New inventions and modern technologies to be introduced in the teaching, learning and in the class rooms of the educational institutions in Pakistan. Universities should focus on community outreach programs to extend experiences of the academia to the end users.
These recommendations were made on the concluding ceremony of the two day international conference on “Innovation in Teaching and Learning” organized by the Department of Education, International Islamic University Islamabad.
In the conference, 170 abstracts were presented by researchers from Pakistan and other countries in the areas of Curriculum & Instruction, Higher Education, Research & Innovation, Leadership in the 21st century, Assessment & Evaluation, Social Media & Education and Distance Education.
Researcher agreed to develop good moral and social values among the students along with formal education as need of the hour. They also viewed that teachers must be provided the opportunities for professional development trough intensive teacher training programs with modern lines to achieve quality of work. Researcher said that provision of online resources and practical classroom settings can generate maximum learning outputs.
The concluding ceremony was attended by Senotor Talha Mehmood, Senator Nuzhat Sadiq as chief guests while Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector IIUI, Dr. Ahmed Yousif, President IIUI also graced the occasion.
Senator Talha Mehmood said in his speech that international conference on Innovation in teaching and learning is indeed a great effort on the part of IIUI. He believed that this conference has provided a platform to our national educationists to sit with international researcher and set education strategy and way forward. Senator Talha hoped that the recommendations of this conference will be helpful for the improvement of teaching and learning process in Pakistan.
Dr. Masoom said Islamic University honored to be a unique centre of learning in the Muslim world which strives to combine the essentials of the Islamic faith with the best of modern knowledge. He said IIU is working on educational reforms to face the challenges of contemporary world.
Prof Dr N B Jumani, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences and Dr Samina Malik, Director Female Campus/ Chairperson Department of Education thanked the foreign guest speakers for sparing their valuable time and Higher Education Commission, Iqbal International Institute of Research and Dialogue IRD for extending their cooperation and support.