranechaekmahaprachandurjasthroth” at a two day National level conference on Swami Vivekananda- The Universal Man, organized by Chembur Sarvankash Shikshanshastra Mahavidyalaya, Chembur, on 11th and 12th January, 2013.
- Invited as a Resource person to conduct workshop on’Teachers’ Training programme- Phase I ‘by JSW & Pearson, from 11th to 13th December, 2012.
- Conducted 12 sessions on Science subject covering important concepts for class VI for ‘Virtual Classroom’ Project launched by Mumbai Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Pearson Education Services and Sterlite Tech Foundation, to train the Primary school students of Marathi medium across Mumbai city, From December 2012 to April 2013.
Mr. Bhagyashree Mhatre
- Attended and Participated in the workshop on “Career Advancement Schemes (CAS) as per UGC Guidelines and Self Development for Academic Librarians” organized by Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Ghatkopar (W) on 15th May, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “The Role And Impact of the Interneton Library & Information Service” in the 4th National Research Conference at Guru Nanak Institute of Management Studies, Matunga (E) on 15th December, 2012. Her paper was also published in the conference proceeding of the seminar with ISBN: 978-81-910922-6-4.
- Presented a paper with Mr. Ronak Shaikh on “Modern Ways of Marketing Information Services & Products in Libraries.” At the UGC Sponsored National Conference, ‘C-PALEE’ from 7-8 January, 2013 organized by Seva Sadan’s College of Education, Ulhasnagar.
- The above paper was published in Conference proceeding of the seminar with ISBN: 978-81-922534-1-1.
Mr. Ronak Shaikh
- Attended and Participated in the workshop on “Content Management System using JOOMALA” organized by Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Bhavan’s Campus, Andheri (W) on 15th – 16th June, 2012.
- Presented a paper with Ms. Bhagyashri Mhatre on “Modern Ways of Marketing Information Services & Products in Libraries.” At the UGC Sponsored National Conference, ‘C-PALEE’ from 7th – 8th January, 2013 organized by Seva Sadan’s College of Education, Ulhasnagar.
The above paper was published in Conference proceeding of the seminar with ISBN: 978-81-922534-1-1.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Recognized Ph.D. guide for University of Mumbai.
- Chairperson for paper presentations on the theme ‘Learning-oriented testing and evaluation’ at the International Conference on “Elevating Learning” organized by Dr. Bhabha Saheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, AIAER, Gujarat Chapter and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Gujarat Prant, on 3rd and 4th December, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Learning to Evaluate, Evaluating to Learn” at the International Conference on “Elevating Learning” organized by Dr. Bhabha Saheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, AIAER, Gujarat Chapter and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Gujarat Prant, on 3rd and 4th December, 2011.
- Attended and participated in the 3 day workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) organized by the institute of distance and open learning and Common wealth Educational Media Center for Asia (CEMCA) on 24th to 26th February, 2011.
- Part of the committee for revision of syllabus of Special Need Education, Diploma in Early Childhood Care and M.Ed., University of Mumbai.
- Convener of Sub-committee for revising paper on Guidance and Counselling and member of the sub-committee for educational technology for M.Ed., University of Mumbai.
- Convener of committee for converting the B.Ed. Syllabus into credit based grading system, University of Mumbai.
- Resource person for the teacher educators and Principals of Special Education Colleges on the theme “21st Century classroom and Leadership role” at the National Institute of Mentally Handicapped on 3rd and 9th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper on “Institutional Plan and Learner Success” at the 13th National Conference of the Association of Indian College Principals (AICP) held at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Campus, Surat, on 18th to 20th February, 2012.
Mrs. Harshani Patre
- Paper on ‘[ya<aa 9vaI tIla ivaVaqyaa-Mcyaa CMdacaa icaik%sak AByaasa’ was published in the journal-‘iSaxaNa saMvaodna’ issued in September 2011.
