INNOVATIVE TEACHING PEDAGOGY FOLLOWED BY HOSPITALITY ACADEMICIANS: A CASE STUDY ON ANCILLARY SUBJECTS OF UG COURSE

Abstract

Relying on qualitative data collected from academicians from the hospitality industry teaching ancillary subjects, this research paper examines their perspective on the usage of different innovative pedagogy at the UG level. To make this study a success total of 50 academicians were contacted to collect data. The academicians were asked to rate the different innovative techniques being used by them and give suggestions on some new methods. It was interpreted that most of the faculty members used the Visualization activity and brain-storming to make the class more active & engaged. It has been noticed that academicians do not have a mixed teaching approach that may help students of all learning styles like kinesthetics, audio, visual, and read-write to understand the concept easily. The suggestions have also been received from different faculty members to involve gamification, industrial visits, and flip classrooms in the teaching pedagogy. The change in pedagogies also helps students to take interest in the classes thereby enhancing their class participation, and making them adaptable towards understanding different concepts, as using the same pedagogies on daily basis adds monotony to the subject that is being taught. It is recommended that academicians teaching ancillary subjects to hospitality candidates must incorporate innovative pedagogies while introducing the new topic to the class, as the faculty teaching hospitality core subjects make them learn through a practical approach that interests students as they get hands-on practice of the concepts being taught.