A Practical Guide to Effective Post Secondary Teaching and Learning
Chapter 2 - Organizing and Teaching to Meet Student Needs
2J. What are some specific descriptions of effective teaching and learning strategies?
"You can have 20 years of teaching experience, or in rare cases one year 20 times."
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There are many possibilities for how teaching and learning can and should be engaging. There are some "tried and true" strategies that will be described in enough detail for you to refine and or try.
Selected Post Secondary Teaching Strategy Suggestions
- a) Direct Instruction
- b) Large Group Instruction/Lecturing
- c) Questioning, Discussion/Debate, and Critical Thinking
- d) Lecture Alternatives (role play, case studies, field study)
- e) Using Technology Effectively
- f) Self-Directed Learning
- g) Group/Cooperative Learning
- h) Special Situations (seminars and laboratory teaching)