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Appeal for change in traditional method of teaching Stresses need for periodical evaluation of standard THENI: Creation of coordinating council for higher education, faculty development at tertiary level and common standard of accreditation and adequate financing for public higher education are essential to improve the standard of quality of higher education, according to Anandavalli Mahadevan, former vice-chancellor of Mother Teresa University. She was addressing an international conference on ‘Reforms in higher education in Asia,’ held at Cardamom Planters’ Association College in Bodinayakkanur on Wednesday. Expanding options for medium of instruction and strengthening teachers’ competency at school level are the need of the hour, she said. “We must evolve a short-term knowledge/skill-oriented programmes, reduce quantity on long-term conventional academic programmes and evolve research to generate knowledge meant for local specific needs.” Part- or full-time academic programme completed elsewhere can be given weightage in terms of credits. Twinning programme, (one portion of the academic programme taken in one institution and the rest of it in the ‘home’ institution) joint degree (two or more higher education institutions together for one academic program developed jointly) and double degree system (two or more degrees could be given by two or more higher education institutions) can be promoted. Higher education pendulum has swung from liberal education to vocational emphasis and academic independence to industrial relevance. Higher education should promote systematic, proactive and creative thinking. Prevalence of visual system outside the classroom and oral teaching inside classrooms and commercial influence on academic cultures are the future challenges. The government can act as regulators to build a life-long learning integrated system with multiple entry and exit points, Ms. Mahadevan suggested. “What we need today is interdisciplinary learning, commitment to problem solving and revolutionising technology for growth and development,” she said. In his special address, Madurai Kamaraj University College Development Council Dean S. David Amirtha Rajan insisted on a comprehensive policy on higher education at the national and regional levels for quality education. Speakers appealed for a change in the traditional method of teaching and adding inputs as per international standards. e-class rooms with the latest technology should be provided to connect all universities and colleges for knowledge sharing. Periodical evaluation of higher education in terms of global standards should be made mandatory. Changing trends of higher education in other countries should be observed and researched for utilisation. Over 300 people took part in the conference.
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