3rd REFLECTION WEDNESDAY (8/3/2017)

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Welcome back to the third reflection my dear viewers. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Last week my pedagogy class has been postponed to the following Wednesday from Tuesday. Because our lecturer Dr. Ng have to attend a meeting outside of the campus.

I also can’t make it to the following class due to some personal issues. I am really sorry for that Dr. Ng. But I still managed to get to know what have been taught in the classroom on that day by Dr. Ng. Some of my friends helped me to explain the topic of the day. Thank you guys. 😘

So, let’s come back to the topic on last week Wednesday.

Okie is there any ideas of the topic based on this picture ????

If yes!! You’re right. The topic is about  student-centered. Let me show a small explain on student–centered classroom.

We are given a task to read an article “NAVIGATING THE BUMPY ROAD TO STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION” by Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent.

The task for our 3^rd reflection is as shown in the picture below :

I have chose some issues based on the article. These are :-

💙 If I spend time in class on active learning exercises, ill never get through the syllabus.

Methods:

·        Educator should choose an effective activity which can be used in the given period in the classroom.

For example, fishbow debate. Teachers can ask their students to form groups in three and assign different roles for each of them regarding a topic. Then debrief by calling on a few groups to summarize or narrow down about their discussion.

·        It is also essential for the educator to use the sufficient time wisely within 5 to 15 minutes for an effective learning process. On the other hand, educator wont dragging the duration of the class just for the activity and able to cover up the syllabus and the learning activity.

💙If I don’t lecturer, I’ll lose control of the class.

Methods:

·        Assigning a group of students to “work together” will tend to make the classroom noisy. Because the students will be discussing more on the task given. And I believe, classroom is not a museum to be silent all the time. It is good if the classroom is noisy. At the same time, the teacher should be able to warn them if they keep on talking about unwanted/irrelevant topic in the classroom.

·        Teacher also can give 5 to 10 minutes break ( take 5 ) to students for a relaxation. By  this, students won’t make too much of noise in the classroom because they are given some time to chit chat among their friends. Even I myself have experienced this situation before. For instance, the duration of Pedagogy class is almost 4 hours. Dr.Ng always used to give break after a long

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💙 I assign readings but many of my students don’t read them and those who do seem unable to understand the material independently.

Methods:

·        To ensure the students have read the material/task given and for those who unable to understand it, quizzes and tests will be given in the classroom with presence of the teacher at the beginning of the period.

·        Educator can also having a discussion/brainstorming session based on the student’s answers of the quizzes. It will help them out to correct them and avoid doing the same mistakes in up coming tests/quizzes.

- As an example, teacher provide 3-4 case studies of similar difficulty. Divide students into many groups to work on it and analyze their case study in the classroom. Provide them 5 to 15 minutes for discussion and walk around to address any questions. At last, pick any group randomly to share their analysis based on their analysis. It shows students have no choice for not reading the case study given. At the same time, for those who unable to understand will have better understanding when it comes discussion because of share different ideas and point of the that particular topic.

💙If I assign homework, presentation, or projects in groups, some students will “hitchhike”, getting credit for work in which they did not actively participate.

Methods:

·        All the group members are required to do presentation regarding the assignment/task given. Educator can evaluate the group members by questioning them.

·        Educator also can allow for Q & A session among the students based on the presentation have been presented. By this, the teacher can judge the ‘hitchhike’ of the group.

  

· Other than that, teacher can use reinforcement/punishment method for students to solve this issue. Those who failed to do their part in group presentation while be given low marks individually / for whole group.

See you guys soon on the my next reflection. I would like to end my 3^rd reflection of pedagogy with a proverb for every woman out there. Here we go!!!

Hope you guys enjoy reading my blog and i am waiting for the comments roll in on my blog. Comment me!!! Take care, bubyee. Have a great day everyone.

With 💗,

VETHA SHINI TEACHER 💋❤

Second reflection 28/2/2017 (Tuesday)

Hello world and welcome back to my blog again. Many interesting topics are waiting for you. So, stay tuned my dear viewers.  

  

On 28/2/2017, some of my friends and I came late to class. Almost half an hour we went late to class. We was waiting soo long for the Uber car. Because of that, I missed half of the lesson on that day. I felt bad about it. I’m late because I slept off. So, I missed the UNITAR settle bus. It shows that I should manage my time properly.

The lesson of the day is be on time wherever you go. Especially, as a student we have to be responsible all the time.

When my friends and I entered the class late, Dr. Ng was teaching about 10 THINGS STUDENTS WANT EDUCATORS TO KNOW.

The topic was very interesting and meaningful for all of us. Even we were having discussion together about this topic in the classroom. Now I have a clear picture of this topic what it is all about. Because Dr. Ng and some of my friends shared examples of this topic below.
As an educator, every teachers should know the key points of what students want from them. This 10 things plays important role to the teachers in future.

The class was about :

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Ashwini and Uthaya malar get an opportunity to teach as an educator in the classroom. give a look on the picture down there. 😉😉

after knowing the main topic of the day, Dr. Ng also discuss about the second forum that given to all of us in UNIEC VIRTUAL. The title of forum was 3 teaching method for each school of thought of the students. other than that, Dr. Ng shows some articles as an example of pedagogy teaching methods. It helps me alot for more understanding regarding the topic.

Then, all of us given a task by Dr. Ng for the blog. The question is 10 things that students do not want the educators do.

1)   Don’t be late to classroom - Being late doesn't look great as an educator. On the off chance that you are advising your students to not be late in light of the fact that they can't be late for their future employment , then it's clearly not good to be late. Being late will likewise add worry to your day. Arrive a couple of minutes early and begin your day right.

