Dear Sir, I thank you for once again sharing the knowledge with all of us. Getting to see the course materials of our interest is a great opportunity for us to learn and grow. It will definitely help us to make our teaching better. Though I never studied Behavioural Ecology in details, I always had interest in this field. The lectures on Counter-Intuitive Darwinism, Antipredator Behaviour, Social actions etc were quite interesting. The use of molecular techniques like DNA finger printing, genetic markers etc shows the depth at which they study these subjects at the graduation level itself. I would like to ask you a few things sir, 1. I observed that the presentations had very good quality photographs and Scanning Electron Micrographs. I would like to know the source of these? I f they are collected by the teacher himself? 2. Who decides the research papers to be discussed in the tutorials? Are they suggested by the teacher? 3. Is the field work done for this particular course i.e. Behavioural Ecology is evaluated by the concerned teacher? How is the assessment done? Thank you for arranging a special video-conferencing for the Dept of Zoology. Regards, Dr. Priyadarshini Pujari
Respected sir, Sorry for not giving you feedback on session held on 20th of Jan. 2011. Really it was interesting and knowledge gaining experience. I would like to thank you for enlightening us about educational system followed in Sussex university. yesterdays session on behavioral ecology was very interesting and informative. I liked the presentation on Darwinism adaptation and Anti predator behaviour as the pictures and photographs of various organisms related to different adaptive behaviors were self explanatory. i was impressed to know that applied courses and molecular biology are more preferred areas rather than confined topics like physiology. Sir, I would like to know whether students are allowed to select the topics for research papers and field work for on their own? I would also like to know if students can take help from other experts along with teachers from Sussex university? Regards, Snehal
Dear Sir, It was nice to see you and hear your voice after so many months. Last time when such programme was conducted, I had missed it as I was attending a Refresher course. This time I was lucky, as this was more important for me as I teach Behavioural ecology for our second year students. My honest opinion about this branch is that it is the most interesting of all the branches of zoology. I will never want to give up teaching this paper for any other. Earlier this was in the third year. Every year my suggestion to students is - if any of you are planning to do research, do it in Animal Behaviour. Many slides which were shown by you - Mimicry, antipredatory behaviour, eye spots, Altruistic behaviour, Kin selection, Communication in honey bee... are part of our syllabus. But in Sussex the depth of teaching is very high as most of the points were supported by statistical data. I initially wondered how an undergraduate student could take in so much. Then I realized that entire course is on Behaviour ecology and in our syallabus it is one half of a paper. The idea of discussing research paper in tutorial is very good. I was very happy to know that my favourite branch, Ethology is the only other branch along with neuroscience that is continued to be taught in Sussex. With warm regards, Dr. Mangala Veeresh
Dear Sir, The interactive session yesterday was indeed very interesting. Although it was not on my subject, the lectures, especially on Counter-Intuitive Darwinism, Anti-predator behaviour and communication were really attention grabbing. It was great to listen to you after a long time. Thank you Sir. Warm Regards Amisha.
Dear Dr. Priyadashini, 1.Good quality of photographs,Scanning Electron Micrographs and research papers are the contributions of the teacher and his research team and all this is used in teaching undergrad.This is missing in our system of Education. 2.The convener of the course is also the Tutor and decides the course contents and resources for teaching. 3. Field work is a part of the course and probably assessed by its outcome.
Dear Dr. Mangala, I have also observed that the course contents are same like some of our papers in different subjects. And I agree with you about the quality of teaching and resources used for teaching is definitely very good. But remember this is 12 credits course at level 2 (second year) and students are required to take 120 credits per year in three terms.
Dear Sir, Thankyou very much for the very interesting session on Behavioural Ecology. I particularly liked how concepts of stotting and mimicry were explained. This is one subject I guess that is both, a teachers and students delight.
