...TEACHING ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM SESSION 2011/2012 FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 11 SOFTWARE DESIGN 13 TESTING & IMPLEMENTATION 30 CONCLUSION 43 APPENDIX 45 Introduction Objective Why do we use Teaching Assignment System? Teaching Assignment System is used to help the lecturers and faculty to make assigning a course to a particular lecturer based on his/her teaching capabilities. This system will help the faculty so that each subject can be assigned efficiently without the tedious manual assigning system. The Teaching Assignment System requires an online system with a database keeping the subjects and the trimester’s information; the online system needs to have * User friendliness for computer illegitimate * Easy to maintain by system administrators. Target User The main target user for this Teaching Assignment System will be the lecturer, dean or the faculty. This system can be very useful for: a. Faculty for designing new subjects based on associated trimester. b. Lecturers who would like to add in information on subjects that they prefer to teach for a particular semester. c. Dean who would like to analyze or view in detail about the trimester or subjects being thought to track semester progress. Plan Milestone Gant chart Literature Review Users 1. Lecturer : They are able...
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...Problem 1.1.1 General Problem The main problem of the study is how to develop an Online E-Learning System for Evada Phone Inc. that will also provide Technology Enhanced Resource Materials (TRMs) for ESL tutors. 1.1.2 Specific Problems Specifically, the developer aims to answer the following problems: 1.1.2.1 How will the developed system maintain the following: modules, levels, examination, teacher, student, user and class schedule? The developed system will provide a maintenance module for the following: modules, levels, examination, teacher, student, user and class schedule. 1.1.2.2 How will the developed system secure vital information from unauthorized users? The developed system will provide a security module that ensures efficient system security with username and password maintained in a secured database. 1.1.2.3 How will the developed system automatically compute for the student’s performance? The developed system will provide a transaction module for the automatic computation of student grades based on their performance. 1.1.2.4 How will the developed system assign teacher to students? The developed system will provide a transaction module that will determine the availability of teachers per day/hour to assign them to students. 1.1.2.5. How will the developed system secure the availability of online examination for the students? The developed system will provide a transaction module for the online examination of students based on what they learned from...
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...Most important, to be actively involved, students must engage in such higher-order thinking tasks as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Within this context, it is proposed that strategies promoting active learning be defined as instructional activities involving students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing’.Students and their learning needs are at the center of active learning which makes it very effective when introducing this pedagogical approach in any lesson. Some active-learning techniques are easier to use in your class and some are harder when it comes to teaching. Teaching methods are constantly changing with teacher and school introducing new pedagogical approaches to teaching, but time and time again active learning producing a much higher sense of achievement and accomplishment in comparison to the old didactic methods of route learning in school. Teaching is becoming more practical nowadays where students are becoming actively more and more involved in their learning. There is a big emphasis on relating the material students are covering to real life examples. Geoff Petty (2004) states ‘We learn by doing. Research shows that active learning is much better recalled, enjoyed and understood. Active methods require us to 'make our own meaning’, that is, develop our own conceptualisations of what we are learning. During this process we...
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...My current teaching philosophy incorporates motivation, commonality, other’s characteristics, making a difference, and relevance, as well as, values, the learning environment, and student/teacher relationship. First, I think the subject that is being taught should motivate the instructor. Knowing what one’s motivation is will enable a continuous cycle of success in student/teacher interaction. A motivated instructor learns as much as possible about the subject and passes it on to the student. In turn, the student is motivated to apply what is learned. A motivated instructor motivates the student. Ultimately, this will be a common occurrence. Teaching should maneuver the learning system in ways that cause students to accept a profound learning approach in an effort to achieve the course's requirements, allowing the desired course learning results (Myers & Nulty, 2008). Additionally, teaching should be designed by collecting information and formulating various decisions about how the course will be taught (Fink, 2003). The characteristics of others tend to spill over into one’s own teaching methods. Various characteristics of instructors from past experience are of significant worth. The traits of simplicity, clarity, supportiveness, and provision help create an environment conducive to effective learning. For instance the use of simple and clear instructions aides the student in efficiently completing assignments. The support and provision of the instructor shows...
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...Article The First Day: Checklist for a Smooth Course Start up By Ghazala Imran Lecturer G.C Dept It has been observed that beginning of the lecture can be very demanding and tough for the instructors, if not worked on it beforehand. I have found this specific area in my teaching experience as one of the most challenging component. I tried my best to get the knowledge about different strategies from various sources like workshops, seminars and articles to make my class more student teacher interactive from the very first day of my semester. Teachers often become anxious about their first day of the semester ,so it is very important to convey clear expectations as well as basic information to the students to make sure that they understand exactly what the course will be, like in terms of prerequisite knowledge and skills, content to be learned and anticipated speed and depth of learning. They must understand your grading system and what the term projects will be, and finally how you plan to teach. Here is a checklist that can be of great help for the faculty to review their first day of the semester: * Establish procedures – Arrive early to get the classroom set up the way you want it. Post instructions on the projector telling the students what you need them to do before class begins (e.g. pick up syllabus, introduce yourself and find a seat.) * Use an entrance table – This is where student pick up the syllabus, and anything else they need to pick up or...