- Attended and participated in a workshop on “SaaoQainabaMQa laoKna maaga-dSa-na” organized by iSaxak ima~ and Govt. B.Ed. College, Panvel on 14th July, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “ihrvia ApUvaa-[-” at the National Level Seminar On Environmental Re-engineering: Series 2-Forest Resource Management organised by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 19th and 20th October, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “]VmaSaIlatot SaaLocaI BaUimaka” at the National Level Conference on Empowering Learner for Entrepreneurship organized by Adv. Vitthalrao Hande College of Education, Nashik on 7th and 8th January, 2012. Her paper was also published in the conference proceedings of the seminar with ISBN: 978-93-81354-23-0.
Mrs. Geeta R. Thakur
- Conducted a session on Micro teaching skills – “Skill of Explanation” during the in-service training for Special Education teachers from all over Maharashtra, organized at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Regional Centre, Navi Mumbai, on 15th November, 2011.
- Conducted a Workshop on “Making Instructional Material” at St. Xavier’s Institute of Education and Research, Churchgate on 3rd August, 2011.
- Attended a One Day Workshop on “NAAC – Accreditation: Process and Advantages” at Birla College, Kalyan, on 17th December, 2011.
- Attended a One Day Workshop on “Window movie making” at Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education and Research on 21st January, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “A Study of Stress Management of Teacher Educators” at Sinhagad College of Education on 25th and 26th March, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Professional Development of Teacher Educators through Asynchronous Learning Tools” at Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education and Research on 10th and 11th April, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Correlates of factors of human resource management” at Pillai College of Education and Research on 4th and 5th April, 2012.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Attended the 4-week orientation programme organized by UGC-Academic Staff College, H.P. University, Shimla from 2nd to 28th May, 2011.
- Created curriculum aligned rich animated digital content for Std. 5 in English Language for Marathi Medium students in the month of June.
- Presented a paper titled “Engaging students in teaching and learning – Ways and Means” at the National Seminar on Teaching, Learning and Evaluation – Shaping our Future organized by St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai on 18th July, 2011.
- Coordinator for the National Level Seminar On Environmental Re-engineering: Series 2-Forest Resource Management, organised by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 19th and 20th October, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Grandma’s Healthcare Practices” at the National Level Seminar on Environmental Re-engineering: Series 2-Forest Resource Management organised by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 19th and 20th October, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Global Competencies to Meet the Challenges Of Higher Education – Review and Development Agenda” at the International Conference on emerging Issues and challenges In Higher Education organized by Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan during 4th to 6th November, 2011.
- Conducted a session on Micro teaching skills – “Skill of Questioning” during the in-service training for Special Education teachers from all over Maharashtra, organized at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Regional Centre, Navi Mumbai, on 15th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Grandma’s Healthcare Practices” at the National Level Seminar on Environmental Re-engineering: Series 2-Forest Resource Management organised by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 19th and 20th October, 2011.
- Invited as a resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct Workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Seagaon and Kuttal on Life – Skill Education for secondary school students on 21st and 22nd February, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Printed Symbols to Living Speech – Let’s make it possible!” at the National Level Seminar cum workshop on Current Challenges in English Language Teaching organized by Narayan Guru College of Commerce, Chembur, on 24th February, 2012.
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Attended the 4-week orientation programme organized by UGC – Academic Staff College, H.P. University, Shimla from 2nd to 28th May, 2011.
- Attended the National Seminar on Teaching, Learning and Evaluation – Shaping our Future organized by St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai on 18 July, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Innovative Teaching Learning Process: Blending Techniques” in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Emerging Opportunities in Future Higher Education” organized by Seva Sadan’s College of Education held on 11th and 12th October, 2011.
- Conducted a session on Micro teaching skills – “Skill of Blackboard Writing” during the in-service training for Special Education teachers from all over Maharashtra organized at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Regional Centre, Navi Mumbai on 15th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “A study of secondary school students’ awareness of the human reproductive system and its implications” at the Seminar series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education Society on 18th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Modernizing Learning through cloud computing” at the International Conference on “Elevating Learning” organized by Dr. Bhabha Saheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, AIAER, Gujarat Chapter and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Gujarat Prant, on 3rd and 4th December, 2011.
