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• Salient values and attitudes for professional excellence and personality development;
social responsibility as good citizens and also as technical professionals.

Expected understanding
• Develop an adequate appreciation of the essential complementarities of values and
skills and a better understanding of the human reality vis-à-vis co-existence with the
rest of nature.
• Comprehend the prime basis of values, relationships and the holistic perception
and their significance in the profession.

• Demonstrate ethical and responsible professional behaviour in the performance of
his or her duties and roles

5.3 MODULE 3: COMMUNICATION SKILLS, MODES AND

KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

Rationale

Effective communication is the lifeblood of education and hence teacher needs
the ability to transfer ideas, views, attitude and feeling etc., effectively and
efficiently, through all forms of speaking, reading, writing, listening etc. The
inductee teacher should be made aware of nuances of communication skills and
strategies to implement these as knowledge dissemination which is affected by
the communication media and hence effective use in instruction is also critical to
utilization and delivery.

Contents

• Basic concepts, models, verbal, non-verbal and written communication; importance
of communication skills in the teaching-learning process and in knowledge
dissemination; barriers in communication.

• Different modes of communications and respective media.

• Application of principles of communication to improve the instructional process
and for effective professional interaction with peers, superiors and subordinates.

• Proficiency in oral communication; logical discussion and presentation; use of
dialogue mode: right pronunciation and command of language.
• Various modes of written communication – research papers, articles, technical
reports, project proposals/reports, thesis, manuals etc. Learning to write minutes,
a summary of deliberation, executive summary etc. in an effective manner;
Nontechnical communication, official correspondence, file notes etc.

• Introduction to modern media & methods, appropriate use of Educational
Technology (ET) and audiovisual aids.

Expected understanding
• Develop requisite competence in communication skills and the use of various modes
of knowledge dissemination needed by a technical teacher.

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