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Art and Media Club & SIP Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on “How to read and validate NEWS? (Virtual Tour)”. NEWS – North East West South, the expansion of this acronym. Dr.R.Jeyakrishnan, Special Correspondence, Win TV, Chennai, shared his views on the topic “How to read and validate NEWS?” on 16.09.2020. He initiated the session by the virtual tour in the Win TV Channel, Chennai. He also explained the students that all the TV Stations’ gates will be opened always to receive the news from the public 24/7. He shared the students about the difficulties in collecting news. He then explained about the freedom given to each and every reporter while collecting news. A news reporter can even enter into a whole where the air cannot be entered. He answered the query raised by the students regarding the TRP rating. Finally he insisted the students to hear and read newspapers regularly for updating themselves about the current scenario. Totally 240 students attended and got benefitted.

CDC & SIP Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on “Teaching & Learning Pedagogy”. Teaching and Learning is a dependent pedagogical approach which is followed by a teacher in the classroom. On 15.09.2020, Dr.R.Parthiban, IQAC Administrator of SLCS explained the variety of pedagogical approaches used in Colleges that are more effective and appropriate in the process. The effectiveness of pedagogy often depends on the particular subject matter to be taught, on understanding the diverse needs of different learners, and on adapting to the on-the-ground conditions in the classroom and the surrounding context.

He also explained about the differences between Teacher-Centered Pedagogy and Student-Centered Pedagogy.  He added that at SLCS we follow the Outcome Based Education which is a Student-Centered Methodology of Education. The teachers at SLCS use the ICT facilities for teaching the students in an effective manner. So automatically, the students will be much interested in the classroom session. Finally the resource person motivated the students by showing few videos from the movies which replicates the Teaching Learning Pedagogy and links the same with the process at SLCS. The students enjoyed the session. Totally 240 students attended and got benefitted.

SIP Cell & Library Managing Team of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “How to utilize the Resource Center Effectively?”. Information plays an important part in the wider learning process – to understand the context of the work. Guest Lecturer Dr.P.Ravichandran, Head-Dept. of LISC, Annamalai University, Chidambaram presented a wonderful session on “How to utilize the Resource Center Effectively?” on 15.09.2020. Learning takes place not only at workshops or on training courses, but also through discussions with colleagues, practical experience, and consulting newsletters, books and audiovisual materials. Resource centers can support a wide range of learning activities by making information available. Resource centers have an important part to play in improving access to information. A resource centre collects and organizes materials that are useful to a particular group of people. A resource centre actively seeks to share the information that it contains. The main aim of a resource centre are to create a pleasant environment for learning, to contain a relevant and accessible collection of resource materials (based on the actual needs of users), to provide a range of information services, to encourage people to use the information in the resource centre and to help users gain access to information from other sources. Finally the resource person informed the students to utilize all the resources regarding the government schemes and also regarding the education. Totally 228 students attended and got benefitted.

SIP Cell & Readers Hub of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Thisaigal Unnai Thirumbi Paarkattum”. The world is revolving every day and there is no doubt in that. But are we coping with it, is a great question that has to be asked to oneself. Mrs.N.Selvi, Assistant Professor & Head Department of Tamil motivated the students on the topic “Thisaigal Unnai Thirumbi Paarkattum” on 14.09.2020. We have many ways to achieve our life and we are running along with the time to adhere to it. Here the term THISAIGAL means the ambitions to be fixed by a person. A student should pay attention towards his / her own ambition. To succeed in life, one should learn to honor person, learn to show the gratitude towards others, work hard towards the ambition and so on. Before concluding the session, she insisted that a student should not run towards the direction instead he / she can strive hard for that. If a student works accordingly he / she need not run along, but the world will turn towards you and all the THISAIGAL will also turn to you. The students were motivated by listening to her speech to strive for a successful life. Totally 220 students attended and got benefitted.

