Basic Science and Humanities Faculty

Deepa Panakkal
 

Deepa Panakkal

  • Assistant Professor

  • Date of Birth :10/23/1984

  • Unique ID :1-1417789103

  • Qualification : M.A. (English) MH - SET (English)

  • Email : deepapanakkal@sfit.ac.in

  • Phone : 02228928585-7071

  • Area of Interest : Life Skills, Soft Skills, English Language Teaching, Universal Human Values, Learners' Psychology

Academic Background

  • MH - SET (English)
    • Maharashtra State Eligibilty Test for Asistant Professors,  Mumbai, 2015
  • Masters of Arts  (English)
    •  Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2008
  • Bachelors of Arts  (English and Psychology) 
    • Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 2006

Research Interests

Approaches, methods and tools to enhance and aid English Language Teaching, Soft Skills and confidence of learners.

Work Experience

Total Experience: 14.9 years

Teaching Experience: 14.9 years

  • Assistant Professor, St. Francis Institute of Technology (SFIT), Since February 2016
  • Lecturer,  SFIT, Since 11 July 2015 
  • Lecturer,  SFIT, July 2014 to 30 June 2015
  • Lecturer,  SFIT, 4 January 2012  to  30 April 2013
  • Lecturer,  Theem College of Engineering, July to December 2011
  • Lecturer, Parul Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vadodara,  2008  to  2011

 

                       

 

Affiliations with Professional Bodies

  1. Conducted a session on, " The National Teachers’ Congress 2024 organized by IEEE Mumbai Section ", in 1 day Seminar on Expert talk on Self-Motivation and Team Building organized by Neelam The Grand, Goa, 30th August,2024.
  2. Conducted a session on, " Self motivation in an ISTE approved Faculty Development Program for the non-teaching staff ", in 2 Hrs Seminar on Stay Inspired, Stay Driven organized by Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, 27th June,2024.
  3. Conducted a session on, " National level session on Emotional Intelligence ", in 2 Hrs Seminar on The Power of Emotions: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence organized by Online for India Finanace Team, Capgemini, 29th September,2023.
  4. Conducted a session on, " Seminar on Human Values, Goal setting and Personality development ", in 2 hrs Seminar on ‘Make Each day your Masterpiece’ organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, 23rd August,2023.
  5. Conducted a session on, " Seminar on Human Values, Goal setting and Personality development ", in 2 hours Seminar on Make Each day a Masterpiece organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, 14th November,2022.
  6. Conducted a session on, " Effective Listening and Reading Skills, Note taking methods and Managing Stress ", in one week National level lecture series/ Workshop on Study Skills organized by IQAC Cluster India on Zoom, 25th April,2022.
  7. Conducted a session on, " Personality Development and Growth Mindset for success organized by SFIT_ISTE chapter ", in 3 hour Seminar on Nurture your Psyche: Define your Own Success organized by Online - St. Francis Institute of Technology, 18th September,2021.
  8. Conducted a session on, " Faculty Induction Programme 2021 ", in 2 hours Seminar on Familiarization with IQAC organized by Online - St. Francis Institute of Technology, 02nd August,2021.
  9. Conducted a session on, " Reading Skills ", in 2 hours Seminar on Reading Effectively - a session organized by SFIT NDLI Club organized by Online - St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali, 15th May,2021.
  10. Conducted a session on, " Soft Skill Development ", in 30 hrs Workshop on Soft Skill Development Program TE students organized by Online - St. Francis Institute of Technology, 18th March,2021.
  11. Conducted a session on, " Presentation Skills, Group Discussions, Interview Skills and Business Documentation – Report Writing ", in Four days Webinar series Seminar on Soft Skills and Placement Training organized by St. John's College of Engineering and Management, Palghar, 21st November,2020.
  12. Conducted a session on, " Expert talk and panel Discussion on Self Awareness as a way to Mental Health ", in 1 hr Seminar on Panel Discussion and Expert talks on Mental Heath Awareness by NSS SFIT organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 10th October,2020.
  13. Conducted a session on, " 'Be Yourself, Change the Game' ", in 2 hr Seminar on Value Education Seminar for students organized by PIET (DS), Parul University, Gujarat, 19th September,2020.
  14. Conducted a session on, " TEDx Talk on Importance of Asking the Question ", in 2 hr Seminar on TEDx SFIT organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 21st August,2020.
  15. Conducted a session on, " Make each Day your Masterpiece ", in 2 hrs Seminar on An expert talk on life skills organized by St. John's College of Engineering and Management, Palghar, 04th October,2019.
  16. Conducted a session on, " Make Each Day Count ", in 4 hrs Seminar on Value Education for First year Engineering Students organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali West, 09th August,2019.
  17. Conducted a session on, " Make each Day your Masterpiece ", in 4 hours Seminar on Value Education for First year Engineering Students organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivli, 22nd February,2019.
  18. Conducted a session on, " Writing Letter of Recommendation (LOR) ", in 1 hr. Seminar on A session for Teaching Staff of St. Francis Institute of Technology organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 05th July,2018.
  19. Conducted a session on, " Resilience is All it Takes ", in 3 Hrs. Seminar on Session for students of Second year Computer Engineering on managing stress and staying focused organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 10th October,2017.
  20. Conducted a session on, " Right to do and Right Thing to Do : Knowing the Difference Matters ", in 3 Hrs Seminar on A session on Professional Ethics for Computer Society of India Chapter of SFIT organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 23rd August,2017.
  21. Conducted a session on, " Developing a Teaching Persona ", in 2 Hrs Seminar on Faculty Induction Programme 2017 organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 07th July,2017.
  22. Conducted a session on, " Adolescent Psychology ", in 2 Hrs Seminar on Faculty Induction Programme 2016 organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 01st July,2016.
  23. Conducted a session on, " Dealing with Adolescent Psychology ", in 2 hours Seminar on Faculty Induction Programme 2015 organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W), 11th July,2015.
  24. Conducted a session on, " Expert talk in the National Teachers’ Congress 2024 organized by ", in 3 days Workshop on Self-Motivation and Team Building organized by IEEE Mumbai Section, Neelam The Grand, Goa, 30th November,-0001.

