Dr. Dipanwita Thakur
Assistant Professor Department of Computer Engineering, Modeling, Electronics and Systems (DIMES) University of Calabria, Italy
Assistant Professor Department of Computer Engineering, Modeling, Electronics and Systems (DIMES) University of Calabria, Italy
I love everything about teaching. I enjoy organizing the material, lecturing, interacting with students, grading papers, all of it. But my favorite part is when a student is struggling with a problem or a concept, and I can diagnose the difficulty, explain the concept, and see the student get the solution. Seeing that particular light bulb go off, up close and personal, still thrills me. So it may seem counter-intuitive that I have become a strong advocate of using technology to enhance education. However, instead of creating a distance, I've discovered that technology can be used to bring student and teacher closer together. And re-instill a love of learning in both of us! The rest of this document explains this journey, starting with some of my background, my educational role at Banasthali University, and two specific successes I've had with using technology in classes.