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14 EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES

# 1 of 14 Teaching Strategies The Lecture

STRENGTHS:

a) presents factual material in direct, logical manner

b) contains experience which inspires

c) stimulates thinking to open a discussiond) useful for large groups

LIMITATIONS:a) experts are not always good teachers

b) audience is passive

c) learning is difficult to gauged) communication is one way (transmission approach)

PREPARATION:

a) needs clear introduction and summary b) needs time and content limit to be effective

c) should include examples, anecdotes

# 2 of 14 Teaching Strategies Lecture With Discussion

STRENGTHS:a) involves audience at least after the lecture

b) audience can question, clarify & challenge

LIMITATIONS:

a) time may limit discussion period

b) quality is limited to quality of questions and discussion

PREPARATION:

a) requires that questions be prepared prior to discussion

# 3 of 14 Teaching Strategies Panel of Experts

STRENGTHS:

a) allows experts to present different opinions b) can provoke better discussion than a one person discussionc) frequent change of speaker keeps attention from lagging

LIMITATIONS:

a) experts may not be good speakers b) personalities may overshadow content



c) subject may not be in logical order

PREPARATION:a) facilitator coordinates focus of panel, introduces and summarizes

b) briefs panel

# 4 of 14 Teaching Strategies Brainstorming

STRENGTHS:a) listening exercise that allows creative thinking for new ideas

b) encourages full participation because all ideas equally recorded

c) draws on group's knowledge and experienced) spirit of congeniality is created

e) one idea can spark off other other ideas

LIMITATIONS:

a) can be unfocused b) needs to be limited to 5 - 7 minutes

c) people may have difficulty getting away from known realityd) if not facilitated well, criticism and evaluation may occur

PREPARATION:a) facilitator selects issue

b) must have some ideas if group needs to be stimulated

# 5 of 14 Teaching Strategies Showing Pre-Packaged Videotapes

STRENGTHS:a) entertaining way of teaching content and raising issues

b) keep group's attention

c) looks professionald) stimulates discussion

LIMITATIONS:a) can raise too many issues to have a focused discussion

b) discussion may not have full participation

c) only as effective as following discussion

PREPARATION:a) need to set up equipment

b) effective only if facilitator prepares questions to discuss after the show

# 6 of 14 Teaching Strategies Class Discussion

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STRENGTHS:

a) pools ideas and experiences from group b) effective after a presentation, film or experience that needs to be analyzed

c) allows everyone to participate in an active process

LIMITATIONS:

a) not practical with more that 20 people

b) few people can dominatec) others may not participate

d) is time consuming

e) can get off the track

PREPARATION:

a) requires careful planning by facilitator to guide discussion

b) requires question outline

# 7 of 14 Teaching Strategies Small Group Discussion

STRENGTHS:

a) allows participation of everyone

b) people often more comfortable in small groupsc) can reach group consensus

LIMITATIONS:a) needs careful thought as to purpose of group

b) groups may get side tracked

PREPARATION:a) needs to prepare specific tasks or questions for group to answer

# 8 of 14 Teaching Strategies Case Studies

STRENGTHS:

a) develops analytic and problem solving skills b) allows for exploration of solutions for complex issues

c) allows student to apply new knowledge and skills

LIMITATIONS:a) people may not see relevance to own situation

b) insufficient information can lead to inappropriate results

PREPARATION:

a) case must be clearly defined in some cases

b) case study must be prepared

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# 9 of 14 Teaching Strategies Role Playing

STRENGTHS:a) introduces problem situation dramatically

b) provides opportunity for people to assume roles of others and thus appreciate another point of

viewc) allows for exploration of solutions

d) provides opportunity to practice skills

LIMITATIONS:

a) people may be too self-conscious

b) not appropriate for large groups

c) people may feel threatened

PREPARATION:

a) Instructor has to define problem situation and roles clearly

b) Instructor must give very clear instructions

# 10 of 14 Teaching Strategies Report-Back Sessions

STRENGTHS:

a) allows for large group discussion of role plays, case studies, and small group exercise b) gives people a chance to reflect on experience

c) each group takes responsibility for its operation

LIMITATIONS:

a) can be repetitive if each small group says the same thing

PREPARATION:- Instructor has to prepare questions for groups to discuss

# 11 of 14 Teaching Strategies Worksheets/Surveys

STRENGTHS:a) allows people to thing for themselves without being influences by others

b) individual thoughts can then be shared in large group

LIMITATIONS:

a) can be used only for short period of time

PREPARATION:a) facilitator has to prepare handouts

# 12 of 14 Teaching Strategies Index Card Exercise

STRENGTHS:

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a) opportunity to explore difficult and complex issues

LIMITATIONS:a) people may not do exercise

PREPARATION:a) facilitator must prepare questions

# 13 of 14 Teaching Strategies Guest Speaker

STRENGTHS:

a) personalizes topic b) breaks down audience's stereotypes

LIMITATIONS:a) may not be a good speaker

PREPARATION:

a) contact speakers and coordinate b) introduce speaker appropriately

# 14 of 14 Teaching Strategies Values Clarification Exercise

STRENGTHS:

a) opportunity to explore personal values and beliefs b) allows people to discuss values in a safe environment

c) gives structure to discussion

LIMITATION:

a) people may not be honest

b) people may be too self-conscious

PREPARATION:

a) facilitator must carefully prepare exercise b) must give clear instructions

c) facilitator must prepare discussion questions

Questions to Reflect Upon Before You Begin To Teach Again

1. Which one or two of these strategies do you value as an effective way of teaching?

2. Which one or two of these strategies are you probably going to use in your upcomingclasses?

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3. Which one of these strategies would you like to learn more about before you consider using

in your class?

4. What other barriers are you aware of that will prevent you from using a variety of teachingstrategies?

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