Meston College of Education (Autonomous) Royapettah, Chennai – 600 014. Internal Quality Assurance Cell Minutes of the meeting of 24th Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Meston College of Education held in Media Centre at 04.00 p.m. on Saturday, 27th April, 2019. Members Present: 1) Major. E.S. DANIEL GUNANITHI, President & Treasurer, MEDA.(Management Representative) 2) Rev. Fr. LOURDUSAMY SUSAI, SDB. - Secretary, MEDA (Senior Administrative Officer) 3) Dr. N. VIJAYAN, Dean, Meston College of Education 4) Mr. J. YOHAN – Member, IQAC. 5) Dr. S. DEVASAHAYAM SELVAKUMAR - Principal, Meston College of Education(Chairperson of IQAC) 6) Dr. (Mrs.) C. SHERINE VINOCA SNEHALATHA, Assistant Professor of English 7) MR. D. ARNOLD ROBINSON, Assistant Professor of Biological Science 8) Dr. P. EUGENE MICHAEL – Assistant Professor of Mathematics 9) Mrs. G. JEMIMA – Co-ordinator of IQAC 10) Mrs. J. JOHNSI PRIYA – Assistant Professor of Education 11) Mrs. J. BEULAH KIRUBA – Assistant Professor of History 12) Mrs. C. JEBA EVANGELINE – Assistant Professor of Physical Science 13) Dr. (Mrs.) A. JEYANTHA MARY- Assistant Professor of Education 14) Mr. R. RUBAN JOHN THOMAS – Director of Physical Education 15) Mrs. R. SOPHIA – Librarian 16) Mr. S. SARAVANA BARATHY Head – Clerk. - The meeting began with a prayer by Rev. Fr. Lourdusamy Susai, SDB, Secretary, Meston Education and Development Association, followed by the proceedings of the meeting. The Principal welcomed the members of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell. The Leave for absence received from Mr. D. A. Gnana Vijayan, Member of IQAC, Meston College of Education was recorded. 108/2019 Confirmation of Minutes of 23rd Internal Quality Assurance Cell meeting. rd The minutes of the previous 23 Internal Quality Assurance Cell Meeting held on th 25 October, 2018 were passed. Page 1 of 16 109/2019 Action taken on the recommendations of the previous meeting The following plan of action had been undertaken (i) As per the observations of the UGC Autonomy Review Committee, a workshop on “Preparation of Question Bank” had been organized from 13th to 16th November, 2018 by the IQAC of our college, by inviting experienced teacher educators from all over Tamil Nadu. (ii) The entry register regarding the usage of Journals by our staff and Research Scholars is maintained in the Library. (iii) National Seminar on the theme “Instructional Efficiency to prepare the Post Millennials for 2025” was organized on 30th and 31st January, 2019. (iv) Our second year B.Ed. students had their Annual All India Educational Tour to Delhi, Agra and Nainital from 04th to 12th January, 2019. (v) Annual Citizenship Training Camp was organized for the I year B.Ed. students from 13.11.2018 to 17.11.2018 Page 2 of 16 110/2019 Report of the College The Principal presented the following activities of the College. Examinations nd th th The 2 class tests were conducted from 29 October, 2018 to 8 November, 2018 and revision examinations were conducted from 30th November, 2018 to 7th December, 2018. The First and Third semester examination for this academic year began on 13th December, 2018 and ended on 20th December, 2018. First and Second Year B.Ed. Practical Examination was held on 15th March, 2018, under the convenorship of Dr.(Mrs.)Kapila Shobini, Associate Professor of English, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Saidapet, Chennai-15. Mock Viva-Voce was conducted for M.Phil. students, on 15th April, 2019 to provide prior experience to face the main examination with confidence. Viva-Voce was conducted for M.Phil. students, on 16th April, 2019. The Model Examinations for both Second and Fourth Semesters, for B.Ed. and M.Phil. are held from 24th April, 2019. Citizenship Training Camp As a part of B.Ed. curriculum, ‘Citizenship Training Camp’ was organized from 13th to 17th November, 2018 (For 5 days). Dr.T.Sekar, Headmaster, Government Higher Secondary School, Arumbakkam, Chennai delivered the inaugural address. Major.E.S. Daniel Gunanithi, I.A.S. (Retd.), President, Meston Education and Development Association and Rev. Fr. Lourdusamy Susai, SDB, Secretary, Meston Education and Development Association graced the inaugural function. Dr.