Induction Training Program for Teachers - 19 th Nov to 23 rd Nov 2012

1. Induction Training Program for Teachers - 19th Nov to 23rd Nov 2012 Faculty & Staff Development Training Centre, GEC Thrissur

2. About the program • Govt. of Kerala has selected CET & GEC Thrissur as Faculty & Staff Development Training Centres • Each FY planning to conduct 10 training programs for newly recruited faculty • Program funded by Govt. of Kerala • 5-Day session

3. Inauguration – DySP Akbar • IAS training example – Never stop learning • Teachers should enlighten the life of their students and in turn brighten the future of our country

4. Session 1Mouldingof Engineering College Teachers – Dr.M.RSreedharan Nair, Former Principal, GEC Thrissur

5. World Ranking Of Universities • California Institute of Technology • University of Oxford • Stanford University • Harvard University • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Princeton University • University of Cambridge • Imperial College of London • University of Chicago • University of California

6. World Ranking Of Universities (India) 234. I.I.T. Kharagpur • I.I.T. Bombay 317. I.I.T Roorkee • Why ??? • How can we improve our ranking???

7. University Exam Result Analysis

9. Engg. Doctorates in different countries

10. Suggestions • Enhance Industry-Institution Interaction • Develop expertise , consultancy will come to you.

11. Session 2Transactional Analysis – Dr.V.V.Unnikrishnan, Medical College, Thrissur

12. Transactional Analysis • By Dr. Eric Berne, more rational approach • Give & Take of emotions • Satisfy recognition hunger • Keep eye contact • Pre-suppositions • People are OK • People can think • People can take responsibility for their actions

13. Ego States • Child Ego State • Free Child • Adopted Child • Parent Ego State(Imitates Parent-formed in 5th year) • Set of values, principles • Code of conduct, Social life, Emotional Security • Critical parent Vs. Nurturing parent

14. Adult Ego State(Here & Now Ego State) • Thinking, Logical, Rational • Aims at success in life • Can say ‘No’ • No general rule on effectiveness of any ego state but Child to Child relation with adult awareness could be preferred. • Strokes: +ve, -ve, plastic, counterfeit

15. Transactions • Complementary • As conversation goes on friendship blooms • Closed • P  C • Ulterior(Jokes) • P  P, C  C • Analyzing transactions • 7% of Meaning in words spoken • 38% paralinguistic • 55% in body language

16. Session 3Behavioural Skills for Teaching – Dr. Mary Matilda, Principal, Maharajas College, Ernakulam

17. Behavioural Skills for Teaching • Humans could be highest asset or liability in an organisation • Performance = Ability x Motivation • Motivation is the passion towards action • Calling Student by name is a +ve stroke • Behaviour can always be modified • Behaviour originates from attitude(+ve/-ve) • Attitude & Thoughts are correlated • Don’t say bad about students

18. Behaviours Passive I am not OK U are OK Aggressive I am not OK U are not OK Assertive I am OK U are OK

19. Behavioural Skills for Teaching • We should convince the young generation • We have options to our life, which can be switched • You have every right to make a request but the other person has also the right to say Yes or No • Practice negotiation skills • Don’t provoke students • Focus on problems not on students • Send ‘win’ script • Practice active listening(BRIEF)

20. Session 4Counselling Skills for Effective Teaching – Dr. LathaRaj.P, GEC, Thrissur

21. Counselling Skills for Effective Teaching • Tell to write Strength & Weakness • Together enhance Strength & reduce weakness • Features of Counselling • Not advice giving • Needs a rapport between teacher & student • Helping to help themselves • For solving personal, emotional & social dilemmas

22. Counselling Skills for Effective Teaching • Skills needed for counselling • Congruence (words & Practice should match) • Empathy (view the point from other side) • Unconditional +ve regard (as our own children) • Listening Skill • Formation of self concept (self esteem on them) • Motivation & +ve reinforcements • Professional ethics (integrity of teacher)

23. Counselling Skills for Effective Teaching • Student-teacher relationship (Ancient Vs. Modern days) • Counselling is needed in every transitional stage • Don’t expose assumptions, take time & watch • Develop strong will power (don’t do anything if your mind is away from you) • Give proper socialisation • Knowledge on ethical, moral & human values • Introspection (daily self analysis) • Consistent & Impartial behaviour

24. Session 5MS Excel for Professionals – Dr. P.A. Soloman, GEC, Thrissur Session 6Introduction to Data Sheet using Spread Sheet – Prof. E.C. Ramakrishnan, GEC, Thrissur Session 7Academic Leadership- a Psychological Perspective – Dr. C.N.BalakrishnanNambiar, GEC, Thrissur

25. Academic Leadership- a Psychological Perspective • Attitude: No I • Ur right to disagree with me will be protected even in the risk of my life • Students should not be afraid of teacher • Academic leadership • Inspiring • Motivating • Invigorating • Enhancing • Empowering • Modifying Process

26. Academic Leadership- a Psychological Perspective • Main Problem: Students are not motivated • Being intelligent is not necessary to learn • Only with interest & motivation things can be learnt • Make them feel that you can • Good teacher should be a counsellor • Counselling is never an advice its motivation (Jambavan-Hanuman-Sugreevan story) • Good teacher should lead children rather than teaching

27. Academic Leadership- a Psychological Perspective • Good teacher (Acharya) never make a student obeys • Intrinsic motivation √ • Extrisic motivation x (eg. Sessional Marks) • PPT (Power Point Torture !!!) • Our enthusiasm to learn subjects • How we liked or disliked a subject ??? • Lecture on how to learn Swimming !!!

