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REPORT ON A TWO-DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON

“USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR FORMALIZED

ONLINE TEACHING” Organized by The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) & The Department of Computer

Science, Lady Keane College, Shillong

hp

September 29th& 30th, 2020

Platform: WebEx and Google Meet

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Contents

Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

Objectives----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

Programme Schedule-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

Inauguration Programme---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4

Profile of Resource Person------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

Workshop Sessions--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12

Valedictory Session--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15

Budget-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Feedback Questions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Feedback Analysis---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

Photographs-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23

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INTRODUCTION

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the mode of teaching learning from traditional mode of

instruction to online mode of teaching. Teachers who were mostly accustomed to the physical

classroom are being pushed to adopt new methods of online teaching, which is a challenge in many

aspects. Therefore, the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Lady Keane College in

collaboration with the Department of Computer Science, Lady Keane College, organized a two-day

workshop on “Use of Google Classrooms for Formalised Online Teaching”. This workshop gave

an opportunity to familiarize faculty with various tools and techniques for effective online teaching

and management of classes through Google Classrooms. The workshopencompassed topics related

to creation and dissemination of e-contents, content-pedagogy-technology integration, use of Google

Meet as a video conferencing tools. Therefore, this two-day workshop was specifically conducted

for the faculty members of Lady Keane College keeping in mind the changing scenario and

inculcating new skills as a stepping stone in the enhancement of knowledge and skill in the teaching

learning in higher education.

OBJECTIVES

1. To provide support to teachers in making the transition from offline classroom to online teaching.

2. To provide a user-friendly platform for faculty that can help them in achieving their goals in

their desired working area.

3. To establish an online platform encouraging effective communication between the teachers and

students.

4. To provide a platform for better teaching and learning experience.

5. To encourage faculty for leaning a new technology and develop skills in online teaching.

6. To expand and enhance online teaching tools to meet the current needs and expectations.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

It is expected that this workshop will boost self confidence among faculty in using new pedagogy of

teaching and learning.

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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

Inaugural Programme

10.45-11.00 Welcome Address

Dr. M. Y. Tham, Co-ordinator, IQAC

Lady Keane College, Shillong

Technical Session Day 1

[29.09.2020]

11.00-01.00 Session-I: Introduction to Google Classroom

Session-II: How to use Google Classroom as a new pedagogy platform for teaching

and learning.

Dr. Dilip Barad, Dean, Faculty of Arts,

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Mode: [Lecture/Discussion/Demonstration/Practice]

Technical Session Day 2

[30.9.2020]

11.00-01.00 Session-III: Virtual Meeting through Google Meet

Session-IV: Creating online content: Tools and equipments

Dr. Dilip Barad, Dean, Faculty of Arts,

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Mode: [Lecture/Discussion/Demonstration/Practice]

1:00-1:15 VALEDICTORY SESSION

i) Speech

Dr. (Mrs). C. Massar, Principal, Lady Keane College

ii) Vote of Thanks

Ms. Lizia Sahkhar, HOD,

Department of Computer Science, Lady Keane College

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INAUGURAL PROGRAMME

Hosts – Ms. Janailin Warjri and Mr Mainul Haque

Ms Janailin introduced the programme by mentioning that the world has entered into an era of

globalization, whereby a huge competition has emerged with regard to implementing new and

effective ways of teaching and learning. Moreover, the present pandemic has compelled teachers and

educators to upgrade their teaching methods with the help of technology. Today, when it is not

possible to have teacher-student interaction in the physical classroom of institutions it has become

mandatory to make use of Online Classes and Google Classroom being one such medium to go

ahead with the process of education.With the ongoing demand and competition in the field of

education, it is important that educators too, upgrade their methods of teaching and make themselves

tech- savvy.

The welcome speech was given by Dr M.Y. Tham, Associate Professor, English Department, who is

the Co-Ordinator of IQAC, Lady Keane College and the Co-Ordinator of this two-day workshop.

She welcomed the resource person and all the college participants to this workshop. She emphasized

on the need for the teachers to shift to online mode of teaching to ensure the flow of the curriculum

in order to achieve a systematic approach of monitoring the new session. She wished everyone the

best for the workshop.

The inaugural programme ended with the resource person taking over the session.

