Dr. Nidhi Jain is the Assistant Professor of the Department of History at S.S. Jain Subodh College Of Global Excellence. She has a total of 12 years of work experience. She did Ph.D. from University of Rajasthan in 2010. She has attended a total of eight seminars. 

S.S. Jain Subodh College Of Global Excellence

Ques. What are your roles and responsibilities towards the students?

Ans. The major role of a teacher is to support learners in their quest for new knowledge on a specified set of subjects. This applies to students of all ages, from graduate to post-graduate learners and creates participatory lesson plans that encompass a wide range of activities to support different learning styles. The teacher should consider themselves as a facilitator, guide and co-learner in the education process. The primary roles of a teacher are: Providing mentorship, Inspiring learners, Nurturing healthy curiosity in learners, creating meaningful learning experience and new technology to support learning.

Ques. How do you establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

Ans. A positive student-teacher relationship correlates to a student’s ability to learn, and it improves their behavior. Teachers might teach amazing lessons, but by developing positive relationships with students, teaching efforts will be more successful. Research shows that children learn best in environments with a positive teacher relationship. Teachers should discover student’s interests and passions, their struggles and strengths.

Ques. How do you introduce a practical and industry-oriented approach towards subjects?

Ans. There are great benefits to gain from an industry-focused education that concentrates on both academic and practical skills. For one, graduates have a clear competitive advantage when they apply for jobs. Secondly, this approach is actually fun for both students and teachers. When it comes to motivation, having fun is a core element.

Ques. How do you strategize and update the curriculum to make it befitting for the students? 

Ans. By incorporating active learning into the curriculum, one can transform their classroom into a “real” one with an exciting, dynamic learning environment. Encouraging debates and brainstorming sessions, teaching case-based problem solving exercises, holding group discussions, are all great ways to actively engage students in learning. As such the faculty and the students are very cooperative and ready to take up any challenge. We keep on motivating our students to read reference books and research articles so that they can develop historical imagination but not all students are responsive to the idea of supplementary readings and this becomes a challenge for us sometimes. 

Ques. What are your views on the placements and higher education of the students from your department?

Ans. In the History department, you can become a Historian, Archaeologist, Archivist, Museum Curator, Asst. Lecturer, History Teacher, Academic Librarian, and Conservation Officer, among other things. History topics are helpful for the preliminary exam as well. This kind of preparation method will help to save a massive amount of time. Choosing a History is a sensible and effective strategy to clear exams.

Read: S.S. Jain Subodh College Of Global Excellence Placement

Ques. Which strategy do you use to help students to cope with this competitive world?

Ans. The students are constantly motivated to keep themselves with the latest developments taking place in society. They are also motivated by regular study schedules and work hard to achieve their goals. They are counseled to join Career Oriented and Skill Development.

Ques. What extracurricular activities are organized in college to enhance the skills of the students?

Ans. We do have various extracurricular activities for students such as Sports activities, debate competitions, creative writing competitions and cultural activities and also we do have various academic clubs two enhance their vertical development.

Ques. Which challenges are you facing to uplift the quality of education of your department?

Ans. As such the faculty and the students are very cooperative and ready to take up any challenge. We keep on motivating our students to read reference books and research articles so that they can develop previous imagination but not all students are responsive to the idea of supplementary readings and this becomes a challenge for us sometimes.

Ques. What are the approaches you bring in apart from the curriculum to teach your students?

Ans. History is a wide and informative subject that requires a variety of mind maps , maps and different techniques and skilled communication to deal with different topics. We encourage our students to actively participate in classroom discussions. Oral presentations are compulsory for all students which help in improving their communication and public speaking skills.

Ques. Any valuable advice which you would like to share with young minds? 

Ans. I would like to suggest the students to stay focused for excellence and do work efficiently. Set your career goals and work hard for them and keep a very clear definition of your aim of what you want to do in your life. The students should also build their system and keep their skills updated in line along with the latest technological developments.