SIP Cell & NSS of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Eye Awareness”. In today’s world all the children and elders are addicted to mobile phones which are undoubtedly leading towards the world of blindness. To create awareness about the Eye, the International Rotary Eye Bank Manager Mr.Saravanan, from Aravind Eye Hospital was invited to give a lecture on 14.09.2020. He explained the reasons of Eye strain due to the usage of Mobile phones. Mobile phones eye strain may cause dry eye and irritation, painful throbbing headaches around the eye region, and even blurred vision. He also informed the students that smart phones are also comfortable for learning such as easy to get answers, bringing the world into real, easy to access educational tips and finally allows pavements for Social Learning. But it should be used in an effective and limited manner. Finally the resource person advised the students not to use the mobile phones too much which even leads the student towards eye blindness. Totally 220 students attended and got benefitted.

The IQAC of SLCS organized a Webinar on “Research Article Writing & Publishing” on 12.09.2020 in the College premises. Principal SLCS, Dr.R.Sujatha welcomed the Guest and the gathering. IQAC Coordinator Dr.R.Parthiban introduced the Guest Dr.J.Meenakumari, Head – Research and Development at International School of Management Excellence, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The Resource person initiated the session with an icebreaker. The faculty members were really motivated by the event. She presented her session through a PPT and gave awareness about the writing an abstract, finding out key words and publishing an article.

During the Q&A session many faculty members raised questions regarding the Research publication. The resource person also asked few question to the members about to know the understanding of her presentation.

The entire session went on in a productive manner. IQAC Assistant Coordinator cum Assistant Professor of English Mrs.R.Suganthi Hepzibha proposed the Vote of Thanks. Totally 41 faculty members attended the session and got benefitted.

SIP Cell & Training, Placement & Career Counselling Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Effective Communication”. Communication plays a vital role in everyday life. Mr.T.K.Senthil kumar, French Teacher at IGCSE and IS School, Qatar presented Guest Lecture about the Effective Communication on 11.09.2020. He stated that Communication is a matter of creativity. It is the key for the success in our life. Everyone should overcome fear, shyness and hesitation to communicate effectively. At the same time one should build confidence and courage to communicate. He explained about 7Cs of Communication that is Credibility, Courtesy, Clarity, Correctness, Consistence, Concreteness and Conciseness. It is a network where we want to overcome the barriers. He suggested the students to enhance the Communication skill one should read and write effectively. Above all to conclude he insisted the students practice communication to have successful career. Totally 221 students participated and got benefitted.

SIP Cell & Yoga Club of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Yoga & Meditation”. Yoga is an ancient form of exercise. Mr.P.Thangamuthu, Physical Education Director, demonstrated on the topic “Yoga & Meditation – To keep Body & Mind fit” on 10.09.2020. In his presentation he stated the history of Yoga and also about the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, father of yoga. He also stated that Yoga is a Physical, mental and Spiritual practice or discipline and a technique to control the body weight loss. He explained about the 8 limbs of Yoga they are Yama, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayama, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. It is also a practice of Meditation where an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness to achieve mentally and emotionally calm stable state. He also explained about the meditation steps for the beginners. He explained about few Yoga posture to the students during the session along with the techniques. Finally he concludes the session by posting few questions to the students. The students got benefited from the entire session. Totally 220 students actively participated in the session.

SIP Cell & Training, Placement & Career Counselling Cell of SLCS organized a webinar on the topic “Soft Skills, Personality Development, Importance of Dressing Etiquettes and Grooming”. The term Soft Skills covers a wide range of skills. Mr.P.Selvam, Assistant Professor of MBA presented Guest Lecture on the topic on 09.09.2020. He started the presentation with the vast difference between Hard Skills and Soft Skills and also reiterates the students that both the skills should be balanced equally in a profession. The hard skills means the proficiency in a foreign language, a degree, a certificate, machine operation and others related to it. The Soft Skills are Communication, flexibility, Leadership, Teamwork, Time Management and others. He further explained about the top 10 Soft Skills to the students. He again expressed the importance of dressing, etiquettes and grooming. At the end the students were able to gain a clear cut idea about the Soft Skills and Personality Development. Totally 220 students actively participated in the session.

The Department of English in association with the Curriculum Development Cell & Students Corner organized an activity session – Word Play on 08.09.2020 for the students. The session was very vibrant. The students were given Word Play like identifying the personalities and identifying the Idioms by the pictures given. These games enriched the students mind by enhancing their logical thinking as well as the application ability. Totally 215 students actively participated in the session. The students shared their feedback as it was an informative and an active session.