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PROFILE OF RESOURCE PERSON

DILIP P. BARAD

Mobile: 09898272313 dpb@mkbhavuni.edu.in

dilipbarad@gmail.com

DOB : 05 June 1972

Dean, Faculty of Arts(2018-21) Prof.andHead,

DepartmentofEnglish,

MaharajaKrishnakumarsinhji

BhavnagarUniversityBhavnaga

r, Gujarat -364001

POSITIONS IN ACADEMIC GOVERNING BODIES

• Dean, Faculty of Arts, M.K. Bhavnagar University (2018 – 21)

• Member - Executive Council, M.K. Bhavnagar University (2015 - 18)

• Chairman – Board of Studies (English), M. K. Bhavnagar University (2009 onwards)

• Member – Board of Academic Planning, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2018 – 2021)

• Member – Academic Council, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2016 – 21)

• Member – Board of PG Teaching and Research, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2016-21)

• Member – IQAC, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2018-21)

• Convener – Digital India Cell, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2016 onwards)

• Nodal Officer – National Academic Depository, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2018 onwards)

• Member – University Library Committee, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2009 onwards)

• Chairman – Ad Hoc Board of Journalism and Mass Media, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2018

onwards)

• Chairman – Ad Hoc Board of Performing Arts, M. K. Bhavnagar University (2018 onwards)

• Member – Board of Sports and Cultural Activities, M. K. Bhavnagar University

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Saurashtra University: Arts Faculty:EnglishLiterature January 2006

Dissertation: Women Characters in the Novels of ThomasHardy

GSET M.S. UniversityofBaroda December 2008

Gujarat State EligibilityTest

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

UGC – Research Project Use of Technology for Teaching English Literature and Language

2008 - 2012

Grant Received 1,00,000/-

MHRD – NMEICT eContent Project eContent for Literary Theory and Criticism

2009 - 2014

GrantReceived7,00,000/-

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 23 YEARS (13 FEB 1997 TO 12 FEB 2020)

• Name of University: M. K. BhavnagarUniversity,Bhavnagar Feb 2012 – till date

Professor, Department: English Literature (6 years)

• Name of University: M. K. BhavnagarUniversity,Bhavnagar Feb 2009 to Feb 2012

Associate Professor, Department: EnglishLiterature

• Name of University: M. K. BhavnagarUniversity,Bhavnagar June 2007 to Feb 2009

Senior Lecturer, Department: English Literature

• Name of College: JJCET Commerce & BBACollege,Junagadh Feb 1997 to June 2007

Lecturer / Asst. Professor, Department: English & CommunicationSkills

DOCTORAL STUDENTS ADVISED – THESIS

1) Doshi Hetal Manherlal,2015

2) Zala Heenaba Kanaksinh, 2015

3) Joshi Dhvani Aditya,2016

4) Mehta Jay Navinchandra,2016

5) Dabhi Dhara Devendrabhai,2017

M.PHIL. STUDENTS ADVISED - DISSERTATION

1) Joshi Bhumi,2018

2) Solanki Pratiksha, 2018

3) Vaghela Dipti, 2018

4) Mangukiya Vijay, 2012

5) Purohit Brijesh, 2012

6) Pandya Khyati, 2011

7) Gauswami Paresh, 2011

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MASTERS STUDENTS ADVISED-DISSERTATION

TotalNumber: 22

MASTERS STUDENTS ADVISED – DIGITAL PORTFOLIO

Total Number: 200 +

Published here:

https://sites.google.com/site/projectblendedlearning2012/

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Barad, D. P. (2009). The Women Characters in the Novels of Thomas Hardy. Atlantic

Publisher & Distributors (P) Ltd, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-269-1042-7

Blogs

Over 200 Blogs published: https://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/

Journal Publications

• Ndoricimpa, C & Barad, D. P. (2019). Construing criticality in Essay Genre in

English Literature. International Journal of English Learning and Teaching

Skills, 2(1), 845-868. http://ijeltsjournal.org.

• Ndoricimpa, C & Barad, D.P. (2019). ESL postgraduate students’ self-perceived

performance in oral presentation: Case of Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji

Bhavnagar University. International Journal of Management and Applied

Science, 5(9), 6-12. http://iraj.in. IJMAS-IRAJ-DOI-16092.

• Barad, D. P. (2009). Spellings in English Language: To Spell or Not to

Spell Correctly. (A. Schwetlick, Ed.) VOICES (210), 11..

• Barad, D. P. (2015). Using Blog to Enhance Writing Skill. (S. Sagar,

Ed.) International Journal of Humanities in Technical Education, I(i), 71 – 81

• Barad, D. (2012). Creativity in Curricular Design: Designing Curriculum to

Promote Blended Learning. (R. G. Kothari, Ed.) e-Reflection, I(2), 53-64.

