Teaching Skills for Higher Education

By Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh | Banaras Hindu University

Learners enrolled: 251

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Teaching skills help a teacher in keeping their students engaged and motivated for learning. The hard and soft ways of handling the contents and the raw learners may be referred to as teaching skills. These skills draw the attention of diverse group of students simultaneously. Some of these teaching abilities may come naturally to a few people only, while all others may acquire it through practice and make them more successful. This course will enable all learners in higher education irrespective of their discipline to engage and learn the basic communication skills essentially needed for effective teaching. These skills will be helpful for learners and teachers at all levels of education.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students of UG/B.Ed., PG/M.Ed., Ph.D. level Teachers at all levels

PREREQUISITES: Intermediate (XII)

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary Teacher Education
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	18 Aug 2025
End Date :	10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	18 Aug 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	29 Aug 2025
Exam Date :	25 Oct 2025 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Skill of Writing Instructional Objectives

Week 2: Skill of Introducing a Lesson

Week 3: Skill of Reinforcement

Week 4: Skill of Stimulus Variation

Week 5: Skill of Explaining

Week 6: Skill of Questioning and Probing Questioning

Week 7: Skill of Using the Writing Board and Skill of Closure

Week 8: Skill of Illustrating with Examples and Demonstration

Books and references

1. Adedapo, A. (2010). Microteaching practicum: A Vehicle of Teacher Training. In S.A. Taiwo and O. K. Omoniyi (Eds), Resource Utilization in Education, Oyo: Folayemi Christlike Venture.
2. Aggarwal, J.C. (2015). Educational Technology. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
3. Anderson, Krathwohl et al. (2001): A Taxonomy for learning & teaching & assessing: A revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives
4. Bloom, B.S. (ED.), Engelhart, M.D. Frust, E.J. Hill, W.H., & Krathwohl, D.R. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives, handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay
5. Dick, W. & Cary, L. (1990).The Systematic Design of Instruction, Third Edition, Harper Collins.
6. Ekpo, C. M. (2014). Lesson Closure. In George S. Ibe-Bassey, Comfort M. Ekpo and Beshel C. Ushie (eds). Rudiments of Micro-Teaching: Theory and Practice. University of Calabar Press
7. Jangira, N.K., & Singh, A. (1982).Core Teaching Skills, NCERT, New Delhi.
8. Kenneth, D.M. (2001),Classroom teaching skills (5 th ed.). Mc Graw-hill, New York.
9. Keziah, A.A. (2007). Micro Teaching; a Practice on Teaching Skills. Port- Harcourt: Pearl Publishers.
10. Kibler, R.J., Cegala, D.J., Barker, L.L., & Miles, D.T. (1974). Objectives for Instruction and Evaluation. (Rev. Ed.) Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
11. Krathwohl, D. R. , Bloom, B. S., and Masai, B. B. (1964). Taxonomy of educational objectives, handbook II: Affective domain. New York: David McKay.
12. Passi, B.K., (1936),Becoming Better Teacher, Centre of Advanced Study in Education, M.S. University of Baroda
13. Rashid, M. (1999). Study Guide on Teaching strategies, code no. 846, units1-9 2nd ed Islamabad AIOU.
14. Samuel, J. & Job, G. (2011). Micro Teaching at a Glance. Joe Mankpa Publishers, Owerri, Nigeria. 79
15. Singh, S.K. (2024).उ िशा मᱶ िवान, गिणत, मानिवकी एवं सामािजक िवान तथा भाषा हेतु िशण-िविध मॉᲽूल,Self- published , October, digital download and online e-module,Pp.120,ISBN: 978‐93‐341‐4659‐2
16. Singh, S.K. (2024).Module for Methods of Teaching Science, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Languages in Higher Education,Self- published April, digital download and online e-module ,ISBN: 9789334050233(43) Module for Methods of Teaching Final upload Sunil BHU | Sunil Kumar Singh ‐ Academia.edu retrieved on 12 October 2024.
17. Singh, S.K. (2024).Module on teaching skills for professional enhancement of teachers in higher education, Self-published in February , digital download and online e-module, ISBN:9789334022780(43) MODULE ON TEACHING SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION | Sunil Kumar Singh ‐ Academia.edu retrieved on 12 October 2024.
18. Step by step guide to Creating an Online Module. (n.d.). Retrieved August 5, 2020, from https://modulemaking.commons.gc.cuny.edu/step-by-step-guide/
19. Teaching Skills: Definition and Examples. (2001, June 29) https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/guide/teaching-skills/

Instructor bio

Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh

Banaras Hindu University

The principal instructor is Senior Professor in Faculty of education, BHU. He has teaching and research experience of more than twenty-seven years. He has developed soft modules in Hindi and English medium on teaching skills for professionals in higher education. He is proficient in delivery of various skills since more than two decades.The teaching assistant has experience in facilitation and development of reading materials and training in teaching skills as a research scholar in Faculty of Education, BHU.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: 25 October 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of INI and BHU.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- INI team

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