Roles and responsibilities of Counsellor in the Study Centre

S.KISHORE

IGNOU Regional Centre,Madurai

How it is different from lecturing

Tutoring + Discussing + Advising

Academic Counsellor to promote Learning

Learning=Reading+recalling+retention+thinking+writing+doing

Advice Tutoring Patient Inter personal relation Be a Mentor Information provider Helping Listening

Theory courses 2 credits - three 2 ½ hr sessions 4 credits - Five 2 ½ hr session 8 credits - Ten 2 ½ hr session BED 4 credits – 6 2 hr session Note: if no. of students is less than

10 only, claim restricted to 40% of sessions

About the Open and Distance learning

Profile of Institution Self-earning materials Programmes Courses Credit pattern

Programmed Structured material

Prepared for self-learning

Specific instructional design

Defines learning outcome

Helps practice

Helps in assessing the progress in study

Guides in retention, review, recall

Organising Helping learning Creating discussion Group work Improving Study skills Attention towards problems of

individual learners

Motivating learners Improving the communication skills of

learners Time management of learners Tips for writing Assignments Clarify their doubts Creating active participation of

learners

Individual attention

Listening to the problems of learners

Suggestion for environment to study

Understanding individual family/work difficulties

Suggesting measures for self-study for specific hours in a week

VCD

GYAN DARSHAN

GYAN VANI

TELECONFERENCING

ICT use is for better understanding of subject and for retention, review, recall

Learner is isolated

Absence of regular contact with institution

Progress of study is missing

To build two-way communication

To give Feedback

Margin Comments written on every page of responses

Global comments summarizing all aspects

Counsellors to write Tutor Comments on assignments submitted

Margin Comments Check for-Originality Presentation Language Structured presentation Illustrations/ Diagrams

References Global Comments Summarising margin comments Suggestions for improvement Detailed global comments Justification for grade/marks given That is comments act as feedback and

two-way communication

Positive Comments

Constructive Comments

Personal Comments

Originality

Own writing

Copying from study materials

Copying form other learners

Additional material referred

Written from experiential learning

Global comments to summaries overall comments

Suggestions given in global comments for specific improvement

Justification to be given for marks/grades awarded

About applying for re-registration to continue study

Applying for Term-end examination

Reminding the submission of assignments

GENERAL NORMS

2 credits - 7days of two 4hr session per day

4 credits -14 days of two 4hr session per day

MCA/BCA - 1 credit– 10 sessions of 3hr each

Organizing Practical sessions

Emphasis to hands-on experience

Explaining Method and guiding the practical sessions

Improving analytical skills of learners

o Improving Problem solving skills

o Help in arriving results and inference

o Guiding in maintaining report/records

o Linking with every day experience

o Conduct of Unguided session.

Project are to be done for certain Programmes

Always synopsis to be prepared Format for Synopsis is in Project

Guidelines Synopsis approval is required Project Report to be submitted along

with approved synopsis

Format to be followed as per Project Guidelines

Project Report : Title, Objectives, Hypothesis, Research Methodology, Sampling Methods, Tools for Collection of data, Analysis of Data Findings and Interpretation

Report submission: To Whom-available in Project Guidelines issued

IGNOU Regional Centre, Sikkandar Chavadi, Alanganallur Road

Madurai- 625018

Phone:0452-2370388/2380733

e-mail: rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in

IGNOU website: www.ignou.ac.in

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