MODULAR APPROACH - A SAMPLE MODULE

SAMPLE MODULE

Subject: Educational Technology                                                                                               Course: B.Ed

Topic: Team Teaching

After going through this module, you will be able to;

1.       Understand the meaning of team teaching.

2.       Understand the relevance of team teaching.

3.       Identify the characteristics of team teaching.

My dear students, this module introduce a new concept. Before that, imagine a situation where you are trying to move a small stone from one place to another. You don’t need other’s help. Do you? You can do it single handedly. Suppose the stone is very big and heavy, what will you do? You can’t move it. At that time a group of your friends come and participate in your attempt. Will you be happy? Yes definitely!                     Here the team effort is more effective.

Take the example of cricket. It is the team game and team effort is needed to win the game. Can you suggest some other situations where team efforts are required? …………………………………................……………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Yes, good. Consider the educational process as heavy stone and a teacher get the helping hands from other teachers to take a class, it will be very effective. Won’t it? That is, when the responsibility of taking a class is shared among more than one teacher, it will be very effective. Here the relevance of the concept ‘team teaching’ arrives. So team teaching means the responsibility of taking a class is shared among a group of expert teachers and the skill and expertise of more than one teacher is pooled in one class.

From this meaning you can identify the characteristics of team teaching.

How many teachers? …………………......................

Responsibility is ………………………………………….

Effectiveness of class is ………………………………..

                Yes very good. More than one teacher engages in teaching. Responsibility is shared among teachers. And efficiency is enhanced. These are the main features of team teaching.

So here you have seen the meaning of the concept team teaching and its main characteristic.

Check your progress.

1. What is ‘team teaching’?

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2. List the features of team teaching.

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Key to the question.

1. Team teaching means the responsibility of taking a class is shared among a group of expert teachers and the skill and expertise of more than one teacher is pooled in one class.
2. More than one teacher. Responsibility is shared and efficiency is enhanced.