• Barad, D. (2010). EXPERIMENTING ICT IN TEACHING ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. AsiaCALL Online Journal, 4(1).

Retrieved 2010-07-04, from

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http://asiacall.info/journals/asiacall_online/index.php/olj/article/view/21/16

• Barad, D. (2016). Report on the Integration of Technology. JOURNAL OF

TECHNOLOGY FOR ELT, VI(3). Retrieved from

https://sites.google.com/site/journaloftechnologyforelt/archive/vol-6-no-3-july-

sep-2016- 1/2-report-on-the-integration-of-technology by-dr-dilip-barad

• Barad, D. (2011). Comparative Overview of the Forms of Storytelling with

Reference to the Digital Age. (B. Parmar, Ed.) Spark International Online

Journal, III(3), 35-61.

Chapters in Books

• Barad, D. P. (2016). Research Prospects in Digital Humanities and

Cyberspace Textuality. In S. Prajapati (Ed.), Research In Indian Languages:

Problems and Prospects (First ed., pp. 35-56). New Delhi, India: New

Bharatiya Book Corporation.

• Barad, D. P. (2011). Modern Business Communication Tools. In J. K. Dodiya, &

N.

• Tiwari, Understanding and Developing Effective Communication Skills and Soft

Skills. New Delhi, Delhi, India: Sarup Books.

• Barad, D. P. (2010) “Kamala Das: Stranger to Herself.” Charisma of Kamala

Das.Ed. T. Sai Chandra Mouli. New Delhi: Gnosis.

TEACHER TRAINING MODULE: RIE – NCERT - BHOPAL

Barad, D. (2016, Feb.). Teaching Writing Skills and Creative Writing through ICT.

Training Package on Integrating ICT in ELT at Secondary Level, 48-67. (S. Tripathi,

Compiler) Bhopal, MP, India: RIE - NCERT. Retrieved from

http://dilipbarad.blogspot.in/2016/02/teaching-writing-skills-and-creative_7.html

TEACHER TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED: 700 TEACHERS / SCHOLARS TRAINED

Sr Workshop Venue Date Trained

Participants

1 Flipped Learning S S Engineering College, Sidsar

5, 6, 7 Jan 2017

31

2 Faculty Development

Programme

Govt. Engineering College,

Bhavnagar

6-17 June 2016

30

3 Workshop on ICT in Language Teaching

Anna University, Chennai 5 March 2016

30

4 Flipped Learning

Workshop

GTU, Chandkheda 14 Feb 2016

15

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5 Digital Portfolio:

Archival and Curation of

Works produced by

Students in Classroom

Global Conference

onContemporary Research

inEnglish Studies :

GlobalPerspectivesorganised

by The

Global Association of

EnglishStudies, Vallabh

Vidya Nagar

4 Feb 2016

45

6 Training Programme on

Integrating ICT in

English Language

Teaching for KRPs of

KGBV and Eklavya

Schools

Regional Institute of

Education, Bhopal

1,2,3 Feb

2016 14

7 sponsored National

Symposium - Cum -

Workshop on Personal

Learning Environment in

the Digital World

Sadguna College, Ahmedabad 8,9 Jan

2016 75

8 Workshop on e-Content

Development and Management

Gandhinagar Govt College,

Jammu

23,24 July

2015

50

9 Short Term Training

Programme on Basic and

Government Polytechnic

College, Amreli

19, June 2015

25

Advanced Teaching and

Management Skills for

Engineering Faculties -

at

10 Workshop on Research

Methodology - Plagiarism

SS Engineering College,

Sidsar

20 June

2015

35

11 Research Methodology

Workshop

Pune, Higher Education and

Research Society, Navi

Mumbai

3 May

2015

40

12 Research Methodology

Workshop

North Maharashtra

University, Jalgaon

27, 28 June 2015

35

13 Language and Literature

Teaching Technique

Pune University sponsored

Ahmednagar

3,4,5

March

2015

30

14 Professional

Development Programme

for Teachers

Charotar University of

Science &

Technology(CHARUS

AT)

16 Sept 2013

30

15 eContent Workshop M G Science Institute,

Ahmedabad

11, 12 Feb 2012

40

Workshop on Moodle for ODOLE

Nav Gujarat Campus, Ahmedabad

12 March 2012

40

16 eContent Workshop MKBU,Bhavnagar 1-6 June 2012

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17 STTP on Pedagogy BBIT, V V Nagar 20 Dec 2011