- Invited as a resource person by Jindal Steel Company (CSR department) to conduct workshops in Ashramshala Schools in Boisar, Betegaon, Seagaon and Kuttal on Life – Skill Education for secondary school students on 21st and 22nd February, 2012.
Mrs. Namrata Saxena
- Presented Paper jointly with Dr. Sunita Wadikar on ‘Moving beyond traditional classrooms – preparing a Global Competent Teacher’ in the UGC sponsored Two Days State Level Seminar on ‘Transformational Innovations and Diversity in Teacher Education’ organized by Gujarat Research Society’s, Hansraj Jivandas College of Education, Khar, on 10th – 11th March, 2012.
- Conducted Workshop on “Jerk Technology” in Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur and New Panvel.
- Participated in the World Education Conference on ‘Teacher Education: Emerging Challenges and Responses’ organized by Dayanand Institute of Education, Management and Research at D.A.V. Public School, New Panvel, on 10th – 11th December, 2011.
- Made contributions towards adding and organizing the content to develop the book ‘The Ultimate Guide to Job Interview Answers’ compiled by Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai.
- Developing Chemistry Curriculum of K-12 students for Mahatma Education Society’s Dr Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel and Gorai based on Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai’s ideas of a global curriculum.
Mrs. Leena Elsa Oommen
- Participated in UGC sponsored One Day National Level Workshop on “Revitalising Gandhian Values in 21st Century” organized by Hansraj Jivandas College of Education on 29th July, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Upliftment of Indian Domestic Workers through Self Help Group (SHG)” in One Day State Level Seminar on ‘Human Rights’ under the theme “Globalization: Degeneration of the Third Sector” organised by Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, held on 9th December, 2011.
Mrs. Tina Roy
- Participated in UGC sponsored one day National Level Workshop on “Revitalising Gandhian Values in 21st Century” organized by Hansraj Jivandas College of Education on 29th July, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Equipping 21st Century Learner’s with 21st Century Skills” at the two days UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Emerging Opportunities in Future Higher Education” organized by Seva Sadan’s College of Education, held on 11th and 12th October, 2011.
- Conducted sessions on Micro teaching skills – “Skill of Set Induction and Skill of Reinforcement and Closure” during the in-service training for special education teachers from all over Maharashtra, organized at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Regional Centre on 15th and 16th November, 2011.
- Attended and participated in a two days DOW – Trailblazers Teacher Training workshop named “DOW – Trailblazers Multiply the Message”. The theme for the workshop was “Sharing the Planet” and the topic was “Environment Education Innovative Classroom Teaching Methods”. It was conducted on 19th and 20th November, 2011 near Karjat by education outbound company Trailblazers and was funded by DOW International.
- Presented a paper titled “The So-Called Weaker Sex” in One Day State Level Seminar on “Human Rights – Education, Awareness and Enlightenment”, organized by Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce, held on 9th December, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “A study of the impact of an Instructional Module (Using Games) on ‘Indices’ in Maths on Conceptual Clarity and Mathematics Anxiety of Std. VIII students” at the Seminar series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education Society on 30th March, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Human – Organization Amalgamation” at Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel 4th and 5th 2012.
Mrs. Devanshi Praveen
- Presented a paper titled “Challenges of a Multicultural Classroom – Ways of Coping” at the State Level Seminar at N.S.S. College of Education, Tardeo on 16th and 17th September, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “A Study of Environmental Practices in Schools in the Township of Panvel” at the National Level Seminar on Environmental Re-engineering: Series 2-Forest Resource Management organised by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 19th and 20th October, 2011.
- Conducted a session on Micro teaching skills – “Skill of Illustrating with Examples” during the in-service training for Special Education teachers from all over Maharashtra, organized at National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Regional Centre, Navi Mumbai, on 16th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “A study of the effects of the teacher education programme on teacher efficacy at secondary level” at the Seminar series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education Society on 18th November, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Fun with Grammar Teaching” at “Prabuddhan” an International Conference on “Elevating Learning” organized by Dr. Bhabha Saheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, AIAER, Gujarat Chapter and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal, Gujarat Prant, on 3rd and 4th December, 2011.
