ISLAMABAD – The USAID-funded Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) being implemented by the University of Utah and its partners initiated the first phase of the faculty training programme by holding an online bootcamp training session. The session was held for 30 full-time lecturers, assistants, associates, or full professors from HESSA’s 15 partners higher education institutions (HEIs). The bootcamp primarily focuses on putting an existing course online or creating an online course afresh on improving the learning of soft skills. As such, they will serve as the foundational network for future expansion of training for faculty in improved and innovative teaching. The bootcamp focuses on incorporating soft skills into teaching to enable students to encounter and master skills such as public speaking, time management, and leadership.

Source: The Nation June 02, 2022 22:20 UTC