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Lecture
Communicateassertivelyandcalmly,utilisenonverbaltacticssuchaseyecontactand
proximitytoassertauthority.
Speakrespectfullywithoutsarcasmorcondescension.
Observestudents:nonverballycheckforunderstandingworktheroom.
Listen.Paraphrasetoensureyouhaveunderstood.
Giveexplicitfeedbackandinstructions.
Provideconsistentdisciplinebutalsoaffordacleanslatetostudentswitheachclassi.e.
donotrepunishorholdgrudges.
Askdivergent(highorder,open)questionsasopposedtoconvergent(loworder,closed)
questions.Convergentanswersonlyrevealcomprehensionwhereasdivergentanswers
offeravarietyof
thoughtful
responsesandtheopportunityforanevaluativeresponsei.e.a
judgementmadethroughreasoning.
Statefeeling/describeevent/resolution.e.g.Ifeelnotyou.
Readings
Reflectontheformulationofyourownvalues,beliefsandattitudes
tobetterunderstand
yourownbiasesandhowtheycoalescetoinformyouractions.
Ethicaldilemmasoccurwherethereexistsaconflictofinterestorvalues.Specifically
whencostsandbenefitstoinvolvedpartiesdifferentiallydependontheoutcomeof
proposedresolutions.
Teachingaboutrelationships.
Effectivecommunicatorsareselfawareoftheirownperspectiveandhowthisaffectstheir
interactions.Empathiccommunicators.
Nonverbalaspectsofcommunicationequallyimportant.
Workshop
WADepartmentofEducation
CodeofConduct
and
HowtoComply
.
StopThinkAct.Consider:ethicsofactionjudgementfromothersimpactofactionand
consultationwithacolleagueorsuperior.
Reflections&StudyQuestions
Itisclearthatthetopicsofcommunicationandethicsarefundamentallyrelatedinthat
teachercommunicationswithpeoplestudents,colleagues,parentsandthebroader
communityresultsinnotonlythedevelopmentandqualityofrelationsbutisalso
accompaniedbyaparticularsetofobligations.Teachersholdapositionofpowerover
students(GroundwaterSmithetal,p24)butalsoanobligationtofacilitatelearningandaduty
ofcarethatextendstothewellbeingofthestudent.Withtheprivilege(?)ofauthoritycomes
anincreasedethicalobligationtothosesubjugated.
Duringtheworkshopacolleagueaskedifitwashypotheticallyappropriatetoadviseastudent
beingbullied(afterbulliesweredisciplined)toignoreit.Amoreethicalsolutionwouldbeto
directthestudenttosomeantibullyingresourcessotheycanfindtheirownstrategyandtell
themtoalwaysadviseateacheroffurtherbullying.
Whataretherolesofspeakingandlisteningineffectivecommunication?
Communicationnotonlyfacilitatesorhinderslearningbutalsoformsthetypeofrelationship
developed.Thenatureofteacherstudentrelationsandstudentlearningoutcomesdepend
upontheeffectivecommunicationskillsoftheteacher(Ibid,p219).Effectiveinterpersonal
communicationisdependentonshowingnonverbalengagementasthereceiver,
accompaniedbyverballisteningskillsensuringthecommunicationhasbeenunderstoodby
clarifying(askingopenquestions),paraphrasingandreflectingthesendersfeelings(Ibid,
p219,233236).Selfawarenessallowsyoutocriticallyreflectonyourvaluesandhowthey
impactonyourcommunicationanditalsofostersempathyforothers(Ibid,p219220).Asa
teacheritisparticularlyimportanttobeanassertivecommunicator(Ibid)givingclear
directionsrespectfullywithoutaggressionandavoidingpassiverequests.Communication
shouldbesuitablywellpaced,measuredintone,variedinappropriateemphasis,and
enunciatedclearlyandfirmly(Ibid,p226).Wemustrememberthatbodylanguage,
appropriateproximitytosenderorreceiverandpersonalappearanceallcommunicate
messagesalso(Ibid,p224).Finally,whatisspokenmustbeclear,conciseandsimplewith
appropriatesummaries,reinforcementandclarificationofunderstandingthroughquestioning
(Ibid,p227).