Acdemic CounsellingAcdemic Counselling

Roles and responsibilities of Roles and responsibilities of Counsellor in the Study Counsellor in the Study

Centre Centre

CounsellingCounselling

How it is different from lecturingHow it is different from lecturing

Tutoring + Discussing + AdvisingTutoring + Discussing + Advising

Role of the CounsellorRole of the Counsellor

Academic Counsellor to promote Academic Counsellor to promote LearningLearning

Learning=Reading+recalling+retentiLearning=Reading+recalling+retention+thinking+writing+doingon+thinking+writing+doing

Skills of CounsellorSkills of Counsellor

AdviceAdvice TutoringTutoring PatientPatient Inter personal relationInter personal relation Be a MentorBe a Mentor Information providerInformation provider HelpingHelping ListeningListening

Session detailsSession details

Theory courses Theory courses 2 credits - three 2 ½ hr sessions2 credits - three 2 ½ hr sessions 4 credits - Five 2 ½ hr session4 credits - Five 2 ½ hr session 8 credits - Ten 2 ½ hr session8 credits - Ten 2 ½ hr session BED 4 credits – 6 2 hr sessionBED 4 credits – 6 2 hr session Note: if no. of students is less than Note: if no. of students is less than

10 only, claim restricted to 40% of 10 only, claim restricted to 40% of sessionssessions

Knowlegde of Academic Knowlegde of Academic CounsellorCounsellor

About the Open and Distance About the Open and Distance learninglearning

Profile of InstitutionProfile of Institution Self-earning materialsSelf-earning materials ProgrammesProgrammes CoursesCourses Credit patternCredit pattern

Self-learning MaterialSelf-learning Material

Programmed Structured materialProgrammed Structured material Prepared for self-learningPrepared for self-learning Specific instructional designSpecific instructional design Defines learning outcomeDefines learning outcome Helps practiceHelps practice Helps in assessing the progress in Helps in assessing the progress in

studystudy Guides in retention,review,recallGuides in retention,review,recall

Responsibilities during Responsibilities during Counselling -ICounselling -I

Motivating learnersMotivating learners Improving the communication skills Improving the communication skills

of learnersof learners Time management of learnersTime management of learners Tips for writing AssignmentsTips for writing Assignments Clarify their doubtsClarify their doubts Creating active participation of Creating active participation of

learnerslearners

Responsibilities during Responsibilities during Counselling -IICounselling -II

Personal communicationPersonal communication

Individual attentionIndividual attention Listening to the problems of learnersListening to the problems of learners Suggestion for environment to studySuggestion for environment to study Understanding individual family/work Understanding individual family/work

difficultiesdifficulties Suggesting measures for self-study Suggesting measures for self-study

for specific hours in weekfor specific hours in week

Use of ICT in CounsellingUse of ICT in Counselling

VCDVCD Gyan darshanGyan darshan Gyan VaniGyan Vani TeleconferencingTeleconferencing

ICT use is for better understanding of ICT use is for better understanding of subject and for subject and for retention,review,recallretention,review,recall

Why Tutor CommentsWhy Tutor Comments

Learner is isolatedLearner is isolated Absence of regular contact with Absence of regular contact with

institutioninstitution Progress of study is missingProgress of study is missing To build two-way communication To build two-way communication To give FeedbackTo give Feedback

Where to write CommentsWhere to write Comments

Margin Comments written on every Margin Comments written on every page of responsespage of responses

Global comments summarising all Global comments summarising all aspectsaspects

Margin CommentsMargin Comments

Counsellors to write Tutor Comments Counsellors to write Tutor Comments on assignments submittedon assignments submitted

Margin CommentsMargin Comments Check for-OriginalityCheck for-Originality PresentationPresentation LanguageLanguage Structured presentationStructured presentation Illustrations/Diagrammes Illustrations/Diagrammes

Global CommentsGlobal Comments

ReferencesReferences Global CommentsGlobal Comments Summarising margin commentsSummarising margin comments Suggestions for improvementSuggestions for improvement Detailed global commentsDetailed global comments Justification for grade/marks givenJustification for grade/marks given That is comments act as feedback That is comments act as feedback

and two-way communicationand two-way communication

Types of CommentsTypes of Comments

Positive CommentsPositive Comments

Constructive CommentsConstructive Comments

Personal Comments Personal Comments

Counsellors to check forCounsellors to check for

OriginalityOriginality Own writingOwn writing Copying from study materialsCopying from study materials Copying form other learnersCopying form other learners Additional material referredAdditional material referred Written from experiential learningWritten from experiential learning

Grading/MarkingGrading/Marking

Global comments to summarise overall Global comments to summarise overall commentscomments

Suggestions given in global comments for Suggestions given in global comments for specific improvementspecific improvement

Justification to be given for marks/grades Justification to be given for marks/grades awardedawarded

About applying for re-registration to About applying for re-registration to continue study continue study

Applying for Term-end examinationApplying for Term-end examination

Reminding the submission of Reminding the submission of assignmentsassignments

General Learners informationGeneral Learners information

IGNOU Regional Centre IGNOU Regional Centre MaduraiMadurai

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