Rahul College of Education

FDP-Faculty Development Program

“We want that education by which character is formed, the strength of mind is increased, and the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet.” – Swami Vivekananda

FDP-Faculty Development Program-Outcome Based Education

Faculty Development Programme on “Outcome Based Education (OBE) from 23th March, 2023 to 25th March, 2023. The objective of this FDP is to explore the philosophy of Outcome Based Education (OBE) and to build the capacity of Facilitators / Academicians / Coordinators / Heads of departments / Principal so as to facilitate its institutionalization in the Teaching-Learning System and other Academic Processes of the Institution.This Faculty Development Programme addresses the need to enhance the knowledge about Outcome Based Education (OBE) and its implications in curriculum planning, teaching, assessment, evaluation and accreditation.

Faculty Development Program-Outcome based Education a 3 – day event hosted by Rahul college of Education under Rahul Education. The College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai. Our goal is to bring people from the educational community together to inspire them about what we wish to contribute as an active teaching community invested in lifelong learning. Through such a program, we hoped to achieve a broader goal of opening new dimensions to educational endeavors. Enables academicians and other participants to improve their knowledge and skills in outcome-based teaching and research.

Dr.Sunita Magre is a Prof. Head of Dept & Associate Dean of Education, University of Mumbai and member of the Academic Council, Subcampus board & P.G. Board,University of Mumbai,Chairperson,Board of Studies in Education,University of Mumbai,Member of Post Graduate Board ,Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,Nanded,Research Recognition Committee (RRRC) ,Savitribai Phule Pune University,Pune,Board of Studies in Education ,Mahatma Gandhi Antarrastriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, (MGAHV) Central University, Wardha, Central University of Karnataka, Board of Studies in Education, Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad, Research Recognition Committee (RRC), Solapur University ,Solapur and University of Mumbai and sub-committee member of OLR(Online Learning Resources), NCTE(National Council of Teacher Education). Her achievement’s comprises 20 PHD’s , 16 M.Phil’s has been awarded under my guidance and 2 Post Doctoral fellows currently working.She has organized more than 50 State, National & International Seminar,Conferences,Symposium & Workshop.Published more than 100+ Research as well as Conceptual papers on different subjects specifically ICT & Peace Education,Human Right Education.Published 7 books on subjects such as Peace Education, Tribal Education, Nai Talim and ICT(Information and Communication Technology).Published 7 Conference Proceedings on various subjects/themes.Invited as resource person for State & National level seminar/conferences /workshops/orientation courses/refresher courses/short-term courses/FDP(Faculty Development Programme)s. She has managed to get recognitions like Prof, Indira Parikh Award for 50 Women in Education Leaders in Asia at World Education Congress on “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS- QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL” on 5th July 2018,Chairperson of “Marathi Shikshansastra Paribhasha Kosh” Government of Maharashtra,President of Education Subject Committee of std XIth & XIIth ,Maharastra Rajya pathyapustak Nirmiti va Abbyascrum Sanshodhan Mandal “BALBHARTI” Pune.She has many awards “Kartabghar Mahila award” received from Bank of Maharashtra,2016 and Dr .Bute Prize for the Merit in the subject of Entomology year 1993-94 in the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad.

