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MODULE 1

ORIENTATION TOWARDS TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND

CURRICULUM ASPECTS

Course Coordinator : Dr. P. Malliga, NITTTR Chennai

Content Duration : 40 hours

1.1. Rationale

The bridge from human resource development to economic growth has to be built by
well trained teachers. The most important ‘agent of change’ in ‘Knowledge Society’ is
the teacher. The twenty first century presents a radically different economy and society,
which is likely to have profound implications on Technical Education and Training. The
Technical education system must adapt to the key features which include Globalization
& Sustainability, ICT Revolution, Emergence of Knowledge Society and Rapid Knowledge
Obsolesces.

There is at least one generation gap between the Learners and the Teachers. There is a shift
from teacher-centered to learner-centered paradigm and the new roles of teacher, learner,
curricula and new media need to be understood. A teacher requires many educational and
didactical skills to deal with new situations. These are a) Knowing subject matter deeply
b) Learning to learn Skills c) A large knowledge of digital educational tools. d) How to
be a facilitator and motivator of learning environment. Teachers must be curriculum
leaders. Ensuring that teachers are central to the reformation of curriculum will enable the
development of pedagogy that provides the most favourable condition of learning and the
highest quality learning outcomes for all students

The new role of teachers demands a new way of thinking and understanding of the new
vision of the learning process. There is enough evidence in different fields of educational
practice to understand that learning does not happen in the absence of teacher expertise
in what to teach and how to teach it. Strong formal teaching and learning, aided by various
educational technologies and premised on an up-to date understanding of the vocational,
technical and professional field of practice is what is ‘good enough’ for Technical education.

This course “Orientation towards Technical Education and Curriculum aspects” delivers
necessary foundations for shaping teacher education and refining the role of teachers
and learners in the new, independent and engaging environment that has been created
for them.“Orientation towards Technical Education and Curriculum aspects” is an online
SWAYAM course specially designed and developed for the AICTE Technical Teacher Training
Module. The course is structured to provide interactive MOOC learning experience to the
faculty members and empowers the teachers with the sound knowledge of technical
education system, criteria for quality, teaching and learning process. It also provides an
understanding of curricular aspects, its approaches, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation.

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