Lingaya’s Lalita Devi Institute of Management & Sciences Mandi Road, Mandi, New Delhi-110047

Department of Education

E- NEWS LETTER (2015-16)

ORIENTATION DAY

n 2nd Aug 2015, Lingaya’s Lalita Devi Institute of management & Sciences welcomed the

fresh batch of students to its rich scholastic and co-scholastic ambience. The main purpose

was smooth transition into college campus

where students familiarise with their peers, faculty

members and others.

While orientation has been traditionally for students,

Lingaya’s have recognized the fact that parents also

need help dealing with the transition. To the

traditional student orientation, we had added parent

orientation as well.

Dr. Arti Bahuguna and Ms. Richa Arora compared

the orientation event in the auditorium. The event

started by the lightening of the lamp by our chief

guests chairman Dr. P. Gadde and Director Dr. Ashu

Singh then there was an all-religion prayer by students which included Gaytari Mantra, Ardaas, Surah

Fatia, Lord’s Prayer, then there was a welcome speech by the Director. Faculty introduction was

followed by the award giving ceremony for the topper students.

BAL PANCHAYAT

The prime objective of this function was to represent

the system of BAL PANCHAYAT. The key points

were-welcoming school children along with faculty,

dance performance by B.Ed. students and school

children, quiz, play on Sapno ki Duniya, gifts to

school students etc.

Prof. Kavita Joshi gave the welcome speech. Mrs.

Sharada Gadde also motivated the students and

teachers by sharing her valuable experience which

she had in her remarkable and hardworking career.

Fresher’s Party

program was organized by the institution on 28th August, 2015 for all the freshers. New batches

of all the departments were warmly welcomed by the institute. The theme for the party was

“Hawaii” and one could feel the exuberance throughout the program. Students prepared dance

performances to welcome all the freshers. They put an extra flavour into the program by adding a

comedy act. Games were played which acted as a kind of ice- breaker in order to acquaint new batches

to one and all. Freshers’ showed their enthusiasm in the ramp walk for Mr. and Ms. Fresher

competition. Mr. and Ms. Fresher titles were won by the students from Bachelor of Journalism and

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Mass Communication department.The program ended with the DJ session where all the students

jammed to the Bollywood tunes

teachers’ Day

A delightful Teachers’ Day was celebrated in the auditorium on 4th September, 2015. Director of the

institute and head of departments inaugurated the programme. Poem recitation, speeches, skit, dance,

and a group song by the students were the tribute to the teachers. A game was played in which acting

of different teachers was done and teachers had to guess their role-player. Amid this, question/answer

session with the teachers set the program rolling.

VISIT TO BOOK FAIR

he college arranged a visit to the book fair on 31st

August, 2015. All student teachers were gathered at

the main gate of Pragati Maidan at 9:30-10:00 a.m.

The faculty members helped and guided the students to

get the books of their interest. Later all the students

gathered near the exit gate along with class counsellors

and discussed about the books and the wonderful

experience of the day. It was a nice and knowledgeable

experience for all the students.

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Guest Lecture on ‘Education & Marginalised’

he department organised the special lecture series given by Dr.Deepti Srivastava on the harsh

reality of ‘Education for Marginalised’ in the seminar

hall.

Dr. Deepti introduced the pupil teachers with the term

‘marginal’ and gave the brief information about it. In the

video shown by her students saw and heard the personal

experiences of the marginal people, how their life is,

where they live, what they do and how do they cope up

with the harsh realities of life. As per Deepti ma’am this

video was shot by the street children themselves.

Afterwards, she discussed the problems and main issues

regarding it. The

students also participated in the discussion and shared

their personal experiences. She also shared with the pupil teachers that after the Right to Education

Act, the child labour is decreasing. She made the students aware about the certain things and showed

the path how to deal with these situations. The lecture ended with the vote of thanks!

PRELIMINARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE (PSE I)

As per GGSIPU guidelines-

All the Pupil Teachers must experience the school environment, the work field for the

professional life of the teacher. The

Teacher Educators must share the ‘pious’

work of imparting and polishing the

teaching Skills as a Team Teaching

(Effort).

For the above mentioned purpose

LLDIMS launched PSE on 05/10/2015

full-fledged. It was for two weeks only

and was culminated on 16/10/ 2015

Students were distributed into groups and

mentors were there to guide them.

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Participation in National Seminar on RTE held at

Amity Institute of Education

Dr. Arti Bahuguna and Ms. Neelam Tomar

along with students of Department of

Education- attended the ICSSR sponsored

one day National seminar on ‘Right to

Education : Equal rights and opportunities

for social participation of students from the

Marginalised sections of the Socieyt’ . It was

an enriching experience.

