Author Archives: anamitrapal

December 9, 2012
8:54 pm
by: anamitrapal

How I viewed my Teachers

Being born and brought up in India, I had a very different opinion of Teachers with respect to what I found here in the US. Since my childhood, I was made to believe that teachers were infallible people; that they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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December 5, 2012
4:27 am
by: anamitrapal

Philosophy about being a Faculty Member

I grew up seeing my father, an electrical engineer from IIT Delhi (one of the most prestigious institutions in India), do his PhD and join university as a professor. Although, I did not know much about teaching and research at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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December 2, 2012
4:10 am
by: anamitrapal

Difference in Expectations

People have different expectations from us and we in turn have different expectations from other people. Our friends and family members want us to be successful and live a happy life. Our teachers and advisers expect us to do quality … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 20, 2012
11:31 pm
by: anamitrapal

Peer Review

I read an interesting article in the Times Higher Education [1] which talked about peer pressure from the peer review point of view. Most graduate students and tenure-track faculty members have to publish frequently to stay ahead of their contemporaries. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 20, 2012
4:29 am
by: anamitrapal

Publish or Perish!!!

The academic world has been plagued with this dilemma for quite some time now. Wikipedia describes it as the “pressure in academia to rapidly and continuously publish academic work to sustain or further one’s career” [1]. Nowadays, it has become … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 10, 2012
3:01 am
by: anamitrapal

How comfortable are you with your own voice??!

The genesis for this blog post comes from an interesting experience that I had last week. One of my professors had asked me and a colleague of mine to prepare videos on the usage of two power system software simulators … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 10, 2012
1:47 am
by: anamitrapal

Power of Expression

Whether it is in my home country (India) or in the US, one thought that has often occurred to me when it comes to teaching has been the “power of expression” of the teacher. It plays such an important role … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 13, 2012
11:31 pm
by: anamitrapal

Indian Education System – an insider’s view

(Although I had written this blog entry for the Contemporary Pedagogy Course in Spring 2012, based on the discussion that we had in the last class, I feel that it is relevant for this course as well.) Indian students are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 4, 2012
10:48 pm
by: anamitrapal

My experiences with NCEPU Students

Whereas my last blog (Higher Education System in China – as viewed through the eyes of a Foreigner), was directed towards higher education in general, this blog entry is focused more on the students that I have come across here. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 4, 2012
6:31 pm
by: anamitrapal

Higher Education System in China – as viewed through the eyes of a Foreigner

During the course of this semester (Fall 2012), I got a chance to visit the North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) located in Beijing, China. I came here to give a talk on the research that I had done in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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