SYMPOSIUM IN EDUCATION,,,,NURSESOUTLOOK

SYMPOSIUM
INTRODUCTION:
               All instruction should be carefully graded and arranged in a natural order. The teacher in her methods should appeal through sense perception to understanding of the students. Education must begin with the student and must be adopted to the needs and requirements of the student and her grows. Progressive methods of teaching provide suitable opportunities for learning by doing.
SYMPOSIUM
               Two or more persons under the direction of a chairman present separate speeches, which gives several aspects of one question.
               To investigate the problem from several point of view.
               Symposium consist of a set of program of prepared speeches followed by audience discussion.
               Several people present speeches representing different approaches to the same problem. These from the basis for the general group participation. Each individual may be given separate topic, or taken together, they represent a broad consideration of the topic – A series of related papers are presented.
DISADVANTAGES :
-        Lack of time
-        Inadequate opportunity for all the students to participate actively.
-        Time is limited to 15-20 min.
-        Audience participation is limited.
TECHNIQUES :
Success depends on the personal involved and the degree of participation.
-        The teacher should plan the program ahead of time.
-        The teacher and members should know the objectives of the symposium and the breadth of the topic to be discussed.
-        The teachers or student may function as chairman, she will introduce the topic, and the chairman introduces each of the speakers.
-        To have unity and proper sequence, the chairman may give transitional statement between speeches. Then she gives a brief summary at the close of all the speeches and opens the discussion to the audience.
-        She directs questions to the various members of the group trying to give all individual an equal opportunity.
CONCLUSION:

               The nurse educator has the important task of training in teaching skills to deliver the content by using various teaching strategies in better manner. The teachers must know what all methods of teaching are and techniques, Advantage, disadvantage. It will be giving the good teaching skills. 

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