a powerpoint presentation for college teachers on 1. interactive teaching techniques and 2. swot analysis

1. WORKSHOP
for the recently recruited Degree College Lecturers
INTERACTIVE
TEACHING-
LEARNING
&
PERSONAL SWOT
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2. Icebreaker
 Call out L - E - A - R – N
 Form five groups & sit in circles
 Discuss “Why Do We Teach?”
 Nominate Group Spokespersons
 Make short presentations
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3. Why Do We Teach?
 Knowledge
 Skills
 Application
 Information Literacy
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4. Why Do We Teach?
 Higher objectives of education
 Learning to Learn
 Learning to Live
 Learning to be Better
 Obligation to nation, college &
students
 Professional satisfaction and growth
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5. Nobler Outcomes
 Imagination
 Creativity
 Aptitude
 Attitude
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6. 4 Types of Teachers
A mediocre teacher
tells.
A good teacher
explains.
A superior teacher
demonstrates.
A Great teacher
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7. A Great Teacher is
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8. The Teacher Who INSPIRED You
Recollect
Who was your best teacher at school/college?
How did he/she inspire you?
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9. A Great Teacher is
Involved in
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10. A Great Teacher uses
Interactive
Teaching
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11. A Great Teacher knows
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12. Retention
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13. TTT vs STT
Decrease Teacher Centred
Teaching Time
Increase Student Centred
Learning Time
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14. Instruction Patterns
1. Teacher Talk
2. Choral Response
3. Close-ended Teacher Questioning
4. Open-ended Teacher Questioning
5. Full Class Interaction
6. Student Initiated Questioning
7. Group Work
8. Pair Work (Collaboration)
9. Individual Work
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15. Modes of Instruction
Mode Participants Live Online
one-to-one teacher-student conversation online chat
student-teacher explanation e-mail
student-student clarification
discussion
one-to-many teacher-students lecture streaming audio
student-students demonstration streaming video
bulletin board
mailing list
many-to-many students-students debate audio-conference
GD video-conference
forum
blog
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16. Interactive classes use
1. Pair work
2. Group work
3. Good instructions
4. Eliciting
5. Thought provoking questions
6. Activities & Games
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18. Pair Work
 Think of advantages of pair
work
 Form pairs
 Share your ideas with partner
 Share with class
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19. Pair Work - Advantages
 Greater opportunity for Application
 Learners gain confidence/overcome fear
 Real time feedback/response
 Peer learning
 Cooperation – a life skill
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20. Pair Work - Review
 THINK – make notes
 form PAIRS
 SHARE with Partner
 SHARE with Class
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22. Group Work
 Form groups
 Discuss advantages of group
work
 Arrive at consensus
 Share with class
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23. Group Work - Advantages
 More student participation time
 More listening time
 More fun
 Exchange of ideas
 Seeing others’ points of view
 Improved social skills
 Improved problem solving skills
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24. Group Work - Review
 Explain the activity
 Arrange the groups
 Set time limit
 Give example/demonstration
 Move & Monitor
 Follow up
 Discuss the activity
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26. Good Instructions are . . .
Short
Simple
Precise
Easy to follow
Repeated
Demonstrated
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28. Ask,
Don’t Tell
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30. Question Types
Yes/No Information
Close-ended Open-ended
Teacher initiated Student initiated
Factual Inferential/
Experiential
LOT HOT
Rhetorical/ Thought-provoking
Leading
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31. Responding to Questions
 Let students think and formulate
 Do not interrupt
 Show interest in answers
 Involve other students
 Ask follow-up questions
 Do not discourage students
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32. Evaluation
 Include variety – HOT/LOT/FIVE
 Avoid routine questions
 Test application of learning
 Encourage imagination
 Encourage creativity
 Promote further learning
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33. Effective Evaluation
 Validity
 Reliability
 Washback
 Practicality
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35. Visual Aids
 Realia
 Models
 Photographs, Charts
 Transparencies
 Slideshows
 Video Clips, Multimedia
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36. SWOT Analysis
What?
Why?
How?
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37. What is SWOT?
Strengths Weaknesses
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Opportunities Threats
Threats
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38. What is SWOT Analysis?
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39. What is a Strength?
An
internal resource
or capability
helpful to achieve
the desired goals.
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40. What is a Weakness?
An
internal barrier
to achieve the
desired goals.
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41. What is an Opportunity?
An
external situation
that could provide
a competitive
advantage.
(if properly leveraged)
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42. What is a Threat?
An
external situation
which could
damage your scope
for attaining
objectives.
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43. What is SWOT Analysis?
A situation analysis tool
for evaluating
internal strengths and weaknesses;
and for examining
external opportunities and threats.
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44. SWOT
Opportunities
Strengths
Weaknesses
Threats mnRAJU

