Mitraniketan, Vellanad in collaboration with the Association for World
Education, Denmark is organising a Capacity enhancement program for
the teachers and education planners in Thiruvananthapuram. The program
is aimed at developing a vision and action that can improve the existing
practice of teaching and learning. The participants will have opportunity to
identify their current education and training practice through theoretical
input, dialogue, and investigative methods.
Content & Methodology: Theoretical inputs and workshops are the
methods followed in the program.
Morning sessions are with theoretical dialogue:
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Workshop 1
How can students work investigating with textbooks and
syllabus?
The purpose of the workshop is to change focus in the planning
process from learning input (the textbook) to learning outcome: the
learning aims and the intended learning process.
As the outcome of the workshop the participants can define learning
aims and combine different learning aims with appropriate teaching
methods/strategies.
Workshop 2
Projects as a development tool and a way to ‘Lifelong Learning’
Language about learning and education
interaction between teacher and learners
teacher practice - student practice
transfer of knowledge from classroom to practice
resistance against learning
ways of learning and learning in practice
adults learning
supervision
collegial cooperation
Afternoons with three thematic workshops:
1. How can students work investigating with textbooks and syllabus?
2. Projects as a development tool and a way to lifelong learning
3. Development of learning practice in non-formal adult education
The participants can choose one of three workshops. The workshop will
run over four days and will be based on current educational challenges
identified by the participants. Identified challenges will be explored
between participants and instructors. At the end of the workshop an action
plan will be developed for change.
The purpose of the workshop is to provide an introduction to some of
the opportunities it offers, to work on projects and to discuss issues
related to project work. It focus on sharing the experiences of
participants with project work, so as to reach a greater awareness of
the possibilities and limitations of projects.
Outcome of the workshop is to achieve greater clarity on project work
with constructive and appropriate method that enables partners to
create new knowledge and experiences with better results
Workshop 3
Development of teaching practice in Non-Formal Adult Education
The purpose of the workshop is to make the participants aware of the
many possibilities in their teaching practise which can enhance their
participants (students) learning as well as their own learning, and to
be able to develop their own teaching strategies.
As outcome, the participants will be able to develop their teaching
practice in “non-formal settings” as well as in “formal settings”.
Expected outcome:
The participants will be inspired to gain new ideas for developing their
existing practice. They will acknowledge the possibilites of new practices
which leads to new ways of learning. They will have a plan for, where the
transition process towards new teaching, learning or developing methods
can start.
Course Fee: fully subsidised
Registration Fees: Rs.1000
Last date for Registration: 20 April 2013.
Register your name(s) to: Director, Mitraniketan, Vellanad,
Trivandrum-695 543
E mail kvmitra@satyam.net.in