Location, context, time, and duration
The 3rd instructor training at Kathmandu University took place at the Active Learning Lab, Department of Computer Science and Engineering on February 7, 2024.
Participants
The event was attended by 14 faculty members from different departments of the Schools of Science and Engineering of Kathmandu University.
Description of activities
Kathmandu University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, organized a half-day training session titled “Instructor Training on Design Thinking in Education” for training faculty members of the School of Science on February 7, 2024 in the Active Learning Lab developed through project ICT-INOV. The event started with a welcome speech from Dr. Bal Krishna Bal, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who explained the importance and benefits of related events for capacity building. The keynote speaker Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel delivered a presentation on the importance of adaptability of technology and user-centric definition of problems in problem solving techniques in the field of education.
Dr. Raja Jamilah Raja Yousuf from the University of Malaya and Dr. Hariklia Tsalapatas from the University of Thessaly presented their experiences in implementing design thinking in education at their university.
Asst. Prof. Dhiraj Shrestha and Dr. Rajani Chulyadyo facilitated the participants with assistance in hands-on sessions on the use of th ICT-INOV platform.
Asst. Prof. Sameer Tamrakar facilitated the event with MC responsibilities during the talks and discussion sessions.
Feedback and dissemination
The event was disseminated through Kathmandu University’s social media pages see link.
