Developing Learning Activities

Question 1

Describe the deductive approach to teaching
What kind of teaching is this a good approach for

What are you aiming to do

Answer 1

Facts and skills => transmit knowledge
-objective concepts with no contention over content

Learning objectives - transmit or instruct so your students can recall/ understand and demonstrate

Question 2

Describe the inductive creation of knowledge
When is this useful

What are you aiming to do

Answer 2

Take in many perspectives and opinions (pluralist) => come to a common consensus

• values based
• subjective, knowledge creation

Learning objectives - elicit so students can reflect and evaluate

Question 3

Methods of delivering facts and knowledge

Answer 3

Images diagrams
Presentations
Talking heads - talk and teach 1 on 1
Literature summaries

Very passive methods of learning, try to embed interactivity

Question 4

Ways of delivering skill based teaching

What are the additional considerations you should make?

Answer 4

Show and follow
Multimedia, images and diagrams
Pass the baton - as a team, complete a task
Vicarious instruction - get audience to instruct you on the process

Risk assessment for teaching safety

Question 5

Ways of delivering values and attitudes based teaching

Answer 5

Photo/image elicitation
Hot topics and provocative questions
Self reflection questions
Whiteboards, word walls, polls