The document discusses different teaching strategies including: 1. Lectures which can lose students' attention but can convey information when made more effective by fitting the topic to the audience, having a clear outline, and being enthusiastic. 2. Writing assignments which can help students apply critical thinking and learn course content. 3. Games, experiments and simulations which provide rich learning environments by allowing students to solve problems in a safe way and have fun. 4. Cooperative learning where students work together in small groups to accomplish common goals.

1. Teaching Strategies

2. “He who learns
but does not
think, is lost. He
who thinks but
does not learn is
in great danger.”
-Confucius

3. 1. Lecture Method
Lectures are the way most
instructors today learned in
classes.
However, with today’s
students, lecturing does
not hold their attention for
very long, even though
they are a means of
conveying information to
students.

5. How to make the
lecture approach
more effective:

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Fit the lecture to the audience
Focus your topic (remember you cannot
cover everything in one lecture)
Prepare an outline that includes 5-9 major
points you want to cover in one lecture
Organize your points for clarity
Select appropriate examples or
illustrations.
Present more than one side of an issue
and be sensitive to other perspectives.
Repeat points when necessary.
Be aware of your audience (notice their
feedback)
Be enthusiastic. (you don’t have to be
and entertainer but you should be
excited by your topic)

8. 2.Writing assignments
Writing assignments for class
can provide an
opportunity for them to
apply critical thinking skills
as well as help them to
learn course content.

9. WHAT?
ASSIGNMENTS!?

10. When somebody reminds the
teacher about homework…

11. 3. Games/Experiments/Simulations
Games, experiments and
simulations can be rich learning
environment for students.
Students today may have grown
up playing games and using
interactive tools such as the
Internet, phones, and other
appliances. Games and
simulations enables students to
solve the real-world problems in a
safe environment and enjoy
themselves while doing so.

13. 4. Cooperative/Collaborative learning
Cooperative and collaborative
learning are instructional
approaches on which the
students work together in small
groups to accomplish a
common learning goal.
They need to be carefully
planned and executed, but
they don’t require
permanently formed groups.

16. 5. Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is an
approach to education that
focuses on
“learning by doing” on the
participant’s subjective
experience.
the role of the educator is to
design “direct experiences”
that include preparatory and
reflective exercises.

18. 6. Mobile Learning
Mobile learning is any type of
learning that happens when the
learner is not at a fixed location.
The learner takes advantage of
learning opportunities that is
offered by mobile technologies.
From the instructor’s perspective,
using mobile tools for creating
learning aides and materials
becomes an important part of
student learning.

20. 7. Active Learning
Active learning is anything
students do in a classroom other
than merely passively listening to
an instructor’s lecture.
Research shows that active
learning improves students’
understanding and retention of
information and can be very
effective in developing higher
order cognitive skills such as
problem solving and critical
thinking.