 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 7: A two-day long national webinar on ‘Education and Leadership During a Crisis’ organized by the School of Education, Central University of Jammu, under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) scheme of Government of India, was inaugurated today.
The key objective of this webinar is to sensitize the educational administrators and policymakers to adopt the appropriate strategies to meet the current challenges; and to orient them how to deal appropriately with this global crisis of COVID-19 by playing a leading role. The inaugural session of the webinar was attended by K K Shrama, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Prof Ashok Aima, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, Anuradha Gupta, Director, School Education, Jammu, Prof AP Behera, Joint Director, CIET, NCERT, New Delhi, Prof Saroj Sharma, GGSIPU, New Delhi, Prof Rajeev Rattan Sharma, University of Jammu, Dr VPS Raju, NIEPA, New Delhi and Dr JN Baliya, Central University of Jammu including Institutional leaders across the country from 24 states are participating in the webinar through online mode.
Speaking on the occasion, K K Sharma, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, opined that on-line teaching-learning is the future of our education system. He specifically emphasized that it is a great opportunity for Jammu and Kashmir to come out of all the difficulties which has risen due to the Covid-19. He also suggested various initiatives which could be undertaken by the educational institute of the region to provide best alternative in the current scenario. He also lauded the initiatives taken by the Central University of Jammu and its leadership for the academic ventures launched through online mode during this tough time even; and also appealed the educational leaders and academicians to come forward with innovative and sustainable means of teaching-learning in coming days.
Prof Ashok Aima, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, in his address highlighted various capacity building programmes being initiated by the faculty from Education Department of CUJ and involving all the stakeholders from different educational sectors of the region.
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