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Department:
Education
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Institute:
K J Somaiya College of Education
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Location:
Vidyavihar - Mumbai
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Contact Details:
Landline No. : 02221022265
Extension No. : 5304
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Office Address :
K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education, Training and Research, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar(East)Mumbai:400077
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Timings For Visitors:
Monday-Saturday:10.00am to 4.00pm
Armed with a Bachelors in Science and Education, a Master’s in Science and Education and NET qualified, Dr Rupal Thakkar is presently working as an Assistant Professor at K J Somaiya College of Education. A first ranker throughout her course of Education, Dr Thakkar is a vibrant Practitioner of Educational Psychology, Environmental Education at the B Ed level., Dr Rupal updated her professional skills by acquiring a first class at the PGDME level in 2010. Dr Rupal efficiently handles the Curriculum Design,Development and Evaluation,Educational Management courses at the M Ed level and Understanding of Organisational Behavior at the PGDEM level. An ardent Environmentalist at heart, she has initiated as well as successfully concluded an assortment of Experiential Learning based activities as part of the Environmental club with the panache of an expert. Predictably her thrust areas in research include Experiential Learning in Environmental Education as well as developing strategies/modules for effective teaching learning of English. She is Associated as a Counselor for the M.Ed. (IGNOU ) program in education. In November 2011, Rupal Thakkar presented a joint paper with Dr Kalpana Kharade in the London International Conference on Education which was very well appreciated by the participants. She has completed ICSSR sponsored two year project for training vernacular medium teachers in using ICT for Language Teaching in the year 2015.She has worked as an e content developer for M.Ed course organised by Educational Technology department of SNDT University sponsored project of MHRD.Her research areas are:Reflective Thinking,Experiential Education and Environmental Education.
High School/Metric/ S.S.C.,Punjab School Education Board,1996
H.S.C,Punjab School Education Board,1998
B.Sc.,Punjab University,Chandigarh,2000
B Ed,Punjab University,Chandigarh,2001
M Ed,Punjab University,Chandigarh,2002
M Sc in Ecology and Environmental Science,Sikkim Manipal University,2005
PGDME,Mumbai University,2010
- K.j.somaiya Comprehensive College of Education,training and Research, Assistant Professor, August 2008 - Present
- Childhood and Growing Up
- Environmental Education
- Self Development
- Organizational Behaviour
- Curriculum Studies
- Ict integration in Language Teaching
- Experiential Learning in Environmental Education
- Reflective Practices in Teacher Education
- Pedagogy For Generation Z
- Language Pedagogy
- Psychological Tools and Testing
- Organisational Behaviour
- innovative Pedagogies in Teaching
prepared innovative Lesson Plans for Science class Vii-viii(cbse) for Tata interactive Systems in December,2009.
school Audit Conducted at Sk Somaiya Vinay Mandir Jr College and School in October,2014.
training of in- Service Teachers of Manohar Kotwal Trust Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Vikhroli in The techniques of Personality Assessments of Students on Feb 16,2016.
conducted A one Day Workshop for College Teachers on The Themes-preparing A Research Proposal, Orientation To Naac, Orientation To ‘teaching Skills’ at S K College of Science & Commerce, nerul, Navi Mumbai on August 7,2016.
- Bestowed With The Outstanding Achievement Award on The Occasion of Foundation Day.
- Judged The Elocution Competition on The Theme “women Empowerment” at S. K. Somaiya Junior College of Education on 19th July 2010.
- Judged "l Ward Science Exhibition" at G B M High School,kurla on 3rddecember,2014
- Awarded Mumbai University Minor Research Grant Entitled, “engaging Pre-service Vernacular Medium Teachers in Learning English Language:a Social Constructivist Approach.”
- Awarded Major Research Project Sponsored by Icssr Entitled,"scaffolding Ict integrated English Language Teaching (l3) of Secondary School Vernacular Medium Teachers: A Blended Learning Approach."
training of in Service Teachers of Manohar Kotwal Trust Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Vikhroli in The techniques of Personality Assessments of Students on Feb 16,2016.
conducted A one Day Workshop for College Teachers on The Themes-preparing A Research Proposal, Orientation To Naac, Orientation To ‘teaching Skills’ at S K College of Science & Commerce, nerul, Navi Mumbai on August 7,2016.
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Engaging pre-service vernacular medium teachers in learning English language: A
April 2012

A study of the effectiveness of blended learning approach for scaffolding ICT integrated skill-based English language teaching (L3) among Secondary School teachers.
September 2020