[Posted for the Kerala University English Teacher
Educator’s Forum - KUETEF]
During the inaugural session of the Creative Workshop [Mar Theophilus Training
College, Nalanchira from 16 to 19 March 2015]
the participants were made to reflect on
certain issues related to curriculum transaction which were conveniently
ignored in recent years. These and other
aspects which came up for discussion are mentioned below:
* During the Practical Examination held recently it was shocking
to find that certain newly recruited
teacher educators were completely unaware of the revision of the BEd curriculum
of University of Kerala in 2013-14!
* Teacher educators fail to realize that they have to be
learners too.
* The need for extensive research to explore the changing
dimensions of the psychological aspects
of teaching and learning in a techno-pedagogical setting.
*Knowledge domain of a teacher includes ‘substantive knowledge’
and ‘syntactic knowledge’. Unfortunately
the Knowledge domain a prospective teacher is expected to attain is
seldom checked properly before awarding
the BEd degree.
*The significance of a
longer duration of Practice Teaching had hitherto been ignored. For, only if knowledge gained from the theory class in
Methodology is applied during Practice Teaching
in different types of classes do
trainees develop a sound
pedagogical knowledge.
The teacher educators attending the Workshop were also directed to identify/ complete the
following during the workshop:
*Objectives of the
Course
*Units prescribed for
study
*How the Units are to
be transacted
*Hours to be set aside
for each Unit.
*Latest reference
material for each Unit.
*Identify ways of enhancing professional competence.
Posted by Dr.C. Praveen
Former Secretary, KUETEF and
Convenor, Curriculum
Revision (English)
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