The key to success is to read a lot before teaching a course. Your knowledge should be extended that can surprise a student. Must read the text/ ... https://jonathangovias.com/2012/06/13/this-is-where-things-really-get-interesting-logic-model-additions-part-2/ OnceIusedtoteachinahighereducationinstitutewhereImetaSemester7thstudentHunza(fakename)whowasthroughouttopperwith4CGPAsincefirstsemester.Shewasbrilliantfromallaspectsoflearning.Sheneverusedtomissanyclassorsession,wellpreparedforupcominglecturesbystudyingrelevantmaterial,gavetimeforhomeworkandassignmentandalongwiththissheusedtorespectallteachers.Shewastrulyawellmanneredintelligentstudent. Onedayduringaclassdiscussionshesaidthat“evenIamtopperinmyclassbutIfeelthatIcouldn’tlearnwhateverisrequiredtobeagoodbusinessstudent.Withduerespect,Idon’tbelievethatourteachersarequalifiedenoughtobeteachers.PersonallyIrespectallbutasastudentIfeelthatclassisamostboringplaceformewhereteacherscome,givetheirownthoughtsandgoout.InthisperspectiveIfeelthatIdon’tlearnwell.IgetgoodmarksbecausemyEnglishcomprehensionisgood,Ipickideasearlyandgivemypersonaltimetostudy.Thisisbecauseofmyformulatogetgoodmarks.” ThisisalwayschallengingforateachertodevelopWOWfactorsforthestudentssothathecangrabstudent’sreadinessforthecourse,developtheirattentionandmakethemreadytolearn.AccordingtomyownunderstandingsomeWOWmethodscouldbeasbelow: ExtendedKnowledgeMethod Aspermyobservationasworstaspossiblestudentissittinginaclass,hedesiresabestknowledgeableteacher.Ihavewitnessedpoortopooreststudentsbutthiswascommonamongallofthemthattheyneedthebestteacher,havingstrongknowledge. OncemyfriendMr.Eesarsaid"Evenauniversitystudentdoesn'tknowhowtowriteasinglesentencebuthewantsPhDteacherofHarvardUniversityhaving20yearsofexperienceanddozensofimpactfactorpublications...."Itsmeansthereisnocompromiseongettingcommandonthetopicthatateacherisgoingtodeliverintheclass.Studentcanignoretheteacher,bunktheclass,failinexamsbuthecan’tcompromiseonthedemandofaknowledgeableteacher.Thekeytosuccessistoreadalotbeforeteachingacourse.Yourknowledgeshouldbeextendedthatcansurpriseastudent.Mustreadthetext/referencebooksincludedinthecourseoutlines.Getupdatedstatistics,currentnewsonthetopicandcasestudies.Iknowsometeachers,whoareteachingacourseforyearsbutsurprisinglytheydidn’tevenstudythetextbook(fromcovertolastpage)thathe/shesuggestsinthecourseoutline.Thisisunfair,unjustifiedandevendishonestywiththecourseandstudents. DesireMethod Mostoftimes,boringteachersareunsuccessfultodevelopconnectionbetweenacourseandstudent.Studentshouldknowthathowthiscourseanditscontentsareimportforhim/herintermsofexpertiseoracademic/professionalskills. Thesolutionisnottoteach‘AboutATopic’butinsteadtoteach‘ForTheStudent’.Meaning,theStudentneedstoimmediatelyfeelthebenefitofthecontentyouareteaching.Whenyoushowabenefit,youcreatedesire.Andwherethereisdesire,youguessedit,youholdattention. MethodofAudio/VisualSupport Duringmyearlierorganization,asteacherIwasn’tpermittedbymanagementtouseYOUTUBEintheclassbutinmyrecentuniversityIamallowedtouseYOUTUBEasperrequired.Thisisanexcitingteachingexperienceformethathaschangedmyclassenvironment.WhenIteachsomethingfromPeterDruckerorMichaelPorter’sbook,thecontentgotveryinterestingwhenIshowafiveminuteslectureoftheseauthorsfromYOUTUBE.Thisisasecretweaponofteaching.YoucanfindhundredthousandsofacademicvideosatYOUTUBEfrombestteachersofwellreputedinternationaluniversities.Visualsgrabstudent’sattentionmostsuccessfullyandyoucancreateWOWamongyourstudents.OnceIwatchedamovie‘PursuitofHappiness’withstudentswhileItaughtthemthecasestudyofsuccessfulU.SBusinesstycoonSirChrisGardner.IsuggestedandaskedinexamsthecasestudyofBollywoodmovies‘ShaadiMubarak’and‘RocketSingh’whileIwasteachingthecourse‘Entrepreneurship’indifferentsemesters…...OnceIsuggestedstudentsHolywoodmovie‘Corporation’and‘Toobigtofail’forCorporateGovernanceStudents,‘BadmaashCompany’tomarketingstudentsandmyexperiencewasreallyexcitingaboutunderstandingenhancementofstudents. MethodofSocialMedia