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Implementation of

Family Life

Education

Chapter 6

Incorporating Effective Teaching and Learning Activities, Reading Materials

• (^) Planning
  • Learning objectives for course/session
  • (^) Teaching-learning activities
  • (^) Assessment of learning
  • Resources needed (people, materials, equipment)
• (^) Reading materials should be pertinent to the course objectives, appropriate for the reading level of your students, and affordable - (^) Professional organizations – Discussion groups, conferences, networking, obtain reviews of new books, workshops and webinars

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods - Presentations

• (^) Lecture – Used to present factual material in a direct and logical manner, entertain or inspire, or stimulate thinking and further study on a problem prior to opening the subject up for discussion - Tips for incorporating PowerPoint (Pages 135-136)
• Panel – Involves a group of 4-6 persons with special knowledge of a subject - (^) Can be used to identify and explore a problem or issue, give learners an understanding of the various parts of the problem, and/or weigh the advantages and disadvantages of a particular course of action

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods - Presentations

• (^) Symposium – A series of prepared speeches given by 3- experts - (^) Can present new material in a concise and logical way; give several objective viewpoints to offer an impartial treatment to the subject under consideration; provide a fair analysis of several sides of a controversial issue; and/or clarify facets of a complex problem
• (^) Interview – One or more resource persons respond to questioning by an interviewer - (^) Purpose is to share information
• Debate – Participants try to persuade others to see an issue from their perspectives - Must have opposing sides

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods – Facilitating Interactions

• Questioning – Can stimulate purposeful learning
  • (^) Clarification – Asking for more information about what their response means
  • Justification – Requesting students to defend their responses
  • (^) Refocusing – Redirecting attention to related issues
  • Prompting – Providing hints to learners
  • Redirecting – Bringing additional learners into the discussion by asking for their reactions
  • Connecting – Involving attempts to link material and concepts that other wise might not seem related
  • Comparing – Asking for similarities and differences related to various concepts, theories communication styles, or teaching methods
  • Critical questioning – Examining the validity of an author’s or researcher’s arguments

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods – Facilitating Interactions

• (^) Discussion – Can be informal (small group) or structured
  • (^) Structured
    • (^) Roundtable
    • (^) Brainstorming
    • (^) Reaction panels
    • (^) Buzz sessions
    • (^) Fishbowl

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods – Games

• (^) Educational games – Teach learners of various ages about certain subjects, expand concepts, understand a culture, and assist them in learning a skill
• Games facilitates:
  • (^) Student engagement
  • Student enjoyment
  • (^) Competition or achievement
  • Collaborative learning

Selecting and Incorporating Teaching Methods – Group Process

• Educational groups – Designed to increase knowledge, teach skills, and make decisions - Can help students tackle more complex problems than they could do individually, share diverse perspectives, pool knowledge and skills, and develop new approaches to resolving differences
• (^) Collaborative learning groups – Focus on communicative knowledge and involves a loosely structured small-groups format in which students work on a task
• Cooperative learning groups – A more structured group effort focusing on the subject matter in which student thrive on interdependence and individual accountability to accomplish a task upon which student grades may be dependent