Question

What role does a teacher play as a facilitator ?

Answer 1

Teacher plays a very important role as a facilitator in many ways:

• Teacher acts as a person who helps and assists a group of students to achieve better results by grasping the knowledge that is being imparted and distributed in the class , this is the quality of a facilitator as a facilitator assists people in achieving their goals.
• A teacher encourages innovation and creative thinking in the class which is again an attribute of a good facilitator i.e. he/she does not get strict and let students learn through creativity and innovation by encouraging them to think.
• A teacher also creates a healthy environment in the class which makes students participate in the discussions and present their ideas and polish their thinking levels.
• Lastly a teacher allows the groups to discuss a topic and present their ideas, he/she does not impose his/her own viewpoints rather a teacher works as a facilitator by correcting any wring facts or by assisting them by giving a direction of thinking which can lead to conclusion.