IEEE R10 EA Capacity Building Workshop

A 2-Day workshop was organized by IEEE educational activities, Karachi section in collaboration and with the supportive entities.
The workshop was led by Dr. M. Sadiq Ali Khan Chair IEEE Educational Activities, Karachi Section and conducted by the key resource persons: Muhammad Taha Hassan (Member IEEE Education Society), Muhammad Hammad Hassan (Member IEEE Computer Society), Manal Liaquat (Member IEEE Education Society) and Asif Nawaz (Member IEEE Computer Society).
The objective of this workshop was to facilitate teachers and stakeholders of Primary and secondary schools to accommodate the social distancing mandated by the government due to COVID itself by embracing distance learning tools. As such, many educational institutes in Karachi were contacted and their teachers were brought forward for training in order to improve the standard of education that the schools are providing.
Approximately 50 participants, all of which were teachers of Primary and secondary levels, were rigorously trained on their online teaching skills. The knowledge of crucial tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, Edmodo, Socrative, and many more were imparted to them during this 2-Day venture. With overwhelmingly positive feedback from the participants, the objective of this workshop was to take a step toward the improvement of Karachi’s educational standard was deemed complete as it came to a close on 25th June 2022.
During the event, the participants were graced by the presence of none other than the honorable Prof. Dr. Samreen Hussain, Vice Chancellor Aror University of Arts, Architecture, Design and Heritage, who enlightened everyone by the mention of her past achievements and motivated the female teachers that were present to do their best in their fields. She also imparted the knowledge of the valuable lessons she had learned throughout her life that made it possible for her to become the stellar figure she is today. The honorable Prof. Dr. Bhawany Shankar Chowdhry, Chair IEEE, Karachi section also arrived at the event to congratulate the various people involved in the event and inspired new ideas for further development and workshops in the same domain. The Regional Director, HEC, Mr. Javed Memon was also present during the event, further bolstering the confidence of the teachers so that they may carry their learning forward to implement in their schools