28. Academic Leadership- a Psychological Perspective • Academic leadership – not an occupation or vocation – is a profession with a vision, mission, and a passion • A good teacher will always be remembered otherwise not even in dust bin • Our students are “Potential Seeds”, don’t boil & Spoil them. Nurturing them make you win.

29. Session 8Mind Mechanics and Stress Management– Dr. BijuLona, GEC, Thrissur

30. Mind Mechanics and Stress Management • Failing to prepare is preparing to fail • Stress ? • Physical: Health, Fitness, Posture, Accident, Injury, etc • Psychological: Fear, Anxiety, Tension, Worry, Jealous, Hatred, Anger, Excitement, Emotional conflict, etc. • Stress harmful ???

31. Mind Mechanics and Stress Management • Eustress: Healthy stress • Distress: caused by continuous physical or mental strain, anger, frustration, etc. • Physiology of stress: • Stress end itself ??? • By-product of stress ???

32. Mind Mechanics and Stress Management • By-product of stress: • Phase 1: Psychic • Phase 2: Psychosomatic (Hypertension, tremors, palpitation, etc.) • Phase 3: Somatic (Increased functions of all organs) • Phase 4: Organic (Gradually lesion settles down in the target organ with full-fledged changes) • Trip to happy place in the world ??? 70-80% of diseases

33. Mind Mechanics and Stress Management • We can carry happiness to anywhere but there is no happy place • Mind: • Kshipta: Scattered or Wandering • Moodha: Sleeping • Vikshipta: Occasional control • Ekagra: One pointed control • Nirodha: Completely control • Use the power of subconscious mind

34. Session 9Joy of Teaching– Dr. D.Roshan Kumar, TKM CE, Kollam

35. Joy of Teaching • Elements of a successful teacher (KSA) • A teacher should be “Life Long Learner” • Engg. Students needs a facilitator rather than a teacher because they are ‘Adult Learners’. • Don’t expect 20 yr to behave as 10 yr or 30 yr • Never ever give notes • Use Simple language • Use Short sentences • Use Language properly • Don’t try artificial accents

36. Joy of Teaching • Always smile at students • Gestures are essential but avoid hamming • Manners: • Be polite to all • Criticism is only for active participation • React elegantly in undesired situations • Never enter a class which is handled by another • Remember to rub the board before you leave • Never keep false impression about others class & subjects

37. Joy of Teaching • Should have sense of humour • Never threaten/humiliate student for wrong answer • Keep proper dressing • Relationships: • Should be friend, philosopher & guide to the student • Respect student as a student • U can be strict without being cruel

38. Joy of Teaching • Maintain good relationship with colleagues • Avoid closed transactions • Feedback (Anonymous): Planning Teaching Feedback

39. Joy of Teaching • Question Paper Setting • Never set very tough questions or very easy questions • Average Students: 45-60%(Score) • Good Students: 60-75%(Score) • Very Good Students: 75-90%(Score) • Excellent Students: >90%(score) • Involve in all activities of the institution

40. Session 10Introduction to Word Processing– Dr. Shalij P.R, GEC, Thrissur Session 11Micro Teaching – Dr. N.R.Premkumar, GEC, Thrissur Session 12Value Based Teaching – Dr. N.Gopalakrishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage, Thiruvananthapuram

41. Value Based Teaching • We are not permanent in this world • How long U lived  Not important • How U lived  Very important • Effort is less important than result and based on the result world remembers U • We are handling living files, so don’t be a burden to the institution. • Make Ur students: • Greater (Enough knowledge-Bricks) • Good (Value based knowledge-Cement)

42. Value Based Teaching • Student should be informed that they won’t get every knowledge from class room, teacher, prescribed textbook & syllabus • 25% of information: from teacher • 25% of information: from self-study • 25% of information: from others(discussion) • 25% of information: throughout Ur life by Addition, Deletion, Modification & Correction

43. Value Based Teaching • Value: Any knowledge which can create sustainable & permanent benefit for mind, body, family, society & nation • 3 points to provide value based education: • Give them messages • Collect as information as possible • Every line I quote will be re-quoted by our students somewhere else, so don’t take a class without enough preparation

44. Value Based Teaching • Whenever taking a class try to be perfect as much as possible • If I am on the other side which way I expect my teacher to be • Teaching is the Noblest profession in the world • Higher Ur level, lower will be Ur freedom

45. Value Based Teaching • Students should feel following 5 situations: • People who take food from the waste • Cancer affected infants below 1 yr • Sufferings of old aged people • Orphans and the reason • 1-hour in medical college mortuary and the situations there • Preparation for living is not life, experience on living is life…

46. Session 13Life Skill Education & Training– Dr. P. MuhammedRafeekh, GEC, Thrissur

47. Life Skill Education & Training • More than 4000 skills for an avg person • 10 important skills identified by WHO: • Self awareness • Empathy • Effective Communication • Coping with emotions • Coping with stress • Decision making • Problem solving

48. Life Skill Education & Training • Interpersonal relationships • Creative thinking • Critical thinking • Take feedback through introspection • Approx. 60,000 thoughts per daily, almost 96% of them are waste which consumes 800 Calories(i.e, 1/3rd of energy requirement) • Drink 2.5-3 ltrs of fluid per day • Have a system of family doctor

49. Life Skill Education & Training • A +ve thought is the seed of a +ve result • You can’t change any one in the world but you can change your attitude: • Changing attitude is difficult • Thinking is required • Change perspective • Modify thoughts • Social learning • Start from family

50. Life Skill Education & Training • Do something for others to help get Ur mind off yourself; don’t expect anything from them