THE CRAFT OF TEACHING

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THE CRAFT OF TEACHING

• Prof Madya Haji Mak Som Sarakan

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THE REALITY OF TEACHING

• Teaching is a craft
• Analogous to golf
• No one best way of teaching
• Eclectic

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STUDENTS IN UiTM

• In schools mandated learners
• In UiTM they applied to study
• Rejected they appealed
• Thus, discipline is not a problem

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VIS-À-VIS OTHER PROFESSIONS

• Lawyers Chambering
• PTD Officers INTAN
• Doctors Housemanship
• Lecturers ? Unqualified Teachers

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BASIC TRAITS OF A LECTURER

• Eager for constant upgrading
• Being superhuman
• No resting on laurels
• Possess intense interest in teaching

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FIRST MEETING WITH STUDENTS

• A lecturer must introduce himself at the
  beginning of the semester
• Establish bond
• No more strangers
• Make them feel at home

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RULES AND OBJECTIVES

• Rules and regulations
• Maintain harmony in the classroom
• Your expectations
• Objectives of your course

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THE PLAYGROUNDS

• Lawyers Courts
• Diplomats Meetings
• Engineers Construction Sites
• Lecturers Classrooms

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CLASSROOMS

• Central to formal higher education
• A gathering place for a specific activity at a
  specific time
• Physical outlook needs to be attractive
• Spiritually conducive to learning

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BASIC KNOWLEDGE A LECTURER SHOULD HAVE

• Philosophy Epistemology
• Psychology Empiricism, Rationalism
• Empiricism Behaviorism
• Rationalism Cognitivism

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MAKING CLASSROOMS WORK

• Period of settling in
• Briefing of topics to be discussed
• Background information
• Core facts

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BASIC KNOWLEDGE

• Three Domains of Learning
• Cognitive what we know or think
• Psychomotor what we do physically
• Affective what we feel or what attitudes we have

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MODES OF IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE

• Lectures
• Discussions
• Seminars, Tutorials, Advising, and Mentoring
• Group work

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LEARNING THEORIES

• Behaviorism Based on observable changes in
  behaviour Pavlov, Thorndike,Watson,Skinner
• Cognitivism Based on the thought behind the
  behaviour Jean Piaget, Bruner
• Constructivism Based on the premise that we all
  construct our own perspective of the world,
  through individual experiences and schema
  Bartlett

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CORE OF TEACHING

• Well-pepared
• Voice crescendo vs staccato
• Effective boardwork
• Knowledge of new technology

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QUALITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE LECTURER

• Knowledgeable
• Caring
• A leader
• An actor/actress
• Proud of the job
• Healthy
• Smartly dressed

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QUOTATIONS

• A leader must lead, must lead firmly, have firm
  convictions, and see that those convictions are
  reflected in every piece of policy. (Lady
  Margaret Thatcher)

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• It appears that we have now come a full circle,
  government servants should no longer expect a
  second career when they retire except perhaps
  doing voluntary and charitable work. And what
  about respect? Only school teachers (and
  lecturers) seem to command eternal respect from
  their past pupils (students) even if the pupil
  (student) has become a prime minister.
• Justice Harun Hashim, NST 301195

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CIRI-CIRI KHAS PENSYARAH UiTM

• Sedia berkhidmat, bukan sahaja bekerja
• Fahami budaya kerja di UiTM
• Tidak mudah merajuk
• Tidak menolak tugas
• Memberi kerjasama kepada pihak pengurusan

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TERIMA KASIH