Dr.V.S.Damodharan and Mr.V.Rengarajan 
               Faculty, Business Studies Department,
                Higher College of Technology
                Sultanate of Oman
     We think too much about effective methods of teaching 
     and not enough about effective methods of learning. 
                                
                                
           ABSTRACT/PURPOSE
           ABSTRACT/PURPOSE
   Evaluate traditional methods of teaching as well as 
     Evaluate traditional methods of teaching as well as 
     multimedia teaching methods
     multimedia teaching methods
     Teaching  must  include  two  major  components 
       Teaching  must  include  two  major  components 
     sending and receiving information
     sending and receiving information
   Any  communication  methods  that  serve  this 
     Any  communication  methods  that  serve  this 
     purpose without destroying the objective could be 
     purpose without destroying the objective could be 
     considered as innovative methods of teaching.
     considered as innovative methods of teaching.
   Benefits of innovative methods
     Benefits of innovative methods
         Improve Learning process
         Improve Learning process
            Strengthen governance
            Strengthen governance
                               
                               
    IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
     IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
   All religions attaches  great importance to knowledge 
      All religions attaches  great importance to knowledge 
      and education. 
      and education. 
   When the Qur'an began to be revealed, the first word of 
      When the Qur'an began to be revealed, the first word of 
      its first verse was 'Iqra' that is, read. 
      its first verse was 'Iqra' that is, read. 
     A  scholar  (alim)  is  accorded  great  respect  in  the 
        A  scholar  (alim)  is  accorded  great  respect  in  the 
      hadith. 
      hadith. 
   “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in 
      “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in 
      man” – (Swami Vivekananda)
      man” – (Swami Vivekananda)
   They are not students of our generation, where they sit 
      They are not students of our generation, where they sit 
      down and listen. I think things have changed now; they 
      down and listen. I think things have changed now; they 
      want to explore, cut and paste. 
      want to explore, cut and paste. 
                                    
                                    
         ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL 
         ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL 
             METHOD OF TEACHING
             METHOD OF TEACHING
     
      Pre-technology education context, the teacher is the 
     sender or the source.
     
      The  educational  material  is  the  information  or 
     message.
     
      The student is the receiver of the information. 
     
      The delivery medium
        chalk-and- talk” method 
        overhead projector (OHP) transparencies. 
     
      In such a lecture students assume a purely passive 
     role  and  their  concentration  fades  off  after  15-20 
                                   
     minutes.                      
                       LIMITATIONS
                       LIMITATIONS
   Teaching in classroom using chalk and talk is “one way 
      Teaching in classroom using chalk and talk is “one way 
      flow” of information
      flow” of information
   Teachers often continuously talk for an hour without 
      Teachers often continuously talk for an hour without 
      knowing students response  and feedback.
      knowing students response  and feedback.
   The material presented is only based on lecturer notes 
      The material presented is only based on lecturer notes 
      and textbooks.
      and textbooks.
   There is insufficient interaction with students in 
      There is insufficient interaction with students in 
      classroom.
      classroom.
   More emphasis has been given on theory without any 
      More emphasis has been given on theory without any 
      practical and real life time situations.
      practical and real life time situations.
   Learning from memorization but not understanding.
      Learning from memorization but not understanding.