TECHNOLOGY AND ITS DOMINANCE IN ENGINEERING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT (A CASE BASED STUDY WITH REFERENCES TO VIT UNIVERSITY, TAMIL NADU)

This research paper is a case based study on the response of engineering facilitators to faculty development training programs. It reports about how technology is dominating the field of training to facilitators. It deals with the participation trends at the academic Staff College of VIT University and draws conclusions towards how some of the challenges related to training engineering faculty can be dealt with. This is done in comparison with the suggestions given by the previous researches done in this area. The recommendations are applicable in several other institutions to overcome existing challenges in training Engineering Faculty. It explores possible challenges along with possible solutions towards helping engineering faculty members to attend training programs. It is time for employers and employees to look at training as an investment rather than as an expense