SomeofmyclosefriendsinteachingcriticizemeonusingthismethodforstudentsbutIstilluseitandfinditeffective.Mostofinternationalauthorsandprofessorshavetheirtwitteraccountswithfulloftheirlecturesandlearningmaterial.TherearelotsofgoodeducationalpagesandgroupsinFACEBOOK,Yahoogroup,andLINKEDIN.IbelievemostofyoungstersinPakistanuseFACEBOOKsosometimesIgiveandreceiveassignmentsthere.OnceIgaveassignmenttomystrategicplanningstudentstodeveloptheirbusinesspageonFACEBOOKwithoutmentioningitafakebusiness.Yourassignmentmarkswillbebasedonyourbusinessidea,likesonitandcommentsbythevisitors.SurprisinglytwoofmystudentsarestillrunningtheirbusinessfromthatassignmentevenItaughtthiscoursebackin2014. Methodsotherthanlecturing Lectureisamethodofteachingandlearning.Currently,educationistsbelievethatonlylecturinglosescontrolofattentionamongstudentssoteachershouldincludesomemoremethodsforgettingtheirattentionandevenfordevelopingWOWfactorsintheclass.ThesemethodsareDebate,groupdiscussion,Researchactivities,Videodemonstrations,Projects,SocialMediaobservations,Casestudies,Individualpresentations,andBrainstorming.Thesemethodscanprovidestudentanopportunitytoparticipateactivelyinthecourse. Wecanbettercalculatethatwhatwouldbeagoodmatchoflecturingandothermethodsforyourclass.Someteachercando75%lectureplus25%otheractivitiesandsomedoothermixandmatchbecauseitsuptothenatureofcourse,contentandeventeacherandstudenttosettherightmixandmatch. MethodofActiveAssignmentandProject Thisisalsoourobservationthatsomestudentsareinvolvedwiththelessactiveassignmentsandprojects.Itleadsstudenttogetboredanddullnessoftheircourseparticipation.Oneofmyfriends.Mr.Kashifisassistantprofessor.OnceheopenedaprojectofCSRinhiscourse.Hisclassstudentsandhehimselfarrangedfundsandprovidedemploymentoflessprivilegedpeoplebysetting20thousandrupeesinvestmentforeachfruitcart(thailaaٹھیلہ).Thestudentsarestillinvolvedwithhelpingnewpeopleontheirowninvestmentevenclasshasbeenendedlastyear.Oneofmycolleaguesdevelopedmorethan20businessproposalsbyagroupofclassandfewofthemhadbeenfundedbythebusinesscompaniesofgoodrepute. MethodofDemocracy Weknowthatnobodywantsdominationandoppression.Studentshavenodistinction.Nowinternationallyteachingmethodsareconvertingtodemocratic,interactive,friendlyandfun-lovingenvironment.Oneofmyacademicfriendssays“AteachershouldnotbeaRadiobutaMobilephone”meansRadioonlyspeakswhetheraudiencelistenornotbutmobilephoneduetoitsinteractivefeatureskeepuserbusywiththis.Beagoodlistenerratherbeingatalkingmachine.Providestudentsopportunitytodiscusstheirownunderstanding,feelingsandlearningaboutthecourseortheareasofconcern.Agoodteachercanusetheultimatumsandappropriatepunishmentsasperrequiredbutmostlyhe/sheshoulddevelopastatusoffacilitatingelder. MethodofnewTechnologyAdoption Studentsgetsurprisedwithinnovativewaysoflearning.WhenIjoinedMohammadAliJinnahUniversity,startedteachingthroughaclosegroupatFACEBOOKforaspecificclass.Iputallmylectures,textbooks,referencebooks,courseoutline,audiovideolectures,andrelevantvideosonthegroup.Itwasagoodexperienceformewherethecourseparticipationlevelofstudentswasveryhigh.DuringverynextsemesterIstartedteachingthroughGoogleClassroomandthiscloudtechnologyincreasedtheleveloflearningandteaching.Nowmystudentsareabletouseorcollecteverythingofcourseevenattheirhome.AfterthismyuniversityinstalledMOODLEandIamplanningtousethisnewlearningmanagementsystem(ascloudtechnology)inmynextsemester.IamalsoworkingonlearningSAKAIafreelearningmanagementsystemwhereyoucansaveyourrun-timeaudiovideolecturessothatifanystudentsomehowleavesalecture,canlistenitathomelateron.Internationallysuchtypesoflearningmanagementtoolsareusedinuniversities.Itmeansitadvancestheteachingskillsaccordingtointernationalstandardsaswell.Soalongwithteachingwealsolearnandpolishourskillsandexpertise. 26 5Comments Like Comment Share JamalAnjum Iamnotateacher.Iamapublisher.Thesuggestedmethodsappeartobegood.Ifeeltheyare'sales'points. 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