Conference Presentations by Mayukh Mazumdar
Digital Transformation in Education , 2023
Graphs are of paramount importance in any branch of Physics. A Physics teacher often comes across... more Graphs are of paramount importance in any branch of Physics. A Physics teacher often comes across certain
mathematical expressions, manually drawing graphs of which are excruciating, time-consuming and results
in lack of the exact nature. Here come some special tools to rescue the teacher and make the learning
experience of the students more enriched through more accurate visualization. The current article describes
the utility of one such free online tool – the Desmos Graphing Calculator in College-level Physics teaching.
International Conference For Teachers (ICFT), 2024
The robustness of AI (Artificial Intelligence) with regards to its ability to address a diverse v... more The robustness of AI (Artificial Intelligence) with regards to its ability to address a diverse variety of demanding issues is gradually making it an indispensable component in every sphere of human endeavour. Ease of use and promptness of results are some of the key features of AI that are making it a very sought after option in the education sector. With students relentlessly flocking towards AI for assistance in their academic chores, the traditional role of teachers no longer remains unquestionable, but understandably demands modifications. This article will study the experiences that students had with AI usage and try to predict the modified roles that teachers may have to play in the nearing future. Physics has been chosen as the academic subject for this discussion. Though this study is limited to the higher education level, some outcomes of it can find their relevance at the school level as well.
Emerging Trends in Indian Education & Culture, 2023
In the current age, the internet seems to be omnipotent with regards to the plethora of services ... more In the current age, the internet seems to be omnipotent with regards to the plethora of services it offers to us - communication, information exchange, platform to showcase one's talents are just a few to name. The supremacy of the internet was most evident during the COVID-19 times, when the entire globe had to rely on it for its uninterrupted functioning. Hence, education being a major sub-system of any country was no exception to this. The teaching-learning business had shifted abruptly from the traditional mode to the 'online' mode, thanks to the internet. This had also brought to the students the scope of exploring the vast ocean of information via the internet and this exploration has become an inseparable part of their lives even today, in the new normal times. However, it has also raised a baffling question in front of the educators - will the students' over-reliance on the internet totally replace the need of a 'human' teacher in the coming times? This paper is a modest attempt to seek the answer to this question by studying the choices of undergraduate students if five different science subjects in this regard.
Keywords: Internet, new normal, YouTube, smart devices, 'human' teacher
Chapters in Edited Volumes by Mayukh Mazumdar
New Education Policy 2020, 2024
Multidisciplinary courses (MDCs) are one of the new and unprecedented addendums in the UG level c... more Multidisciplinary courses (MDCs) are one of the new and unprecedented addendums in the UG level curriculum as per the NEP 2020. Arising from the motive to broaden the intellectual spectrum of the students undertaking these courses, framing such courses can be a bittersweet experience on the part of the course-developers. The following article will discuss some of the challenges that a college Physics teacher may come across in making a Physics MDC in the new Four Year Undergraduate Program (FYUGP).
Guidance and Counselling, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the teachers to the fullest of their potential. For the interest... more The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the teachers to the fullest of their potential. For the interests of the students, they had to work well beyond the allotted working hours, trespassing the boundaries of their limitations during those days. This has adversely affected their physical and mental health, which has often gone largely unnoticed (Hussain, 2021). Ramifications of those tough times have stretched as far as the post-pandemic period, which poses a serious question: "are our teachers mentally well after the aftermath of the pandemic?" This article is a modest attempt at looking for the answer to this question. Some possible ways of addressing this issue have been put forward at the end, inspired by some relevant research works done in the recent past.
Education in the Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic days have gotten etched in everyone's memories, mostly for bad reasons. Kee... more The COVID-19 pandemic days have gotten etched in everyone's memories, mostly for bad reasons. Keeping the wheels of education running during those days has undoubtedly been the biggest challenge that the teachers have faced till date. Tough times have brought with it many learning experiences that have paved the way for the further development of the education system in the post-pandemic days. This article is a recollection of the pain and pleasure undergone by a college Physics teacher during the COVID-19 days. Positive takeaways from this journey have been discussed as well.
Education: Life Skills and Training, 2024
The 4Cs-Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication, are the essential skills ... more The 4Cs-Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication, are the essential skills to excel in any human endeavour in the 21st century. Fostering these among the students must therefore go hand in hand with the academic chores, irrespective of their level of formal education (9.1.2, Part II, NEP 2020). Curriculum developers need to identify possibilities of sheltering these in the existing curricula with minimum perturbation. The following article is an exploration of some possible ways of inculcating the 4Cs among the Physics Undergraduate students in an average Indian scenario. Certain challenges that may turn up with these attempts have also been discussed hereby.
Social Media in India: Dynamism, Issues and Challenges, 2024
Social media has been keeping every digital native glued to their smart devices for longer than e... more Social media has been keeping every digital native glued to their smart devices for longer than ever before. The lion's share of these users are the youth who, consequently, are finding the traditional teaching-learning methods less appealing in front of the vibrancy of social media. However, social media is highly potent to make the teaching-learning business more interesting provided that the teacher can use it judiciously along with the traditional methods. This article will explore the probabilities of this 'out-of-the-box' method for teaching Physics. Instagram-a very popular social media platform will be used as a reference.
