INFRASTRUCTURE
The Department of Education has 2486.361 Sqm. plinth area with the
excellent and modern infrastructural and instructional facilities
like modern Educational Technology Lab, innovative Psychology Lab
and advanced Science Lab. All classrooms, seminar halls and faculty
rooms are spacious and have very good aeration. All classrooms are
having adequate number of modern furniture. The faculty rooms are
also fully furnished with modern furniture along with a computer
system for each faculty member.
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY LAB
The Department of Education concentrates more on the inclusion of
technology in education and also provides opportunity to the
trainees and research scholars to develop innovative instructional
designs, instructional software, modern methods of teaching etc.
Educational Technology lab is equipped with all necessary equipments
like TV, Computers with Internet connection, LCD projector, Slide
Projector and Over Head Projector, Public Addressing System, Digital
Video Camera with accessories, Still Camera with accessories. Apart
from that, there are number of animation and graphics software like
Maya, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max available in the
Computer Lab to enable the students to create instructional
software. Further, there is a well equipped and highly modernized
video studio available in the department of Media Technology, which
can be shared by the department of education to create instructional
software.
PSYCHOLOGY LAB
The Psychology Lab provides the methods, techniques and equipments
for the trainees / research scholars to know and understand the
psychology of the pupils and also it provides opportunities to
develop new principles and theories for teaching and learning. In
Psychology Lab, the apparatus like Human Maze, Memory Drum, Mirror
Drawing, Attention Board, Finger Dexterity and Illusion Board are
adequately available with good working condition. Further, the
paper – pencil method questionnaire like Intelligence test
batteries, Personality questionnaires, Values oriented scales,
Raven’s Color matrix intelligence non-verbal tool, Multiple
Intelligence questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence questionnaire,
Language aptitude and mathematics aptitude tests, and attitudes
scales are adequately available.
SCIENCE LAB
Science Laboratory has been built based on the ‘Principle of
Learning by doing’ and ‘Principle of Discovery’. It provides
opportunities to the student trainees to develop their skill in
constructing, designing, maintaining a science laboratory and
utilizing the laboratory to teach and to do research. Science lab is
equipped with adequate number of models, slides, charts, specimens,
chemicals, apparatus, and equipments. Compound microscope and simple
microscope are available in the lab.
LIBRARY
Karunya University has a Central Library which consists of 82,660
books and 3200 e-journals in various specialized areas of technical
education. There are 6,250 books for education and 664 e-journals
for education are available. Further, there is a Digital Library
facility, through which the students as well as the faculty members
can accesses more than a million of books and journals for their
reference purpose. Apart from that, there is a Department Library
available in the department of Education and there are 2100 books
and 20 numbers of Journals are available.