"Teaching and Learning as a Communication Process" Capacity Building Workshop held for SLTES Officers on 16 November 2022, at NCOE, Maharagama.

1. Teaching and Learning as a
Communication Process
Shironica P. Karunanayaka
Senior Professor in Educational Technology
Faculty of Education
The Open University of Sri Lanka
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2. Communication Process
Types of Communication
What is Communication?
Effective Communication Strategies
Outline
Teacher as a Communicator
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3. What is
Communication?
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Activity 1: Brainstorm!
“Communication is everywhere!”
State a few words that instantly comes into your mind,
when you hear the term Communication.

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Communication is,
• a process – ongoing, changing, continuous
• dynamic – active, forceful
• interactive – between people, two-way process
• transactional– simultaneously sending/receiving messages
• symbolic – symbols to represent ideas
• intentional – with some purpose
• contextual – dependent on the context
• ubiquitous – everywhere, done by everyone, at all times
• cultural – culture-bound
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6. Key Components of Communication
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The Source
The Channel
The Receiver

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Models of Communication
Laswell’s Model
• Who
• says What
• in which Channel
• to Whom
• with what Effect
• A Sender
• directs a Message
• through some Medium
• to a Receiver
• with some Effect

8. Communication
Process
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Activity 2: Observe & Interpret!
“Teaching and Learning as a
Communication Process”
1. Observe the animated graphic shown in the next slide.
2. Interpret this Communication Process,
linking it with the Teaching-Learning Process

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Communication Process
Sender Receiver
Encode
Transmission
(Message)
Encode
Decode/Interpret
Transmission
(Feedback)
Decode/Interpret
Relationship
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Context

11. Types of
Communication
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Activity 3: Observe & Analyse!
“Communication Types”
1. Observe the graphics shown in the next
slides.
2. Analyse these types of communication
and their effectiveness.

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Types of
Communication

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Types of Communication
• Verbal communication
• Language
• Non-verbal communication
• Sounds
• Signals
• Body Language – facial
expressions, gestures

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Types of Communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Teacher-Student, Peer-Peer
• Group communication
• Seminars, Workshops
• Organizational communication
• Meetings - School, Office
• Mass communication
• Newspaper, Radio, TV, Social Media

16. Effective
Communication
Strategies
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Communication Strategies
• Seminars, Lectures, Presentations
• Books, Magazines, Journals
• Newsletters, Fact sheets, Pamphlets
• Billboards, Transit cards, Displays
• Exhibitions, Fairs, Awareness campaigns
• Performing arts- music, dance, theatre…etc
• Mass media – Newspapers, Radio, TV
• Audio Cassettes, Video Cassettes
• Data bases, Multimedia productions on CDs
• The Internet – e-mail, Discussion lists, Chat, Discussion Forum, Blogs, Social Media

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Activity 4: Observe & Analyse!
“Effective Communication Strategies”
1. Observe the different clips presented in
the next slides.
2. Analyse these communication
processes, and identify effective and
ineffective communication strategies.

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“Teaching and Learning as a Communication Process”

20. Animated Cartoons
Animated Cartoon - 1
Animated Cartoon - 2

21. Audio Clip
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_55AR6evzM

22. Video Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DKm96Ftfko
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23. Animated Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5R1ZnHIgo
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24. Teacher as a
Communicator
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“Telling isn’t Teaching”
Teacher as an Effective Communicator

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Things to Consider for Effective Communication
✓What is your message ?
✓What is the purpose of your message ?
✓Who is your audience ?
✓What are your available resources ?
✓What would be the appropriate methods and materials ?

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Successful Communication
✓the credibility of the message source
✓the message design
✓the delivery channel
✓the target audience
✓the targeted behaviour

28. THANK YOU
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