Innovative Practices

Inquiry (Interaction/Discussion) based Learning Pedagogy

In this pedagogy, the lecture starts in a pre-determined way, but once either the instructor or any student raises a question, the discussion starts taking its path. Something new usually comes out linked to another known topic or leads to a new topic. It is evident that this pedagogy enhances the ability to think profoundly and articulates new ideas in the students.

Observation-based Learning Pedagogy

Observation-based learning is the part of experiential learning pedagogy in which the ‘learning by doing’ approach helps grow observational skills. Furthermore, this also enhances the students’ level of patience, which plays a vital role in the investigation procedure. This pedagogy was used in all the modules of this course. Students were acquainted with a new definition of Forensic.

Experiment-based Learning Pedagogy

Experiment-based learning pedagogy is also derived from experiential learning pedagogy, which provides hands-on experience to the students on laboratory equipment/instruments. This pedagogy explains the advantages and limitations of laboratory experiments, equipment/instruments, and students. This pedagogy enables students to test hypotheses and observe how well the concept and procedure work under laboratory conditions. It also empowers students to design and conduct experiments.

Problem-based Learning Pedagogy

Problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogy is student-centric. With this pedagogy’s help, students learn about a topic by solving a problem found in questioned material. This pedagogy does not focus on solving a problem with a defined solution. Instead, it al- lows developing other desirable skills and qualities, including gaining knowledge, enhancing group activity (collaboration and communication), and enhancing curiosity.

Case-based Learning Pedagogy

Case-based learning pedagogy is also a kind of problem-based learning pedagogy. Case-based learning provides more flexibility to the students rather than problem-based learning pedagogy. Case-based learning pedagogy develops critical, logical and analytical thinking skills in the learners and also evolves the insightful judgmental skill in them, which comes to them from reading and group discussion. This pedagogy can play a vital role in understanding the complex and interdisciplinary topics that do not have pre-decided solutions or where evaluation and analysis are required, and conclusive remarks come through result interpretation and alternative explanations.

Project-based Learning Pedagogy

Project-based learning pedagogy provides long term engagement to the students in which they explore and examine targeted sets of questions, challenges and problems throughout the project. This type of pedagogy can provide more autonomy, ownership and responsibility to the learners in terms of design and implementation. Projects are usually based on real-world problems and are long term engagement for the learners. To avoid losing its prime objective, the instructor needs to careful design and monitor the stages/phases.