Teaching Practices Traditional & Contemporary

1. Teaching PracticesTraditional &Contemporary Dr. ManishankarChakraborty Dr.Mythili Kolluru Business Studies Department Ibra College of Technology

2. Chalk and Talk

3. Chalk and Talk Advantages • Delivery of lecture by subject matter expert. • Subject matter is represented more accurately and effectively. • It is useful for covering underlying concepts and principles. • Large information can be communicated to a heterogeneous group. Challenges • The student becomes a dependent learner. • More teacher centric and less student centric. • Establishes a “tell me” mind set in the learner. • Can lead to learner information overload.

4. Story telling mode/Case study

5. Story telling/Case based Advantages • Mixed-Mostly student centric. • Helps to increase higher order thinking & reasoning skills (application, synthesis, evaluation). • Helps participants explore pre existing knowledge. Challenges • Ensuring participation from all can be a challenge. • It can be time consuming.

6. Discussion mode Advantages • Highly Student Centric. • It is designed from students point of view. • Guides learners to higher level of thinking and enquiry. • It promotes tolerance with understanding. Challenges • Relies on learning preparation and willingness to participate. • Can lead to a dominant few controlling the floor. • Can potentially degenerate into off task and social conversations.

7. Simulation centric • Advantages • Highly Student Centric. • It is an active learning technique • Increases curiosity of students & strengthens imagination with facts. • Challenges • Limits the number of people who can access the learning at the same time. • Can create scheduling and logistics problems.

8. Role play Advantages • Actively involves participants. • Develops problem solving and verbal expression skills. • Provides teacher with immediate feedback about learners understanding. Challenges • Can create embarrassment and even resistance. • Can be unpredictable in terms of outcomes. • Depends heavily on learners ability of imagination and willingness to participate.

9. Team teaching-collaborative mode Advantages • Highly student centric. • Active and involved learning. • Intense stimulating debates. • Highly interactive class room sessions. Challenges • Joint lectures is a new concept. • Students must be well connected and aligned with each other for effective results. • Scheduling and logistics would pose as a challenge.

10. Multimedia based Advantages • Highly Student centric • Ensures Student engagement • Increases enthusiasm of the learner • Memory retention is more Challenges • The multimedia tools are expensive • Require continuous expert maintenance • Trained staff is required to handle malfunctions and technical difficults

11. Social media driven Advantages • Motivate and engage the student. • It reinforces and changes opinion. • Teacher and Learner centric Challenges • It cannot replace a teacher. • It can be used in combination with another teaching methodology.

12. Game learning • Advantages • Actively involves the learner. • Provides a challenge that can lead to confidence in knowing. • Promotes team learning and collaborative skills. • Challenges • Can create in group/out group feelings. • May de-motivate those who are not competitive by nature.

13. It is a continuous process….