The document discusses traditional and contemporary teaching practices, including chalk and talk, storytelling/case studies, discussion, simulation, role play, team teaching, multimedia, social media, and game-based learning. For each practice, it outlines the advantages, such as being student-centric and promoting higher-order thinking, as well as the challenges, like ensuring participation and preventing off-task conversations. Overall, the document provides an overview of different teaching methods and their benefits and drawbacks for student learning.

1. Teaching Practices
Traditional &Contemporary
Dr. Manishankar
Chakraborty
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.
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Subject matter is represented more accurately and effectively.
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It is useful for covering underlying concepts and principles.
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Large information can be communicated to a heterogeneous
group.
Challenges

The student becomes a dependent learner.
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More teacher centric and less student centric.
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Establishes a “tell me” mind set in the learner.
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Can lead to learner information overload.

4. Story telling mode/Case study

5. Story telling/Case based
Advantages

Mixed-Mostly student centric.
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Helps to increase higher order thinking & reasoning skills
(application, synthesis, evaluation).
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Helps participants explore pre existing knowledge.
Challenges

Ensuring participation from all can be a challenge.
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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
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Advantages

Highly Student Centric.
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It is an active learning technique
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Increases curiosity of students & strengthens
imagination with facts.
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Challenges

Limits the number of people who can access the
learning at the same time.
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Can create scheduling and logistics problems.

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

9. Team teachingcollaborative 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
Memory
enthusiasm of the learner
retention is more
Challenges
The
multimedia tools are expensive
Require
Trained
continuous expert maintenance
staff is required to handle malfunctions and
technical difficults

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

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

13. It is a continuous
process….