Faculty development program

Indian health professions education is shifting from a traditional curriculum (which follows the British system) to one tailored for India. This transition requires keeping up with advances in educational science to maintain global leadership in health professions education. Urja brings in international best practices in curriculum design, leadership, and educational research to address this need.

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Curriculum Design

Struggling to create integrated, short-term, competency-based, or outcome-based courses? Urja-Catalysts for Transformation offers faculty training and support in evidence-based curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation.

Basic Teaching Skills

This workshop trains faculty in designing teaching sessions, focusing on learning objectives, selecting appropriate teaching methods, and developing formative assessment strategies.

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Student Engagement

Traditional teaching methods are ineffective for Generation Alpha students. Urja equips faculty to engage students effectively, considering constraints of time, technology, and manpower, to deliver student-centered education.

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Roles for the New Age Teacher

Faculty now spend 20% of their time teaching and 80% on other roles such as administration, clinical duties, mentorship, and research. Enhance your skills to transition smoothly between these diverse roles.

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Optimized Teaching Strategies

Innovate and develop teaching strategies in this workshop, including flipped classrooms, blended learning, team-based learning, case-based learning, problem-based learning, and self-directed learning. Learn to integrate AI into your teaching.

Educational research

Accreditation and program evaluations are critical to demonstrate effectiveness and utility of education. Urja trains faculty to effectively demonstrate realisation of learning outcomes using established educational research methods