Since teacher need to know many things like pedagogy, education psychology, education technology, classroom management, etc etc. in addition to the subject they are teaching. When teacher needs teacher training to take up a job but an Assistant Professors joining their jobs without any training? Do you think that all the university faculty members should also undergo some kind of formal training to join the university job? What is your suggestion to this idea?
It's absurd that many university teachers don't have any training on pedagogy, psychology, teaching methodology etc. They/we are becoming university teachers based on our research achievements - not on our competences in teaching methodology. In my opinion, that's the fact that causes not very good success of many students.
In my opinion, answer is definitely - YES, future university teaching staff needs training on, at least: pedagogy, psychology, teaching methodology (including, teaching and learning methods, methods of assignment, learning theories etc.)
Dear Chennupati Kodand Ramaiah
Like any profession, academics should undergo a pre-service training on teaching methods and learning theories in order to be aware of the nature of teaching and learning processes in higher education.
By and large, continuous professional development is left to the initiative of professors and universities. However, universities are required to draw up an in-service training plan after which they can draw on limited financial support for the in-service training of professors.
Most definitely.
I've started teaching labs and lecturing in a Computer Science department with a background in computer training but no Masters' Degree. While I was lecturing part-time I attended lots of teaching and learning conferences where many of the same people attend again and again... but not the ones who need help teaching.
I'm now taking my Masters' in Education, and I've found so many ways I can use to improve teaching at the undergrad level (and adult training) that I wish I had known 20 years ago when I started.
The Masters' of Education I'm taking is focused on elementary and secondary school, but similar programs focused on higher education should be required.
I think it is very important for those who want to teach in the university to go for prior training before taking up the job. before, joining the University as a teaching staff, i went for a one year PGDE Programmme and that actually gave me a vast insight into the intricacies of teaching methodologies and practices. Today, am proud to be a professional teacher in the university and I tried to make a difference on the job.
Teaching is an art and science and previous experience plays an important role in the educational process. Teaching is:
1. In education, teaching is the concerted sharing of knowledge and experience, which is usually organized within a discipline and, more generally, the provision of stimulus to the psychological and intellectual growth of a person by another person or artifact. Construction of Knowledge for Understanding Lawfulness
2. Preplanned behaviours informed by learning principles and child development theory which directs and guides instruction to ensure desired students outcomes.
3. The job or profession of a teacher. Something that is taught: the ideas and beliefs that are taught by a person, religion, etc. Learn
4. Discharging accessible resources for effective learning and performance-based assessment.
5. There are two fundamentally different ways of understanding teaching. The first sees teaching as an instructor-centered activity in which knowledge is transmitted from someone who has acquired that knowledge to novice learners: teaching as knowledge transmission. The second sees teaching as a learner-centered activity in which the instructor ensures that learning is made possible for novice learners and supports, guides, and encourages them in their active and independent creation of new knowledge: teaching as assisted knowledge creation .
6. Philosophy of Education about the purposes and actions of teaching and reflection on the concept as a profession.
7. The activities involved in facilitating or educating to impart knowledge or skills to learners.
8. There are two fundamentally different ways of understanding teaching. The first sees teaching as an instructor-centered activity in which knowledge is transmitted from someone who has acquired that knowledge to novice learners: teaching as knowledge transmission. The second sees teaching as a learner-centered activity in which the instructor ensures that learning is made possible for novice learners and supports, guides, and encourages them in their active and independent creation of new knowledge: teaching as assisted knowledge creation .
9. Teaching is an instruction or delivering a particular skill or subject or something that someone tells you to do. For Teaching in this case may refer to showing or explaining to a student how to do something.
10. Teaching is an activity aimed at bringing about meaningful learning through a method that is morally and pedagogically acceptable. It involves a teacher, a learner, content in form of knowledge facts information and skill to be imparted a deliberate intention on the part of the learners to learn, and finally a method that respects the learners’ cognitive integrity and freedom of choice.
11. to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction, inform, enlighten, discipline, drill, school, indoctrinate; coach to help to learn.
12. Teaching is considered as deliberate actions undertaken with the intention of facilitating learning.
13. The occupation, work or profession of a teacher to impart knowledge to the learner. To teach means to do the work of teaching practically.
14. It involves the interaction of three elements: the teacher, student and the object of knowledge.
15. It refers to the work or profession of teachers. The art and science of facilitating students’ construction of meaning and understanding.
16. It refers to the work or profession of teachers. The art and science of facilitating students’ construction of meaning and understanding.
It's absurd that many university teachers don't have any training on pedagogy, psychology, teaching methodology etc. They/we are becoming university teachers based on our research achievements - not on our competences in teaching methodology. In my opinion, that's the fact that causes not very good success of many students.
In my opinion, answer is definitely - YES, future university teaching staff needs training on, at least: pedagogy, psychology, teaching methodology (including, teaching and learning methods, methods of assignment, learning theories etc.)
Paul: The Chronicle of Higher Education newspaper had a related commentary article in its February 11, 2018 edition. The title of the article was "Who's Teaching our Teachers?"
The article says "... Just 19 percent of the 2,248 respondents (in an informal twitter poll) said they had received at least "decent" training (in pedagogical lessons). Although this was a very informal poll, the results are very interesting!
My PhD degree is in Economics Education so I took half economic courses and half education courses. This helped me a lot.
Link: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Who-s-Teaching-the-Teachers-/242488
I wholeheartedly agree to my colleagues that prior training in research methodology and teaching for the university teachers,will definitely improve the standard and performance of the students.
Absolutely I agree. I think that the education before starting to work in a university will improve the quality of education and training in universities. I also support this as a precondition.
Yes, indeed! Academic training for newly hired faculty members that focuses on teaching strategies for university students is so helpful and useful and help develop quality learning outcomes.
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