My Group and I went to Haaga Campus Yesterday to do shadowing class 2 in Tourism. Mrs. Peitila accompanied us to the Tourism Department and introduced us to the Instructor Mr. Moilanen. After that, we went with him to the classroom in the beginning he started asking the students questions about the site visit assignment of the Hotel Plaza, what they found describing the facilities of the Hotel then he started the lecture of the day which was Personal Selling using projector while he was lecturing during the whole session.
My Personal observation point of view:
The objective of the session was sort of clear but not really, the Instructor started right away into the subject without giving any background or what he is going to cover during the lesson.
Mr. Moilanen started asking about the assignment that he gave the students visiting the Hotel Plaza but didn't give any indication about the previous session and no structure also at the beginning of the class. However the preparing, planning and organizing were fair enough.
The Instructor was trying to invite the student to participate by asking them some questions but unfortunately they were not active enough or excited to participate as well as to contribute.
The Invironment in the class in terms of accommodation, time and physical set up were support the social interaction focused in learning but the students were not mobilized to play any active role.
The style of lecturing I think is traditional way, therefore the Instructor was using all the time a projector without using other tools to attrack the students attention for more participation or to play a possitive role on the class. Also they seemed not paying attention or interested in the subject while Mr. Moilanen lecturing.
The Conclusion:
Im not sure about the Teaching Learning methodology or the approach to organize learning process that Mr. Moilanen applied. Also I dont know about the contents assessments and of course the learning outcomes. I didn't notice any functional activities in the class such as Methods to help students interactions or to play a positive role.
Hello,
ReplyDeletefrom your reflection and those of some of your mates, I have noticed, how useful it would be for you, if the teacher provided you with implementation plans for the course. Some teachers have spontaneously provided those materials either in the pre or post session discussion, but others have not. I have now looked for the course description, and here is a link to it. I hope it helps you get a better understanding of the course as a whole.
You mention that the students were quite passive. What means would you have used to increase their involvement?
- Irmeli
Hello,
ReplyDeleteyour shadowing host Anita mailed to thank you for attending her class. She also asked to get your mail address.
I hope you'll soon find time to write your next reflections, it's always a good idea to reflect daily, that way there is never a big writing load waiting.
- Irmeli