Dr.Pradnya Wakpainjan Prof & Head Department of Education SNDT University -Mumbai. She has been working in the field of Teacher Education for last twenty five years .Teaching & research in the field of Education has been of the great interest.She is a committed teacher educator who believes in the development of human resource to its fullest through education and exploration of the field of education through scientific inquiry will improve the field of education. She has been a guide to seven students who have been awarded Ph. D. on varied topics More than 150 students completed Masters research studies Completed Research studies funded by ICSSR, MSCW & SUUTI Develop e content for e-PG pathashala on ‘ Introduction to Education Management’ Develop e-content for MOOC on ‘Development of School Leadership Capacities & Management skills ‘ supported by _UNESCO-UNEVOC OER grant programme Develop curriculum for Master of Education- 2 year programme & M.A in Education Conducted sessions in training teachers on different teaching strategies and research methodology Develop OER on ‘Climate Change Education’ under Open Education for better world under Unesco chair. Organised faculty development programme, conferences/seminar in collaboration with other institutions Member of IQAC of BTTC & St Xavier College of education.Dr.Frances.K Vaidya Assistant Professor,Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan’s,Smt.Surajba College Of Education. Dr.Frances .K .Vaidya has successfully completed the Doctoral degree in Education from SNDT University, Mumbai, India in the year 2011 on “A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND EMPOWERMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS”.She has a Master’s degree in Philosophy from University of Mumbai with a first class with a Master’s degree in Education from University of Mumbai with a first class.She is a recipient of Dr. F.G. Selby memorial prize for securing the highest marks in all the six papers of philosophy at the B.A level in the year 1984, University of Mumbai.Jamunabai Govindji Madhavji prize for Ph.D degree in Education on 7th December 2011, S.N.D.T University. She was awarded the International Institute of Organised Research I2OR, Awards 2018

Dr Umesh Bhadade Vice -Principal and Professor, Electronics and Computer Science Shree L.R .Tiwari College of Engineering. He has received the B. E. degree in Electronics Engineering with First Class from Pune University in 1994,M. E. degree in Electronics Engineering with First Class from Amravati University in 2002 and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2012 from the M. S. University of Baroda.

Serving in Educational field for 29 years and worked as Head of Computer Engineering & Information Technology, Dean Academics, Director Technical Development, I/C Principal in different Engineering Institutes.Taught courses at colleges affiliated to KBC North Maharashtra University, Pune University and Mumbai University.Participated in workshops on quality enhancement of teaching, National Education Policy 2019, Outcome based education, adoption and promotion of e-learning in HEIs, Syllabus framing for Computer and IT Engineering of KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon and several other technical workshops.Attended Short Term Training Program sponsored by AICTE/ISTE for 22 weeks which includes Engineering Education, Communication System, Training for Technical Education, Entrepreneurship, Internet of Things, Research Funding and many more.Organized Conferences at University, State, National and International levels. The first IEEE conference in KBC North Maharashtra University area was organised by him.Volunteered as proctor to guide and oversee competing team for the IEEExtreme 10.0 programming competition that hosted 6800 participants across the world.Invited in AICTE/ISTE sponsored Faculty development programs for conducting technical sessions and as a resource person for guest lecture in several institute in Maharashtra and Gujarat.Member of Advisory committee at Amrutvahini College of Engineering Sangamner.Member of Research Advisory Committee at SSBT College of Engineering and Technology.Conducted several workshops on NBA for faculty members, on Internet of Things for the students and developed the lab for Internet of Things.Life member of ISTE, Fellow of IETE.5 students had completed PhD in Electronics and Computer Engineering and 5 students are pursuing PhD under his guidance.Worked as Reviewer/Examiner for PhD/M.E, M.Tech at Gujarat Technological University, University of Calcutta, Mumbai University, Savitribai Phule Pune University, KBC North Maharashtra University, Charotar University Gujrat.Published 80+ papers which includes 27 UGC Care/Scopus Indexed papers in International Conference and Journals.One patent is published on “An Induction Fluid Heater Apparatus” in May 2017.Ex-Member of Board of Studies of Computer Engineering inclusive of Information Technology at KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

