I was researching the ever changing role of the teacher...thinking the vast number of hats I wore when I was instructing in the public school classroom. Though that has been some time ago (ah...10 years...), I am thankful that the Medical Educator in a year 2000 article had the forethought to break it down for me. From the website, www.medev.ac.uk/resources/features/AAEE_summaries/guide20_summary I will paraphrase.
Each of six (6) major teacher roles may be subdivided into two subroles as follows:
1. Facilitator = mentor + learning facilitator
2. Assessor = curriculum evaluator + student assessor
3. Planner = curriculum planner + course organizer
4. Resource Developer = study guide producer + resource material creator
5. Information Provider = clinical or practical teacher + lecturer
6. Role Model = teaching role model + on the job role model
According to the article, each role is inner connected. There is a questionaire students may complete to ascertain their perceived importance of each role and their commitment to develop competence in each.
Now the question becomes...how vital are each of the roles in classrooms today? Is there a hierarchy of development? What do these look like in the online version? What skills are necessary for the development of such?
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