Practicum - Rural Engagement

Paper Code: 
ERE- 700 B
Credits: 
1
Contact Hours: 
15.00
Hours: 
Contact Hours(15) + Independent Work(8)+ Others(7) = Total Hours (30)
Objective: 
  • To help the student teachers be compassionate towards and empathize with the learning context of students in the community.
  • To help them appreciate diversity and to develop their capacity to work with diverse constituents for civic engagement.
  • To help them learn to analyze community and organizational problems and needs, and to develop creative solutions.
  • To help them participate effectively in community service and global citizenship.

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Course Outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

ERE 700B

 

 

Practicum - Rural Engagement

CO71: Organize various activities concerning social and environmental issues.

CO72: Train to move closer to rural life.

 

Teaching strategies: Activity, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

Learning strategies:   

Report writing, Experiential learning

Formative Assessment (30%):

Report Presentation, Observation

Summative Assessment (70%):

Report Presentation, Observation
 

 

The student teachers will participate and report on any four of the following activities:

  • Organizing awareness programs relating to sanitation, water, soil fertility management, biomass energy and means of producing wind and solar energy
  • Promoting adult literacy, awareness on government programmes related to education
  • Rapport building and connecting with community leaders for school facilities and programs
  • Creating awareness on road safety
  • Kitchen gardening
  • Waste audit/composting
  • Water audit/water harvesting
  • Learning about local agricultural produce/local crafts through visits/talks/discussions
  • Studying and participating in the capacity building programmes organized by self help groups and/or government
  • Participating in orientation programmes of school education committee members
  • Conducting and facilitating school – community workshops and health camps.
  • Studying and reporting the health concerns of a village school/villagers to the concerned authorities
  • Participating in and promoting tree plantation drives
  •  Conducting focused group discussions on climate change/pollution in a rural area
  • Visiting public places and farms for studying and participating in awareness programs related to sanitation, water, soil fertility management, biomass energy and means of producing solar energy
  • Promoting adult literacy, awareness on various government programs
  • Rapport building and connecting with community leaders for creation and maintenance of school facilities and programs

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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