to Prof.K.Prabhakar , KSR College of Arts and Science Context Content
Let us think for a while...
We have teacher teaching a set of students
The teacher is knowledge giver and students are knowledge takers
Can we call it the industrial Tylorism of Education?
The Society had a paradigm shift We moved from the era of Information Society to Knowledge Society
What is the difference?
During the Information age the content is important
Now it is not the content it is the Conte x t
Content
It is available in plenty
it is everywhere
www.MIT.edu OCW
www.bized.org
www.UnexT.com
Open University of UK
Books,CDs, Libraries etc.
What makes the difference in Education?
It is the Conte x t
How do we do it
With the help of different tools of learning and with focus on Learning
Case studies,Reflective learning,Critical Thinking,Role Plays,Dialogue Based Learning, Project Based Learning
For this we need some kind of Statement of Purpose. Why we need to do it?
To nurture future business leaders and entrepreneurs in various sectors of economy , government and not for profit organizations with focus on value creation and responsibility toward all stakeholders for a sustainable society based on human values, ethics, Science and In culture.
Key words we need to understand in the Statement
Nurture Future Business Leaders
Entrepreneurs
Sectors of Economy
Responsibility towards Stakeholders
Sustainability
Focus on Values, Ethics and Indian Culture.
Learning is not covering syllabus, it is a process of uncovering syllabus and making students discover the syllabus. -Prof.PonnaVaikko
Learning to focus on dimensions
of IQ, EQ and SQ .
Develop passion among student to learn than attempting to teach .
Learning VS Teaching
Contemporary Quotient
Emotional Quotient
Inputs on a continual basis for students
Intelligence Quotient Radiant Thinking
Spiritual Quotient
Practice of Meditation
Unified purpose of religions and healthy attitude about religion
Wish list for KSR Group Institutions
Achieve status of being in first five in terms of results affiliated university Examinations
Place 100% of students before June, 2005
No incremental approach and quantum jump
Final Wish
100% Employability of students
Establish as one of the five best Educational Institutions in in India
Challenges
Contextual knowledge
Available time limit
Industry Interaction
Evaluation
If you are satisfied with the basics ideas we will go further
Welcome to all suggestions to create objectives for next sessions.
What we are going to do?
We will examine one of the most important technique of thinking which can be used to teach students to develop individuality .
What we are not going to do
We will not analyse the typology of students and their learning styles
We will not examine the individual subjects
I will not attempt to teach anything, I will only learn with you.
What is the approach we will have to meet the objectives?
We will take a short break and go for an excursion to meet Prof.Robert.E.Horn and find his ideas on Critical thinking.
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