Mangalore: The library and information centre of St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru organized a faculty development programme on e- Content development for creating educational videos related through different software from 27 September to 1 October  2022.

“It won’t matter if you don’t create e-content but it matters if you dilute the value and the quality of the existing content,” said N.V. Paulus, Chairman, Global TV after inaugurating the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on e-Content development. There is a need to digitalize textual teaching and learning materials. It is important for teachers to innovate and update in the field of education from time to time. He said that the library of Agnes College is making an effort to pass on the traditional world of knowledge to the modern sphere he said.

Resource person, Dr Gopakumar V, Head of Digital Knowledge Centre, Thiruvananthapuram said that the Internet is the window through which we see the world. In the field of education, where once there was importance given only for books now the internet is gaining momentum. The urgency of the hour is to pass on the book knowledge to the next generation through digitizing and developing e-content, he opined.

Sr Dr. Vinora A.C., Coordinator, St Agnes Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Research presided over the function. Sr Clara A.C., Vice Principal and Dr Nancy Vaz,  the  Registrar were also present. Dr Vishala B. K., the Librarian and the coordinator of the programme introduced and welcomed the guests. Delia, Assistant Professor of the PG Commerce, compered the programme and Dr Sapna Kumari, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, proposed the vote of thanks.

30 participants - Teachers and Faculty, Librarians and Technical Assistance represented by various colleges and schools from Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, and various parts of the state – Dharwad, Shrsi, Raichur, Bangalore, Mysore, Virajpet, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada were the beneficiaries of the programme.

Valedictory was held on 1 October, 2022. During the programme the participants presented the educational videos prepared during the FDP. The three best videos were selected and awarded during the programme. The programme was well appreciated by the participants and they gave a positive feedback. The certificates were distributed to the participants.