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...Reflection of a teaching session on the prevention of pressure ulcers I have chosen to use Johns’ model of reflection (1994) to reflect on this teaching session. This model incorporates a good analysis of the session and enables me to effectively reflect on the positives of the teaching session but also what could be improved. This model will enable me to successfully analyse what needs improving and the session will be improved in the future as a nurses’ role is educating patients, relatives and other member of staff. I will study the relevance to the subject that was taught and refer to the teaching plan. I will use a progressive tool to highlight the areas explored and also will use evidenced based findings to show the expectations of the local trust. To adhere to confidentiality I will keep the individuals name confidential (NMC Code of Conduct 2008) The teaching session was chosen based on the research that post operative patients are at high risk of developing a pressure ulcer as (RCN 2003). This is due to the lack of mobility therefore educating patients on relieving pressure areas would be beneficial to the patient as it is enabling the patient more control over their care whilst in hospital. The patient was a 72 year old man who was at high risk of getting a pressure sore, the patient was able to acknowledge the subject and able to understand the subject taught, there was no special learning needs needed to be acknowledged as the teacher. The teaching method that...
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...INTRODUCTION TO MICRO-TEACHING Concept of Micro-teaching Micro-teaching is a teacher training technique which helps the teacher trainee to master the teaching skills. It requires the teacher trainee 1. to teach a single concept of content 2. using a specified teaching skill 3. for a short time 4. to a very small member of pupils In this way the teacher trainee practices the teaching skill in terms of definable, observable, measurable and controllable form with repeated cycles till he attains mastery in the use of skill. Meaning and Definition of Micro-Teaching Meaning Micro teaching is a procedure in which a student teacher practices teaching with a reduce number of pupils in a reduced period of time with emphasis on a narrow and specific teaching skill. Definition • “Microteaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in class size and time - D.W.Allen(1966) • “Microteaching is defined as a system of controlled practice that makes it possible to concentrate on specified teaching behaviour and to practice teaching under controlled conditions.” - D.W. Allen & A.W.Eve (1968) • “Microteaching is a scaled down teaching encounter in which a teacher teaches a small unit to a group of five pupils for a small period of 5 to 20 minutes” - L.C. Singh (1977) Objectives of Microteaching • To enable teacher trainees to learn and assimilate new teaching skills under controlled conditions. • To enable teacher trainees to master a number of teaching skills. • To enable...
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...------------------------------------------------- Episode 4 ------------------------------------------------- Guiding Principles in the Selection and Use of Teaching Strategies * ------------------------------------------------- My Target In this episode, I must be able to * Write evidence of the application of some guiding principles in the selection and use of teaching strategies. * ------------------------------------------------- My Performance (how will be I rated) Field study 2, Episode 1 – principles of learning Focused on: Application of the principles of learning in the teaching- learning process | Task | Exemplary (4) | Superior (3) | Satisfactory(2) | Unsatisfactory(1) | Observation/ Documentation | All task were done with outstanding quality; work exceeds expectation | All or nearly all task were done with high quality | Nearly all task were done with acceptable quality | Fewer than half of task were done; or most objectives met but with poor quality | My Analysis | -Analysis questions were answered completely; in depth answers; thoroughly grounded on theories-Exemplary grammar and spelling. | -Analysis questions were answered completely-Clear connection with theories -Grammar and spelling are superior | -Analysis question were not answered completely-Vaguely related to the theories-Grammar and spelling acceptable | -Analysis questions were not answered-Grammar and spelling unsatisfactory | My Reflection | Reflection...
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...Ashley Hunter Ms.Lowry Eng. 1102 1 November 2012 Technology and Teaching Styles The concept of the newer technology is to improve the work done in classrooms and to give you a faster and more efficient way to research information without putting in that much work while still putting in your own ideas and thoughts. Today’s society use technology to handicap them, even in the classroom today. My question is will the different type of teaching styles used with or without technology affect students today? I believe yes, because technology is already making students lazy with just simply listening to music, doing research and other assignments done on the computer, and incorporating computers in the classroom setting will just hinder the students in the long run when it comes to knowing the information on paper. Think quest, an organization that studies the educational system of America in the colonial and post-colonial time period and author of the article American Elementary Schools in the early 1900s says the first formal school appeared in the 1630s. Boston Latin School was opened in 1635, and is considered to be the first town-supported school with a continuous history (par.1). In the middle colonies, such as Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, education was left to the governor and church groups (par.1). The rich children in the South had tutors that were from England. It wasn't hard to become a teacher, anyone who could read or write was allowed to teach...
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...for these young children. The curriculum I have chosen is for the age group of pre-kindergarteners. Preschool education is very important because well as we know it is our very first step into the next twelve years of school education. At such a young age children look up to their parents and teachers to help guide them by giving them information that will be helpful in their future education experiences. These kids are expecting this information so it will help them succeed. It is our job as teachers to make sure that these students are understanding the information we are feeding them in science, math, fine arts, and reading. I have many ideas in mind for my teaching in my preschool class. I will incorporate at least two examples of activities that I would practice with the class that coincide with the teaching philosophies. Many of...
