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16    2022 | Spectrum | Volume 15 Number 8

        Village special camp



        STAFF WRITER                     president), Mr. M. Paneerselvam (Head
                                         master), Mr. Sankaran (Former VAO),
          Dr. S. Kannan, NSS officer, along  Mr. Dheena (ward member) were present
        with other members of the camp took  for the inaugural function.
        the survey of the locality and the village.
        The troop was involved in an interaction   An awareness rally to wear helmets was
        with the members of the village clearly   held along with cleaning the school, street
        stating the vision and motto of the camp.  and public places were also some other
        The opening ceremony of the camp took   activities taken place. Special discourses
        place in the Government High School,   have been given by Dr.C. Rajesh and   on Organic cultivation to our B. Tech  tests such as ECG, optometric, BP, sugar
        Komakkambedu on 25, March 2022 with  Dr. R. Manimaran  (Mathematics), Dr.   students. A medical consulting camp  test and general check-up have  been
        planting of tree saplings. Dr. S. Kannan,  Rajasekar and Dr.Saravanan (CSE), Mr.   was organized in association with SIMS  done. Sports events were conducted by
        NSS officer, SRM IST, vadapalani  V. Ramesh (Yoga), SRM IST, Vadapalani   Hospitals, Vadapalani and Primary Health  Mr. K. Rangaraj, Mr. Sakthivel, Physical
        campus greeted the members present.  campus to the school students. The village   Centre, Thamarai paakam. More than 200  directors SRM IST, vadapalani campus
        Mr. T. Venkateshwari Thangaraj (village  farmers also in turn gave a presentation   villagers benefitted from this camp. The  and prizes were distributed to the winners.


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        STAFF WRITER              trigger the endless possibilities  Designing, CSH, SRMIST
                                  of stitches and patterns that  had opened the new world of
          Commitment to art has always  spreads nothing but colours and  patterns and  stitches for us.  A tie-up program with Accenture’s
        proven to be the promoter  happiness in our lives. The one  Starting from the history of   Learning Management Platform
        of peace and warmth in the  day Embroidery workshop - ‘Art  the Embroidery as an art to the
        otherwise conflict rich life.  of Embroidery’ conducted for  basic stitches and to the complex
        Would you deny If we say  the B.Ed department by the SRM  designs, the carefully tailored   STAFF WRITER  the courses that are completed
        practicing the art is a strategic  School of Teacher Education  hands-on based training provided        successfully are clearly explained
        way to therapize yourself and  and Research stands the witness  by them was very helpful for   Accenture’s core Learning     to the participants. The Q & A
        your surrounding? Art is a  for the grass-root approach  all the participants in learning   management cum Competency   session handled by Mr. Shankar
        miracle that spreads the warmth  to kindle the versatile artistic  the new art and in appreciating   management platform has re-  Subbiah not only comprises
        all around the vicinity it is  skills that the B.Ed students  the benefit of the art form. We   cently opened its educational   of the doubts in the learning
        practiced and propagated. Art is  had in them. A respectful and  understood that how precious   contents and courses (e-learning   platform but also comprised
        a therapy. Art is a weapon that  honest collaboration of the  the common resources like   courses) related to various   of some of the key discussions
        instigates peace and happiness.  facilitators come trainers in Prof.  threads and needles are. It is the   skill updates at various levels,   like the opprotunities of direct
        We have learnt that with the help  Lavanya J and Prof.Balaguru  smallest of smallest have always   competency upgrade courses  IT entry for the aspiring tea ch
        of a small needle - a weapon  H (a) Margaret Magizhini from  hid in them the greatest. The   in the various technology and  ers, the way the IT Academies
        in it’s miniature form can  the Department of Fashion  collaboration between the tiny   verticals, to the general public  works, the vision and mission
                                                            needles and the micro millimetre   and students. A workshop to  of NSD Cand the importance
                                                            threads had made wonders in   introduce the courses, contents  of selling ourselves in a com-
                                                            the workshop. They taught us   and it’s patterns has been con-  petitive market are all grace
                                                            the techniques to design the   ducted by Mr.Shankar Subbiah,  fully answered to the students.
                                                            complex patterns using the   Lead Technology Consultant,  Nevertheless, it was a session
                                                            combination of simple stitches.   Accenture IT solutions, to the  well organised and executed by
                                                            Even before the second hour   aspiring student-teachers of  Ms. Shanmugapriya, Program
                                                            into the workshop, we could   SRM school of Teacher Edu-  Consultant, Leonard Cheshire.
                                                            figuratively see the flowers   cation and Research, SRMIST  Leonard Chesire and Accen-
                                                            bloom, the birds fly, the Trees   through an online meeting  ture are opening this learning
                                                            speaks out of  the satin cloth.   organized and facilitated by  platform for free of cost to the
                                                            How else could we have shown   the HoD of SRMST E&R Dr.  general public. We will ever be
                                                            the respect to the trainers, than   N. Prema on the 2nd of June  thankful for the various oppor
                                                            showing them the results of   2022. The students were given  tunities provided by SRMST
                                                            their hands-on coaching.   introduction about the Education   E&R, B.Ed department for
                                                                                      platform created by Leonard   the skill upgrade and for such
                                                              The respect and gratitude was   Cheshire and Co, (Accenture’s   career enriching programmes.
                                                            servedhot in the ‘Make your   Learning management platform
                                                            own design’ session during   providers) and walkthrough on
                                                            the post lunch session. It was a   the variety of courses, learning   The (e-learning
                                                            pleasant and profitable day for   modules, Evaluation modules,
                                                            the participants in the workshop   Patterns and Dashboard. The   courses) related
                                                            would be an utter understatement.   relevant courses Opportunity   to various skill
                                                            Such an opportunity to explore   is Everywhere and their nature   updates at various
                                                            the ancient art forms might   are explained, the mode of the
                                                            not be possible if Dr. Prema                         levels, competency
                                                            N, HOD, SRMSTE&R had      courses and steps to access the   upgrade courses
                                                            not conceived and executed   courses and the learning ma-  in the various
                                                            it. We will always be grateful   terials, the components of the
                                                            for the opportunity provided   Dashboard, Creation of learning   technology and
                                                            by the Department of Teacher   plans and maintaining them, the   verticals, to the
                                                            Education, SRMSTER. Let   steps to access the evaluation
                                                            us connect more threads and   centre for each course in the   general public and
                                                            spread the colours of art, peace   learning plan and the steps to   students
                                                            and love.                 download the e-certificates for
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