Rangoli Competition at Govt. Arts & Commerce College, Ahwa Dangs

Fun Fair - Govt. High School Ahwa Dang

A Cultural Program - Ahwa Dangs

14 th December 2013

Run for Unity - Ahwa Dangs, Gujarat (15 th December 2013)

The Crisis of English Education in Government Colleges of Gujarat

I attended a meeting at Govt. Science College Chikhli, Dist Navsari on 25^th October 2013. The meeting was called for discussing the issues related to the gap in English subject at higher education due to the lack of the professors of English in government colleges of Gujarat state. 

There are 19 government colleges in South Gujarat affiliated to VNSGU Surat and sad to say that there are only 3 GPSC Asst. Professors of English working currently in the entire South Gujarat zone; one is Dr. Pratibha Sharma (Govt. Science College, Chikhli), Shri Ravikant Solanki (Govt. Arts College, Vankal) and Shri Rakesh Patel (Govt. Arts & Commerce College, Ahwa-Dangs). This gap of professors can be filled up by a series of lectures in English that is going to be telecast through the SANDHAN (BISAG) facilities. I hope that the students of English literature will benefit from such vision of KCG and SANDHAN.

Thank You All!

You must be wondering why I thank all...There's nothing to get surprised! We must thank all for the support we get by any means. I would like to thank my friend, colleague (and a member of DELL Lab) Shree N.M. Mahakal for his support. I would also like to thank BSNL Ahwa for their prompt response regarding checking the Internet/Intranet facilities required in DELL Lab. Now, the internet is working. I hope that my students will benefit from the Lab and the internet facilities provided here.

Digital Learning - Using ICT in Education

In the age of technology and media we can't afford to be left behind. In the field of education also there is a need of incorporating the use of technology and media. It is often said that audio-visual (multimedia) is more effective than black-board and chalk-duster. The use of ICT in education is the demand of the time.

To facilitate the students of Gujarat state to use technology and digital learning, the Govt. of Guj arat introduced DELL Lab (Digital Education and Learning Lab) in most of the colleges in the state around 2007-08. But unfortunately, partly due to the ill-maintained Lab and party due to the lack of Professors/Asst. Professors of English most  DELL Labs have not been working properly.The same condition I came across in my college.

The moment I took the charge of DELL Lab, after just getting appointed as Asst. Professor (English) in January 2013, I could not pay heed to it because of the examinations. I could not approach the students nor could I motivate them to benefit from DELL Lab. Then there was vacation and after reopening of the term, I was again busy with admission process. Due to the lack of admin staff we have to shoulder the responsibility of entire admission process. After admissions got over, I was busy interacting (teaching) with the students. When I got time, I found some limitations in the Lab.

Due to the gap of 2-3 years (the lack of professors of English) the computers were badly maintained and I had to face lots of troubles. However, I'm not disheartened. I took the entire thing positively. I encouraged the students of BA and Bcom students to benefit from using technology and the availability of DELL Lab in the college.

Now, I've started the DELL Lab. Around 20 students have been visiting the Lab regularly. They are interested in digital learning and the courses available over the internet for free. For that, I've started familiarizing the students with the basics of computers and how to use internet for getting study related information. The students seem to be interested in learning English for free over the internet. So, I suggested them the bbc.co.uk website where students can learn English and alison.com for learning free courses. It means that the students are on their way to get benefits of the Lab. Now, lets see how they proceed!