Dr.Reni Francis Principal at MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Mumbai. Dr. Reni Francis is currently the Principal at MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Mumbai and was previously working with Jabriya Indian School, Kuwait. She has been awarded the Doctoral degree in Arts – Education, University of Mumbai and Doctoral degree in Business Economics- University of Mumbai. She has a varied experience of more than 21 years in facilitating learning with school students, teachers and teacher educators in India and Kuwait. She has authored 28 books International (6) and National (22). She is the Member of Board of Studies (Education), University of Mumbai and Member of the Syllabus Revision Committee of Credit Based Choice System, University of Mumbai. She is a recognized Ph.D Guide (Education), University of Mumbai. She has presented several research papers in various conferences & seminars conducted both Nationally and Internationally. Well versed in planning, conducting various activities and programmes at the Institution and National level. Proficient in conducting training workshops for teachers as a part of their CPD (State and National level), Students – school and college, Parents and Community. Conducted sessions towards Community outreach programs – Adult Literacy Drive, special language programs for second – language learners. She is on the Editorial board for a few research journals. She has 05 approved Patent 02Australian patent and 01 German patent and 02 Indian Design patent.

Dr.Hema Rajendra Bhadawkar K J SOMAIYA College of Education,Vidyavihar University of Mumbai. Dr Hema Bhadawkar is an Assistant Professor at the K J Somaiya College of Education, Somaiya Vidyavihar University. She holds post graduate degrees in Chemistry, History, Education and Philosophy to her credit. She has an academic experience of 15 years, specializing in subjects like Assessment for Learning, Educational Technology, Educational Management, ICT in Education, Human Resource Management in Education, Pedagogy of History etc. She is a member of the Board of Studies of Sophia College for women to prepare the syllabi for the various courses and suggest methodologies for innovative teaching. She is certified in various computer applications and organized workshops in Web tools in teaching, Learning and Assessment. ICT enabled Education, Pedagogical innovations and Educational Technology and Assessment find dominance among her areas of interest in research in Education. She is a research guide and has published and presented more than 25 Research papers in State, National and International Conferences and Seminars. She is an Editorial board member of International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review, Aarhat Multidisciplinary International Education Research Journal (AMIERJ), Electronic Interdisciplinary International Research Journal (EIIRJ) and Educreator Research Journal (ERJ).

Mrs. Ushasri Pusuluri

LIWA International School for Girls, Al Ain UAE, at a senior level as Data Reporting and Assessment Lead and Science Teacher. Mrs. Ushasri Pusuluri is currently serving for the LIWA International School for Girls, Al Ain UAE, at a senior level as Data Reporting and Assessment Lead and Science Teacher.She started her career as teacher in the central schools of Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai in the year 2003 and received Best Teacher Award in AEES Schools. To her credit, she has been nominated for the Presidential Award for her extensive work in the field of ICT in teaching and learning at AEES Schools, Mumbai in the year 2012.With a view to expand her skills and acquire global expertise, she moved on to international schools under the aegis of GEMS organisation, UAE in the year 2013 and worked in GEMS schools in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in various capacities. She has been awarded as Best overall contributor on two occasions in GEMS Winchester School, Abu Dhabi. Before moving to Al Ain, she was serving as Senior Leader at GEMS Cambridge International Private School, Sharjah UAE.She has a vast experience of more than 25 years in facilitating learning with school students, teachers and teachers’ educators in India and UAE. In the process she has acquired varied skills and rich experience in various streams such as CBSE, British and American Curriculum.While a Post Graduate in Botany from University of Madras, she also possesses a Bachelor degree in Education. She also holds a recognized International Professional Certification from Liverpool Hope University, England apart from certifications in Assessment and Teaching of 21.st Century Skills from University of Melbourne and Leading and Inspiring Teams from Michigan University USA.Well versed in planning and coordination, she has conducted several workshops and Professional Development trainings to teachers at national and international levels. She is also proficient in conducting training workshops for teachers as a part of their CPD