- Presented a paper titled “Exploring Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies – A Challenge” at the National Level Seminar cum Workshop on “Current Challenges in English Language Teaching” organized by Narayan Guru College of Commerce, Chembur, on 24th February, 2012.
- Presented a paper titled “Issues and Challenges of Teacher Education Programme” at the State Level Seminar on Transformative Innovations and Diversity in Teacher Education organized by H. J. College of Education, Khar (W), on 10th and 11th March, 2012.
Ms. Bhagyashree Mhatre
- Attended Refresher Course on “New Trends in Library Management and Challenges in Information Science” organized by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Pune from 28th November to 18th December, 2011.
- Attended Workshop on “Koha Skills” organized by Pillai Institute of Information Technology from 28th to 30th January, 2012.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Presented a paper on Health Education at the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent trends in Physical Education, Sports, Health Education, Yoga and Stress Management” from 11th to 13th August, 2010 organized by the Department of Physical Education Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, Kerala.
- Presented a paper cum demonstration titled ‘Environmentally productive actions with solid wastes’ at the National Seminar on ‘Environmental Re-engineering for Enhanced Living’ organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 1st and 2nd October, 2010.
- Invited as a Chief Guest at the Annual Day Celebration of Powai English High School, Mumbai, in December 2010.
- Shared her expertise as a resource person for the theme “Being together winning together” at the inaugural function of the 21st regional meet of Forum of Women in Public Sector (WIPS), Western Region, HOCL on 23rd October, 2010 organized by MES’s Pillai International School, Rasayani.
- Course writer for Research Methodology in M.A. (Edu.) Part II, University of Mumbai.
- Guest lecturer for Environmental Education in M.A. (Edu.) Part II at the University of Mumbai.
Mr. Bijoy K. Thomas
- Presented a paper on “Technology: Boon for Life skills Education” at the National Level Seminar organized by MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur on 8th and 9th October, 2010.
- Presented a paper with Mrs. Geeta R. Thakur on “A study of the effectiveness of pictorial concept mapping in the teaching of Science” at the International Conference, ‘Episteme-4’, from 5th to 9th January, 2011 organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education.
- Their paper on “A study of the effectiveness of pictorial concept mapping in the teaching of Science” was published in Conference proceedings by Mac Millan publications, India.
Mrs. Geeta R. Thakur
- Serviced as a resource person to guide the students of Manjra Charitable Trust’s College of Education and Research, Navi Mumbai, from the examination point of view for the subject Information and Communication Technology on 28th February, 2011.
- Presented a paper with Mr. Bijoy K. Thomas on “A study of the effectiveness of pictorial concept mapping in the teaching of Science” at the International Conference, ‘Episteme-4’, from 5th to 9th January, 2011 organized by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education.
- Their paper on “A study of the effectiveness of pictorial concept mapping in the teaching of Science” was published in Conference proceedings by Mac Millan publications, India.
Mrs. Harshani Patre
- Presented a paper titled ‘p’aqaimak iSaxaNa – BaivaYyaatIla gauMtvaNaUk’ under the sub theme ‘Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009’ at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar at Chembur Comprehensive College of Education on 14th and 15th October, 2010.
- Her paper on ‘Shikshak Prashikshanacha Kana’ was published in the Journal – Bhartiya Shikshan, March 2010. Another paper titled “Eeyatta athavicha abhaskram ani manavdhikar: shikshikanchia bhumiketun” was published in the journal ‘Shikshan Samiksha’, July 2010.
- Was invited as a Guest Lecturer for Hindi method by the PCP centre of YCMOU, Government B.Ed. College, Panvel.