Dear sir, I thank you for providing detail information on behavioural ecology.The teaching materials are quite update because the materials are based on the field survey.Hence lecture become very interesting .The lecture presented on Honey bees social instinct,Natural selection in action on peppered moth,garden spider,Anti predator behaviour,Gull phylogeny etc. were very informative. The lecture on Gull phylogeny recalled my M.Phil. study which was there in my syllabus.Teaching ethology with special paper shows closeness with the nature and because there is no practicals in the laboratory further emphasize not to disturb the environment. Sir, I would like to know through you 1. What is the prospect of these students when they complete their education 2. Compared to the other courses in biological sciences how this course is felt by the students. Thanking You K.N. MISHRA 26-02-2011
Dear Prof. Mishra, Sussex Ecology and Conservation Graduates are now in jobs such as Species Adviser for the JNCC, Programme & Projects Manager for Bird Life International, Conservation Officer for English Nature, Biodiversity Officer for Sussex Wildlife Trust, Laboratory Technician for Medicines Sans Frontiers in Holland, Geological Site Surveyor for the Booth Natural History Museum, Farm Manager for a 6th Form Centre, and Countryside Ranger for East Sussex County Council. and Sussex Biology Graduates are now in jobs such as Health Screening Technician, Graduate Food Technologist at Lintec Ltd, Laboratory Technician for Murex Biotech Ltd, Clinical Safety Assistant at Novartis UK Ltd, Health Promotion Officer for Northampton Primary Care Trust, Quality Assurance Analyst for Abbott Laboratories, Information Analyst at Cambridge Pharma Consultancy, and Trainee Biomedical Scientist at Mayday Hospital. The course on Behavioural Ecology is interesting and attracted more students.
Dear Sir, Your interaction with us was very informative and helpful.The way the power point presentation was made by teachers there was highly impressive. Looking at the visuals provided by you has helped me to improve on my ppt.Infanticide in Human Langurs and Anti-predatory behaviour was of special interest to me.As students we have learnt behavioural ecology which was the most interesting subject but technology has helped us better understand the same.The visuals due to IT advancements has enabled us,as teachers and students, to understand concepts in a better way. Thank you Sir, once again for the session on Behavioural Ecology.
Dear Sir, Thank you for providing us with information on Behavioural Ecology. The powerpoint presentations have made the topic more interesting. I would like to know whether they follow any particular criteria for making the slides of ppt. The presentations that were shown will definitely help me in making my ppts. Sir, I would also like to know if the Mentoring system is followed at Sussex University. Thanks n Regards Yogita Borkar.
Dear Dr.R.V.Gaonkar. It is nice to see you again on screen presenting a Sussex university curriculum on “Behavioral Ecology”. As I was following course material, certain topics impressed me very much. For example behavior of an animal population can influence the direction of Natural Selection. It means, an organism with a fittest behavioral quality has greater survival value in nature. Most of the plant and animal adaptations centered on to meet their need for food, shelter and propagation of species. These aspects are seen in the form of social insects, selfish herd behavior, population response to predator density, origin of camouflage like drawing the attention of a predator to non vital parts of body, floral guidance to nectar path and so. The syllabus component is very interesting for the student of sussex.Now a question arises what is the outcome of such knowledge? Here the role of teacher is important.It is not merely the syllabus is covered, test is conducted and degree is awarded. A teacher required to generate among the students the quality of appreciation of diversity of living beings and mans’ responsibility to preserve them.It reminds me a saying -‘An ant’s life is as sweet as ours’. We humans are part of animal kingdom but stand apart from the rest for being intelligent species. But human behavior at large is unpredictable, perception changes time to time. Human greed for exploitation of natural resources and mindless destruction of habitats has resulted in the current degradation of lonely living planet. So the study in behavioral ecology must bring changes in the mind set of young students with respect to the laws of nature Come to the Tutorials, which were once practiced in the curriculum of Bombay University. Such tutorials can be revived in future UG programmes. Discussion and analysis of a research paper is an interesting exercise. The written examination model question paper is different from ours. Certain questions are compulsory in one section in other many choices. However the framing of questions is good. The power point presentation slides was not up to the standard in theory content but some graphics and field pictures were excellent. By now you have spent several months in the university campus learning and researching about different Curricula, Management studies, student interactions, Sports, British museums…etc. I expect on your return, the experiences and knowledge you have earned will benefit all the departments of arts and science. At the same time, while implementing the new innovative ideas, be suitable to our local/state/national needs and Indian culture. I am also optimistic that it will justify our college Mission Statement to which we are all committed. Thank you for the opportunity given to ineract. Best wishes and regards. P.N.KAVRI. Head Zoology.
Dear Prof. P.N.Kavri, Thank you very much for your very lengthy comment, and in fact I was waiting for this since long. I have not yet visited British Museum; planning to visit next week.
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteI thank you for once again sharing the knowledge with all of us. Getting to see the course materials of our interest is a great opportunity for us to learn and grow. It will definitely help us to make our teaching better.