25

18 STTP on Research

Methodology

Nirma University, SG

Highway, Ahmedabad

28 June 2011

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PRESENTATIONS

Total: 70 Presentation

Presentations made at various seminars and conferences as well as invited speaker

and teacher are uploaded here:

https://www.slideshare.net/dilipbarad

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING & EXPOSURE TO INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Online Learning over Coursera MOOC

1) University of Pennsylvania,USA Description: 10 Weeks Online Course on Greek and Roman Mythology – 89%

2) The University of Melbourne,Australia Description: Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills – 70.9%

3) The Ohio State University, USA Description: Technology and Ethics –98%

4) University of London,England Description: Understanding Research Methods – 100%

5) University of Oregon,USA Description: Shaping the Way We Teach English-I – 83%

6) University of Oregon,USA Description: Shaping the Way We Teach English – II – 97%

7) HarvardUniversity Description: Introduction to Digital Humanities – 91%

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

1) North Maharashtra University, Jalgoan (Maharashtra) (till Aug2022)

. Nominated Member – Research and Recognition Committee, Faculty ofHumanities

2) Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) (till

2020) Co-Opt Member – Board of Studies –

English

3) Hemchandracharya North Maharashtra University, Patan (Gujarat) (till

2020) Co-Opt Member – Board of Studies –English

4) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) (till

2019) Co-Opt Member – Academic Council -Education

19 Workshop for Technology Integration

AAP Commerce College, Gandhinagar

Sept 2017 25

20 Research Methodology

Workshop

RUSASponsored – RTM Uni,

Nagpur

13 Feb 2018

20

21 Research Methodology Workshop

North Maharashtra Uni., Jalgaon

21 Feb 2018

35

Total Teachers / Scholars trained 710

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

Blood Bank

Regular Blood Donor – Donated Blood over 50 times – AB+

LANGUAGES

Gujarati: Native Speaker

English: Advanced Speaker as Second Language

Hindi: Advanced Speaker as Second Language

COMPUTER SKILLS

Published four personal websites:

www.dilipbarad.comPublished four mobile app for

teaching purpose:

https://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/2016/11/dilip-barad-android-apps.html

SPORTS

Advance level player of Lawn Tennis, Badminton, Squash, Table-Tennis, Cricket.

SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilipbarad

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dilipbarad https://www.facebook.com/dr.dilipbarad/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/dilipbarad Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/+dilipbarad

YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/+dilipbarad

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TECHNICAL SESSION DAY 1

Sir Barad gave a brief explanation on each topic and demonstrated practical where ever

required.

Topicscovered

1. Flipped Learning-Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of

blended learning that reverses the traditional educational arrangement by delivering

instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom. It moves activities, including

those that may have traditionally been considered homework, into the classroom. Lessons

that are prepared by teachers are given beforehand; exercises are done during class hours for

effective learning.

2. Blended Learning- A style of education in which students learn via electronic and online

media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching.

3. ERT and Online Teaching-In contrast to experiences that are planned from the beginning

and designed to be online, emergency remote teaching (ERT) is a temporary shift of

instructional delivery to an alternate delivery mode due to crisis circumstances. ERT is being

used especially during this pandemic.

4. Glass board / Lightboard / Learning Glass- Educate, Connect, and Collaborate clearly

with Learning Glass, the original LED lightboard for teachers and presenters. Droid cameras

can be used as virtual camera.

5. Creating Google Group for Safe and Secure communication with students (better in

security than WhatsApp)- Google Groups is a service from Google that provides

discussion groups for people sharing common interests. These are communication channels

used for students.

6. How to add members to the Google Group (Gmail Email id is necessary)- Exercises were

given

7. Creating Google Classroom- Demonstration and exercises given.

8. Important Settings-Useful for Continuous Internal Assessment of Learners,weighted by

Categories. Demonstration and exercises given.

9. Joining Google Classroom- Demonstration and exercises given.

10. Scheduling Google Meet Class / meeting> through Google Calendar- Demonstration

and exercises given

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Tasks allotted

1. URL of the Google Group created as part of practice

2. Email id of the Google Group created as part of practice

3. Class Code of the G-Class created as part of practice

4.Schedule Class through Calendar in Google Meet

Four Online tests were given in Multiple Choice Format for teachers to check their

knowledge.

The video recording of day 1 is given in the following link -

https://youtu.be/mSRwtWcWuFc

A spreadsheet was given to update the work completion.

