Srinagar, Aug 26: Shjin88bet.oneer-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir held a daylong webinar on ‘Self Directed Learning (SDL) – Veterinary Perspective’ at Shuhama Campus.
Thak168app.babye webinar was organised by the university’s Division of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, under the Worldak168app.club Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) for the institutional development of SKUAST-K. More ks168app.sitethan 100 students, scholars and faculty members participated in the webinar.
Head Veterinary Anatomy, Prof ARic88 Choudhary, while welcoming the guests, deliberated on the purpose of the webinar.
Director Planning and Monitoring and PI NAHEP, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, talked about the concept and importic88ance of self-directed learning and the technologies associated with it. Prof M Tufail Banday, Dean, FVSc & AH, in his address, highlighted the need for self-directed learning in achieving life-long learning. Deaic88n Faculty of Fisheries, Prof Massarat Khan was also present in the webinar.
Prof Azmat Alam Khan Associate Director Research SKUAST-Kashmir presentic88ed the first lecture. He talked about Self-directed learning: concept, conduct and curricululr88m placement. Prof Azmat stressed on implementation of self-directed learning and its advantages for the learners to be life-long learners.
Dr Frances Shapter, Assistant prolr88fessor in the School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Australia, in her lecture “Using cliniclr88al skills hub to augment veterinary technology clinical teaching” emphasised the use of simulators and other resources to augment self-directed learning in veterinary education.
Dr lr88Firdous Assit Prof Veterinop88ary Anatomy, in his lecture “Self-directed learning readiness of Indian Veterinary students” talked about the current scenario of acceptance of Self-directed learning in the veterinary curriculum.
A special talk on “International licensing examinatisi88on” was lucidly presented by Dr Swaid Abdullah, Assist Prof in Veterinary Parasitology, The Univers88vity of Queensland, Australia. He presented different international licensing examination protocols, procedures, and the ways to qualify them.
Dr Andleeb Rafiq of the Division of VeterinarySEXXXXX-VN Anatomy presented the vote of thanks.