Though I never studied Behavioural Ecology in details, I always had interest in this field. The lectures on Counter-Intuitive Darwinism, Antipredator Behaviour, Social actions etc were quite interesting. The use of molecular techniques like DNA finger printing, genetic markers etc shows the depth at which they study these subjects at the graduation level itself.
I would like to ask you a few things sir,
1. I observed that the presentations had very good quality photographs and Scanning Electron Micrographs. I would like to know the source of these? I f they are collected by the teacher himself?
2. Who decides the research papers to be discussed in the tutorials? Are they suggested by the teacher?
3. Is the field work done for this particular course i.e. Behavioural Ecology is evaluated by the concerned teacher? How is the assessment done?
Thank you for arranging a special video-conferencing for the Dept of Zoology.
Regards,
Dr. Priyadarshini Pujari
Respected sir,
ReplyDeleteSorry for not giving you feedback on session held on 20th of Jan. 2011.
Really it was interesting and knowledge gaining experience. I would like to thank you for enlightening us about educational system followed in Sussex university. yesterdays session on behavioral ecology was very interesting and informative. I liked the presentation on Darwinism adaptation and Anti predator behaviour as the pictures and photographs of various organisms related to different adaptive behaviors were self explanatory.
i was impressed to know that applied courses and molecular biology are more preferred areas rather than confined topics like physiology.
Sir, I would like to know whether students are allowed to select the topics for research papers and field work for on their own?
I would also like to know if students can take help from other experts along with teachers from Sussex university?
Regards,
Snehal
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to see you and hear your voice after so many months. Last time when such programme was conducted, I had missed it as I was attending a Refresher course. This time I was lucky, as this was more important for me as I teach Behavioural ecology for our second year students. My honest opinion about this branch is that it is the most interesting of all the branches of zoology. I will never want to give up teaching this paper for any other. Earlier this was in the third year. Every year my suggestion to students is - if any of you are planning to do research, do it in Animal Behaviour.
Many slides which were shown by you - Mimicry, antipredatory behaviour, eye spots, Altruistic behaviour, Kin selection, Communication in honey bee... are part of our syllabus. But in Sussex the depth of teaching is very high as most of the points were supported by statistical data. I initially wondered how an undergraduate student could take in so much. Then I realized that entire course is on Behaviour ecology and in our syallabus it is one half of a paper. The idea of discussing research paper in tutorial is very good.
I was very happy to know that my favourite branch, Ethology is the only other branch along with neuroscience that is continued to be taught in Sussex.
With warm regards,
Dr. Mangala Veeresh
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteThe interactive session yesterday was indeed very interesting.
Although it was not on my subject, the lectures, especially on Counter-Intuitive Darwinism, Anti-predator behaviour and communication were really attention grabbing.
It was great to listen to you after a long time.
Thank you Sir.
Warm Regards
Amisha.
Dear Dr. Priyadashini,
ReplyDelete1.Good quality of photographs,Scanning Electron Micrographs and research papers are the contributions of the teacher and his research team and all this is used in teaching undergrad.This is missing in our system of Education.
2.The convener of the course is also the Tutor and decides the course contents and resources for teaching.
3. Field work is a part of the course and probably assessed by its outcome.
Dear Ms. Snehal,
ReplyDeleteThe field work and research is done under the guidance of Supervisor. Students are free to use resources available.
Dear Dr. Mangala,
ReplyDeleteI have also observed that the course contents are same like some of our papers in different subjects. And I agree with you about the quality of teaching and resources used for teaching is definitely very good.
But remember this is 12 credits course at level 2 (second year) and students are required to take 120 credits per year in three terms.
Dear sir,
ReplyDeleteI was busy with BOS meeting but i discussed with my colleagues
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteThankyou very much for the very interesting session on Behavioural Ecology.
I particularly liked how concepts of stotting and mimicry were explained.
This is one subject I guess that is both, a teachers and students delight.
Dear sir,
ReplyDeleteI thank you for providing detail information on behavioural ecology.The teaching materials are quite update because the materials are based on the field survey.Hence lecture become very interesting .The lecture presented on Honey bees social instinct,Natural selection in action on peppered moth,garden spider,Anti predator behaviour,Gull phylogeny etc. were very informative. The lecture on Gull phylogeny recalled my M.Phil. study which was there in my syllabus.Teaching ethology with special paper shows closeness with the nature and because there is no practicals in the laboratory further emphasize not to disturb the environment.
