Author: Dr Prabhat Pankaj

Dr. Prabhat Pankaj is a postgraduate in Economics and a Ph.D. in applied economics. He is a teacher by choice and started his career 30 years ago in 1991 from Arunachal University. He has been teaching Economics at postgraduate and undergraduate levels for about 30 years, in Universities and B-Schools in India and abroad, including 7 years in Bhutan. Dr. Pankaj has also obtained his Executive Education in "Management and Leadership in Higher Education" at Harvard University, Boston, USA. Furthermore, He has written for the Times of India and other popular publications. Currently, he is serving as the Director of Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur.

Perception vs Facts | Does it matter for teaching and learning in HEIs?

Perception plays a vital role in determining our life-satisfaction and the way we tend to live in real time. Our decisions are strongly influenced by our perception irrespective of the facts of life. Does this also happen in teaching and learning in higher educational institutions (HEI)? The evidences tend to suggest that perception of teaching by faculty do influence their teaching style and decision on pedagogy, while the perception of learning by students tend to affect the learning outcomes. Read more to know how and why…

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Resume Readiness for Job 2025 | Lessons for Curriculum and Pedagogy

The management of workplaces is likely to undergo profound changes due to compounding effect of technological transformation preceded by the turn of event such as COVID 19. This will necessitate ‘resume-readiness’ for our students to cater to the changing requirements. Academic fraternity must gain a few insights from this perceived ‘resume-readiness’ and incorporate changes in curriculum and pedagogy, before it gets too late.

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Design yourself to be happy in 2022 | Part 5: Happiness lessons from the pandemic

On this World Happiness Day, it is only in the fitness of the thing that the secret to the most precious treasure called ‘happiness’ is opened up for everyone irrespective of who they are, where they come from and more importantly wherever on the earth they live. On the other side of the coin, the pandemic has done exactly the opposite for everyone, distributed miseries all across. However, the receding pandemic has also left behind a few underlying lessons, if counted on, can enhance happiness in our life forever.

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Design yourself to be happy in 2022 | Part 3: Create Purpose, Purposefully

Life pursuits and purpose are key to happiness. Making our existence meaningful requires concerted and conscious thoughts. Facing the question – what can I do to help others, may contribute immensely in making our life happy. When you get up in the morning, and if your mind is cool about the fact that the day stands largely sorted out with tasks already lined up, you have achieved a lot in terms of happiness.

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Design yourself to be happy in 2022 | Part 1: Chemicals have solutions!

New Year brings in the season of giving and taking greetings and good wishes. The most common of them is ‘Happy New Year to You!’. Does it really ensure or enhance happiness in our life? No guarantee, but our understanding of happiness enhancing factors and facets can help reclaim our health and happiness for a better life. Here is a series to focus on what all we need to know.

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Assessing the Assessments

How we assess students in our course is diligently linked to how we teach the course. Assessment is a testimony to our teaching. Any assessment devoid of its link with ‘what to assess’, is likely to go haywire. Then comes the question of ‘how to assess.’ Our ability to link it with how we teach determines ‘assessment-of-learning’ vis-à-vis ‘assessment-for-learning.’ 

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