Mrs. Simran Kasu
- Presented a paper with Mrs. Bhavna S. Dave on “Curriculum and its Transaction: The Human Rights Perspective” at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Upholding Human Dignity: Exploring New Paradigms’ organized by Bombay Teacher’s Training College, Colaba, on 26th and 27th August, 2010.
- Attended the National Level Seminar on: Terrorism – a global phenomenon at Royal College of Arts and Commerce, Mira Road, on 21st August, 2010.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Presented a paper on “A study of the effect of the revised English textbook as perceived by the teachers and students of standard X” at the Seminar series organized by the Research Forum of Mahatma Education Society on 29th July, 2010.
- Attended the National Level Seminar on: Terrorism – a global phenomenon at Royal College of Arts and Commerce, Mira Road, on 21st August, 2010.
- Presented a paper with Mrs. Simran Kasu on “Curriculum and its Transaction: The Human Rights Perspective” at the UGC Sponsored National seminar on ‘Upholding Human Dignity: Exploring New Paradigms’ organized by Bombay Teacher’s Training College, Colaba, on 26th and 27th August, 2010.
- Presented a paper on “Water Conservation using Coco soil mix” at the National Seminar on ‘Environmental Re-engineering for Enhanced Living’ organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 1st and 2nd October, 2010.
- Cleared the UGC-SET (Maharashtra) in Education – August, 2010 Examination.
Mrs. Anoja M. Suvarna
- Attended a Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Learning Disabilities” conducted by Guru Nanak College of Education and Research, Bhandup, on the 14th February, 2011.
Ms. Bhagyashri J. Mhatre
- Presented a paper on “Collection Development challenges and services catering strategies in Electronic era” at the UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Collection Development of Resources in Electronic Environment” organized by Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and Research, Parel, Mumbai in collaboration with Dr. MSG Foundation Mumbai on 17th and 18th February, 2011.
Mrs. Geeta S. Thakur
- Presented a paper titled “A Case Study on the Bio-Filter Plant at Naval Civilian Housing Colony, Kanjurmarg” at the National Seminar on ‘Environmental Re-engineering for Enhanced Living’ organized by Pillai College of Education and Research, New Panvel on 1st and 2nd October, 2010.
- Attended a Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Learning Disabilities” conducted by Guru Nanak College of Education and Research, Bhandup, on the 14th February, 2011.
- Cleared the UGC-SET (Maharashtra) in Education – August, 2010 Examination.
Principal Dr. Sally Enos
- Presented a paper on “Professional Development of Teachers in the Present Scenario” under the sub theme Models of Professional Development of Teachers in the Context of Technological Advances at the IATE International conference, University of Mumbai, in December, 2009.
- Participated in the workshop on ‘Moodle’ organized by Department of Instructional Design University of Mumbai, November 2009.
- On 12th December, 2009 Dr. Sally Enos gave a presentation on Green patriotism at the Annual General Meeting of the Soroptomist delegates of National Association of Soroptomist International of India (NASI of India) at Vasudevan Pillai’s Campus, New Panvel.
- Conducted a session on ‘Carbon Footprints’ at PCER, Chembur. The programme was organized to bring about awareness in the B.Ed. students and as a part of the research project undertaken by Principal of PCER, Chembur in collaboration with Rotaract club of Deonar. She also took up a session on the same at Guru Nanak College of Education, Chembur.
- Principal Dr. Sally Enos was invited as chief guest for the Annual Day Function at New Horizon High School, New Panvel. Her talk on this occasion was well received and appreciated by all.
- Dr. Sally Enos’ view to the women’s day question “Do we need to talk of Gender inequality or equal opportunity?” was published in the Times of India, 7th March 2010.
- A paper on ‘living values’ was published in the trinity news magazine
- The research work “A study of the effect of environmental education as perceived by the student teachers” was published in the Pillai’s Journal issue 3.
- Coordinator and lecturer of our PCP centre for MA Education-Distance Education (Mumbai University)
- Paper setter and Evaluator for B. Ed. & M. Ed.
