Embracing Social Emotional Learning for a Meaningful Life l IEEE SB NITW
Professional success goes above and beyond the pen and paper in the classroom, and we - the IEEE SB NITW – recognise that.
Breaking from the trend of purely technical webinars, we’re venturing into the realm of soft skills with a webinar on social emotional learning.
A cordial, frank discussion led by Dr. Raja Vishwanathan on the importance of people skills in this day and age, and how to go about fine tuning them.
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- Date: 23 Oct 2021
- Time: 05:30 AM UTC to 07:00 AM UTC
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- Starts 19 October 2021 02:30 AM UTC
- Ends 23 October 2021 02:30 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Raja Vishwanathan of National Institute of Technology Warangal
Emotional Intelligence
Aristotle couldn’t have foreseen a time in future when his words would prove prophetic when he
spoke of educating the heart in addition to educating the mind. It has been proved time and
again that IQ is no determiner or indicator of success in life. There is that essential element
called life skills or people skills which is increasingly emphasized and seen as indispensable
to ensuring the social, mental and emotional well-being of individuals. Children’s social
competence directly correlates to their well-being and adaptability in adulthood.
The aim of the webinar is to introduce students to the nuances of social emotional learning which
is as essential as technical skills are to succeed in life and to live a life that promises contentment
and happiness. Engagement with various aspects of social emotional learning sees the student
appreciate the necessity of being socially competent.
Academic and professional success are predicated on how well one is able to cope with the
vicissitudes in life. Social emotional learning aims to teach certain skills that will surely come in
useful later in life.
This is a session that is introductory in nature and aims to educate members of the audience with
regard to what social emotional learning is all about and why it is important in the scheme of
things.
Biography:
Dr. M. Raja Vishwanathan is Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities and
Social Sciences at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana. He holds a Ph.D. in
ELT from Osmania university, Hyderabad.
Prior to joining NIT Warangal, Dr. M. Raja Vishwanathan taught for a time at CIEFL, now The
English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U), Hyderabad on the International Training
Programme, and then at several private engineering colleges in Hyderabad.
His research interests include American literature, bilingualism and bilingual education, cultural
politics in language teaching, and multilingual education. He has published extensively in
national and international journals and presented papers in conferences of national and
international repute.
He is a member of the Board of Studies of various institutions.