| Name of the Event | CMCA Workshop on Cultivating Critical Thinking |
| Organized by | CMCA Educators for Mahatma Night Degree College Students. A continuum of the Workshop Series of Campus Yuva, entering its 4th year. This is an initiative of the CMCA Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness for college students. (Workshop series Campus Yuva) CMCA Educators Ms. Brinda Ganesh and Ms. Effie Acharya coordinated with Associate Professor Dr. Lata Krishnan to organize this workshop |
| Objective of the session | Cultivating Critical Thinking |
| Resource Person | CMCA Educators |
| Date & Time of the Program | Tuesday 11th August, 2020, Zoom platform. Time 3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. |
| Venue | The CMCA workshop was hosted by the college from the google classroom Zoom platform. Asst. Prof. Hrash Shukla and Asst. Prof. Dr. Eknath Zhrekar were the technical support for this workshop |
| No of Participants | 83 students of MNDC registered for the event. |
| No of Beneficiary | 83 MNDC students and MNDC teachers |
The CMCA Workshop on Critical Thinking began at 3.00 p.m. The host Dr. Lata Krishnan welcomed the resource persons and participants. The Mumbai University Song was played. The opening remarks were made by Dr. Lata Krishnan in which she appreciated the efforts of the CMCA Educators for organizing the Campus Yuva Workshop Series. The objective was to nurture civic awareness among the students. Ms. Brinda Ganesh addressed the gathering and spoke about her experience with the students of MNDC over 4 years of interaction. Ms. Effie Acharya introduced CMCA and the objectives of Campus Yuva Workshop series.
A team of four CMCA Educators conducted the workshop in an interesting and interactive manner. There was role play, reading, recitation and Q&A woven into the workshop. Story telling and response from audience were the tools to take the message forward. A story was narrated where the power of social media and social groups and people in society and their impact on a piece of news was narrated. The students were stimulated to think. They clearly understood how news gets distorted and changes as it moves from person to person. The impact of news going viral on social media was also highlighted. The students were taught how not to forward news received on social media. They were taught to read, wait and find out the source of the news and its authenticity. Cultivating Critical Thinking is the need of the hour. Students participated enthusiastically. Many questions were asked and answered. It was a fun-filled activity-based workshop enjoyed by all participants.
The event ended with a vote of thanks where Dr. Lata Krishnan thanked the CMCA Educators and organizing team for their efforts. She thanked the Management of the college Chairman and C.E.O. of Mahatma Education Society’s Pillai Group of Institutions Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai and Dr. Daphne Pillai Secretary MES, Chairperson Management Board, MES and Principal Dr. Padma Rangan for their motivation. DTP support from Mr. Sanjay Singh, technical support form Asst. Prof. Harsh Shukla and Asst. Prof. Dr. Eknath Zhrekar, teachers and the enthusiastic student participants were acknowledged. Together they worked to make the event a success!
The event ended at 4.30pm with the national anthem