COMMON TEACHING METHODS
From "Getting the Most out of Your AIDS/HIV Trainings"
East Bay AIDS Education Training Center
Revised from 1989 addition by Pat McCarthy, RN, MSN, 1992
Lecture
STRENGTHS:
- presents factual material in direct, logical manner
- contains experience which inspires
- stimulates thinking to open discussion
- useful for large groups
LIMITATIONS:
- experts are not always good teachers
- audience is passive
- learning is difficult to gauge
- communication in one way
PREPARATION:
- needs clear introduction and summary
- needs time and content limit to be effective
- should include examples, anecdotes
Lecture With Discussion
STRENGTHS:
- involves audience at least after the lecture
- audience can question, clarify & challenge
LIMITATIONS:
- time may limit discussion period
- quality is limited to quality of questions and discussion
PREPARATION:
- requires that questions be prepared prior to discussion
Panel of Experts
STRENGTHS:
- allows experts to present different opinions
- can provoke better discussion than a one person discussion
- frequent change of speaker keeps attention from lagging
LIMITATIONS:
- experts may not be good speakers
- personalities may overshadow content
- subject may not be in logical order
PREPARATION:
- facilitator coordinates focus of panel, introduces and summarizes
- briefs panel
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