Teaching & Training
By: Asmaa Al Faraj
Teaching and training may be thought of as the same thing, but they, in fact, have many differences. While they are both appropriate in certain circumstances, sometimes the presence of one may be to the detriment of the other. Often, a balance between both is necessary.
What is Teaching?
There are so many definitions for the word Teaching.
Here are some interesting definitions :
1- the art of profession of a teacher
2- the occupation, profession, or work of a teacher
3- ideas or principles taught by an authority
4- show or explain to (someone) how to do something
5- cause (someone) to learn or understand something by example or experience
Teaching is typically defined as, "to cause to know something, to guide the studies of, to impart knowledge or to instruct by example, precept or experience.
Teaching should include both instruction in procedures, a process to guiding students to the information they will need, and challenging them to engage in thinking about concepts they build in their minds. All of these processes are needed in order to teach students to become fully useful thinkers.
Teaching main objectives:
* Communication:
●Ideas (what we need to communicate)
●Delivery vehicle (How we attempt to communicate it)
●Assessment
* Memory:
● Curriculum structure
● Practice
● Assessment
* Classroom Management
What is Training?
Training has many definitions, here are few interesting ones:
1. the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or a thing that is being trained
2. developing in oneself or others any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies
Refrence:
1- http://www.ehow.com/about_6646562_difference-between-teaching-training.html
2-http://questioneverything.typepad.com/question_everything/2014/08/what-is-teaching.html
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Introduction
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· Communication
o Ideas (what we need to communicate)
o Delivery vehicle (how we attempt to communicate it)
o Assessment (AFL)
· Memory
o Curriculum structure
o Practice
o Assessment (Mastery)
· Classroom Management
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Teaching should encompass both instruction in procedures, a process to guiding students to the information they will need, and challenging them to engage in thinking about concepts they construct in their minds. All of these processes are needed in order to teach students to become fully functional thinkers.
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Strictly Defined
· ” Training seeks “to form by instruction, discipline or drill” or “to make prepared for a test or skill.” Training usually has a more specific focus than teaching, which seeks to instill a deeper knowledge over a longer period of time. Training, on the other hand, seeks to help people master a specific skill, or skill set, until they are able to execute it efficiently. Training is usually a one-time or short-term event, as with job training.
Implied Differences
· Teaching is usually broader in focus than training. It generally is theoretical, while training is the practical application of knowledge. Also, teaching seeks to impart new knowledge, while training equips the already knowledgeable with tools and techniques to develop a specific skill set. One of teaching's goals is to enrich the mind, while training's end is to mold habits or performance. Teaching is usually within the context of the academic world, while training is generally associated with the commercial realm. Another difference is found between thought and action. H. Clay Trumbull, a noted author, editor and Sunday school teacher, stated, “It has been said that the essence of teaching is causing another to know. It may similarly be said that the essence of training is causing another to do." Also, teaching usually deals with a subject or topic, while training deals with a duty or function. Teachers generally give students feedback, while trainers receive feedback from trainees.
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Teaching and Training Working Together
· There are times when teaching and training must work in tandem. For example, an excellent singer may be wonderfully trained but not necessarily taught about the theory of her craft. For example, she may not know how a certain muscle moves when she sings. Most importantly, she must have strong training in order to perform the physical tasks that make up a great performance. However, learning is involved here as well. She inevitably will be required to sing in a specific style; therefore, learning various styles will allow her to apply her training appropriately. For this purpose, then, it appears that teaching should precede training. However, the process of training, in this situation, can be of higher benefit to the singer.
When Teaching Interferes with Training
· There is always a danger that training may interfere with teaching, such as when parents and teachers are concerned with classroom teaching that seems to merely train students for a standardized test, but teaching can, in certain circumstances, interfere with training. Again, in the singer's case, thinking about what she is doing or analyzing it, as she would do when learning, would actually distract her from the task at hand. The part of her brain that allows her to perform physically is different from that which is involved in knowledge acquisition. The second she begins analyzing what she is doing, she will lose touch with her free-flowing actions. She must instead focus on training, including developing her muscles and mind to perform the action of singing.
Balancing the Two
· Enhancing teaching and training, each with the other, is generally necessary. If someone has the academic or theoretical knowledge required to flourish in a position, or at a function, she will no doubt need some kind of skill-set training at one point or another. On the other side, training will always be enriched when a deeper, longer-term knowledge is continually sought and acquired. Finding a balance between the two creates a person who not only can understand and perform but also can contribute, invent and lead.
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