Written By: P. V. Ananthalakshmi, Principal, Helikx Open School
As usual this year also we planned to conduct a seminar to the educators on Understanding the 21st -century learner.
I started to contact a number of educators regarding this seminar. Some listened patiently and some others didn’t. I received all kinds of replies both encouraging and discouraging. One particular day when I called one educational institution a young woman attended the call ( From her voice I guessed she must be in early twenties , fresh from the college) she asked what is the purpose of this call. When I began to explain she interrupted saying, ‘’Madam what is the use of attending such programs? By listening the speeches of various speakers what is going to happen? Are you sure it will enhance our learning? Moreover there are many sources in the internet to gather information’s whatever the topic is. Nowadays, everything is at our fingertips.’’ This question triggered my mind. All of us have participated many seminars, conferences and symposiums.
What are the benefits of participating in seminars?
Seminars are simply a group of people coming together for the discussion and learning of specific techniques and topics. It is a gathering where sharing the experiences of the speakers on a specific topic or discipline.
Seminars typically take place over the course of a few days and involve cooperative discussion, multiple speakers and opportunities to share viewpoint and issues related to the topic.
Attending a seminar has many benefits, including improving communication skills, gaining expert knowledge, networking with others and renewing motivation and confidence.
Advantages of attending seminars:
It is the place where we meet mentors of the same profession, who have the same kind of experiences that might help us to develop our net work and cycle of influence.
Our mind is open and ready to grab hold of new opportunity.
Our mind would be ready to accept /challenged to new ideas and visions.
We get stimulation and encouragement by participating such events.
We get the opportunity to show, express , share our views with others.
It helps to widen our circle to build association and relationships of likeminded people.
The inspiration that we get from a seminar helps to write /construct something innovative or expand a theme to the next level of development.
It is an occasion to meet such personalities, thinkers and to establish associations for future.
We can feel and be grateful to these mentors who transform our thinking and support us in our journey further on.
Now, I hope we can appreciate the significance of being a part of a seminar or conferences is essential and might prove to be life transforming experience for us.
Here after do not pause to think; go ahead and attend seminars/workshops. As Mahatma Gandhi said “Be the change that you want to change.“
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