TECHNICAL SESSION DAY 2

The session started with the participants posting their doubts on the first day which was

continued by the workshop.Sir Barad gave a brief explanation on each topic and

demonstrated practical where ever required.

Topics covered

1.Google Meet - Google Meet is a video-communication service developed by Google.

Basicfeatures were explained - attendance, screen share with audio, recording, etc.

2. Google Classroom- Google Classroom is a free web service developed by Google for

schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. The primary

purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers

and students. Basic features were explained - Assigning Quiz, Sharing Material, etc

3. Google Quiz in Google Classroom: Features explained -Creating Quiz, generating results,

etc

4. Video resources-Techniques to make videos, screen capture, etc.

5. Google Drive- Storage and Collaborative activities were discussed.

Finally, basic necessities to 'formalize or institutionalize online teaching' were discussed in

concluding remarks. The following list is about necessary elements to scaffold 'formal online

teaching'-

i. Communication Link - Suggested to use Google Group

ii. CMS - Content Management System - Suggested Google Drive

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iii. LMS - Learning Management System - Suggested Google Classroom

iv. Live / Synchronous Sessions - Suggested Google Meet

v. Pre-recorded videos / asynchronous sessions - Suggested recording in mobile phone

using AZ or Kinemaster or other screen capture software - or use Glass Board or

Document Visualizer

vi. Assessment - Suggested Google Quiz

The video recording of day 2 is given in the following link

https://youtu.be/g8e2i9ybPO4

Reading Materials that includes videos were given to the participants.

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VALECTORY SESSION

Speech - Madam Principal, Dr Mrs C. Massar

Madam Principal thanked the resource person for his diligent training of two days. She

mentioned that the workshop was the need of the hour to empower teachers with online

teaching. This workshop gave a foundation of understanding to what a Learning Management

System is. She thanked the Computer Science for taking the first step to train the teachers of

the college on Google Classroom.

Vote of thanks- Ms. Lizia Sahkhar, HOD, Department of Computer Science

At the offset, the two-day workshop had concluded on a positive message.

Google Classroom has a lot of tools with very good features that can be implemented in our

online classes. It has a systematic way of formulating our classes and materials for the

easement of our students. Google meet and google groups help us in communicating with our

students in a more methodical and secure manner. The greatest advantage is that we can use

all these tools on all kinds of devices. Access and storage of information is another advantage

that is storedon the cloud. Google gives all these features and services for free, which is of

the greatest benefit to students. This workshop has been very enlightening and has helped us

in preparing our upcoming classes. It is imperative for teachers to practice in order to retain

the knowledge acquired in the workshop. Keeping in mind that we have participants of

different calibre, we can have another phase of the workshop to enhance our knowledge. She

mentioned that we are on the process of acquiring the G-Suite package for a centralized

system. This workshop has equipped teachers with the basic knowledge and features of

Google Classroom to implement in a virtual classroom.

Madam Lizia thanked and appreciated the resource person on behalf of the College fraternity.

She also extended her gratitude to the Principal for her relentless support. She thanked the

participants for their active participation which contributed to the success of the workshop.

Lastly, she thanked the teachers of the Department for their hard work towards the workshop.

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BUDGET

Consolidated Statement of a Two-Day National Workshop on

"Use of Google Classroom for formalize Online Teaching"

Sl. No Particulars Amount Quantity Total Amount

1 Dr. D. Barad (Resource Person) Honorarium 4000 2 days 8000

2 Refreshment (Tea & Lunch for two days) 7500

7500

3 Printing and Binding 500

500

Total 16000

(Rupees Sixteen Thousand Only)

FEEDBACK QUESTIONS

1. The workshop met my expectations

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

2. The workshop content was relevant

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

3. The workshop content was easy to understand

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

4. The presenter was clear and informative

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

5. The presenter was Well-prepared

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

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6. The presenter was Responsive to participants’ questions

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

7. I have found innovative idea of making online teaching-learning process more

interesting from this Workshop.

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

8. This Workshop have brought some change in my understanding of the subject, teaching

skills and my attitude towards online teaching?

a. Strongly Agree

b. Agree

c. Disagree

d. Strongly Disagree

9. Please rate the workshop you attended in terms of usefulness and effectiveness?

a. Excellent

b. Good

c. Average

d. Poor

e. Unsatisfactory

10. Any comments or suggestions:

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FEEDBACK ANALYSIS

Total number of participants -73

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PHOTOGRAPHS

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