Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) has successfully completed a 4 day long workshop on Teaching and Learning at GUB: Steps towards Quality and Excellence. The workshop was designed for
orienting and developing teaching skills of 25 newly recruited faculty
members. It was organized and facilitated by Green University Center of
Excellence for Teaching and Learning (GUCETL) and was held from 2-5
September 2013 at GUB campus.
Prof.
Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir, Vice Chancellor of GUB provided overall
guidance and acted as lead facilitator for the workshop. However, some
of the sessions of the workshop were facilitated by some eminent
educationist. They were Prof. Dr. Abdur Rab from NSU, Dr. Salehuddin
Ahmed, Managing Editor of The Daily Star,
Ms. Farida Akhtar, a renowned Psychologist, Prof. Dr. AK. Enamul Haque
from UIU, Prof. Dr. Kaykobad from BUET, and Prof. Dr. Nurul Islam, VC of
Eastern University. The workshop covered topics like social capital for
classroom, managing the first class, students’ learning styles vs
teachers’ teaching, effective habits of high performing teachers,
managing students’ disruptive behavior, how to prevent plagiarism,
efficient use of PowerPoint, the art of questioning, preparing course
syllabus and lesson plan etc. The workshop came to a close with a
cultural programme followed by a sumptuous dinner.
