TEACHING METHODS

STRENGTH

LECTURE

Present Fact
Material and
experience

Audiece is Passive
Communication in
oneway

Stimulate
thinking
Good for Large
Group

WEAKNESS

Learning is more
difficult
PREPARATION :
Clear Introduction and
Summary
Time Limit
Examples and
Anecdotes

STRENGTH

LECTURE
WITH
DISCUSSION
WEAKNESS

Involve Audience

Time Limit

Audience Can
Question, Clarify,
& Challenge

PREPARATION :
Prepare Answers for
Discussion

STRENGTH
Presents Different
Opinions

PANEL OF
EXPERTS

WEAKNESS
Expert = not a
good speakers

Provoke Better
Discussion

Overshadow with
personalities

Frequent Change
of Speaker

PREPARATION :
Coordinates focus of
panel, introduces, and
summarizes

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BRAINSTORMING

Full Participation

WEAKNESS

Draws group
knowledge and
experience

Can be Unfocused
Limit between 5-7
minutes

Congeniality
1 Idea spark off
other ideas
PREPARATION :
Select Issues
Some Ideas if group
needs to be stimulated

STRENGTH
Entertaining

VIDEOTAPES

WEAKNESS

Bias = Raise to
many issues

Keep groups
attention

Effective only if
following by
discussion

Professional
Stimulates
discussion
PREPARATION (trainer):
Set up equipment
Facilitator prepares
questions to discuss

STRENGTH

CLASS DISCUSSION

Pulls ideas and

experiences

WEAKNESS

20 people

Can dominated
by a few people

Effective after
presentation,
film, or
experience

Time Consuming
Can get off the
track

Full Active
Participation
PREPARATION
(facilitator):
Carefull Planning to
Guide Discussion
Question Outlines

STRENGTH

SMALL GROUP
DISCUSSION
WEAKNESS

Participation for
everyone

Careful thought
as to purpose of
group

More Comfortable

Side Tracked

PREPARATION
(facilitator):
Prepare specific tasks or
questions for group to
answer

STRENGTH
Develops Analytic
and Problem
Solving Skills

WEAKNESS
May not see
relevance to own
situation

Allows for
exploration of
solutions
Allows to applying
new knowledge
and skills

Insuficient
information
inappropiate
results
PREPARATION
(facilitator):
Case study must be
prepared well
Case must be clearly
defined to prevent
misunderstanding

STRENGTH
Provides
opportunity for
people to assume
roles of others
appreciate
another point of
view

WEAKNESS
May be too selfconscious
Not appropiate
for large group

Allows for
exploration of
solutions
Provide
opportunity to
practice skills

May feel
threatened (take
it too seriously)
PREPARATION (trainer):
Has to define problem
situation and roles
clearly
Must give very clear
instructions

REPORT BACK
Allow large group
SESSIONS
STRENGTH

discussions,
roleplay, case
studies, and small
group excercise

WEAKNESS
Each small group
says the same
thing Can be
repetitive

Chance to reflect
on experience
Each group takes
responsibility for
themselves
PREPARATION (trainer):
Prepare questions for
group to discuss

STRENGTH
People think for
themselves
without being
influences by
others

WORKSHEETS/
SURVEYS
WEAKNESS
Only for short
period of time

Individual thought
can be shared
in large group

PREPARATION
(facilitator):
Has to prepare handouts