Role of Teachers is constantly changing over the period of time. Nowadays teachers started using technology as a tool to enhance the teaching learning process thereby improving the skills of the GenZ students in this VUCA world.

1. By
Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.Sc.(TECH),M.TECH, PGDSYM, PGDCH, MBA, M.Phil, M.Phil(CS), PhD,
MIEEE,MASDF,MISTE, MIMA,MMTC,MCSI, FIE, FIETE, C.Eng(I)
@
IAAC VIRTUAL FDP on Online Teaching Tools for Trainers-18th May 2020
REDEFINGING THE ROLE OF
TEACHERS IN 21ST CENTURY
CLASSROOM

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
 INTRODUCTION
 TEACHING AND TEACHER
 TEACHER – STUDENT – CLASSROOM
TRIANGLE
 EXPECTATIONS – STUDENTS, UNESCO,
INDUSTRY
 21STC CLASSROOM -TECHNOLOGY ENABLED
 REDEFING THE ROLES OF A TEACHER
 EXPANDING AND DEMANDING ROLE FOR
OBE TO MATCH STUDENT AND INDUSTRY
EXPECTATIONS
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

3. TEACHING
 “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken
joy in creative expression and knowledge” -
Albert Einstein
 Synonyms of teacher ? – Guru, Acharya,
educator, tutor, trainer, mentor , master, coach,
lecturer, professor……
 Roles?
 Noblest profession? Teaches other profession
 “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be
those who cannot read and write, but those who
cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” – Alvin
Toffler
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

4. TEACHER – STUDENT-
CLASSROOM
TEACHER
 Content
What /Design
Technology
conventional & virtual
How
FB
OC
STUDENT
CLASSROOM
Now Student Centric – Inverted triangle and student
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

5. TEACHER IN HIGHER
EDUCATION
 TRADITIONAL ROLE:
- Philosophical view, Scientific view
- Lecture method
It is dominant and justified still because, HE
teachers resist to change. They believe strong
because of
 Ignorant of effectiveness of lecture
 Overworked
 Shortage of resources, authority
 No attitude change
 Institutional constraints like time, salary,5
Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

6. LIMITATIONS OF HE
TEACHERS
 NOT INVOLVED IN
 Course design
 Course teacher
 Resource user/finder
 Supervisor
 Tutor
 Assessor (students)
 Evaluator (teaching and course)
 Administrator
 Subject expert
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

7. GRADUATES -COMPETENCIES
EXPECTED -BY UNESCO AND
INDUSTRY
 Flexibility
 Innovation and creativity
 Coping with uncertainty
 Life long learning
 Social sensitivity, communication skill, work in
team
 Entrepreneurial, responsibility
 Internalization
 Generic skills and literate in new technology
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

8. GENZ STUDENTS
EXPECTATIONS
 Knowledge, real-world application
 Clear and organised presentation
 Stimulating , active and participatory
 Connecting to their future career
 Enthuasiastic, helping and helpful
 Customer service
 Industries expectations – mostly as UNESCO
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

9. 21STCENTURY STUDENTS
 Technology savvy
 Surfing and scanning
 Feedback – instant and continuous
 Surface reading rather deep reading
 Hurry
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

10. 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS
 Physical to P and click to pure click
 One way lecturing to Dynamic classroom
 Facilitate learning
 Oral to chalk and talk to distance learning
 Teaching aids -OHP, PPTs to GCR, Zoom,
Google meet, Cisco webex, WhatsApp,
GotoWebinar
 Technology enabled, ICT
 But teacher cannot be replaced but roles change
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

11. OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION
 CBC (Competency Based Curriculum)
 ABTL (Activity Based Teaching and Learning)
 DSA (Discipline Specific Assessment)
 OE (Objective Evaluation)
 Assessment – Methods, tools, criteria
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

12. REDEFINING ROLES OF
TEACHERS
 Meeting the expectations of students and industry in this VUCA world
 Multi tasking – overcoming of limitations of HET
 Change pedagogy
 Introduce, Elaborate?– lecture, quiz , games, roleplay, casestudies ,
simulation, PS, activities , inbasket
 Student centered, participative democrate
 Technology
 Content development, design is important
 Out of box Thinking
 Explain ,inspire, demo, questions and motivate
 Adoptability skill. eg covid era- virtual learning
(set context, guidelines, colloboration, skill with feedback, instant
score and incentives(e-cert)
 Self SWOT, Self learning-adjust strategies, assignments &activities for
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

13. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Activity Based Learning (eg – Gamification in learning)
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

14. EXPANDING AND DEMANDING ROLE TO MATCH
THE EXPECTATIONS
 Gamification in learning(activity and experiential)
 Manager of learning Role changes from
 Teacher to
 Superior teacher to
 Excellent teacher
 By SME (Subject Matter Expert) with high tech
and high touch
 Good networker – Linkedin
 Learn, unlearn, relearn
 Create WIN WIN Situation rather WL, LW& LL
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020

15. Q&A
 Happy learning
 Happy teaching
 Stay safe and healthy
Thank you
 Q&A
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Prof.Dr.T.MUTHU PANDIAN
M.TECH.,MBA.,PhD.,FIE 5/18/2020