Innovation in Teaching & Learning - Pragati Engineering College

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Contributions of Pragati Engineering College CSE Department Faculty towards inculcating innovative means in Teaching and Learning are clearly elucidated both in our Department Records and on the Institute Website for peer review and critique. Our work is open to be enhanced or reproduced. Some of our inclusive ways are attractive presentations, interesting videos and mini projects, practice programs, contents beyond syllabus assignment questions and quizzes.
To improve the level of understanding in students, the following innovative teaching approaches are undertaken by the Department.

S.No	Name Of Faculty	Course Name	Video
1	Dr.A.Radha Krishna	Scratch Programming	https://youtu.be/_q3ca5TJwk4
2	L.Yamuna		https://youtu.be/I5KZhTZzV9M
3	K.Divya		https://youtu.be/92mugsFf4Es https://youtu.be/XRu9kR7-IGA
4	Mr. G Vijay Kumar	3D Transformations	https://youtu.be/4Qp7h6sIaKY
5	Dr. Ch Subash Rao	Association Analysis	https://youtu.be/lPdzWlZl1jM
6	Mrs. K. Divya	COCOMO	https://youtu.be/EG8ZJ_vEQWM
7	Dr. A Radha Krishna	Divide and Conquer	https://youtu.be/AQheF1SP00A
8	Mr. K Chandra Sekhar	Finite Automata	https://youtu.be/qHN48n2BlW8
9	Mr. T Nirosh Kumar	Inheritance Abstract	https://youtu.be/jQC5lzfQH-s
10	Mr. P. Ram Mohan	Network Security	https://youtu.be/QqRo2sYxFy8
11	Mrs. P Sri lakshmi	Quick Sort	https://youtu.be/TQkNBQ7yoZg
12	Mrs.Ms.K Divya	Software Development Life Cycle	https://youtu.be/j15QW2NRdlY
13	Mr. K Pavan Kumar	Stacks and Queue	https://youtu.be/HMUArUqfF8s
14	Mr M V Rajesh	Class Fundamentals Java Programming	https://youtu.be/ihHDLTwaxl8

It is a technique that allows students to explore realistic situations by interacting with other people in a managed way in order to develop experience and trial different strategies in a supported environment. Depending on the intention of the activity, participants might be playing a role similar to their own
Idea:Students are given a scenario and other options to solve a particular issue, then the students are exposed to decision making in a given environment.
Implementation:Some students are selected randomly. Each student is assigned a particular topic and allowed to present accordingly

It is a visual form of note taking that offers an overview of a topic. Facilitate better understanding of relationships and connections between ideas and concepts. It Help students brainstorm and explore any idea, concept, or problem
Idea:Mind Maps can be used in class to brainstorm and generate discussions. This involves use of notes with keywords and images in classroom teaching.
Implementation:Following image is shown to students and they are asked to discuss it among themselves. Topic name (represent diagram example related to that topic)
Outcome:This will encourage students not only to participate but also to fully understand a topic and its nuances by creating connections between ideas. This makes students remember the topic for a longer time.

In many subjects, students deliver Presentations to the rest of their classmates. This significantly boosts students’ confidence and their learning experience.

In many subjects, students deliver Seminars to the rest of their classmates. This significantly boosts students’ confidence and their learning experience.
Idea:To make students develop communication skills and reduce the stage fear in them.
Implementation:Select topic
Each student is assigned a topic
Students are asked to give an explanation on the concept
Outcome:Bringing out the communication skills of students

ICT tools can be used to find, explore, analyze, exchange and present information responsibly and without discrimination. ICT can be employed to give users quick access to ideas and experiences from a wide range of people, communities and cultures.
NPTEL- SWAYAM:SWAYAM is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) was initiated by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati and Roorkee) along with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2003. Largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and social sciences subjects.
Online facilities are provided to students for enrolling in various NPTEL courses. Faculty encourage the students to take get certified in NPTEL The faculty continuously guide the students and act as a mentor in solving NPTEL assignments.

https://swayam.gov.in/

Spoken Tutorial:
Process of active learning method which greatly improves understanding. To learn and use opensource software

https://spoken-tutorial.org/

Open ended experiments To inculcate self-thinking and encouragement to develop their own experiments related to their topic of study.
Sphere Online Judge:https://www.spoj.com/
HackerRank:https://www.hackerrank.com/
TCS Codevita:https://www.tcscodevita.com/

Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system tocreate personalized learning
Internet
https://pragatiengg.org/
Intranet
10.10.0.11/moodle

Department of CSE conducted specialized training to the faculty at Pragati Engineering College by developing state-of-the-art facilities. They conducted workshop on Soft skills which was attended by our faculty and students.
Implementation:Select topic
Students are divided into groups.
Each group is assigned a name based on topic selected.
Students are asked to give their views on the concept.
They are asked to prepare and give seminars on the given topics.

Outcome:Active participation of students. Remembering the topic for a longer time.

To develop skills in interpersonal communication and in expressing views in a clear and concise manner
Idea:To make students develop communication skills
Implementation:Select topic
Students are divided into groups.
Each group is assigned a name based on topic selected.
Students are asked to give their views on the concept.

Group projects:

Feedback is an important part of the assessment process. It has a significant effect on student learning. It really does take about a minute and, while usually used at the end of class, it can be used at the end of any topic discussion. Its major advantage is that it provides rapid feedback on main idea of that topic.