Week 6

“Each lesson plan should have its roots in the previous lesson and its branches and leaves in the next one..”

Learning is individual process. It is related to the behavioral changes of an individual. Each person learns according to his or her ability of learning. But human beings are also a social animal. Their all activities are correlated to the group in which they live. Group process such as competition, conflict, cooperation, exchange, assimilation, accommodation etc. has positive effects on learning.

In my class there are 40 to 50 students. Teaching a large class always is a matter of discussion. There are new discoveries and new formula experimented on them. The main problem is of lack of two way interaction, it becomes difficult for teacher to interact with the students. Students are passive and teacher acts as a leader. Teacher can not evaluate students personally, so no chance of feedback.. There is always lack of interpersonal relationship. The positive point is that there is great motivation in between them because there is more competition, cooperation and recognition. At this situation mostly we use techniques like lecture method, demonstration method, seminar, panel discussion, exploration, group works, project works etc.

My class

With the advent of the internet age, all aspects of society have been influenced, including education. Computers and the internet are used in all levels of education, excluding perhaps preschool and grade school here in Nepal. But with more computers like educational toys such as the ‘Leap Frog’, even younger students are learning with computers. It has played vital role in large class teaching. Some how internet and multimedia made teaching of large class easier. There is an entire ‘sub-industry’ of education called ‘online education’. Online education is done primarily through the usage of computers and the internet where the student does the class work from home. A large number of groups are benefited by this. Social networking sites like My Space, Twitter, Face Book, E-baby etc. can also be used for educational purposes, as some instructors integrate aspects of those sites into their lessons. In addition to books, videos and other materials, self-directed learners often use computers to continue their education outside of, or in addition to traditional facilities. Many instructors use internet to administer assignment, keep track of grades or offer online instructions. Most of the teacher use online resources in their daily lessons.  Teacher’s Blog, Web Quest, Rubrics have also made the project works for large classes more structured and organized.

This week was interesting to me. I learned many things. I learned new ways of teaching in large classes like here in Nepal. Making Power Point Presentation was totally new for me. I found it interesting in presenting the lesson in a new and interesting way. It has capacity to capture audience’s interest and attention. The introductory and plenary elements are planed for the students to be focused on their work and finally checked for their understanding of what has been learned. A well chosen visual aid makes a sticking opening to a lesson and can galvanize a class.

As a whole the week was wonderful….