Management Of Learning

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Management Of Learning
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Objectives

• Identify changes in the role of the tutor
• Identify responsibilities of the tutor
• Develop an awareness of factors that influence
  classroom management

• Identify strategies that may enhance classroom
  management

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Activity
Identify and list perceived roles and
responsibilities of a college tutor
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Possible Roles

• Classroom organiser
• Deliverer of programme
• Team Builder
• Work Negotiator (deadlines)
• Administrator (assessment recording)
• Enforcer of College rules
• Counsellor (Parochial)

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Activity

• Identify teaching situations when the following
  room arrangements may be conducive
• Formal (rows/columns)
• Semi-Circle
• Circle

Identify advantages and disadvantages for the
three
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Activity Case Studies
Read the following case studies. Identify
appropriate management skills Darren Sudensa
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Management Intelligence, Ability, Aptitude
Intelligence ability to grasp and respond
appropriately to situations Ability Power to
perform mental/physical activity Aptitude
Capacity to acquire ability given appropriate
conditions
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Activity
Identify factors that may influence
differentiation in intelligence, ability and
aptitude in students besides the physical
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Factors
Physical Cultural Socio-economics Educational Soci
al Skills Age Confidence
Personality Self-image
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Activity
Identify coping strategies for these factors to
avoid potential barriers of learning coming down
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Potential Threats
Learner Behaviour

• Compensation Exaggerated behaviour to make up
  for real/imagined inadequacies
• Identification Join a more successful group to
  share in its prestige
• Projection Blaming others for own faults
• Rationalisation Amass reasons to justify what
  is convenient to believe
• Repression Reluctance to confront unpleasant
  events from the past

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Language
Complexity of Communication Skills and management
of learning
Activity Undertake the two case
studies Unco-operative/Inarticulate? Hotel
Reception course
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Dealing with class conflict
Review the three case studies and develop a
strategy that would enable you to overcome the
problems identified