DISCUSSION SESSION "INNOVATION OF TEACHING METHODS AND TEACHING TOOLS"

 

With the desire to improve the quality of education and training and create a forum for lecturers to have the opportunity to exchange and learning experiences about modern teaching methods and tools, the Faculty of Finance and Banking, University of Finance - Marketing, organized a discussion with the topic "Innovation of teaching methods and teaching tools" at 14:00 pm on September 13, 2023. The discussion was moderated by Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Nguyen Thi My Linh - Dean of the Faculty of Banking and Finance with the participation of two guest speakers, Ph.D. Dao Xuan Phuong Trang _ Head of Department of Business English, Faculty of English, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and MSc. Cao Hong Phat _ Lecturer of Faculty of English, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.

Speaking at the opening of the discussion, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Nguyen Thi My Linh emphasized the importance of teaching tools and methods, especially in globalization and the 4.0 technology revolution. An appropriate method will create conditions for teachers and learners to develop their full potential in conveying and comprehending knowledge. A scientific teaching method will change the role of the teacher while creating excitement, passion and creativity for learners. Therefore, innovating modern teaching and learning methods, Promoting the positivity, initiative, creativity and application of knowledge and skills of learners, and promoting the application of information and communication technology in teaching and learning is inevitable.

Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Nguyen Thi My Linh gave the opening speech at the "Innovation of Teaching Methods and Teaching Tools" seminar.

The discussion opened with a presentation on active teaching techniques that can be applied in class by Ph.D. Dao Xuan Phuong Trang. In addition to teaching, Ph.D. Dao Xuan Phuong Trang participates in many educational projects, typically the Vietnam National Foreign Language Project. She is also the primary author and co-author of the Canh Dieu English textbook series. Active teaching is a student-centred method that designs diverse teaching activities in the classroom, from reading, writing, discussion, and problem-solving with the direct participation of students. These methods help students focus and control their learning process and enhance their interest in learning.

Ph.D. Dao Xuan Phuong Trang introduced active teaching methods.

With many years of experience in pedagogy, she not only shares many exciting teaching methods, such as the multi-dimensional response method and three-step interview, etc., but also directly practices these methods right at the discussion session with the enthusiastic and vibrant participation of all participating lecturers.

Faculty of Finance and Banking lecturers participate in practising the "Multi-dimensional response" method.

The teachers actively participate in practising active teaching methods.

 

The following section introduced the teaching support tools Ahaslide and Peardeck, which MSc. Cao Hong Phat presented. He is a PhD student majoring in linguistics and language assessment at the University of Nottingham. MSc. Cao Hong Phat presented how to use two online teaching tools, Ahaslide and Peardeck, to lecturers participating in the seminar and guided lecturers to practice applying each tool. Besides, MSc. Cao Hong Phat also pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of these tools compared to traditional tools. These tools have the outstanding advantage of helping lecturers assess the level of concentration, knowledge acquisition, and understanding of students right during the teaching process, thereby being able to adjust teaching methods for students more appropriately and effectively. However, these tools have the disadvantage of limiting the number of participants in a session. Specifically, the Peardeck tool limits the number of students participating in a class to less than 50.

MSc. Cao Hong Phat introduced the teaching tools Ahaslide and Peardeck.

The discussion took place extremely enthusiastically, with the active participation of lecturers from the Faculty of Finance and Banking and lecturers from the same Finance and Banking industry, namely Faculty of Taxation and Customs and Faculty of Appraisal and Real Estate Business. Speaking at the end of the discussion, Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Nguyen Thi My Linh would like to thank the two speakers for sharing their experiences with positive teaching methods and tools and all the teachers who attended the discussion. Associate Professor, PhD. Nguyen Thi My Linh, dean of the Faculty of Finance and Banking, affirmed that the discussion is a valuable opportunity for lecturers of the Faculty of Finance and Banking, in particular, and the University of Finance - Marketing, in general, to learn from experience in applying future teaching methods and tools. The discussion took place successfully!

The group of leturers attended the discussion,

MSc. Nguyen Xuan Bao Chau, Faculty of Finance and Banking

Translated by PhD. Hoang Ton Thanh Uyen