TEACHING IN A MULTICULTURAL SETTING

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TEACHING IN A MULTICULTURAL SETTING

• Introduction
• Globalization technological advancement
  created new complex problems.
• Cultures bring together diverse backgrounds
  attitudes in a classroom campus environment.
• What is the contribution of these diverse
  cultures to education?
• Teachers should identify what/how learners
  should learn so as to lead fulfilling lives.
• Seek to create learners who are purposeful and
  self-directed to meet challenges of the
  twenty-first century.

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Objectives

• Identify hindrances to teaching and learning in a
  multicultural setting.
• To identify suitable teaching approaches in a
  multi-cultural setting.
• Describe teaching approaches used in the School
  of Family, Consumer Sciences and Technology.
• Propose a model for teaching and learning in a
  multi-cultural setting.

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Challenges to teaching and learning in a
multi-cultural setting.

• Cultural, social, environmental, economic gender
  .. discrimination that affects both quality of
  and access to education.
• Lack of suitable resources necessary for the
  achievement of education goals.
• Misinterpretation of learning by learners from
  diverse cultures in a classroom situation.

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Challenges to teaching and learning in a
multi-cultural setting.

• Emphasis on examination causes memorization of
  facts vis-à-vis meaningful learning environment.
• There is misalignment of school and campus
  expectations.
• Fragmentation of curricula into independent
  courses or units.
• Poor reward and promotion procedures for
  Professors.
• Professors who lack training in education skills
  and or require in-service in teaching approaches.

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Teaching Approaches in a Multi-cultural
Setting.Preliminaries

• Understand background of learners and their
  aspirations as a guide to what learners need to
  learn. Discussion Encouragement.
• Discuss the goals and objectives of the course
  and help them then understand the process and
  action needed to attain set goals.
  Self-awareness of course purpose and value.

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Teaching Approaches in a Multi-cultural
Setting.Preliminaries

• Create learners who can integrate knowledge of
  various types, understand complex situations and
  can use multiple tools to create solutions to
  difficult issues.
• Learners should translate information into
  knowledge and into action.

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Teaching Approaches Continued--------

• TEACHING LEARNING
• CREATES ENVIRONMEN
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PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE
Student background information
Student aspiration

• Experience
• Listening
• Observing
• Doing

• Interaction
• College mates
• Community
• classmates
• Self Reflection

students write what they want to know
Understand cultural differences
Education Map
Fig 2 Involvement of students in learning
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Teaching in SOFCONSTEC

• Lectures - listening/writing skills.
• Group work - development of negotiation skills
• - promote team spirit individual inquiry
• - understand and appreciate other
  peoples views
• - skills in conflict resolution

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Teaching in SOFCONSTEC

• Community projects - transformation of
  theoretical knowledge into action
• - practical observation of societal
  problems issues.
• - develop integrative ability between
  society and workplace
• Seminars - Develop communication skills
• - analytical skills
• - organizational skills
• - promote active participation in social
  affairs

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Teaching in SOFCONSTEC

• Field trips - break class routine with
  interesting sights
• - widen scope of learning outside
  campus environment
• Industrial attachment - actual performance in
  the workplace
• - learn expectations of employers

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Teaching in SOFCONSTEC
Research article - develop inquiry
skills - develop analytical mind and
critical thought - develop problem
solving skills Term papers - promote
understanding of written assignments
self - develop communication
skills - develop reading skills
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Conclusion

• Emphasis in teaching should be on what a student
  should know, and how they should learn.
• Determine students initial knowledge level and
  their aspirations. Encourage interactions and
  free expression.
• Cultures present.