BEST PRACTICE – I
Title of the Practice:
Students’ Appreciation Day
Objectives of the Practice
- To felicitate the meritorious students
- To enthuse other students to excel in studies and extracurricular activities
- To give felicitation to the students who have shown extraordinary performance in the arena of academics, co-curricular activities and sports and games
- To escalate/boost the morale of the students
- To create a sense of motivation amongst other students to achieve
- To recognize their hard work and efforts made by the students
- To motivate students to carry on their efforts in pursuing excellence
The Context
NabadwipVidyasagar College, in every year holds the ‘Students’ Appreciation Day”.In order to acknowledge the students’ performance, certificates and memento are handed over to them. Students who took part in extra-curricular activities at the State and National level, Sports, N.C.C., N.S.S. and other cultural activities are also felicitated.
The Practice
NabadwipVidyasagar College provides educational facility to a vast number of students many of which come from financially poor backgrounds and also are first generation learners. The college strives to provide all the students maximum support to encourage their studies and promote higher education. Beside students who excel in different co-curricular are also felicitated during this occasion. The college also organizes a Wall magazine competition where the students of different departments who secure 1st, 2nd and 3rd position are also felicitated. The awards of appreciation are sponsored by the College itself. The function highlights the achievements of all the activities.
Evidence of Success
The Appreciation Day was started to celebrate and acknowledge the hard-earned reputation/fame of the students. They feel themselves that they are the valued students. The college has given recognition to their achievements in different fields. In other words, it can be said that this type of recognition by the college acts as a stimulant to other students and they become much more motivated to work hard and also to be more productive. It results in boosting the students to continue in their pursuit for excellence.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
The college has a problem to allot a sizable amount of fund to continue this type of work. In practice, college allots some funds to organize this type of programs. It may be minimal but the desires of the college authority in conducting “Appreciation Day” cannot be gainsaid. There must have some problems but it can be overcome (i) by arranging sponsorship, (ii) by giving an appeal to the existing teachers and non-teaching employees (iii) by appealing to the alumni association (iv) by appealing to the well-wishers of the college.
BEST PRACTICE – II
Title of the Practice:
Empowering Women
Objective:
In a patriarchal society women are always facing different levels of exploitation, subjugation and domination either directly or indirectly. The primary reason why they fail to protest at the earliest against such malpractice is ignorance. And it is only through education that ignorance can be eradicated from the root to pave ways for women emancipation. The primary objective of this practice is to bring the light of knowledge to dispel the darkness of ignorance. Our College seeks to ensure awareness of various social dimensions through its discipline, code of conduct and academic practices.
The Context:
As most of the students are coming from the rural background belonging to the first generation learning community and as from the beginning of their life the girl students face gender discrimination and related oppression in their family and locality; even the girls who are coming from the semi-urban location face different levels of discriminatory crisis everywhere and find them under the gaze of patriarchy. In such context we feel the urgency of taking steps towards empowering women.
The Practice:
The College ensures human values and nurtures every potentiality inherent within students to give exposure to the human resources available. Likewise, through the curricular design and delivery of the same the college ensures awareness among the students. Apart from the delivery of the curriculum within the classroom where the teacher takes care of the social and psychological needs of the students especially the girls following the respective units and sub-units of the syllabus that directly address the women question and focus on feminine sensibilities, the College organizes special programs through a dedicated Cell for empowering women that conducts seminars, holds meetings on gender related issues, and makes students aware of gender sensitization through discussions. The Cell also provides financial guidance to the students, strictly maintains gender equality within the campus, celebrates the International Women’s Day every year, shows films against gender oppression and create awareness among female students to protect themselves in rough situations. Moreover, the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) of the College spreads awareness to prevent sexual harassment within campus. Through the career and personal counselling cell, the institution tries to show ways towards economic empowerment.
Evidence of Success:
Outside the teaching-learning process, exposure towards academic activities like seminars, webinars, students’ seminars, debates etc. and co-curricular and extension activities like cultural programmes conducted by the Institution set the girls on the path of confidence and boost their morale. These initiatives benefit them immensely. The success of our students, especially the first-generation learners is a matter of great pleasure. Many of these students are now established in the society and can take care of her and the family.
Problems Faced and Resources Required:
To eradicate patriarchy from the mind of all is a big challenge. The main problem that we have faced was to change the mindset of the family members. The girl students from lower economic section face early marriage and find difficulty to continue higher studies. It is a challenge to empower them socially and psychologically and show them a way towards better future.
BEST PRACTICE – III
Title of the Practice
Online Teaching-learning Process and Online Evaluation
Objective:
In midst of the crises related to the devastating Pandemic Covid-19, it was impossible for the students to come physically at the College premises and take part in the offline teaching-learning process. So, to satisfy the needs of the situation, the authority has taken initiatives to stand by the students in their need.
The Context:
As the College is situated at a semi-urban area and the students are coming from rural set up and below poverty line, it is not possible for the students to meet with the essential needs of technical gadgets like computer, laptops and smartphones. To cope up with the situation the College authority had decided to upload materials via College website so that the students can download the materials whenever they find it accessible from any other device or cyber café or so. Even the recorded lectures are provided.
The Practice:
The academic council of the College has prepared a well-structured framework through Google Classroom where each of the courses and modules have been provided with different rooms where the students can access the online study materials, recorded video lectures, links of online live classes through Google meet, YouTube lectures; even the students can face and submit timely assignments and take part in online exams via Google forms. The most problematic issue faced is the network connectivity. The institution is trying level best in this area too.
Evidence of Success:
It is evident that the jump into the complete online process of Teaching-learning is successful. In this academic session, through the college website all the internal formative exams had been conducted and it resulted in a huge success. Almost all of the students directly took part in the exams and the results were beyond expectations.
Problems Encountered and Resources:
Required In this online process of teaching-learning, the only problem is the gadgets and network issues. If the authority can help in solving these then it will be most helpful to the students. Along with this another problem to be mentioned is related to the psychological needs of the students; the students did not have the practice of studying in this mode. So, the mind-set is another issue. The Institution is taking initiatives in conducting seminars to meet the psychological needs of the students in due course.
BEST PRACTICE – IV
Title of the Practice:
Solar Panels: Use of Renewable Energy Resources
Objective:
In the present scenario when the natural resources are growing down fast, the coal mines are gradually becoming dilapidated and pollution levels are levelling high, there is the need to use the renewable energy resources.
The Context:
Due to the increase in the number of ICT enabled classrooms and other electrical amenities and requirements of other electrical appliances, there is a need to minimize the consumption of huge electric demands. So an endeavor is required to circumvent the needs.
The Practice:
The College has installed the roof-top solar panels to cater the demands of the electrical power. As the Institution is in operation only during daytime, so the On-grid solar panels will help to minimize the electricity requirements and prevent electric cut-off.
Evidence of Success:
Through this eco-friendly technology indirectly we are facing success to reduce the pollution level caused by the thermal power units. It is also helping in reducing the cost of the electricity.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required:
Since this is a new technology we are some problems with well equipped mechanics.