Guest lecture on CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF ROLE OF I.C.T

Everyone was gathered in auditorium on October 9,

2015, to learn together from one of the visionaries in the

field of education, Prof. M.C SHARMA

(IGNOU).This Program was a part of the lecture series

as an initiative of the department of education

titled “EDUCATION & ME”. Today’s lecture was

titled as ”CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF

ROLE OF I.C.T” in effective curriculum

transaction and evaluation involving the role of open

and distance learning in catering to diversity in

learner’s and learning style. He explained the role,

functions of I.C.T. on the teaching learning, O.D.L (open distance learning) along with the PPTs and

shared his personal experiences. He also

discussed about the problems and main issues regarding

the topic, the students raised the questions related to

remote areas and how to solve these problems.

Orientation of B.Ed. (Second Semester)

n 7th of Jan 2016 Orientation was conducted in Seminar Hall for B.Ed. students pertaining to

Second Semester. Overall briefing was done by Ms. Astha Saxena where she also discussed theory

and practical components of the course along with examination pattern. Queries of the students were

dealt thread barely. Smooth functioning was assured under the able guidance of Prof. Rainu Gupta,

HOD, Department of Education.

Vivekananda Jayanti Celebration

12th January is celebrated all over India as National Youth Day to commemorate the birthday of

Swami Vivekananda. Pupil-teacher from the department arranged a special assembly with great

enthusiasm in remembrance of Swami Vivekananda. Special screening of documentary was done under

the supervision of Ms. Joyti Sehrawat. The objective was to make pupil-teacher know Swamiji more

closely and understand his philosophy.

Prof.Rainu Gupta (HOD) sang a very melodious bhajan.

Everyone was mesmerised. Pupil-teachers: Tanvi, Dimpy

and Monika shared their views on this occasion. Ms.

Rohini Jain share some interesting Anecdotes from

Vivekananda’s life. The assembly ended on a positive

note with a sense of instilling a sense of

awakening. An Essay writing competition was also

organised to commemorate the day. Students

expressed their views on “Educational Philosophy of

Vivekananda and its implication in present

scenario”. Tanvi, Arushi and Priyanka won the prizes.

Kho-Kho Tournament

kho-kho match was organised on 13th Jan 2016 in the

college premises. Pupil Teachers participated with great

enthusiasm. The match commence with the permission of

Director Dr.Ashu Singh. All the faculty members along

with pupil-teachers were there to cheer-up the participants

throughout.

The match was very close as all the participants played very

well.

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Lohri CelebratioN

he students and staff of the institute

celebrated Lohri on 13/01/2016 in the

college campus with great enthusiasm. The

girls were traditionally dressed to dance around

bonfire on the tunes of Punjabi songs.

Director, Dr.Ashu Singh, emphasized on the

importance of traditions in our life and focussed

on ‘women empowerment’.

With great zeal and enthusiasm the function ended

with positive vibes. Everyone enjoyed to the fullest.

PRELIMINARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE (PSE II)

As per GGSIPU guidelines following activities were

covered-

1. Organisation of Co-curricular activities by pupil

teachers by assisting and participating in the

organisation of the same and recording experiences of

the same in a reflective journal.

2. Writing a reflective journal on the problems faced

by teachers in assessment through the scheme of

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation by

observing the teachers evaluating students and

engaging with them to know their problems with

respect to implementation of the scheme in their school.

3. The student teacher shall also undertake the field activities pertaining to the practicals during this

period.

For the above mentioned purpose LLDIMS launched PSE II on 05/02/2016 full-fledged. It was for two

weeks only and was culminated on 18/02/ 2016

Students were distributed into groups and mentors were there to guide them.

onE Day WORKSHOP ON CTET

workshop was organised by Department of Education for CTET aspirants. For this purpose Mr.

Gupta from the organisation named EASY CTET was invited. He briefed the students about the

pattern of exams.

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They provide the information about the styles of papers and the tactics to solve the paper in very short

time. They also told about the formulas to clear the exams. Students cleared their doubts and were

really benefitted by the lecture.

Republic Day Celebration

tudents and staff of our institute celebrated the spirit of 67th year of Republic Day in special way on

26th January, 2016. Education Department decorated the college with kites made by students, tri-

colored balloons, ribbon, Rangoli and organized cultural program, which was graced by our Director,

Ashu Singh.

