DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
The university’s teaching, learning and assessment strategies are well
structured to facilitate the achievement of the intended learning outcomes.
Suitable pedagogy, continuous and end semester evaluation followed by
formal and informal feedback are some of the strategies adopted by faculty.
The course contents of all academic programmes are regularly updated
through Academic Advisory Committees of Schools. The modifications are
made from time to time to incorporate the latest developments. In the semester
system, a compulsory component of internal assessment based on sessionals,
tests, assignments, seminars, etc., has been introduced since beginning of this
university.
2.6.4 How does the university collect and analyse data on student
learning outcomes and use it to overcome the barriers to learning?
In order to overcome the barriers to learning, the faculty individually analyzes
the data on student learning outcomes. The first information about learning
outcomes comes from the performance in sessionals and mid-semester
examination. The university has also provision of Student- Feedback on
learning outcomes, course content, quality of teachers, etc. The feedback on
various components of teaching and evaluation is taken formally from the
students to improve the quality of teaching-learning processes. The feedback
so obtained is analyzed at the IQAC level and findings are implemented to
improve teaching-learning process. University is also planning to introduce
dynamic online feedback mechanism for better implementation.
2.6.5 What are the new technologies deployed by the university in
enhancing student learning and evaluation and how does it seek to meet
fresh/ future challenges?
With regard to enhancing student learning, it is quite evident that University is
working hard to provide state-of-art facilities to its students. University is also
trying to improve innovatively to sort out/ standardize the procedural process
in academic activity through softwares and campus wide access of internet
through WI-FI. The faculty has at its disposal new technologies for interactive
teaching such as Audio-Visual facility in the classes, video conferencing
facility for guest lectures, increased use of internet, etc.
Any other information regarding Teaching, Learning and Evaluation which
the university would like to include.
Following may be considered as best practices in the area of teaching,
Learning and Evaluation:
• Student centric learning through extensive use of ICT.
• Blending learning with e-resources through 24×7 available free
accesses to online resources.
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