Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 2(8), pp. 281 - 283
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020801
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Experiences in Architecture Education Learning and Teaching Methodologies (Topic: Teaching - Sharing or Enhancing the Learning)

Gayathri Viswanathan ^1,*, Champa H S ^2
1 Department of Architecture, Birla Institute of Technology, Off shore Campus, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
² The University School of Design, University of Mysore, Mysore-570005, Karnataka, India

ABSTRACT

Different lines of thought process and experimentation is the requirement of today's teaching. Black board teaching is one of the conventional systems of education. A challenge is to keep up the interest of the young learners, and making the learning more enjoyable process than just a submission. The short span of attention period of the pupil needs to be put up with work using rational thinking and hands on experiences. In order to succeed in the increasingly complex and rapidly growing techniques in the world, teachers need to equip themselves with effective thinking skills and update their knowledge to the present growing technology. Teaching strategies need mode of the process of critical thinking that would engage students in an active learning process i.e; the students are to be directly involved in the learning process through practical methods. This paper discusses the teaching and learning through different methods depending on the subject and also throws light on the effectiveness of the methods. Apart from the usual formal teacher-centered approaches, such as the fifty minute lecture, the active teaching and learning creates opportunities for interaction between teachers and students, discussions among students themselves, as well as between students and the subject materials. The visual and other methods of learning will create a strong bond to relate between the theoretical subjects taught to the practical design studios. This leads to promising opportunity for teacher to explore new methods and pedagogies for updating the learning and teaching strategies and also for further research to those educators who wish to pursue a deeper understanding of the process of learning to teach.

KEYWORDS
Conventional Method, New Method & Pedagogies, Practical Method- Active Learning, Active Teaching and Learning, Effective Teaching Skills

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[1] Gayathri Viswanathan , Champa H S , "Experiences in Architecture Education Learning and Teaching Methodologies (Topic: Teaching - Sharing or Enhancing the Learning)," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 281 - 283, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020801.

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Gayathri Viswanathan , Champa H S (2014). Experiences in Architecture Education Learning and Teaching Methodologies (Topic: Teaching - Sharing or Enhancing the Learning). Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2(8), 281 - 283. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2014.020801.