IPDA India hosts 2014 International Conference on ‘Challenges for Learning Professionals- New Directions’
November 21, 2014
Two day long ‘Partap International Conference-2014’ on the theme “Challenges for Learning Professionals- New Directions” in collaboration with International Professional Development Association (IPDA), U.K. was held at Partap College of Education, Ludhiana among an intelligent galaxy of eminent dignitaries and educationalists of International acumen like Prof. Ken Jones, Senior Consultant for Continuous Professional Learning, University Wales: Trinity Saint David, U.K., Dr. Margery McMahon, National Coordinator, Scottish College for Educational Leadership Glasgow, U.K., Prof. Steven J. Coombs, University of South Pacific, Fiji. The convener Dr. Balwant Singh, Principal PCE acquainted one and all with the main objective behind organizing this comprehensive conference as the promotion of Networking between schools and teacher education institutes to support professional development and bridging the gap between the policy makers, academicians and practitioners.
Prof. Naval Kishore, Dean, College Development Council, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Prof. Kirandeep Kaur (Head) Department of Education and Community Service, Punjabi University Patiala were the resource persons for the day one. Prof. Ken Jones in his key note address tried to enlighten every inquisitive mind by touching upon the very significant and coherent issues like creation of constructive higher brains, energized teachers with excellent linguistic and technical excellence, criticality, adaptability, and networking and most importantly a shift from deficit model to academic optimistic model.
About 75 delegates from different universities and colleges across the globe deliberated on sub-themes ‘Teacher as Researcher’ and ‘Career Long Professional Learning’. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Balwant Singh, Principal Partap College of Education acquainted the elite audience with the vision, voice and values of the institution and the chief objective behind organizing this conference as ‘Shift from Ritualized Teaching Learning Process to Optimistic Academic, Demonstrative, Critical model i.e. an understanding of our roles and responsibilities as envoy of change’, to create and stimulate a culture of self appraisal and collaborated Professional Learning.
The 2nd day of the conference got inaugurated with the extension lecturer-cum-workshop on the topic ‘how to write research paper for international journals’ by Prof. Ken Jones.
Dr. T.S. Sodhi (Former Head), Department of Education and Community Service, Punjabi University Patiala, Dr. Jagdish Kaur, Principal, Dev Samaj College of Education, Ferozepur, Prof. Ramesh Sandhu, Principal, C.R. College of Education, Dr. Ramesh Inder Kaur Bal, Secretary, Partap Charitable Trust and Prof. J.P. Singh, Chair Person Partap College of Education, Ludhiana were among the other dignitaries present on day one of this conference.
Photos from the event
