Strategies for Effective Teaching : 1 Strategies for Effective Teaching M.Kannan
Professor
Department of Computer Science & Engg.,
KSRCT
Slide 2 : 2 Learning objectives
Course description document
Slide 3 : 3 Excellent teacher puts up more time for preparation
Attributes of a GOOD teacher
- Kind and Helpful
- Coming to the level of Students
- Knowledgeable
- Teaching with practical examples
Slide 4 : 4 Why do I want to teach?
What do I want to achieve as a Teacher?
What is my benchmark for success?
Think how to improve your weakness.
Slide 5 : 5 Say what you do
Do what you say
Prove it (measure with data)
Improve it
Slide 6 : 6 Students don’t ask questions
PAIR – THINK – SHARE idea
What is the benefit we get if students ask questions in the class?
Slide 7 : 7 Mid-point slump
Diary for every course, every semester
Modulation, pitch, volume, posture, projection, clarity of thinking
Spoken English and
Written English are Skills
Strictness – firm and pleasant
Slide 8 : 8 Ask students to give questions
Next day ask the best question
Sign post: Plan for the next 55 minutes what you are going to teach.
Ask the students to do and present some part of the course
Always start the class with
Yesterday I talked about …
Slide 9 : 9 Ask the students to summarize
Walk up and down at least once in any time of your class
Make mistakes intentionally
Eye contact – Look at all the students
Remember the names of the students
Help them only when they ask
Slide 10 : 10 Break the barrier – Use the word “We”
Contact on e-mail – rapport
Give your e-mail in the first class
Make every one a winner
Don’t allow shady work
Find M.E students to help B.E students
Use non-threatening words to students
Slide 11 : 11 Study group – ask students to form groups
Use You Tube videos for lectures
Students are tested for what they know not on what they don’t know
Give key/scheme to students
Design should be given more weightage
Transparent procedure for evaluation
Slide 12 : 12 Plan 10 minutes question time for each lecture
Learn by doing
Make effort to involve the students
Be open – I am available
Be assertive
Last words shouldn’t be eaten up
Slide 13 : 13 Good sense of humour is needed
One or two key concept(s) in 55 minutes.
Identify the area of weakness