COMMUNICATION

Communication [2 Hours] a) Types, b) Effective ways of communication /

teaching

“one of the things the average doctor does not have time to do is catch up with the things he did not learn in school. If medicine is a mystery to the average man, nearly everything else is a mystery to the average doctor”

-Milton mayer

CONTENT BASICS OF COMMUNICATION

EFFECTIVE WAYS OF COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICO To share Complex, cumulative process Not merely a transmission Continues as “interpretation”

TYPES OF COMMUNICATION Verbal

formal

Non verbal

informal

COMMUNICATION PROCESS Sender Receiver Media Frame of reference Noise

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS Individual(physical&psychological)

Environmental

Absence of common frame of referenceMistrust between sender & receiver

Premature evaluationDifferent perceptions of realityVagueness& misinterpretation

selection of wrong variety of language

We think too much about effective methods of teaching and not enough about effective methods of learning

I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand.

- Confucius

TRIAD OF TEACHING

TEACHER

STUDENTS

MEDIA,METHODS

TEACHING,LEARNING PROCESS

STUDENTS

Four General Philosophies of Human Nature Inherently evil nature, education designed

to keep dangerous instincts under control Hedonism, making learning a pleasurable

experience Curious nature, discovery learning Blank-slate, can be controlled and

motivated to learn.

DOMAINS OF LEARNING Cognitive domain, dealing with thinking

processes Psychomotor Domain, dealing with

skills of doing things Affective Domain, dealing with

interests, attitudes, emotions etc.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS Lectures Improved, participative and mediated

Lecture Demonstration Group Discussion Case study Tutorial Field visit

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS Simulations and Games Industrial Visit Project Method CAL / CBT Self Learning On-line Learning Role Play

INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA Chalk Board OHP Transparencies Models and Charts Power Point Presentations Computer Software Self-Learning Modules

AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS

“ Aid is just an aid and not a replacement for any portion of the message”

INDIVIDUAL

INTERVIEWSCOUNSELINGTEACHINGHOME VISITS

GROUP

LecturesDemonstrationsGroup discussionsPanel discussionsSymposiumWorkshopRole playingSeminarsconferences

MASS

TvRadioNews paperInternetMailsPostersBillboardsExhibitionFolk media

Effective ways of communication

TELECOMMUNICATION Synchronous/asynchronous

communication Adopt information technology for data

collection & delivery