Pedagogy:
This course includes class lectures, assignments, practical exercises, group discussions, seminars, and applications with examples.
Objective:
To make the students understand the conceptual framework of teaching and develop various teaching skills required to become an effective teacher.
Outcomes The students will be able-
Unit 1 – Introduction to teaching 10 hours
Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching – memory level, understanding level and reflective level, characteristics and basic requirements, Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners – academic, social, emotional and cognitive; individual differences, Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution. Research in teaching-project proposal and funding agencies.
Unit 2 – Teaching techniques 15 hours
Methods of teaching in higher learning institutions: Teacher-centred vs learner-centred methods- Exposition method – Meaning, context of use, features of exposition method. Demonstration method – Meaning, Planning and uses. Discussion method – Meaning, context, and importance. Types of small group discussion – Meaning, procedure of conducting and uses of Brain storming, Buzz and Panel discussion. Project method – Meaning, purpose, steps, merits and demerits, Offline vs online methods Teaching support system: Traditional, modern and ICT based, Innovative teaching methodologies.
Unit 3 – Role of effective communication in teaching 15 hours
Meaning, components, types – verbal and non-verbal; barriers – physical, language and psychology and effective classroom communication. Meaning and distinction between teaching effectiveness and teacher competency.