Model of the Teaching Role
The role of a teacher in today's world
This
teaching model is based on an idea that teaching can be compared to an
engineering process. The engineering of
malleable little minds is, at its simplest level, a matter of transferring information. The OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) standard
for information exchange in computer networks is used here as a scaffold to
support the ideas of the teaching model.
All
manufacturing processes use resources create a product. The fundamental process has an input
material, a process in which some kind of change takes place, and an output of
a finished product. The teacher in the
classroom adds value and guides the process to completion. If all goes according to plan, the desired
result is a happy, well balanced, informed, educated, and enlightened citizen
of the world.
Layer
One - Physical facilities. The teacher performs
the functions of the layer-one delivery system by providing the physical
pathway for the transfer of information.
Layer
Two – Data Link. Each student is allocated
a reference that is unique, identifiable and locatable. Students are localised and assigned a physical
space in which the delivery and processing occurs.
Layer Three –
Information transfer protocols are established.
The teacher must use recognisable common languages and symbols. The physical layer for two-way communication
is now established including a common channel for error checking and
corrections.
Layer
Four – Information transport is established with the class. Greet the class as a group. Establish order using proactive classroom
management techniques.
Layer
Five - Session information is established with each student. Direct communication is established with frequent
and regular scanning of the classroom to check for signs of communication
problems and make corrections.
Layer Six – The
teacher presents the information to the class as a broadcast message using an
error-correction protocol to establish a link with every student. The teacher checks the input quality by using
frequent and relevant questions delivered and presented in a manner that gives
students time to process and store the information.
Layer Seven –
The application of the information is assessed.
The teacher can decide the method of determining the quality of the
retention of the information by several methods. It is common for students to sit an exam at
the end of the semester or a quiz at the end of the lesson.
References:
( Leo Alting, Geoffrey Boothroyd 1994 ) - Manufacturing engineering processes
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