Teaching methods for different course formats

Interactive teaching methods, like the ones described below, support the attention, interaction and active learning of the participants as well as the creation of a learning atmosphere. Participants can bring in their own knowledge and experience, share and exchange them and add towards a common knowledge construction and ‘how to do’ practice. Being actively involved gives a pleasant feeling and thus fosters the assimilation of knowledge.   

As a general didactic rule it should be considered that the more “sensory doors” you appeal to with the choice of your teaching methods the better the learning results.  The graphic on the right demonstrates the learning effects to be expected according to the respective sensory doors responded to.

 

 

 

 

The choice and effect of teaching methods depend on many factors like the target group, size of the group, local conditions, the goals set on what to achieve with this event. To a great extent, of course, the outcome of an interactive session depends on the practical experience and well-off feeling of the moderator/organizer with the method(s) used. 

List of different teaching methods

Input from course organizers is highly appreciated!

The list of methods described below will continuously be amended and updated. Input from course organizers is highly appreciated, since this list is supposed to become a collection of methods proved to be well suited for our target groups! (For adding your proposals, please contact the EUREPA Office.)