Competency-Based Approaches in Education, 2024
The optics laboratory course is an integral part of the Indian
undergraduate (UG) Physics curricu... more The optics laboratory course is an integral part of the Indian
undergraduate (UG) Physics curriculum which involves relatively more
sophisticated instruments and painstaking procedures. This poses a
challenge on the part of the instructors and learners in the journey towards
building conceptual clarity and honing relevant laboratory skills of their
students, following the ‘traditional’ pedagogical path. The following article
will explore the possibility of using modern technologies with traditional
instructional methods to optimise the learning outcomes of the students
of this laboratory course. Suggestions for the instructors will be offered
in this regard towards the end of the article.
Keywords: virtual labs, optics laboratory, spectrometer,
challenges in Physics practical courses
Education and Evaluation, 2023
The Bloom's Taxonomy and its revised version are the most widely used taxonomies of learning obje... more The Bloom's Taxonomy and its revised version are the most widely used taxonomies of learning objectives. Since these have stood the test of time, it is a common sight that instructors often refrain from using any other taxonomy. Though there have been many other taxonomies developed in the recent past, this over-reliance on the 'classical' ones often keeps the instructors at bay from exploring the alternate ones. This article will be a modest attempt to briefly explore some of these other taxonomies and also check if some of them can complement the flaws of the Bloom's/ Revised Bloom's Taxonomy.
NEP-2020 and Higher Education: Issues and Challenges, 2024
As per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Multidisciplinary Courses (MDCs) is a new catego... more As per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Multidisciplinary Courses (MDCs) is a new category of compulsory courses to be included in the curriculum of the undergraduate level in Indian institutions. The prescribed structure of these courses, however, can compel the teachers of certain subjects to largely deviate from the teaching styles that are very typical to that subject and face hurdles unforeseen while teaching the same. This chapter will briefly highlight a tentative and novel hurdle of using very little (or, in some cases, no) Mathematics to teach Physics at the college level, that the subject teachers will inevitably encounter while teaching a Physics Multidisciplinary Course. Based on this forecast, some suggestive measures will be provided for an aspiring Physics MDC teacher towards the end of the chapter.
Innovations in Teaching-learning Across Disciplines, 2023
In the present social media era, no digital native is unaware of memes. Almost every social media... more In the present social media era, no digital native is unaware of memes. Almost every social media user, especially the youths, are more glued to their smart devices than ever before, thanks to the memes. Consequently, students are becoming more detached from their studies as the syllabi and allied items seem to be less appealing to them. However, if an instructor is willing to walk the extra mile, she/ he can discover some latent potentials of memes that can make the learning business more interesting and engaging to their students. This article will explore some ways to cater the educational needs of Generation Z Physics undergraduates better with the help of two popular memes on the internet.
Keywords: memes in education, generation Z, physics education, social media, innovations in physics teaching
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Conference Presentations by Mayukh Mazumdar
mathematical expressions, manually drawing graphs of which are excruciating, time-consuming and results
in lack of the exact nature. Here come some special tools to rescue the teacher and make the learning
experience of the students more enriched through more accurate visualization. The current article describes
the utility of one such free online tool – the Desmos Graphing Calculator in College-level Physics teaching.
Keywords: Internet, new normal, YouTube, smart devices, 'human' teacher
Chapters in Edited Volumes by Mayukh Mazumdar
undergraduate (UG) Physics curriculum which involves relatively more
sophisticated instruments and painstaking procedures. This poses a
challenge on the part of the instructors and learners in the journey towards
building conceptual clarity and honing relevant laboratory skills of their
students, following the ‘traditional’ pedagogical path. The following article
will explore the possibility of using modern technologies with traditional
instructional methods to optimise the learning outcomes of the students
of this laboratory course. Suggestions for the instructors will be offered
in this regard towards the end of the article.
Keywords: virtual labs, optics laboratory, spectrometer,
challenges in Physics practical courses
Keywords: memes in education, generation Z, physics education, social media, innovations in physics teaching
mathematical expressions, manually drawing graphs of which are excruciating, time-consuming and results
in lack of the exact nature. Here come some special tools to rescue the teacher and make the learning
experience of the students more enriched through more accurate visualization. The current article describes
the utility of one such free online tool – the Desmos Graphing Calculator in College-level Physics teaching.
Keywords: Internet, new normal, YouTube, smart devices, 'human' teacher
undergraduate (UG) Physics curriculum which involves relatively more
sophisticated instruments and painstaking procedures. This poses a
challenge on the part of the instructors and learners in the journey towards
building conceptual clarity and honing relevant laboratory skills of their
students, following the ‘traditional’ pedagogical path. The following article
will explore the possibility of using modern technologies with traditional
instructional methods to optimise the learning outcomes of the students
of this laboratory course. Suggestions for the instructors will be offered
in this regard towards the end of the article.
Keywords: virtual labs, optics laboratory, spectrometer,
challenges in Physics practical courses
Keywords: memes in education, generation Z, physics education, social media, innovations in physics teaching