The program started with prayers of four different religions to express unity in diversity; Hindu, Sikh,

Muslim, Christian Prayers followed by National song. Our pupil teachers delivered patriotic speeches,

recited poems etc.

Ms. Prachi sang very melodious patriotic song ‘Ai mere watan ke logon..’ Our Director, while

addressing the audience pointed out the relevance of the poem on freedom written by Shri

Rabindranath Tagore. Then our HOD Prof. Rainu Gupta motivated the students with her valuable

words.

Workshop on Cancer Awareness for GirlS

The Department organised an Awareness campaign on

Breast Cancer on 25th Jan 2016. The resource person was

Ms. Savita Luka from CanSupport, NGO for Cancer.

Ms. Rohini Jain from Department of Education gave the

welcome note. The event was attended by Director

Dr.Ashu Singh along with all the faculty members from

Education Department.

A documentary was shown to create awareness among

students, which undoubtedly cleared various doubts of the

students.

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The students participated in “Cancer Walk for Life” held on 31st Jan 2016 to spread the awareness

about cancer.

Surajkund -Mela Visit

ccupying a place of pride on the international

tourist calendar, more than a million visitors

throng the Mela during the fortnight including

thousands of foreign tourists. To acquaint the students

of Department of Education with this cultural bounty a

visit to fair was organised.The Mela was organized by

the SurajkundMela Authority & Haryana Tourism in

collaboration with Union Ministries of Tourism,

Textiles, Culture and External Affairs. For the

30thSurajkund International Crafts Mela-2016, the State

of Telangana has been chosen to be the Theme State.

All the students along with faculty members enjoyed a lot.

Celebrating Matribhasha Saptaah (Week) s per UGC guidelines the Department celebrated Matribhasha Week from 22nd Feb to 26th Feb

2016. This celebration aims to promote the dissemination of Mother Tongues and fuller awareness

of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on

understanding, tolerance and dialogue. To promote the use of mother tongues of different states, the

following objectives were identified:

- Encourage usage, not only of the respective mother tongue, but other languages as well;

- To understand and draw attention to the diversity of cultures, in India and the consequent forums of

literature, craft, performing arts, scripts and other forms of creative expression;

To achieve the above mentioned objectives, the students prepared theme based programme covering

different states of the country- showcasing their varied cultural glimpses and linguistic diversities.The

students participated with great enthusiasm and vigour, exploring the cognitive, economic, social and

cultural activities of multilingual society!

PUNJAB HARYANA

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GUJRAT MAHARASHTRA

‘UNIty IN DIVersIty’

Nhrc sPoNsoreD oNe Day traININg Program oN ‘Human rIghts IssUes wIth sPecIal FocUs oN womeN aND chIlD rIghts’

We organised One Day Training Program on Human Rights Issues with Special Focus on Women

and Child Rights on 22nd Feb 2016.The workshop commenced with traditional lamp lighting

followed by a short documentary on “Awareness of child rights”, prepared by students. Dr.

Farheen Malik, member Delhi Commission of Women, was the guest of honour for the day. Noted

speakers were- Mr. Prayank Jain, External Guest Speaker, International Winner of Best Memorial

Award in 7th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Geneva, Prof. Somen

Chakraborty MA, LLM, PGDEL, alumni of the University of Calcutta and the University of Delhi,

Prof. Rainu Gupta, Internal Resource Person, HOD, Department of Education.

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GYANOTSAv

epartment of Education celebrated GyanUtsav-

"Celebration of Knowledge". A beautiful tapestry

of events woven with our Annual Fest- Zest 2016.

Various events ranging from literary to cultural (Quiz,

Debate, Creative writing, Dance, Mehndi competition

and so on) were organized.

The main purpose behind was to motivate future

teachers to be committed towards bringing change,

"This was a small step but a giant leap in that

direction"! Students from around fifteen colleges from

Delhi/NCR region participated in this mega event. The

event was ended with prize distribution ceremony by

our HOD and Director.

Events:

*Art and Science of teaching: This event of Art &

Science of teaching helped our future teachers to

showcase their talent of teaching and learning in

classroom

*RAINBOW OF ARTS INCLUDES 3 SUB-

EVENTS: RANGOLI DESIGNING

Rangoli is the expression of artistic vision through the

joyful use of colors. It is usually made during Indian

festivals. They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for

the Hindu deities.

