The video was
really nice because the presenter spoke through her personal experiences which
one can relate to at the deeper level. It was a very motivating and inspiring
video. The ideas that really stuck in my head by the end of the video were,
Relationships in the process of teaching and learning are key. If a trainer can have good relationships with their students half the battle is won. And I agree with it!
Another thing that was really important that she mentioned was that its really important to understand your students before you expect to be understood by them. This, I think as trainers we miss many times. We expect our students to just listen to us and do as we say without really making an attempt to understand them. It is somewhere an unfair expectation that your learners should understand you when you don't necessarily understand them.
It fine to be able to apologize as a trainer , and there is nothing wrong with that!! This part atleast I have been able to follow in my practice too. One another things that stood out was the encouragement bit. How does a teacher keeps her learners motivated and not give up on them? Every student possibly can be someone great in their lives but I guess they just need different amount of attention. Being able to connect with each student individually is really important and building that relationship with each student is really very important.
''Students don't learn from the person they don't like' was amazing and even if you don't like a learner, being able to stay neutral and unbiased was really very powerful. Through the fist module we have been talking about some of these and I can further relate to it now.
Being the champion for a students to see him/her through and to make him/her feel special, is really important. Relationships with the students whose life you have made a difference to are there to stay forever. I can again relate to this with one of my teacher who I really liked and who instilled the love of a subject in me. I am still in touch with her!
This video was a great start to the module I feel, since its very inspiring. It sets the tone about what is expected from us as facilitators and how we can really make a difference as facilitators if we understand our job well.
Looking forward to the module henceforth and learning more tricks of trade to be a good facilitator :)
Relationships in the process of teaching and learning are key. If a trainer can have good relationships with their students half the battle is won. And I agree with it!
Another thing that was really important that she mentioned was that its really important to understand your students before you expect to be understood by them. This, I think as trainers we miss many times. We expect our students to just listen to us and do as we say without really making an attempt to understand them. It is somewhere an unfair expectation that your learners should understand you when you don't necessarily understand them.
It fine to be able to apologize as a trainer , and there is nothing wrong with that!! This part atleast I have been able to follow in my practice too. One another things that stood out was the encouragement bit. How does a teacher keeps her learners motivated and not give up on them? Every student possibly can be someone great in their lives but I guess they just need different amount of attention. Being able to connect with each student individually is really important and building that relationship with each student is really very important.
''Students don't learn from the person they don't like' was amazing and even if you don't like a learner, being able to stay neutral and unbiased was really very powerful. Through the fist module we have been talking about some of these and I can further relate to it now.
Being the champion for a students to see him/her through and to make him/her feel special, is really important. Relationships with the students whose life you have made a difference to are there to stay forever. I can again relate to this with one of my teacher who I really liked and who instilled the love of a subject in me. I am still in touch with her!
This video was a great start to the module I feel, since its very inspiring. It sets the tone about what is expected from us as facilitators and how we can really make a difference as facilitators if we understand our job well.
Looking forward to the module henceforth and learning more tricks of trade to be a good facilitator :)
Hi Nikita,
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful to read your reflections. You have elaborated on your thoughts and that helps us understand your thoughts better. Thanks for that.
Two things that stood out in your observations was the fact that you could relate back to your teacher who has had an impact and we believe this way you could see how powerful the everyday interactions with your learners could turn out to be. Secondly, you highlighting that you as a facilitator need to understand your learners before you expecting them to understand you - can you think of a way you could keep a check on this in your everyday practice?
This definitely was intended to set the tone for the module. And we would like you to start identifying those elements that define for yourself what kind of a facilitator you are and how you would define it for yourself beyond the multiple roles that you have identified in the past.
Good luck!