2. INTRODUCTIO
N EDUCATION - a light that shows mankind the right direction to surge.
Purpose of Education:
Making a student literate.
Adding rationale thinking, knowledgeability and self-sufficiency.
Willingness to change Hope for progress in any field.
Creativity can be developed and innovation benefits both students and teachers.
Teaching must include two major components - sending and receiving information.
Use of innovative methods in educational institution aids in:
Improving Education
Empowering People
Strengthening Governance
Galvanizing the effort to achieve the human development goal for the country.
3. TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHOD
In the pre-technology education context:
The teacher is the sender or the source
The educational material is the
information/message
The student is the receiver of the
information
4. TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHOD
Chalk and Talk - “One Way Flow” of information.
Continuously talking for hours without knowing students
response and feedback.
The material presented is only based on lecturer notes and
textbooks.
Teaching and learning are concentrated on “Plug and Play”
method rather than practical aspects.
There is insufficient interaction with students in classroom.
More emphasis has been given on theory without any practical
and real life time situations.
Learning from Memorization but not Understanding.
Marks Oriented rather than Result Oriented.
5. INNOVATIVE TOOLS
MULTIMEDIA LEARNING PROCESS
Multimedia - Combination of various digital media
types such as text, images, audio and video, into an
integrated multi-sensory interactive application or
presentation to convey information to an audience.
Traditional problem-based learning is seen as an
innovative measure to encourage students to learn
how to learn via real-life problems
The teacher uses multimedia to modify the contents of
the material. It will help the teacher to represent in a
more meaningful way, using different media elements.
Example: MS PowerPoint,
6. INNOVATIVE TOOLS
CONCEPT MAPPING OR MIND MAPPING
Concept Mapping – Graphic visual that shows how the students thinks a topic or project.
The student:
Understands the relationship between two or more concepts or ideas.
Tries to connect new ideas with the existing knowledge he has.
Benefits:
Flexible structure having some logic or rationale that allows future information or view point of
the student or learner.
Promotes critical thinking.
Promotes innovative thinking.
Concepts can be easily assimilated into memory.
8. INNOVATIVE TOOLS
TEACHING WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR
Every one loves a teacher with a sense of humor.
Use of humor:
Fosters cordial relation between professors & students.
Provides welcome relief while following a difficult lecture on
a complicated subject.
Reduces stress.
Makes the course interesting
If relevant to the subject , may even enhance recall of the
material.
Creates an conducive atmosphere for learning
communication.
9. INNOVATIVE TOOLS
Z to A Approach
This approach attempts to explain the application part of a
particular concepts first.
The teacher should explain the application of a particular
concept first and then explain the effects of such applications.
Similar to selecting what the destination is before knowing how
to get there.
For example, in management subject – motivation is explained
in a manner that the organization get extensive benefits out of
using some techniques like promotions and awards.
10. INNOVATIVE TOOLS
SIMULATION
Simulation is a life like model of the real world with which
students interact in solving the problem from an adopted role
perspective.
It is defined as an attempt to give effect or appearance of
something else.
Simulation simplifies the complexity of real life to a level that
can be handled by beginners.
It is an avenue for attitude change decision making skills,
communication skills , and psychomotor skill can be taught to
the students using simulation.
11. CONCLUSION
Teaching is a distinctive human activity of imparting
knowledge through various methods, the means by which the
student assimilates a share of it. It is an activity, which is
practiced and perfected with skill.
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