by Shaju | Dec 26, 2022 | Faculty
This opinion (biased) post is in context of dental education and would translate to other programmes using OSCE. I find it difficult to initiate a discussion on the relevance of OSCE in today’s assessment world. Programmatic assessment has taken the world by...
by Shaju | Dec 23, 2022 | Faculty
Who holds the responsibility to student learning in a School set up? The students, teachers or the institution! This interesting question comes up to me in my house, school and many other situations and environment. One common factor I found was that the opinions were...
by Shaju | Oct 22, 2022 | Faculty
I consider the university a safe place. Safe for students, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. There are structures and processes in place where students are engaged in decision making as well as are able to provide constructive and critical feedback....
by Shaju | Oct 4, 2022 | Faculty, Students
“That is the best compliment I had from you” It was a lazy Sunday. As usual, I tried to inject some life into our Sunday. I will try to make pizza today. My teenage daughter is very particular about food. When it is palatable, she says it is normal. I was yet to hear...
by Shaju | Sep 30, 2022 | Faculty
Why didn’t you support me?You and I are friends, though I report to youI tell you all in work, you know my secretsI trust youThen, why didn’t you support me, defend meOr at leastExplain my positionTo the BOSS.You just left the scene; I got the battering ☹I...
by Shaju | Jul 26, 2022 | Faculty
“I have got a C grade and I think it is good for me. To get a B is possible and I had done it. But it is too much work, and I must get out of my comfort zone for that B” This was the conversation I had with an interesting student, Hafiz, on our first academic coaching...
