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Teaching the Gen Next: Where “Unconventional” could be the new quality dimension

‘Meeting student expectations’ is one of the most important quality indicators of any higher education/vocational education course apart from meeting the client expectations in any sponsored program. Several courses in the western world have a subscription based continuation policy. However, this is one criterion that is very difficult to quantify. Student feedback is one standard measure of the effectiveness of the course/faculty. However this system has its share of criticism. And much of the off-class interaction is not taken into account in this scenario, amidst growing relevance of the student-teacher interactions and impressions that happen off class. This article is centred around the rising student expectations and features. Recently, I came across a post on Facebook by a student which read, “Not All Good byes are bad. Example: Good Bye Class.”   This sums up the task that the next generation teachers could face. Teaching the next generation of students could be challen