not a stranger in the mirror the odyssey of an ordinary teacher-b.v.raghunandan

Not a Stranger in the Mirror(The Farewell Bid by a Teacher)

-B.V.Raghunandan, Faculty of Commerce

SVS College,

Bantwal

February 1, 2014

Lecturing: The Ever-Evolving Art• Knowledge Transfer

through Lecture Method• Oldest Method-As Old

as The Teaching Profession

• Motivation is Assumed to Exist

• Suitable to All Occasions

• More Suitable for Teaching Concepts

• Quant Requires the Usage of a Black Board

3-Dimensions of Teaching• Motivation• How to Teach?• What to Teach? Teach?

Motivation

• Motivation of Teachers• Motivation of Students

Motivation of the Teacher

• Proud of being a Teacher• Total Commitment• Self –Supervision• Self Target• Quality Improvement• Finding Pleasure in the

Company of Students• Maximum Access to Students

Motivation of Students

• Curiosity • Observation • Alertness• Competitiveness• Collaborative• Exponential

Competence• Love for

Class Room • Love for Reading• Extensive Reading

Learning Attitude

• Knowledge accumulation• Knowledge sharing• Willingness to accept

knowledge from any source• Listening ability• Unstructured and unbiased

attitude

How to Teach?• Innate Qualities: Quality of

sound, communication style, posture, language, and body language

• Presentation: Black Board• Presentation: PPT-no text

except definition, photos of authors, pictures of machines or instruments-upload to Slideshare.net

• Presentation: Videos-Youtube Downloads, Videos on Management Topics, Movies or Movie Clipping

What to Teach?Sources of

Knowledge:• Books• Guest Lectures• Observation• Newspapers &

Magazines• TV Channels• Movies• Internet

Books• Books on Subjects: Authoritative,

Semester Based, EDP Oriented Books

• New Age Management Publications

• Economic Development of Countries

• Auto-Biographies and Biographies of Industrialists

• Research Studies and Project Reports

• Fiction• History of Product Development• Case Studies

Guest Lectures• Lectures that are

Meaningful• Becoming Members

of Organisations conducting the Guest Lectures

• Conferences• Lectures Arranged

for Students• Public Programmes

Observation

• An Informal Way of Gain9ng Knowledge• Travelling or Waiting for a Bus• Class Room Observation• Helps in Understanding Human Behaviour• Negotiation becomes Easy• Understanding Gestures

Newspapers & Magazines

• General Knowledge• Helps in Achieving Maturity• Programmes in the City• Political Development• Social Changes• Business & Industry• Helps in Investment

TV Channels

• Business Channels• News Channels• Knowledge Oriented• Helps in Understanding Fast Delivery of a Talk• Totally Avoid Serials (Idiot Box)• Watching Good Movies

Movies

• Movies of Social Relevance• Knowledge of Different Cultures• Geographical Knowledge• Historical Movies• Science & Technology• Visual Effects

Internet

• Downloading• Latest News• Strange News• Storage of PPT• Downloading

PPT• Encyclopedia• Latest

Definitions

Value Addition: Formal Methods

• Class Room preparation• Interaction with Colleagues• Attending subject related

seminars/refresher courss• Class room discussion• Interaction during Central Valuation• Leisurely library work

Formal Methods…contd

• Research• Publications• Consultancy• Extension• Curriculum Development• Preparation of slides• Creation of video content

Informal Methods• Personal library• Membership of

professional bodies• General reading• Choosy TV

Programmes• Visiting book exhibitions• Arranging conferences• Becoming resource

persons

More Informal Methods

• Interaction with alumni

• Helping colleagues including juniors academically

• Wide and deep contacts with teachers in other institutions

• Visiting other educational institutions at any available pretext

Modern Teaching Aids

• Usage of internet• Mobile access to

internet• Recording TV

Programmes• Obtaining visual content• Sharing the content with

students and colleagues

• Usage of slide projectors and LCD projectors

THANK YOU