SESSION PLANNINGAnup K Singh, PhD

Curriculum Design

Course Design

Session Design

Design

Development

Delivery

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Programme Architecture

Learning outcomes Balance between theoretical and applied

outcomes Number of courses, workshops and other

learning events Pedagogical approach Participant’s load Learning units Balance between different types of faculty

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Session Planning

What are session outcomes? Content to be covered Readings/ chapter/ ppt/ video/ etc. Sequencing of content (theory wise, chronological, examples to be covered) Pedagogy for content delivery Questions to be raised (student involvement) Time schedule

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Student Engagement

Ask questions (Identify students in advance)

Effective eye contact with everyone the classroom

Which CAT to be used Encourage discussions in pairs and

triads Check whether students have done

pre-read Using student expertise

Other Issues

Sequencing of the sessions Especial handling of first and last

session Determining learning units Balancing highly informative and less

informative sessions Creating student interest

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Learning Outcomes for Session on Session Planning

After Undergoing This Session, the Participants Will Be Able To:

To describe links among curriculum, courses and sessions

To write session wise learning outcomes To develop ways to organise contents To time the session To involve students in a session

Time Schedule

Total Time 120 Minutes 15 Minutes for General Discussion 30 Minutes for Session Planning 30 Minutes for Sharing 15 Minutes for Comments 20 Minutes for My Presentation 10 Minutes for Formal Q & A and Wrap Up

Questions To Be Raised

What is the relationship between the curriculum and various courses?

What is the relationship between the course and various sessions?

Is there any difference between session preparation and session planning/design?

Can a session be redesigned? What does it involve to design a session? How can an instructor involve students in a session? How can session design help you as an instructor? What stops you from designing a session?

Blackboard Plan

Blackboard coverage as the collection of takeaways from the session

Contents to be displayed on the blackboard

Organisation of contents on the blackboard

Summarising the discussions of classroom on the blackboard

Using full space of the blackboard

Use of Audio-visual Aids

Collection and selection of videos for the session

Deciding the timing and sequence of audio-video aids in the session

Editing and mixing videos, if so required

PPT – length and variety

Managing Content in the Session

Theoretical approach Inductive approach Deductive approach

Lecture Structured Spontaneous

Deciding takeaways Summarising at the end of the session Leaving it open for the students

Using LMS for session plan

Upload pre-read and presentation for the session in advance

Use voting on debatable issues Seek students’ views on the topic of the

session Conduct a quiz May write session outcomes Can upload additional information and

readings for the session

Managing Reading/s

Identify the difficulty level of the reading Compute student’s load for a reading Emphasise pre-read and check it Specify pages if reading is long

Some Additional Tips

Make a file (both electronic and real) for each session

Collect scholarly, practical, journalistic, artistic (picture, cartoon, etc.) and literary information on the session

Write a log for the session Ask a colleague to audit the session Relate session content with personal experience Integrate the session with previous and next

sessions Innovate something the next time