Sir, I would like to know through you
1. What is the prospect of these students when they complete their education
2. Compared to the other courses in biological sciences how this course is felt by the students.
Thanking You
K.N. MISHRA
26-02-2011
Dear Prof. Mishra,
ReplyDeleteSussex Ecology and Conservation Graduates are now in jobs such as Species Adviser for the JNCC, Programme & Projects Manager for Bird Life International, Conservation Officer for English Nature, Biodiversity Officer for Sussex Wildlife Trust, Laboratory Technician for Medicines Sans Frontiers in Holland, Geological Site Surveyor for the Booth Natural History Museum, Farm Manager for a 6th Form Centre, and Countryside Ranger for East Sussex County Council. and
Sussex Biology Graduates are now in jobs such as Health Screening Technician, Graduate Food Technologist at Lintec Ltd, Laboratory Technician for Murex Biotech Ltd, Clinical Safety Assistant at Novartis UK Ltd, Health Promotion Officer for Northampton Primary Care Trust, Quality Assurance Analyst for Abbott Laboratories, Information Analyst at Cambridge Pharma Consultancy, and Trainee Biomedical Scientist at Mayday Hospital.
The course on Behavioural Ecology is interesting and attracted more students.
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteYour interaction with us was very informative and helpful.The way the power point presentation was made by teachers there was highly impressive.
Looking at the visuals provided by you has helped me to improve on my ppt.Infanticide in Human Langurs and Anti-predatory behaviour was of special interest to me.As students we have learnt behavioural ecology which was the most interesting subject but technology has helped us better understand the same.The visuals due to IT advancements has enabled us,as teachers and students, to understand concepts in a better way.
Thank you Sir, once again for the session on Behavioural Ecology.
thanks and Regards,
Karuna
Dear Sir,
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing us with information on Behavioural Ecology. The powerpoint presentations have made the topic more interesting.
I would like to know whether they follow any particular criteria for making the slides of ppt.
The presentations that were shown will definitely help me in making my ppts.
Sir, I would also like to know if the Mentoring system is followed at Sussex University.
Thanks n Regards
Yogita Borkar.
Dear Dr.R.V.Gaonkar.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see you again on screen presenting a Sussex university curriculum on “Behavioral Ecology”. As I was following course material, certain topics impressed me very much. For example behavior of an animal population can influence the direction of Natural Selection. It means, an organism with a fittest behavioral quality has greater survival value in nature. Most of the plant and animal adaptations centered on to meet their need for food, shelter and propagation of species. These aspects are seen in the form of social insects, selfish herd behavior, population response to predator density, origin of camouflage like drawing the attention of a predator to non vital parts of body, floral guidance to nectar path and so.
The syllabus component is very interesting for the student of sussex.Now a question arises what is the outcome of such knowledge? Here the role of teacher is important.It is not merely the syllabus is covered, test is conducted and degree is awarded. A teacher required to generate among the students the quality of appreciation of diversity of living beings and mans’ responsibility to preserve them.It reminds me a saying -‘An ant’s life is as sweet as ours’. We humans are part of animal kingdom but stand apart from the rest for being intelligent species. But human behavior at large is unpredictable, perception changes time to time. Human greed for exploitation of natural resources and mindless destruction of habitats has resulted in the current degradation of lonely living planet. So the study in behavioral ecology must bring changes in the mind set of young students with respect to the laws of nature
Come to the Tutorials, which were once practiced in the curriculum of Bombay University. Such tutorials can be revived in future UG programmes. Discussion and analysis of a research paper is an interesting exercise. The written examination model question paper is different from ours. Certain questions are compulsory in one section in other many choices. However the framing of questions is good. The power point presentation slides was not up to the standard in theory content but some graphics and field pictures were excellent.
By now you have spent several months in the university campus learning and researching about different Curricula, Management studies, student interactions, Sports, British museums…etc. I expect on your return, the experiences and knowledge you have earned will benefit all the departments of arts and science. At the same time, while implementing the new innovative ideas, be suitable to our local/state/national needs and Indian culture. I am also optimistic that it will justify our college Mission Statement to which we are all committed.
Thank you for the opportunity given to ineract. Best wishes and regards.
P.N.KAVRI. Head Zoology.
Dear Mrs. Yogita,
ReplyDeleteMaking power point slides impressive is the job of tutor. Please visit my blog posted on Thursday, 25.11.2010 for Mentoring.
Dear Prof. P.N.Kavri,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your very lengthy comment, and in fact I was waiting for this since long. I have not yet visited British Museum; planning to visit next week.