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...ESSAY ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GOOD TEACHER About My Subject: My subject is to teach Arabic as second Language for adult students from different Races and ethnicities. I have students from different cultural background. Some of my students are from Pakistani Families, some are Bengali Families, Indian Families, Kenyan Families and few of them are originally from British Background. I also have two Irish students too. It is very challenging because of different background of the students and it is very difficult because of different level of skills of Arabic Language. Some of the students are familiar with Arabic Alphabets, few words and few sentences because of their Muslim background. Many Muslims speak Urdu as their common language of communication which includes Arabic Alphabets and words. Some are learning Arabic for the first time, as beginners. Their level of learning skill is very low. Hence, it is very challenging that to teach such group and complete the aim and achieve the goal. Aim: The aim of the course is to learn reading, writing and speaking Arabic. The students can read, write and speak basic Arabic as a mean to communicate with Arabs and to access to Arabic Literature. Achievement: I am hoping that the students will be able to read, write and speak basic level of Arabic at the completion of the course. Certainly, I cannot expect very high expectations from the students. I cannot expect perfection in any of them. Some of them will achieve excellence...
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...intimidating and I did not feel as comfortable as I wanted to be about teaching my lesson plan. I understood the material, but the atmosphere of teaching to college students in a way freaked me out. Going through this process of the project, it required my ability to organize and relate my topic to the others in my group. The 4 MAT helped me with my organization skills to make sure that I had everything that I needed to talk about. I learned about myself, that I do not really have a problem with Common Core because to me, it is a step toward a solution to better education for students. Teachers should be more willing to try it t change was scary and that it has a high possibility of not working. Now I see that teachers should look at change with optimism, but to also be critical as well. Be aware that the solution is fulfilling the causes for change. Education is more than just teaching concepts to children, it is equipping them for their future and if the system is flawed and calls for change, then we should be more open to the possible solutions. My teaching philosophy has changed just in the sense to keep the educational system in perspective and to be aware that there are going to be flaws but to work with the changes to fix them. My perspective of teaching has changed in the sense that it is important to not only know the material you want to teach, but to also be comfortable with how you are teaching it. Being prepared is a huge key component in having a structured...
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... 3. Give disadvantages of teacher evaluation 1. What is teacher evaluation It is a process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards. It also refers to the formal process a school used to review and rate teachers’ performance and effectiveness in the classroom. It can also be defined as collecting and using information to judge. The two main types of evaluation are formative and summative. The former is used to improve instruction and foster teachers’ growth, while the latter is a tool used to make administrative decisions and guide employment of teachers. The findings from those evaluations are used to provide feedback to teachers and guide their professional development. Traditionally the evaluation of teacher solely relied on classroom observation. It was done by principals or school administrators; using checklists. Other factors taken into consideration included students’ performance, teachers’ records and lesson plans. The public viewed evaluation as a major problem in the school system. With time therefore, new trends have come up in teacher evaluation. This evaluation has undergone significant changes in recent years. This is due to a wave of research on teacher quality, political pressure to eliminate poorly performing teachers from the system, and interests in improving teacher effectiveness. Methods used in the past were: i. Classroom observation ii. Measurement tests of teacher characteristics iii...
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...Critical Reflections on Teaching What is reflective teaching? Reflection defined | |[pic]|recognising |[pi| | | | |+ |c] | | |Reflection means | |examining | |the way we teach. | | | |+ | | | | | |ruminating over | | | This involves more than just describing what we do or what we have done. As individuals, each with our own background and experience, we bring certain beliefs, assumptions, knowledge, attitudes and values to teaching. Our teaching takes place in a social setting that has its own unique characteristics, opportunities and constraints. Reflective teaching means exploring the implications of all these complex factors with the intention of understanding and improving our practice. A good place to start is by considering our own pasts, as learners and teachers and reflecting on the beliefs, knowledge and values that we have developed from our experiences. Levels of reflection In a sense, we reflect constantly as we teach, responding to ongoing situations in the classroom as they arise. This is sometimes called reflection-in-action. Reflection-in-action usually happens very fast, perhaps even intuitively...
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...Induction and mentoring programs are a structured form of support for beginning educators. The two programs are linked together and complement each other for the security of lowering the attrition rate in beginning teachers. These two programs are offered to new teachers for a combination of support, new development and opportunities. Mentoring and induction programs are very similar, but their differences set them apart and each one can offer knowledge and experience for every new teacher. More and more school systems are creating quality induction and mentoring programs for new teachers with great success and this process is invaluable. Across the country the need for more quality teachers has been recognized and the support from successful induction and mentoring programs can make that need a reality. The New Teacher Center reports working with “teachers, administrators, universities, and other educational organizations to build induction and mentoring programs not only designed to support new teachers, but to have a lasting impact on classroom practices and the school communities.”(NTC, 2009) For an induction and mentoring program to have longevity, strategy and constant feedback are two vital components. When an induction and mentoring program are successful, teachers can easily integrate into the culture of the school full of confidence to respond to their own induction and mentoring plans. How does a mentoring program differ from an induction program? The induction...
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