Mrs. Kalpana Yelgaonkar
- In charge, at the college level for Extension Activity organized by DACEE, University of Mumbai.
- Attended and participated in the workshops related to Extension Activity.
- Part of team teaching for Evaluation Workshop (unit plan) January 2010.
- Attended a Zonal Level Workshop on Gender Sensitization Organized by Women’s Development Cell (WDC), University of Mumbai, November 2009.
- Presented a report about Gender Sensitization at the College Level, December 2009.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part I
Mrs. Vandana Mishra
- Cleared the UGC-NET in Education – June 2009 Examination.
- Cleared the UGC-SET (Maharashtra) in Education – September 2009 Examination.
- Attended and presented paper at the UGC sponsored NAAC seminar ‘Reaccreditation in higher education measures for quality sustenance’ presented paper on ‘Teaching learning process’ in the month of September.
- Attended the orientation program organized by UGC, Academic Staff College, from 28th December, 2009 to 25th January, 2010.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part I.
Mr. Bijoy K. Thomas
- Presented a paper on “Challenges of Online Learning” at Research Forum of Pillai’s Group of Institutions, July 2009.
- Participated in the workshop on ‘Moodle’ organized by Department of Instructional Design University of Mumbai, November 2009.
- Conducted workshop on ‘Moodle’ at college level, December 2009
- Presented a paper on “Attitude of Secondary School Students towards Computer” at the IATE International conference, University of Mumbai, in December, 2009.
- Part of team teaching for Evaluation Workshop (Weightage and Blue print), January 2010.
- Undertaken a Research based Project on ‘Concept mapping’ in collaboration with Homi Bhabha Science Education Centre, Mumbai.
- Published a research based article related to ‘A study of student &Educators towards ICT’ in Journal of Global Economy.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part I.
Mrs. Harshani Patre
- Invited as a guest lecturer for Hindi and History method by the PCP centre of YCMOU, Government B.Ed. College, Panvel.
- Presented a paper on ‘Human Rights and Education’ at the State Level Conference at Patan organized by Patan Education Society and Maharashtra State Secondary Teacher Training Conference.
- An essay in Marathi titled ‘Shikshak Prashikshanacha Kana- Sarav Patt’ was published in the March 2010 Bharatiya Shikshan educational magazine.
- Part of team teaching for Evaluation Workshop (Weightage & Blue print), January 2010.
- Planned and organized practice teaching.
Mrs. Geeta Thakur
- Conducted a workshop on “Objectives & Specifications” at college level, August 2009.
- Organized and conducted workshop on ‘teaching aids’ at college level, August 2009
- Part of team teaching for Evaluation workshop (Question wise analysis), January 2010.
- Attended and Presented paper at the National level UGC sponsored seminar on “Reaccreditation in higher education” at Seva Sadan’s College of Education, Ulhasnagar, September 2009.
- Presented a paper on “Self Efficacy of D.Ed. Student Teacher and Development of ICT based Blended Learning Model” at the IATE, International Conference, University of Mumbai, December 2009.
- Attended orientation program from 18th February 2010 to 18th March 2010 organized by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Mumbai.
- Undertaken a Research based project on ‘concept mapping’ in collaboration with Homi Bhabha Science Education centre, Mumbai.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part II.
Mrs. Bhavna Dave
- Attended a workshop on ‘Different Teaching Methodologies in English Grammar’ on 3rd December 2009 organized by Madhuban Educational Forum.
- Attended a workshop on ‘Child Psychology’ on 23rd December 2009 organized by Madhuban Educational Forum.
- In charge at the college level for Extension Activity organized by DACEE, University of Mumbai.
- Attended and participated in the workshops related to Extension Activity organized by DACEE, University of Mumbai.
- Conducted workshop on different teaching methodologies in English Grammar at college level.
- Part of team teaching for Teaching Aid Workshop at college level.
- Editor of the college magazine and news letters.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part I.
Mrs. Simran Kasu
- Planned and organized Alumni Meet.
- Organized and executed the research based project.
- Conducted lectures for MA Education part II.