2)  Don’t just follow the textbook – in my opinion, using textbooks are traditional approach and it is no longer being used ( usage of textbooks have decrease ). So, teachers shouldn’t depend too much on the textbooks only. A main reason would be the same information in textbooks can be more easily found on the internet.

3)  Don’t sit down and teach – teachers should avoid sitting down while teaching the students for the whole period. Cause those students who sit at the  back are not able to see the teacher who sit in front of the classroom. Students might missed out the important lessons in by teacher. This habit of a teacher shows their laziness and they are not being professional educators.

4)  Don’t create rules that are essentially unfair - Sometimes the rules themselves can put you in bad situations. For instance, if an educator has a decide that considers no work to be handed over after the chime rings then this could set up a troublesome circumstance. What if the student have a valid reason/excuse? What makes a valid excuse ?These are circumstances it is best to simply maintain a strategic distance from.

5)  Don’t use gadget in the classroom (mobile phone) – teacher shouldn't have phones since it takes the kids' brain off their work and ask this question "on the off chance that we can't have our telephone out why would you be able to" and this raises the children get in hell with their educators and guardians for posing those questions. That is the reason instructors shouldn't have phones in the classroom.

6)  Don’t lose control – as an educator, you should not lose control towards the students. The teacher must be very patient when  they are dealing students with unpredictable behaviours in the classroom. Because different students have different types of attitudes. Students must obey to the teacher’s instructions and respect them at the same time. So, don’t let students do whatever they want when we as a teacher being around in the classroom.

7)  Don’t be favouritism – being favouritism among students as an educator can cause conflict and low morale. It also can harm the teacher’s reputation. Every teachers should treat their students equally and give everyone adequate consideration and praise.

8)  Don’t compare the students with others – students don’t want the teacher to compare them with their friends. Because the student will feel embarrassing and feel down of their self. a teacher should motivate a student to boost their self-esteem but not to discourage them by comparing with other. This is why some students hate their teacher and the subject that they teach.

9)  Don’t give too many works and assessment – students hate too much of homework that given by their teachers. This is why most of them skip classes and do not performing well in their examination. Some students hate going to school because of this issue. Even I myself don’t prefer to do too many homework and assessments.

10)              Don’t gossip about other in the classroom – students do not want their teachers to talk unnecessary stuffs in the classroom. They feel bored when the teacher started to gossiping about others.

Last but not least, my classmates and I given a task by Dr. Ng to read about TOTTO-CHAN The Little Girl at The Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

 That’s all for today guys. Hope everyone enjoy reading my blog !! kindly drop your comments down there. Take care bubyee. Have a wonderful day ahead.

with LOVE,

VETHA SHINI TEACHER 💋❤

just for fun guys :)

1st Reflection of Pedagogy.

Hye, guys. Welcome back to my blog . today I’m here to talk about 1^st class reflection of Pedagogy in Education.

Okie guys before I enter into the topics that I have learned in Pedagogy, just give a look on the picture down here. Guess what ? they are my course mates and also my classmates. I’m really glad to know some of them since my first semester. This is our very first class photo in Pedagogy class. And ofcourse more to come yah !! sorry for the bad quality of this picture guys.

Okie , let’s get into the articles that we have learned in the classroom. I have learned two main topics. Anyone have any idea on what I have learned ?

                                       

What is pedagogy ???

In my opinion, pedagogy can be defined as the method of teaching. Pedagogy involves being able to convey knowledge and skills in ways that student can understand, remember, and apply.

 

One of my classmate asked that ‘ what is the difference between pedagogy and didactics ? ’. we had a discussion regarding “DIDACTICS” among lecturer and students. My lecturer DR. Ng answered what is didactics all about.

v Didactics is also a part of pedagogy.

v Defined as theory of teaching and learning .

Now the second article is about  3 theories of school of thought, which are cognitive, humanistic and behavioural school of thought.

These theories are about how the students learn.

The cognitive school of thought

·         The cognitive scientists try to fathom what goes on inside our heads when we are learning.

·         Information processing - About how we utilize the data when  it required. As an  why 

·         Meaningful learning- Includes on how new info can be most adequately sorted out, structured and instructed with the goal that it may be utilized, for instance in critical thinking situation. Example, teacher must present the information in an organized manner by showing a logical sequence to concepts and skills in processing information.

·         There are 2 type of memory which are short term memory and long term memory.

·         4 beliefs and finding should have direct bearing on the way you teach.

        I.Belief about attention

     II.Belief about short term memory

  III.Belief about  long-term memory

  IV.Belief about the memory process

The humanistic school of thought.

·         Focus on the social and emotional learning and development of students.

·         Make kids feels better about positive personal development, feelings, attitudes and etc.

·         Focus too much on accumulating knowledge or skills and too little on helping students learn to become psychologically healthy persons.

·         Example, inviting school success was developed to get teachers to communicate to learners that they are “responsible, able, and valuable”.

Behavioural school of thought.

·         Behavioural school of thought.

·         How our behaviour is modified by our environment.

·         Behaviourists – help us to understand why have as we do we be.

·         There are 4 concepts of prime interest.

   1.    contiguity = simple, stimulus- response.

2.    Classical conditing  = connection between a primary or original stimulus.

3.    Operant = learn through Reinforcement.

4.    Social learning = observational learning.

Example, teacher have a discussion with student about previously covered content and ask questions regarding the topic .

  

 Based on my perspective, an educator must be able to handle these three theories to their students for an effective teaching processing. That’s all for now from me for today’s reflection. Hope you guys have enjoyed reading my blog.

Stay tuned for the second reflection from me.

Have a wonderful day ahead.

Till then,

TEACHER VETHASHINI .