International Conference on Engaging the Learner: Rethinking Education February 10-12, 2014

Call for Papers Teachers play a pivotal role in the development of a society. Developing them professionally means to secure the future of the next generation. The quality of Teacher Education programs has been questioned for the last few decades, and the teaching learning process in majority of Pakistani classroom is content focused, textbook geared and thoroughly teacher centered. Students are the silent spectators of the teaching learning activities that run in the classroom. They do not participate, construct, and share their opinions in the classroom activities in majority of the cases. The teacher flies the educational plane alone without the active participation of the students. Learning is not an empowering, enjoying and creative activity for the learner because s/he is not involved in the learning process. Engaging the learner in the classroom is a great challenge for the teacher. The Education Department of FJWU in collaboration with HEC is organizing an international conference on the topic: Engaging the Learner: Rethinking of Education on February 10-12, 2014. It aims to contribute in the national efforts for dealing with the issues relevant to education with a view to mobilize educationists to come together, deliberate, discuss as part of national effort to develop resources to deal with the situation. It is also focused to share and discuss latest research insights about engaging the learner in the classroom activities for making learning as an enjoyable experience, and to come up with practical suggestions and solutions for the effective engagement of the learner in the learning process. The sub-themes for the submission of abstract are: Themes
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN - Experiential Learning - Independent Learning - Cooperative Learning - Critical Learning Skills APPROACHES TO LEARNING - Humanistic Approach to Learning - Cognitive Approach to Learning - Behaviouristic Approach to Learning - Constructivist Learning Approach

APPROACHES TO TEACHING -Teaching as a Pedagogy of Care, Collaboration and Cooperation -Reflective Practices in Teaching -Teaching in Multi-grade Classroom -Teaching Mixed Ability Groups APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION -Use of Educational Technology in Learning -Use of Educational Technology in Educational Administration and Supervision -Use of Educational Technology in Assessment -Future Prospects of Technology in Education

LEARNER AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT -Intelligence and Creativity - Emotional and Social Development -Factors Related to Motivation -Classroom Setting and Classroom Management RETHINKING ABOUT EDUCATION -Education for Today and Tomorrow -Education for Peace and Tolerance -Education and Development -Education Beyond the Walls

Abstract not more than 300 words along with keywords may be mailed to the undersigned by December 15, 2013. Length of the Paper may not exceed 5000 words.

Manuscript prepared in Microsoft Word format, font size 12 in Times New Roman throughout. The APA References are to be followed as the current (5 th edition) American Psychological Association (APA). Each paper presentation would be of 15 minutes, including 5 minutes for Q/A session Important Dates: Abstract submission: December 15, 2013 Approval of abstract: January 01, 2014. Submission of full length paper and presentation: January 30, 2014 Registration Registration fee for faculty: Registration fee for students: Rs. 1000 Rs. 500

E-mail addresses for sending of abstract and paper are: Dr. Mussaret A. Sheikh Conference Coordinator Phone: 051-9270050-58, ext. 149 e-mail: mussaret.sheikh@gmail.com Dr. Malik Ghulam Behlol Conference Co-coordinator Ph. No 051-9270050-58, ext. 234 ghulam_behlol@yahoo.com