Awards ceremony: Communicating knowledge is an art, says scientist

Informed youth is a big challenge for teachers to keep up.

ISLAMABAD:

With changing times, the teaching methodology itself is changing.

“Being able to communicate knowledge is an art form and I commend all of these teachers who are polishing their skills of communication,” renowned scientist Anwer Nasim said while speaking at a ceremony to award teachers with Certificate in Professional Education of the University College Plymouth St. Mark and St. John at an auditorium in Islamabad Club on Tuesday.

Teachers were divided into four cohorts from 2006 to 2010 and underwent a 16-day training in-service course within a span of three months. They were trained under the expertise of a trainer Saima Waseem.

Certificate in Professional Education was divided in two courses: post-graduate certificate course in professional development and diploma in teaching with information technology.

Nasim said, “As a scientist, the rapid pace with which information-technology is growing worries me. Young people today are so [informed] that it is a big challenge for teachers to keep up with students.”

He also spoke of a term he coined, Non-Government-Individuals (NGIs), for individuals who contribute to their community. He noted how teachers are invaluable NGIs as they shape and mould future change-makers.

Teachers from Beaconhouse campuses all over Pakistan, including Mardan, Mirpur, Jhelum, Gujrat and Nowshera, received certificates and gifts on a tastefully-decorated stage with white flowers and globe stands.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 8^th, 2012.