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This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Best Innovative Teaching Strategies (ICOBITS) at BITS Pilani on Feb 9-11, 2023. It brings together global academicians, researchers, and industry experts to delve into innovative teaching-learning practices. Meticulously selected and reviewed by professionals, the proceedings offer cross-cutting perspectives and strategies in education and creative learning. It is organized into four parts and covers Innovative Pedagogical Practices for Technology Enhanced Learning, Technology, Society and Industry in Higher Education, STEM Education and Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and Sustainability in Higher Education.
It provides insights into assessment tools for effectively evaluating the efficiency of teaching methods. Part one explores ICT, digital classrooms, metaverse-based teaching, gamification, and AI-ML-based practices. Part two delves into the humanistic approach in technical education, social networking as an educational tool, and outcome-based assessment needs. Part three addresses future educators' requirements through multidisciplinary collaboration in STEM education. Part four discusses gender equity, structured social inclusion and cultural skills in teaching-learning practices. This book is a valuable resource for academicians, researchers, policymakers, administrators, technocrats, and developers actively engaged in education technology across disciplines such as Engineering, Sciences, Management, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
List of contents
Innovative Pedagogical Practices for Technology Enhanced Learning.- Technology, Society and Industry in Higher Education .- Stem Education .- Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and Sustainability in
Higher Education.
About the author
Shibani Khanra Jha is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, BITS Pilani. Her teaching and research interests are mainly groundwater flow and contamination modeling, Geothermal reservoir, Fluid Mechanics, Hydromechanics and Water Resources Engineering, Multiphase Fluid Flow Modelling, and Numerical Modelling. Her research works are published in more than 35 publications in international/national journals/conferences, book chapters, and technical reports.
Meetha Shenoy is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani.
Tamali Bhattacharyya is a Research Consultant at the Teaching Learning Centre, BITS Pilani. Her research interests include education technology, instructional design, pedagogy, rural and tribal child education and social economics.
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer is a tenured Professor of Mathematical Sciences and serves as the Associate Dean for AcademicAffairs for the College of Science at George Mason University. He also serves as the Director of COMPLETE (Center for Outreach in Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational Technology) at GMU. His research interests are computational mathematics, scientific computing, computational biomechanics and STEM education.
