Very good discussion.
We need to distinguish I think between silent learning and silent learners.
It is such a pity that we give so much importance to talking-with the result I find a lot of cacophony and very little content.People believe that verbosity is a sign of knowledge and brilliance when brevity is the wit of the soul.
G
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Dr.Nikhil Zaveri <nikhilzaveri@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dear Friends
Silent Learning - A Challenge to Teachers is a good topic to throw Best Practices.
Many a times, a teacher has to "break-the-ice" not just once, but many times with the same group. I could find some solution to that by sending students in a small group to SMEs with a pre-designed questionaire. The result was great. Not only, the silence was broken in the class, but out of the class too. They felt how important is to be participative in the class. It was amazing how they could bring quality input.
The Lesson - Throw students into the ocean of Industries, they will learn how to talk, debate, and present. Just, little-bit training cum orientation is required by teachers.
Dr Nikhil Zaveri
Director / Principal
SEMCOM
Vallabh Vidyanagar - Gujarat
www.semcom.ac.in
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:26:22 -0800
From: ananth_mag@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [MTC Global] Silent Learning --A challenge to Teachers
To: join_mtc@googlegroups.comDear Colleagues,
In a batch of students in an MBA Class,based on my experience,there would be a few who would interact ask questions,give their ideas and participate in class discussions.There are a few who would be silent as said in the mail.There would also be a few who may not be attentive and also may be disinterested in the subject-lost in their own world-looking at us, however interesting the topic may be.
I have to an extent tackled this issue by asking my students to do two Presentations-PPTs on a case study of their choice-and another as a group do a a live project.The group comprises of 4/5,that way in a presentation,all have to talk individually and I have seen amazing interactions by these silent observers who turn out to be very intelligent but quiet.
The above is based on my teaching Production/Operations for over a decade in various B-Schools.
Let us have an interaction amongst all our esteemed friends.
Regards,
Prof.B.Ananth Narayanan
Amrita School of Business,Kochi/Coimbatore
Bangalore
09443024215/080-42114435
On Monday, January 13, 2014 5:54 PM, Viniti Gupta <vinitigupta@gmail.com> wrote:
--Respected Sir,
This is often experienced in class that there are silent listeners....and they are good with their content and application.
Quite a study it would be...
Regards
-Viniti Gupta
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Sent: 13-01-2014 03:32 PM
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Subject: [MTC Global] Silent Learning --A challenge to Teachers--Silent learning is a way of learning that is extremely difficult to capture by teachers. This is found in discussion groups when students are sharing their opinion yet other students are silently reading and learning without sharing their thoughts. Those students are usually shy and afraid. How to find out the learning abilities and understanding of this category of students………………Educate, Empower, ElevateProf. Bholanath DuttaFounder, Convener & PresidentMTC Global & Knowledge CafeParticipant: United Nations Global CompactISO 9001:2008 OrganizationCell: +91 96323 18178Email: president@knowledgecafe.org
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