UG Level

Professional Communication and Ethics I & II, Communication Skills, Business Communication and Ethics and Presentation and Communication Techniques

Workshop / Seminar / STTP Attended

  • Attended 12 Weeks "Topper in Faculty Development Program online course on Public Speaking " organized by NPTEL - IIT Madras from 01st Jul - 01st Oct, 2023 at Online.
  • Attended 4 weeks " Faculty Development Program on Body Language: Key to Professional Success " organized by NPTEL - IIT Roorkee from 01st Aug - 01st Sep, 2023 at Online.
  • Attended One Week "Online National level Faculty Development Program on ‘Exploring the Educational Potential of CHATGPT’ " organized by Career Development Cell of Gokul Global University from 23rd Jul - 30th Jul, 2023 at Gujarat.
  • Attended 3 days "National Level CMSF Education Conclave " organized by The Congregation of The Missionary Brothers of Saint Francis of Assisi, Bangalore Province from 21st May - 23rd May, 2023 at Bengaluru.
  • Attended 1 day "How to Conduct the AICTE Student Induction Program (SIP) 2021 (English)" organized by AICTE on 20th Sep, 2021 at Online.
  • Attended 1 day "Theatre in the English Language Classroom" organized by English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 08th Aug, 2021 at Online.
  • Attended 1 day "Proficiency and Pedagogy: Their Role in Developing ELT Practices" organized by English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 20th Jun, 2021 at Online.
  • Attended 3 days "Feedback, SSS, Best Practices and Distinctiveness" organized by PGK Mandal’s Haribhai V. Desai Arts, Science and Commerce College, Pune, Maharashtra in association with IQAC Cluster India and White code from 19th May - 21st May, 2021 at Online.
  • Attended 5 days "Faculty Development Program- Student Induction on UHV Refresher1 (Part 1) " organized by AICTE from 30th Nov - 04th Dec, 2020 at online.
  • Attended 2 days "Effective Communication Skills" organized by Oxford University Press, under the Oxford Teach initiative from 02nd Oct - 03rd Oct, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 5 days "Online FDP on Universal Human Values for Deeksharambh (Student Induction Program)" organized by NIT, Patna from 21st Sep - 25th Sep, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 1 week "Emerging Approaches and Trends in English Language and Literature" organized by 3rd International Faculty Development Program organized by Kaash Foundation in collaboration with English Language Teachers’ Association of India from 24th Aug - 29th Aug, 2020 at online.
  • Attended 2 hrs "Attentive and Focused Listening: some Strategies" organized by English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 28th Jun, 2020 at online.
  • Attended 3 days "Trajectories of Professional Development: Harnessing the Power of Business Communication" organized by Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Nerul from 15th Jun - 17th Jun, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 5 days "Evolution from Offline to Online Teaching" organized by Department of Information Technology, University of Mumbai and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University in collaboration with Microsoft from 30th May - 03rd Jun, 2020 at online.
  • Attended 4 days "Online Meditation and Breath Workshop" organized by Art of Living from 28th May - 31st May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended certification "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level C1 in a test of English Proficiency" organized by British Council on 29th May, 2020 at online.
