Exploring Dual Professional Role

                                          Exploring Dual Professional Role

It is rightly said that change is the law of nature. Change is inevitable and it is evident that the same is happening with the education system and learning methodologies all over the world. The rate at which the circumstances are changing differ from region to region.

If we compare the learning situation of 20^th and 21^st century both differ a lot. I feel the reason for this immense gap is the resources available and efficiency to use those resources optimally. If I look into myself , I found that I am on transition stage as when I was born and  the period in which I completed my study , it was quite close to 20^th century methods but as soon I entered into my specialty area i.e.  economics, I felt that there is a need to shift to new methods of learning.  Jing (2012) states that different studies have proved that merely learning facts does not benefit the students. There is a need to make the learning of economics decision oriented. The teachers should constantly learn new techniques, and carry on their research which should help them and their students on job training. In brief, economics education should be entrepreneurship oriented.

Working in specialty area differs a lot from teaching in that area. While working, I need not to do much  research as I was working at my own farm where most of activities were carried according to context and family decision or I can  say that I was not the only decision maker and moreover the emphasis was on practical application of learning. Teaching at tertiary level means I need to carry on research and think over different methods and evaluate them so that they benefit my learners. As classroom learning has now become an old fashion and blended learning is the modern trend. Melnik (2010) states that we should design distance learning courses that should use digital techniques which will change the old assumptions of learning and make us emphasize on training in education.

To conclude, I would like to say area of expertise help me to share my experiences with my learners and enable them to understand the application of the knowledge they gain.

References:

Jing,M.A.(2012). On teaching Economics and Management from entrepreneurship education

perspective . Cross Cultural Communication,8(6),71-74. Retrieved from: http://cscanada.net/index.php/ccc/article/view/j.ccc.1923670020120806.1871/3307

Melnik,V.(2010). Using technological approach in developing distance learning course of Regional Economics. Economics of Development.54(2),68-70. Retrieved from: http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=search&query=au:%22V.%20Melnik%22&formQuery=au:%22V.%20Melnik%22&uiLanguage=en