45. Exercise - 1
1. Your home is located within a two-minute walk of the bus station, and is just a ten-minute ride
away from your college.
2. Though you don’t teach English, your English speaking skills are very poor and you are ashamed
of speaking English.
3. Your college is located next to one of the largest shopping centers in your town.
4. You graduated almost a decade ago and have not acquired any further certifications.
5. Your in-laws are retired government employees and have enough money to spend on leisure
activities.
6. There are many well-qualified, trained and unemployed youth in your town.
7. The state government is considering enacting laws to make training and skills upgradation
compulsory for all in-service teachers.
8. Another local college is expanding its services and is on the lookout for experienced teachers.
9. Your college is considering opening two new branches in your town within the next one year.
10. There is news that your college is likely to be honored by the district collector at the next
Republic Day for its consistently good performance at the board examinations.
11. You have been a diabetic for a long time and you are likely to develop diabetic retinopathy
unless you undergo frequent eye check-ups.
12. Your college’s offer to host the next inter-collegiate competitions has been approved by the
district committee.
13. Your spouse is very cooperative and appreciates your work demands and time constraints.
14. You have some very bright students in your class and many of them admire you as a
committed teacher.
15. You have a good personal library; but it has fewer volumes of books than many of your
colleagues have got.
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46. Exercise - 1
Strengths Weaknesses
1 2
10 13 15 15? 4
14 11
Opportunities Threats
3 6
5 7
10 8
9
12
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47. SWOT Analysis
What?
Why?
How?
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48. Why SWOT Analysis
You were born to win;
but to be a winner,
you must plan to win,
prepare to win,
and expect to win.
- Zig Ziglar
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49. Why SWOT Analysis

to capitalize on strengths
 to overcome weaknesses
 to exploit opportunities
 to survive threats
 to be pro-active
 to take better decisions
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50. SWOT Analysis
What?
Why?
How?
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51. Strengths Analysis
 What are your unique skills/qualifications?
 What do you do better than anyone else?
 What unique resources can you access?
 Why do people praise you?
 What achievements are you proud of?
 What values do you believe in?
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52. Activity - 1
 Think & list your strengths
 Form pairs
 Describe to your partner
 Share with class
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53. Weaknesses Analysis
 What skills/knowledge do you lack?
 What skills could you improve?
 What do you avoid doing?
 What do others see as your weaknesses?
 What resources are you deficient in?
 What are your negative work habits?
 What personality traits hold you back?
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54. Activity - 2
 Think & list your weaknesses
 Form pairs
 Describe to your partner
 Share with class
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55. Beating Weaknesses
Were successful people always
successful in all they did?
Did success come to them quick
and easy?
The road to success is never an easy
one. There are several obstacles.
Be prepared to fall. Rise every time
you fall.
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56. Opportunities Analysis
 What opportunities to learn are open?
 What situations can you take advantage of?
 Do you have people to help/advise you?
 What others’ failures can you exploit?
 Have you any solutions to others’ complaints?
 Is there an unfilled need around you?
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57. Activity - 3
 Think & list your opportunities
 Form pairs
 Describe to your partner
 Share with class
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58. Opportunities Analysis
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59. Opportunities Analysis
Success consists in being
successful, not in having
potential for success. Any wide
piece of ground is the potential
site of a palace, but there’s no
palace till it’s built.
- Fernando Pessoa (Portuguese poet)
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60. Threats Analysis
 What obstacles do you currently face?
 What are your competitors doing?
 Is the demand for your strengths declining?
 What trends could harm your interests?
 What threats arise from your weaknesses?
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61. Activity - 4
 Think & list your threats
 Form pairs
 Describe to your partner
 Share with class
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62. SWOT Analysis - Tips
Be rigorous & be objective
View from all perspectives
Be realistic & be specific
Use verifiable facts only
Prioritize
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64. Exercise - 2
Go through the
sample SWOT chart
and make a SWOT
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65. Example SWOT Analysis
My Strengths My Weaknesses
1.I have a passion for teaching 1.I have little relevant experience
2.I have good inter-personal skills 2.I am lazy and suffer from procrastination
3.I have a degree in education 3.I lack concentration / attention span
4.I have good critical / analytical skills 4.I have not much subject knowledge
5.I have excellent communication skills 5.I lack stress management skills
6.I have plenty of work experience 6.I am poor at dealing with conflict
7.I am good with public speaking 7.I am low in self-esteem
8.I am financially sound 8.I have young children to take care of
9.I am young and healthy 9.I have dependent in-laws
10.I have a supportive spouse 10.I live far from the college
My Opportunities My Threats
1.I have a job offer in a college which suits my temperament 1.This place is quite expensive
better
2.We have no Ph D supervisors in this town
2.Eventually I could go on and study for my Ph D
3.I have a heavy workload
3.I have been offered a scholarship for my doctoral work
4.I need to sign a contract if I take up a new job
4.Many new college and colleges are opening in my locality
5.My family depends on my salary and I cannot take any
5.My children are offered free education at my college risks with my career
6.My college has instituted an annual gold medal for the 6.Entry level admissions into my college have been
best teacher drastically decreasing
7.My parents are moving to my neighborhood 7.I am not on good terms with the college management
8.Our car loan application has been cleared 8.Two of my younger colleagues have acquired higher
academic qualifications
9.The new syllabus has several chapters that I am not
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Strengths Weaknesses
What do you do well? What could you do better?
What unique resources can you posses? What resources do you lack or need more?
What do others see in you as your strengths? What do others see as your weaknesses?
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Opportunities Threats
What opportunities are available to you? What threats could harm you?
What trends could you take advantage of? What are your competitors/colleagues doing?
How can you turn your strengths into opportunities? What threats do your weaknesses expose you to?
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