This document provides a rationale and module outline for a training policy on creative problem solving, innovation, and research and development (R&D) for technical teachers. The module aims to enable teachers to understand creative problem solving and the innovation process, build effective R&D teams, and conduct research to improve technical education. The module will be delivered through e-learning resources and assignments. Upon completing the module, teachers will be able to creatively solve problems, innovate processes and products, build R&D teams, and conduct research to enhance technical education. The module contains units on creative problem solving techniques, types of innovation, building effective teams, and methods for conducting educational research.
This document provides a rationale and module outline for a training policy on creative problem solving, innovation, and research and development (R&D) for technical teachers. The module aims to enable teachers to understand creative problem solving and the innovation process, build effective R&D teams, and conduct research to improve technical education. The module will be delivered through e-learning resources and assignments. Upon completing the module, teachers will be able to creatively solve problems, innovate processes and products, build R&D teams, and conduct research to enhance technical education. The module contains units on creative problem solving techniques, types of innovation, building effective teams, and methods for conducting educational research.
This document provides a rationale and module outline for a training policy on creative problem solving, innovation, and research and development (R&D) for technical teachers. The module aims to enable teachers to understand creative problem solving and the innovation process, build effective R&D teams, and conduct research to improve technical education. The module will be delivered through e-learning resources and assignments. Upon completing the module, teachers will be able to creatively solve problems, innovate processes and products, build R&D teams, and conduct research to enhance technical education. The module contains units on creative problem solving techniques, types of innovation, building effective teams, and methods for conducting educational research.
This document provides a rationale and module outline for a training policy on creative problem solving, innovation, and research and development (R&D) for technical teachers. The module aims to enable teachers to understand creative problem solving and the innovation process, build effective R&D teams, and conduct research to improve technical education. The module will be delivered through e-learning resources and assignments. Upon completing the module, teachers will be able to creatively solve problems, innovate processes and products, build R&D teams, and conduct research to enhance technical education. The module contains units on creative problem solving techniques, types of innovation, building effective teams, and methods for conducting educational research.
TECHNICAL TEACHERS Module 7:Creative Problem Solving, Innovation and Meaningful R and D
RATIONALE
There has been increasing emphasis on research and
development, creativity and innovation due to globalization, intense competition and rapid technological developments.Society is facing a number of challenges that require novel responses. Products have shorter life cycles and there is a need to develop new products that meet the needs and expectations of customers. Creativity and innovation have become essential for survival of any organization or industry. Creativity may not lead to innovation but for any innovation to happen,creativity is essential. Thus it is essential to develop capabilities to solve problems creatively, innovate and undertake R & D among learners of 21st century. The module aims at enabling the teachers working in technical institutions t o understand the concept and process of creative problem solving, innovation and R & D so as to enable them solve problems faced creatively and innovate the processes, products, and services in institutions or in their own areas of specializations; and to ensure development of these capabilities among the learners. In addition, the module aims at enabling the teachers to undertake research to improve the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of various sub-components of technical education system.The objectives of the module will be achieved through e-content, e-tutorials, discussion forum assignments, and project work.
MODULE OUTCOME After completing the learning tasks in this module, the learners will be able to:
Solve problem creatively.
Innovate the process, services and products etc. in work life.
Build effective teams for R and D Undertake research to improve the various sub-components of technical education system.
National Initiative for New Technical Teachers Training
CONTENTS Unit 1 Creative Problem Solving- Concept, Process of Creative Problem Solving, Techniques of generating focussing ideas/Options Innovation- Creativity, Invention & Innovation , Concept of Innovation, Types of innovations - Incremental and radica l Innovations; process innovation, product innovation, service innovation, technological innovation; Models of Innovation used in various generations of innovation, Process of Innovation- Idea generation and mobilization, Advocacy and Screening, Experimentation, Commercialization and Diffusion and implementation; Creating Conducive Environment for Innovations; Benefits of Innovations.
R&D Through Team Work - Concept, Characteristics of effective teams, Principles for Building Effective Teams.
Unit 2 Research in Technical Education- Research in Technical Education: An Introduction, Review of Relevant Literature; Selecting & Defining a Research Problem, Selecting & Describing Methodology of Research- Descriptive Research- Survey Research, Case Study research, Content Analysis Research, Correlation Research, Ex-Post Facto Research, Experimental Research; Action Research; Sampling Techniques, Measuring Instruments; Collecting data; Analysis of Data; Formulation of Research Proposal, Writing a Research Report, Evaluation of Research Report.
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research
