Academic counselling in IGNOU S.Kishore

Academic Counselling in IGNOU S.Kishore

1. Roles and responsibilities of
Counsellor in the Study Centre
S.KISHORE

IGNOU Regional Centre,
Madurai

2. How it is different from
lecturing
Tutoring + Discussing +
Advising

3.  Academic Counsellor to promote
Learning
Learning=Reading+recalling+retent
ion+thinking+writing+doing

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

5. 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

6. About the Open and Distance
learning
Profile of Institution
Self-earning materials
Programmes
 Courses
Credit pattern

7. 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

8. Organising
Helping learning
Creating discussion
Group work
Improving Study skills
Attention towards problems of
individual learners

9. Motivating learners
Improving the communication skills of
learners
Time management of learners
Tips for writing Assignments
Clarify their doubts
Creating active participation of
learners

10. 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

11. VCD
GYAN DARSHAN
GYAN VANI
TELECONFERENCING
ICT use is for better understanding of
subject and for retention, review, recall

12. Learner is isolated
Absence of regular contact with
institution
Progress of study is missing
To build two-way communication
To give Feedback

13. Margin Comments written on every
page of responses
Global comments summarizing all
aspects

14. Counsellors to write Tutor Comments
on assignments submitted
Margin Comments
 Check for-Originality
 Presentation
 Language
 Structured presentation
 Illustrations/ Diagrams

15. 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

16. Positive Comments
Constructive Comments
Personal Comments

17. Originality
Own writing
Copying from study materials
Copying form other learners
Additional material referred
Written from experiential learning

18. Global comments to summaries
overall comments
Suggestions given in global
comments for specific improvement
Justification to be given for
marks/grades awarded

19. About applying for re-
registration to continue study
Applying for Term-end
examination
Reminding the submission of
assignments

20. 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

21. Organizing Practical sessions
Emphasis to hands-on experience
Explaining Method and guiding the
practical sessions
Improving analytical skills of
learners

22. oImproving Problem solving skills
oHelp in arriving results and
inference
oGuiding in maintaining
report/records
oLinking with every day experience
oConduct of Unguided session.

23. 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

24. 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

25. IGNOU Regional Centre,
Sikkandar Chavadi, Alanganallur Road
Madurai- 625018
Phone:[phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
IGNOU website: www.ignou.ac.in

26. Thank You