MEHENDI DESIGNING

Mehendi is a traditional ceremonial art form which

originated in the ancient Indian subcontinent. It is typically

applied during weddings - most often for brides but

sometimes for grooms and is considered auspicious

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*PAINTING COMPETITION

Painting is a mode of creative expression, and the forms are numerous. On the spot painting is one of

its kinds which is

the instant

expression or result

of imagination of

the painter on

different subjects. It

is the best example

of the prompt

creativity.

*Brainathon As the name suggests ''Brainathon'' was a marathon or competition of brains. This marathon of brains

i.e brainathon consisted of 3 interesting rounds for students. –

1.Generalknowledge(round1)

2.Buzzerround(round2)

3.Visual round(round 3)

*School Meri Nazar Se

Like many things,photography is a delicate balance between science and art. You need to master both

to succeed. In this students displayed photographs clicked by them during PSE programmes.

* GANIT ULLAS: helped the participants to solve the queries from mathematical point of view with

creativeness in their thoughts. Also, they will be able to apply their basic mathematical knowledge

skills while going through events such as AD-MAD, TAMBOLA & MATHS QUIZ.

Udaipur Trip

epartment of Education organised a trip to Udaipur

from 2/3/16 to 6/3/16. Udaipur has a romance of

setting unmatched in Rajasthan and arguably in all

India. Fantastical palaces, temples, havelis and countless

narrow, crooked, colourful streets add the human

counterpoint to the city’s natural charms. Everyone was so

excited as they got much needed break from mundane

routine. DJ night was organised on special request of

students. Everybody enjoyed a lot. All the students were

very disciplined throughout even the travel agent

complimented the batch by saying that this was the best

batch ever!

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Participation in MOSAIC-2016 HELD AT GIAST

Our Students from Department of Education participated in MOSAIC 2016 i.e. a Techno-Cultural Fest

on 16th March 2016 organised by Gitarattan Institute of

Advanced Studies & Training. Our students

enthusiastically participated in events like Rangoli

Competition, Solo Dance, Cooking without gas and others

and made our institute proud by winning positions.

* Nancy Ahuja got Ist Position in On the spot Solo Dance

competition

* Deepali, Ayesha, Kamaljeet, Nikita, Swati & Shikha got

Ist Position in Cooking without Gas Competition

Cash prize of Rs.1100/- along with the certificates were

given to the winners in valedictory session.

Ms Prachi Johri was the Teacher Coordinator who guided the students.

PartIcIPatIoN IN sPorts Day at lINgaya’s UNIVersIty

Students from Department of Education participated in

the event of Sports Day celebration held on 18/03/2016

at Lingaya’s University. Students participated in

various sports activities like race, relay race, shot put,

Discuss Throw etc. Our pupil teachers made us proud

by winning various positions.

*Shristi: Shot put (Gold), Discuss throw (silver), 400m

race (Bronze)

*Kiran Bajpayee: 100m race (Silver), Shot put

(Bronze), 400m relay (Gold)

*Pooja Lohia : 400m race (Gold), 200m race (Bronze), 400 m relay (Gold)

*Shivani Verma: 400m relay (Gold)

Mr. Narendra Kumar as a teacher coordinator motivated all the participants.

Participation in Special Programme on World Forestry Day

The students of department of Education participated in the World Forestry Day Programme on 21st

March 2016 by National Science centre, Pragati Maidan. Students participated in the various

activities/competitions like Tree Treasure Hunt- Spotting trees/plants at NSC, Interaction session on

“Ecosystem Restoration: Insurance for improved quality of life”, Forest Science quiz on ‘Forest &

Environment’, Essay Writing Contest on topic ‘Deforestation & its impact on Earth.’ & Visit to

National Science Museum and Innovation centre.

*Ritika Kharbanda (B.Ed.) got second position in

Essay writing competition.

*Shalini Patel (B.Ed.) got second position in Science

Quiz competition

Prize distribution ceremony held on 7th April 2016 at

National Science centre, Pragati Maidan.

Ms. Joyti Sehrawat was the teacher coordinator along

with the students. Overall it was an enriching

experience.

worKshoP helD oN ‘gUIDaNce aND coUNsellINg’

A special workshop was held on 5th April 2016, for students of B.Ed. as a compulsory part of the PSE

format. A demonstration was given by Ms. Priyam Sharma, a counselor at Amity International

School, Noida. She covered various topics under Guidance and Counseling such as: -

• Meaning of Counseling, its needs, goals & Stages of counseling.

• Career Information in guidance and counseling.

• Basic Skills and values in guidance and counseling.

• Special concerns and ethics in counseling.

