GROUP DISCUSSION REPORT

One of the groups during their group discussion



Group One

• Professional presentation to students
• Presentation speed – language
• Participatory learning, involving the students in the class
• Teaching aids such as books, pens and other tools
• The teacher has to be creative and happy as professional
• Extra-curriculum activities such as educational trip.



Group Two
• Use of participatory method; the trainer asking the trainees question and the vise versa.
• Group discussion is important for their learning process.
• Giving the students assignment and the teacher has to follow it.
• Motivating the students such as usage of language and encouraging them and not putting them down.
• Study tour such as field work, visiting institution around the area to share ideas and experience.


Group Three

• Asking the students questions and revise with them some topics
• Group discussion for better learning
• Loyalty to the students
• The way we communicate to the students has to be clear and distinct
• Learning by doing i.e. we need to practice what we have learn in the class
• The class/students capacity and the way we relate to them

Group Four

• Introducing oneself to the students for a better relationship with them.
• Using the correct method for the future carrier of each student.
• Use simple language for better understanding
• Revise with the students the previous topic before introducing the new topic
• Self evaluation both for students and as an instructor.

The afternoon activity is to ask the question, why documenting my own practice? At the end of it we have a learning group dialogue and lastly individual log. Until on Friday, we may end the program by having learning group, individual log and the next day morning we begin by sharing our logs, what we have learn and what is next to do.

Comment on the presentations of the group by Johan Houge-Thiis

In the pedagogical pedagogy we have the three triangle i.e. teacher, students and matter/material. We have one actor/teacher who is the acting knowledge, presenting his knowledge method or model. The students is the recipient, absorb the message from the teacher. The central aim of all this is learning process. As teachers/instructor, we need not to get stick to our ideas and method of teaching because the students may have many questions beside what you have thematically prepare for them to answer. We need to create a dialogue between i.e. instructors and students. It is a model way of presenting ourselves to students because to teach is to learn and that is the concept behind the methodology.

To create one’s own future is all about ownership. We can share it with others or group but still it remain to be yours because you own it. However, for students to develop their own understanding is for them to ask questions and not instructor or teacher to tell them what they are supposed to do or ask. When we do that, the students develop their own self esteem and confidence.

At the end of the day, there were learning group being form and Trond comment as we conclude the first day of the workshop out line that, each of the participants should write his/her logs. The log will only be personal and not for the group because that is where you can improve. As we begin tomorrow at 9 am we should begin with sharing our experiences.