BES 123: Teaching and Learning

By Dr. Gaurav Singh | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 4424

The course “Learning and Teaching” focuses on developing an understanding of psychological and socio-cultural perspective of learning, learning theories and factors facilitating learning. This course is facilitating trainee teachers in identifying appropriate learning strategies for facilitating construction of knowledge and also helping them reflect on their role as an innovator and action researcher. The course will be offered in 16 weeks (04 months). e-text, videos and discussion forum will be essential part. Few live sessions will also be organized in synchronous mode for interaction and resolving the doubt. There will be a compulsory weekly quiz. Quiz/assignment and term-end examination will be part of formal assessment for the course.

Course Credit

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	16 weeks
Category :	Teacher Education
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	01 Feb 2022
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :	15 Mar 2022
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Learning and Teaching
Week 1	Understanding Learning
Week 2	Approaches to Learning
Week 3	Learning for Construction of Knowledge
Week 4	Learning in Various Contexts
Week 5	Learner in Socio-cultural Context
Week 6	Learner as an Individual-I
Week 7	Learner as an Individual-II
Week 8	Understanding Teaching
Week 9	Planning Teaching-Learning
Week 10	Organizing Teaching-Learning
Week 11	Teaching-Learning Resources
Week 12	Managing Classroom Teaching-Learning
Week 13	Teacher in Diverse Role
Week 14	Teacher as Innovator and Action Researcher
Week 15	Teacher as a Reflective Practitioner
Week 16	Professional Development of Teachers

Books and references

IGNOU B.Ed. Study Material BES-123: Learning and Teaching

http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/46578/1/BES-123B1E.pdf
http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/47116/1/BES-123B2E.pdf
http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/46591/1/BES-123B3E.pdf
http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/46597/1/BES-123B4E.pdf

Instructor bio

Dr. Gaurav Singh

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Dr. Gaurav Singh is working at School of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi. At present, he is coordinating the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme at School of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi. He is the Channel Coordinator, of SWAYAM PRABHA Channel:20 SOUs and Teacher Education (A MOE Project) since July, 2016.

Dr. Gaurav Singh has done M.Sc. in Chemistry, M.Ed. (Gold Medallist), UGC-NET (Education) and Ph. D. in Teacher Education and also completed PGDDE (Gold Medal). He started his career as teacher educator in 2003 in a conventional teacher education Institute and Joined School of Education, IGNOU in November, 2011.

His 28 (Twenty-Eight) research papers/ articles have been published so far in various National and International Journals. He has also contributed more than 10 chapters in edited book, 36 chapters/units to ODL Study Material. He has recorded/developed 63 modules/lectures for MOOCs till date and coordinated the development of various lectures for SWAYAM and SWAYAMPRABHA. He has authored one book on Teacher Education and guided one Ph.D. on E-learning. Dr. Singh has participated in various International and National Seminars in India as well as abroad. He has also completed one NIOS funded Research Project as Co-Researcher on Educational Status of Purvi Uttar Pradesh.

He is offering two courses of SWAYAM platform, i.e. “Learning and Teaching” and “Pedagogy of Science” in which more than 20000 learners have got benefitted in July 2020 and January 2021 cycles.

Dr. Gaurav Singh has been conferred silver medal of Best Practices by Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), 2018 at Hanoi, Vietnam and is recipient of Distinguished Distance Educator Award by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Noida.

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