Mrs.Neelam Phadnis,HOD & Assistant Professor,Department of Computer Engineering, Shree L.R Tiwari Engineering College. She has an M.E. (Computer Engineering) and B.Tech.(Comp Sci & Tech) .A comprehensive 17 years of teaching experience.Her work experience includes Software Engineer with Databyte Services & Systems Mumbai ,Software Engineer with Advanced Information Services Chennai, Lecturer at “Atharva College of Engineering” in Computer dept. at Malad, Mumbai and Assistant Professor at “FRCRC” in Computer dept. at Bandra, Mumbai and Assistant Professor at “Shree L R Tiwari College of Engineering” in Computer Engg dept. at Mira Road Her specialization is in Natural Language Processing, Data Science, Information Retrieval.She is currently guiding 4 M.E students in CS program, since AY. 2017-18.Some of her awards and achievement includes University of Mumbai research grant, research grant project no. Engg. /324, letter reference no. APD/ICD/2019-20/762 of 2020 dated March 17, 2020 of Rs. 10000/- and Member of Syllabus setting Committee for Undergraduate course R19 for subjects Machine Learning and Data Mining.She has the approval for both P.G and U.G courses.She also has a Life Membership with ISTE.

DR. DEVEN SHAH Principal, Shree. L.R Tiwari Engineering of College (Ph.D. Computer Engineering, M.Tech. Information Technology, B.E. Electronics and Telecommunication). Dr. Deven Shah is a Principal of Shree L R Tiwari College of Engineering, Mira Road. He was a Professor and worked as the Vice-Principal of Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai. He is a techie having 25 years of experience in corporate as well as academia. Dr. Deven Shah has served as Principal during his previous tenure and has the honorary position of Chairman, Board of Studies (Information Technology) at the University of Mumbai. His research work is commendable and he has filed five Indian patents and one patent in Germany. Also, he has been granted five Australian Innovation patents. During his tenure in the industry, he has served as All India Technical Head of the MNC, handling various clients in the Networking domain. His work in the industry was accorded with Best Employment Award. He completed his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology, Surat in 2010. His passion is to adopt new and latest technology and customise it to solve real-world problems. In 2006, research work on SOA bagged him IBM Best Faculty Award. His excellence in teaching is appreciated by one and all and acknowledged through IBM Drona Award in 2007 and Teacher Excellence Award in 2020 by AICTE.Dr. Deven Shah has been interacting with Government bodies and was invited to Indo-UK Security & Identity Round Table Conference in 2009. He has also been part of Cloud Computing Research Work, sponsored by DoS, Government of India.

Mr.Prakhar Singh Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks & GI DPIIT, Ministry Of Commerce & Industry. Mr.Prakhar Singh has a B.Tech , Mechanical Engineering , NIT ALLAHABAD ,5 Years + experience as:Examiner of Patents & Designs, Patent Office, Mumbai.He is an active Member , IP-BRICS Coordination Team,Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks & GI ,DPIIT and Ministry Of Commerce & Industry

Event Partners

Ms.Rakhee Chhabria-Founder THT She firmly believes that the true meaning of education is sharing what one has learnt. It is also about not complaining, rather, finding better solutions. This was the idea behind TeachersHelpTeachers, which started a Facebook group in the year 2015 with 600 members. The group is exclusively for educators to share/ learn and support other fellow educators thus bringing together the teaching community and helping evolve solutions to problems in education.In the age of Digitalisation where for every problem there is an app. THT is a one stop solution for teachers. This platform enables the teacher member to learn from other fellow teachers across the country as well as provides various employment opportunities. THT is all set to become the one-stop destination for all individuals working in the field of Indian education.

National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) A National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) under the initiative of the Government’s “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, has been launched by Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT on 8/12/2021. The pan-India ambitious mission aims to provide awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students. It aims to inculcate the spirit of creativity and innovation to students of higher education (classes 8 to 12) and ignite and inspire the students of college/Universities to innovate and protect their creations.

During the launch, Sh Jain emphasized the importance of the role of a strong IPR ecosystem in the advancement of a country and how IPR is an important tool for the IP holder to become a “Job giver rather than job seeker”.

Sh. Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint Secretary, DPIIT and CGPDTM motivated the officers of CGPDTM to spread awareness on intellectual property so that a more conducive environment of innovation and creativity is established in the country.