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SIVASAGAR: A weeklong online Faculty Development Programme (FDP)-cum-workshop on 'Academic Reading and Writing' concluded at Gargaon College. The programme with the theme 'Common Denominators: Reading and Writing Across Disciplines' was organized by IQAC, Gargaon College in collaboration with the Centre for Writing and Pedagogy, Krea University, Andhra Pradesh from March 23 to 28. With this Gargaon College has earned the distinction of being the first institution in Northeast India to hold an FDP in the said area by collaborating with Krea University.
Taking into consideration the challenges and stumbling blocks faced in the area of academic research, the FDP coordinated by Shyamolima Saikia, Assistant Professor in English, Gargaon College and Sayantan Datta, Faculty Associate at the Centre for Writing and Pedagogy, Krea University aimed at encouraging and facilitating teachers, researchers and students across disciplines to gain advanced knowledge and skills on academic reading and writing.
In his inaugural address, Dr Sabyasachi Mahanta, Principal, Gargaon College underscored the importance of organizing such programmes on the threshold of the adoption of the New Education Policy 2020 in the country, which is slated to bring about tremendous change in the role of teachers. He added that teachers' role now shall no longer be confined to teaching but shall extend to mentoring and counselling students as well. He hoped that programmes such as this FDP will definitely benefit the teaching fraternity by enhancing their knowledge and skills in keeping with the changing educational scenario.
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