(Mrs.)M.S.Thillainayaki, Principal i/c, Lady Willington Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Chennai delivered the Valedictory address. Educational Tour An All India Educational Tour was organized from 04.01.2019 to 12.01.2019 for our second year B.Ed. students to Delhi, Agra and Nainital to taste the history with a panoramic view as the heritage site. Seminars/Workshops Our college organized a two day National Seminar on “Instructional efficiency to prepare the Post Millenials for 2025” on 30th & 31st January of 2019. Prof. G. Rita Goretti Lourdes, Former Controller of Examinations & Former Professor & Head, School of Education, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015 delivered the inaugural address and released the seminar proceedings. Dr. (Miss) Adella Paul, Former Dean, Meston College of Education and Rev. Fr. Maria Louis, Former Vice-President, Meston Education and Development Association and Dean, Wesley Higher Secondary School graced the occasion. Dr.K.Y. Benedict, Principal, Mar Theophilos Training College, Trivandrum, Kerala – 695 015, Prof. B. William Dharma Raja, Professor & Head, Department of Education, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli – 627 012, Prof. Mumtaz Begam, Dean & Head, School of Education, Pondicherry University, Puducherry – 605 014, Dr.Kiran Lata Dangwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226 007, Page 3 of 16 Prof. P. Sivakumar, Professor & Head, Department of Education (DDE), Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 004 chaired the Technical sessions. Prof. R. Thandavan, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras delivered the valedictory note and distributed the certificates to the delegates. Our President Major. E.S. Daniel Gunanithi, I.A.S. (Retd.) graced the valedictory function. The Women’s Cell of our college organized a State Level Workshop on 08th March, 2019 on the theme, “Women: The Beacon of Light”. Sixteen colleges of Education participated with 81 students and 11 staff members to make this workshop a memorable one. Mrs.Emily Titus, Principal, C.S.I. Monahan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Royapettah, Chennai-14 delivered the inaugural address on the workshop theme. The Inter-collegiate competitions on Bridal Make up, Flower Arrangement, Cooking without Fire and Solo dance were conducted. The valedictory address was given by Ms.Srilekha Menon, News Presenter, News 7 Tamil channel on the theme “Women-Epitome”. Respected Secretary Rev. Fr. Lourdusamy Susai, SDB, graced the occasion. A workshop on “Test and Measurement” was organized for the first year B.Ed. students by Dr. P. Eugene Michael, Assistant Professor in Mathematics from 07.01.2019 to 09.01.2019. A debate was organized by Dr. P. Eugene Michael, Assistant Professor in Mathematics on the topic “bjhHpw;El;gj;jhy; fy;tpapd; juk;: cah;fpwJ, khw;wkpy;iy, FiwfpwJ”. First year B.Ed. students along with Mrs. C. Jeba Evangeline, Assistant Professor in Physical Science participated in the debate on 10.01.2019. Preparation of Question Bank As per the recommendation of the UGC autonomy review committee, a workshop on “Preparation of Question Bank” was organized from 13th to 16th November, 2018 by the IQAC of our college, by inviting experienced teacher educators from all over Tamil Nadu. PTA Meeting The PTA Meeting was held on 1st December, 2018 and the same Office Bearers of last academic year are continuing as office bearers this year too. Ph.D. Public Viva – Voce examination Ph.D. Public Viva-Voce examination was conducted for Mrs.M.Caroline Maria on 10th November, 2018, under the guideship of Dr.S.Mani on the theme ‘Effect of Ecological Intelligence on Developing Ecological sensitivity among prospective teachers’ Prof. Sudhakar Venu, Prof. & Head, EFLU, Hyderabad, served as the external examiner. Page 4 of 16 Guest Lectures Dr.Jothi Dayanandan, Associate Professor, Y.M.C.A College of Physical Education, Nandanam, Chennai delivered a lecture on ‘Awareness about Healthy Life Style’ on 10th November, 2018. Prof.Ashtosh Biswal, Professor, Department of Education, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, delivered a guest lecture on ‘Rethinking on Education’ on 28th November, 2018. Meeting of Subjects Societies In order to make our students to have current, perspective and realistic information in their respective subjects, Subject Association Meetings have been organized as follows: S. No. Name of the Chief Guest Subject Topic Date Dr.Lavanya, Associate Professor, Value of Mathematics 1. Department of Mathematics, Mathematics in our Practical Life 02.04.2019 Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai – 86 Dr.K.Namasivayam, Head of the Department of Physics, Physical Who can be a good 2. 09.04.2019 Gurunanak College Science science teacher? (Autonomous), Velacherry, Chennai-42 Dr.Winkins Santhosh, Assistant Professor, Biological Biology: A Tool for 3. 09.04.2019 Government Arts College for Science Standard Living Men, Nandanam, Chennai-35 Dr.Ashok, Assistant Professor in History, The role of teacher 4. History 09.04.2019 Madras Christian College, in nation building Chennai-59 Mr.Nandha, English for Fostering Assistant Professor of English, 5. English Equality in Indian 09.04.2019 Loyola College of Education, Classroom Chennai – 34 Page 5 of 16 Demonstration classes by subject experts on different pedagogy