All aspects were covered with the help of well explained presentations. The queries of pupil teachers

were answered by her based on her real experiences. It was really a remarkable experience gained by

the

students. The workshop was attended by HOD, Education Department, Prof. Rainu Gupta, the

concerned subject faculties Prof. Joshi and Ms. Rohini Jain along with the students. The vote of thanks

was given by Prof. Rainu Gupta.

gUest lectUre oN ‘receNt treNDs & INNoVatIoNs oN

educational evaluation

On 13th April 2016 at seminar hall of LLDIMS a guest lecture was arranged by Dept. of education. The

speaker of the lecture was Prof. M.C. Sharma and the topic was “Recent Trends & Innovations on

Educational Evaluation”. The lecture was attended by all the students of B.Ed. & also by all faculties.

He extensively talked about grading system. Credit system, online examination, on demand

examination and how it can be effectively used for evaluation to the students he gave valuable

information regarding institution based assessment.

The lecture was followed by question answer session & later vote of thanks was presented by Dr.Arti

Bahuguna. It was a grateful experience for the students to gain some knowledge by an experienced

person in our institute.

FACULTY Participation in Sports Activities under ‘JOSH-2016’ at lINgaya’s UNIVersIty

Faculty from Department of Education participated

enthusiastically in the event of Sports Day celebration

which was organised on the occasion of JOSH 2016 held on

02/04/2016 & 16/04/2016 at Lingaya’s University. All the

faculty members participated in various sports activities like

Cricket, Badminton and Kho-Kho etc.

*Our women Cricket team under the captainship of Prof.

Rainu Gupta (HOD) got Ist position.

PARTICIPATION IN FoUNDatIoN Day celeBratIoNs “JOSH- 2016” at lINgaya’s UNIVersIty

All the faculty & staff of department of Education attended the foundation day Celebrations “JOSH -

2016’held on 29th April 2016 at Lingaya’s University. Various cultural programmes and competitions

like

Mimicry, Group Dance. Solo Dance, Solo song, Duet song, Fashion show, Mr. & Ms Lingaya’s etc

were organised on this occasion. Many faculty and staff of LLDIMS participated in these activities.

*LLDIMS fashion show team got Ist position

* LLDIMS group dance team got Ist position.

Seminars/ Conferences attended/ Paper Presented by the Faculty Members during 2015-16

Prof. Rainu Gupta , HOD presented a paper in ICSSR sponsored National

Seminar held on 6/02/2016 at Rao Abhay Singh College of Education, Rewari,

Haryana as a Resource Person at valedictory session.

Dr. Manju Sharma, presented paper ‘विद्यालय मेँ ह िंदी माध्यम से शिक्षा के

अिसरों के आिंकलन’ in Bhartiya Bhasha Sansthan sponsored National seminar held

at Amity Institute of Education on 8th December 2015.

Dr. Manju Sharma, presented paper ‘Innovative Teaching methods’ in National

Conference on ‘Competency Building for Excellence , Innovation & Social

Change’ held on 6-7th November 2016 at Lingaya’s Lalita Devi Institute of

Management & Sciences, Delhi.

Ms. Joyti Sehrawat, presented paper ‘Understanding Education for National

Integration’ in UGC & DHE sponsored National Seminar on ‘Social, Economic &

Cultural Identities in Reconstructing Indian Nationalism ‘ held on 29-30 January

2016 at Aggarwal College, Haryana.

Ms. Joyti Sehrawat, presented paper ‘Transforming Education for Peace: Major

relevance and approaches’ in National Conference on ‘Competency Building for

Excellence , Innovation & Social Change’ held on 6-7th November 2016 at

Lingaya’s Lalita Devi Institute of Management & Sciences, Delhi.

Ms.Joyti Sehrawat, presented paper ‘Teacher Autonomy & Accountability’ in

National Seminar organized by Lingaya’s university on 11th December 2015.

Ms Rohini Jain, ‘New dimensions in teacher education: The role of reflective

thinking’ in National Conference on ‘Competency Building for Excellence ,

Innovation & Social Change’ held on 6-7th November 2016 at Lingaya’s Lalita

Devi Institute of Management & Sciences, Delhi.

Ms. Rohini Jain, presented paper ‘Professional ethics of a teacher : Key elements

of profressionalism’ in National Seminar organized by Lingaya’s university on

11th December 2015.

Ms. Neelam Tomar, attended four days Master trainer workshop on ‘Teaching of

Mathematics through

Origami’ from the 16th - 19th of February 2016 organised by University School

of Education, GGSIP University in collaboration withNationalCouncil for

Science & Technological Communication, Govt. of India.