  • Attended 1 day "How to Address Emotional Difficulties of Children and Adolescents in Schools" organized by Pearson Academy India and Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA) on 23rd May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 2 hrs "Professional Ethics in the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world for Millennial Engineers (ME)" organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali on 22nd May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 2 hrs "Online Teaching and Learning using Google Classroom and Google Meet" organized by Pillai College of Engineering on 22nd May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 1 day "Teaching, Learning and ICT" organized by R. S. Munde Dharampeth Arts and Commerce College, Nagpur on 21st May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 1 day "Effective Communication and Presentation Skills" organized by Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce on 19th May, 2020 at Online.
  • Attended 3 days "Advanced Training of Trainers (ToT), Preparing Resource persons for FDP for Student Induction" organized by All India Council for Technical Education from 15th Nov - 17th Nov, 2019 at IIIT Hyderabad.
  • Attended 2 weeks "AICTE sponsored Workshop on Faculty development Program for Student Induction of AICTE approved institutions" organized by All India Council for Technical Education from 06th Jul - 24th Jul, 2019 at A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, Thane.
  • Attended Two Weeks "AICTE approved FDP by IIT Bombay on Foundation Program in ICT for Education (FDP101x)" organized by IIT Bombay from 03rd Aug - 07th Sep, 2018 at St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali..
  • Attended 2 weeks "AICTE-ISTE Approved STTP on Contemporary Trends and Practices in Inter-personal Communication and Business Arbitration" organized by Humanities Department, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai from 23rd Apr - 05th May, 2018 at Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai.
  • Attended One Week "ISTE approved STTP on A Journey towards Awareness" organized by Humanities and Sciences Department of the Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra. from 01st Jan - 05th Jan, 2018 at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra..
  • Attended One Day "New challenges in Pedagogy" organized by Basic Science and Humanities Department, SFIT from 04th Feb - 04th Feb, 2017 at St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali.
  • Attended Two Weeks "ISTE approved STTP on Technical Communication for Engineers and Scientists" organized by IIT Bombay from 31st Oct - 05th Dec, 2015 at St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali.
  • Attended One Week "ISTE approved Faculty Induction Programme " organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali from 02nd Jul - 10th Jul, 2012 .
  • Attended 3 Days "International Conference on Interactive Media in Pedagogy" organized by H. M. Patel Institute of English Training and Research Vallabh Vidyanagar from 08th Jan - 10th Jan, 2010 .
  • Attended 2 Days "First Annual National Conference on Technology in ELT" organized by English Language Teachers Association of India (ELTAI) from 29th Jan - 30th Jan, 2009 at Charotar Institute of Technology, Changa..
  • Attended One day "National level workshop on Using Social Networking for ELT " organized by Under ELTAI - Charotar Institute of Technology, Changa. on 30th Jan, 2009 at Charotar Institute of Technology, Changa..

Workshop / Seminar / STTP Conducted

  • Conducted "UHV sessions of Student Induction Programme mandated by AICTE" from 13th Dec - 13th Jan, 2022 organized by Department of Basic Science and Humanities, SFIT.
  • Conducted "Student Induction Programme mandated by AICTE" from 19th Jan - 16th Feb, 2021 organized by Department of Basic Science and Humanities, SFIT.
  • Conducted "PRAYAS 2020" on 04th Mar, 2020 organized by Basic Science and Humanities Department, St. Francis Institute of Technology.
  • Conducted "PRAYAS 2019" on 06th Mar, 2019 organized by Basic Science and Humanities Department, St.Francis Institute of Technology.
  • Conducted "Faculty Induction Programme 2017" from 03rd Jul - 07th Jul, 2017 organized by St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W).
  • Conducted "New Challenges in Pedagogy" on 04th Feb, 2015 organized by Basic Science and Humanities Department (FE), St. Francis Institute of Technology, Borivali (W).