Envisioning Life in Academia Teachers Role Responsibilities Those

Envisioning Life in Academia

Teachers Role & Responsibilities Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living. Aristotle

Teacher: Almost All in One - 1 1. Leader Leads new generation 2. Farmer Cultivates thinking & refines practice 3. Soldier Protects values & ideology 4. Father Takes care of students 5. Guardian Of all that is good & forbids evil 6. Trustee Pressures of present & dreams of future 7. Hero Generates enthusiasm & sets standards 8. Engineer Works within resources to develop something new 9. Doctor Focuses on root causes and ensures health 10. Instructor Transmits knowledge

Teacher: Almost All in One - 2 1. Leader shapes future 2. Change Agent Reforms world 3. Role Model Influences behavior 4. Researcher Crafts knowledge 5. Sage Shares insights 6. Orator Communicates ideas 7. Teacher Educates other 8. Counselor Advises persons 9. Mentor Develops potential 10. Resource Person Anchors Learning process

When Teacher Emancipates As Moallim • • • Education Training Recitation Clarification Refinement Invitation Message Reformer Purification Taleem Tarbeat Tilawat Baeenat Tazkiyah Dawat Balaghat Islah Taharat

Teacher Types Basic Attributes Master Text book oriented. Content based. Traditional Self-centered. Lessons from own knowledge and experiences. Career Professionally driven aiming at quality & excellence. Missionary Teaching naturally, passionately, and instinctively. Temporary Teaching as stopgap arrangement. Getting out of it. Casual Teaching by chance. Partial interest and part-time. Mercenary Money minded doing bad business by making teaching a mean to satisfy endless end of earning. Holistic and compulsive. Teacher and Leader Moallim combination.

Six Ts of Teaching Process Description Transmission Relay of Teacher, Context, and Content. Reception and understanding by Translation Learner. Transaction Fulfillment of Desired Assessment. Transformation Learning taking place. Transition Realization of a new being, a new horizon and a new direction. Transfusion Becoming a generative source on own.

Learning by Praxis • Enrich your role and learn • Learning to do, Doing to learn • Personal intangible resources are more important • Role Addition Role Development Role Enrichment Role Leadership

Dynamic Roles of Resource Persons: The Making of a Teaching Self • • Teaching Training Counseling Research Consulting Venture Creation Academic Management Institutional Development

Teaching • Job Entry is achieved through teaching. • The Core Job and Ultimate Survival Plane. • Creation of Brand Courses. • Cutting Edge Teaching. • Curriculum Enrichment. • Program Design. • Development of Specialized Areas. • Focused Niches. • Innovation in Art and Science.

Counseling: Critical Catalyst • Personal rapport based on learning. • Guide Participants all the way for career success. • Total Personality Development. • The weak, the mediocre, the smart, the casual, the troublemaker, the bright, the outstanding, the exceptional. To teach to each. • Overall Grooming of behaviors and attitudes. • Alumni carry seals and marks of teachers. • Teachers are known by the Teachers and Leaders they develop. • A good participant is a wonderful gift to God.

Research: The Premium Value • Read, Read more, and Read all the more. • Read New, Futuristic, Classic. • Maintain reqular touch with selective Journals and Periodicals. • Exposure to industry and contribution. • Focus on Problems to develop solutions. • Think Creatively on Issues. • Intellectual Capital Formation • Build OWN Conceptual Framework.

Research • Build research stream and collaborative team. • Specialize in methodologies. • Utilize class rooms as information gathering tool, idea sounding platform, theory testing ground, and industry connection. • Identify Peer Group. • Write Reviews, Make Presentations. • Publish locally, regionally, globally.

Consulting Forums • • SBE SST SSH IAA

Consulting and Advisory • • One half day a week in the industry. Learn Consulting Process. Prepare Specific Saleable Tools. Basis of Case Study. Openings for recruitment of UMT participants. Interaction is based on sharing of expertise only. Use UMT Consulting formalization and contracting.

Avenues of Teacher Learning • Teaching • Studies • Education • Training • Peer Association • Seminars and Conferences • Associations and Networking • Fellowships

Education • MS/MPhil Program • UMT Doctoral Program

Training • Junior Faculty Training Program • Seminars • Specialized Courses

Peer Association • • Fusion of Critical Mass Team and Partnerships Collective Command of Subject Monthly Research Seminar – Briefings, Proposals, Papers, Discussions

Seminars and Conferences • • Course Based Seminars Faculty Seminars UMT Conference Industry Driven Regional European and American Watch and Awareness

Association and Networking • Membership Allocation by Faculty Meeting • Local and International Associations to be covered • Briefings in Faculty Meeting • Sharing of Resources • Institutional Collaboration

Fellowships and Grants • IMT Book Grant • IMT Research Grant • Research through Industry Projects • Projects for Donors • Watch on Fellowships • Teaching Contracts Abroad

Career Development • Career Development tied to Institutional Development • Commitment to Teaching Career • Development in Teams • Make a Plan and Do Critical Evaluation • Transportation and Housing Schemes

7 Rs Compensation Package v Results of participants v Recognition by the peers/colleagues v Respect by parents, friends, others v Remuneration by all v Renaissance/change in society v. Regeneration of the self v Rewards by Allah

Negative Pressures on Teachers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Negative reinforcement from society Manipulation by Administration Limits to progress and prosperity Discouraging behavior of students Repetition of same routine Conflict with colleagues Lack of financial prosperity Lack of teaching aids and facilities Mismanagement of time Lack of access to knowledge

Teacher’s ways of being • • Wants to see growth in others, Trusts and respects students, Is a risk-taker, Is willing to shift control to students, • Can handle and adapt to change, • Has the desire to be a self-grower,

Teacher’s Ways of Being • Enjoys assessment and is open to feedback, • Utilizes self-assessment to improve future performance, • Works well with others, and • Is a highly productive person,

Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession Ø Maintain professional relationships Ø Recognize and respect the privilege nature of the relationships Ø Demonstrate high degree of selfimage Ø Observe high standards for high impact

Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession Ø Respect confidentiality, Ø Faithful to the knowledge base, Ø Characterize self in the mold of punctuality, excellence, justice, fair play Ø Competitive and distinctive command over the process

The Making of a Teacher • Silent Sacrifice • Total Dedication • Self-Reliance in capacity • Competence • Quality • Learning

Teacher-Leader • Jeweler • Surgeon • Honey-Bee • Mirror • Tree