INDUCTION MEETINGJANUARY 2016 SESSION

IGNOU Study Centre - 43076, J.J. College of Arts & Sc, Pudukkottai

Mr. G. ANBALAGAN, M.Sc., M.Phil., NET, PGDDE, (M.A. (DE)), (Ph.D.)

ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORIGNOU RC, MADURAI – 625018

E-mail: rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in Tel: 0452-2380733 / 2380775

ABOUT IGNOU

IGNOU - Established by an Act. of Parliament in 1985 by the Government of India

World’s Largest Open and Distance Learning University

Aim to provide access and equity for all All IGNOU programmes are recognized by UGC National Jurisdiction International presence in many countries Democratizing the higher education by taking it

to the doorsteps of the learners

A Programme in IGNOU - An Affordable Dream

Learning Model in IGNOU

Offers

I G N O U

Certificate Programme To Post Graduate Programme

Leading to Research also

Self Instructional Study Materials (SLMs)

Audio-Visual Materials / Aids

Counselling Sessions

Teleconferences

Practicals/Project work

Programme Delivery Model

Programmed Structured material Prepared for self-learning Specific instructional design Defines learning outcome Helps practice Learning Helps in assessing the progress in study Guides in retention, review, recall

Self Learning Materials (SLMs)

Structure of SLMs

Important activity of Learner Support Services It is the Key to the success of Learner in ODL Counselling helps overcoming problems in study Enhances the effective Learning Communication is substantially from the Learner to

Counsellor (Individual problem, query in study) Tutoring is basically course centric Interaction helps to explanation, illustration,

demonstration, presentation and other pedagogical activities

In tutoring communication is substantiated from teacher to student (Discussion and Advise)

Academic Counselling

Able to Advice Tutoring Be Patient and Warmth Inter personal relation with Learners Be a Mentor Successful Information provider Helping tendency Listening the issues of Learner

Skills of the Counsellor

Warmth – Make learners feel welcome and valued

Acceptance – Quality in accepting the learner and not criticizing or judging personally

Genuineness – Open, friendly and not to be defensive

Empathy – Ability to sense the feeling and experience of learner and appreciating capacity

Attributes Essential for Counselling

Providing clear explanations Welcome extra questions Locate one’s fault and correct them

kindly Makes through but cheerful and

constructive comments Helpful in achieving objectives and

encourage learner in difficulty Able to write all corrections legibly with

meaningful details

Attributes Essential for Ideal Tutoring

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 sessionNote: if no. of students is less than 10 only, claimrestricted to 40% of sessions

Counselling Session Details

Responsibilities during Counselling

OrganizingHelping learning

Creating discussionGroup work

Improving Study skillsAttention towards problems of

individual learners

Motivating learnersImproving the communication skills

of learnersTime management of learnersTips for writing Assignments

Clarify their doubtsCreating active participation of

learners

Three tier System Self Assessment Questions (SAQ)

Assignments (TMA)Term End Examinations (TEE)

Assessment & Evaluation

Why TMA?

Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)

Learner is isolated

Absence of regular contact with institution

Progress of study is missing

To build two-way communication

Continuous Assessment before TEE

To give Feedback

Integral and Compulsory for each Theory courses Learner has to write Assignment responses

before taking TEE Generally carries 25% to 30% weightage in TEE

final grades Variety of Questions such as Essay type, Short

answer type, Objective type and problem solving exercises etc.

Assignments shall be accurate and in conformity with IGNOU norms

Tutor Marked Assignments

Teaching Type Comments

Non-Teaching Type Comments

Tutor Comments

Positive Comments Constructive CommentsGlobal Comments & Personal Comments

Harmful CommentsHollow Comments Misleading Comments Null CommentsNegative Comments

Margin Comments written on every page of assignment responses

Check originality Presentation Language style Structural presentation Illustrations & Diagrams

Marginal Comments

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 Global comments summarizing all aspects and

written at top sheet

Global Comments

Originality & Clarity in expression

Own writing with illustrations and examples

Copying from study materials

Copying form other learners

Additional material referred

Logical and critical analysis

Written from experiential learning

Check for Assignments

Increase motivation Break the isolation Improve Learning Style and presentation Provide remedial Suggestions Help to understand difficult portion of

SLMs where the learner fails to grasp Summarise and report the Progress Justification for given MARKS/GRADE

Quality of Tutor Comments

Letter Grade

Qualitative Value

Equivalent Point Grade

Range Marks

A Excellent 5 4.5 – 5.0 70% and above

B Very Good 4 3.5 -4.49 55% but less than 70%

C Good 3 2.5 – 3.49 45% but less than 55%

D Satisfactory 2 1.5 – 2.49 35% but less than 45%

E Unsatisfactory 1 0.0 – 1.49 less than 35%

Grading/Marking

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

General Norms

Practical Sessions

Organizing Practical sessions Emphasis to hands-on experience Explaining Method and guiding the practical

sessions Improving analytical skills of learners Improving Problem solving skills Help in arriving results and inference Guiding in maintaining report/records Linking with every day experience Conduct of Unguided session Term End Practicals after TEE viz. July & January

Role of Counsellor in Practical

Check the Programme Guide Ask the Counsellor for help and wherever

necessary take the suitable Guide for project guiding

Check with RC for submission of Synopsis/Projects

MP Synopsis/project need to be submitted to IGNOU School Coordinator at SOMS

BCA/MCA/MA (Edu) like programmes the viva-voce will be carried out at RC

Ask the necessary guidance from LSC

Field work/Internship/Projects

For Semester based programmes MP, MCA and Masters and Bachelors programmes

RR Forms available in IGNOU website and can be had from RC

Submit in advance and prior to commencement of session as per schedule in prospectus

Before taking the next Semester /Session, check your RR status in website and confirm the courses

RR is must for taking next semester/session

Re- Registration

FOR JUNE - TEE

FOR DECEMBER -

TEE

LATE FEE WHERE TO SUBMIT THE

FORM

1st March to 31st March

1st Sept to 30th

Sept NIL

Only at the concerned Regional

Centre under which your

examination centre fails.

Each theory paper the fee is Rs. 60/- and

for Univ. based

practical courses

1st April to 20th April

1st Oct to 20th Oct

Rs 300/-

21st April to 30th April

21st Oct to 31st Oct

Rs 500/-

1st May to 15th

May1st Nov to 15th

NovRs 1000/-

Examination Form Submission Schedule

Every year June / December Apply for TEE as per Schedule of Form

submissions Hall Ticket can be had at IGNOU website

before 10 days prior to TEE Results declared with in 45 days on overall

completion of TEE Exam schedules posted at IGNOU website only Check Results, Assignment status, online

Grade card in website

Term End Examinations - TEE

Your Enrolment No. & Programme Code is mandatory in all communications

Please use RC mail ID - rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in for fast query resolving

Use IGNOU formats in the website for all communications

Address, LSC/RC Change, Fee receipt - Free Course (electives), Medium change,

Duplicate ID card, Migration Cert., Name change – fee applicable

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