2. Objectives:
• To identify the different
learning styles
• To explore how interactive
teaching strategies support
all learners
• To share practical ideas for
whole class teaching
3. Learning Styles
• Visual Learners - remember
images, shapes and colours
• Auditory Learners -
remember voices, sounds
and music
• Kinaesthetic - remember by
doing, moving and
touching
4. I Remember...
• 5% of what I hear
• 10% of what I read
• 20% of what I hear and read
• 30% of what I am shown
• 50% of what I discuss
• 75% of what I do
• 90% of what I teach others
6. Where to
Start… Start with clear learning
objectives/outcomes
Follow an outline and
provide copies to
participants
7. Increase
Participation
Research shows people will:
Listen for only 15-20 minutes
without a break
Learn more when given an
opportunity to process what
they are learning
Retain more if they review
or use the information
immediately after learning it
8. Lecturing Lecture is the duct-tape of the
teaching world
Lecturing delivers “concepts”
It delivers a lot of information
in a short amount of time
Conveys information that is
difficult to present in another
way
9. Avoid Over
Use Because
In a lecture the learners are
passive
Doesn’t guarantee
understanding, no
feedback from learners
Easily bores the audience
unless well prepared
10. Points to Keep
in Mind
Lowest retention value of all
teaching techniques
Make more interactive by
involving the group by
frequently stopping and asking
questions
Strive for a 30% / 70%
Split 30% lecture/ 70% active
discussion
11. Why use
facilitation
rather than
lecture?
Participants like to be
actively involved
Participants want to share
knowledge and ideas
You don’t have to be an
expert and answer all
questions
Keeps group’s attentive and
involved
12. Working in
Groups Work groups are the
workhorse of interactive
teaching
Work groups should be
standard in every class
18. Ask yourself:
“What am I trying to
teach these people?”
“Do I want them to
share ideas and learn
from each other?”
“Do I want them to
internalize something
on their own?”
“Do I want to test their
knowledge?”
Incorporating
Interactivity
19. Plan a variety of activities
into the session to help
participants stay interested
Incorporating
Interactivity
20. Interactive
Techniques
The instructor can easily and
quickly assess if students have
really mastered the material
Students are revived from their
passivity of merely listening to
a lecture and instead become
attentive and engaged,
21. Summary
• Telling is not teaching, nor is
listening learning.
• Interactive teaching is a
two-way process of active
participant engagement
with each other, the
facilitator, and the content.
•
Expand on the powerpoint notes: Visual Learners Learn best when they can use pictures, mind maps, diagrams, flow charts, visual artefacts, key words, display, TV, video camera, ICT, posters… Auditory Learners Learn best through sound, discussions (paired or groups), tapes, debates, rhymes, repetition, drama, music, explanation, ICT… Kinaesthetic Learner Learn best through movement or touch, ICT, experiments, trips, sequencing, placing events on a timeline, physical movement, role play, brain gym..
Bring the session to a conclusion by reminding participants of how children learn, using the above list. This list is also presented as a poster in the pack.
Start with clear learning objectives/outcomes Helps you plan session and helps participants by providing clear view of the session’s direction Follow an outline and provide copies to participants Periodically refer to the learning outcomes during the session to remind everyone where you are and prevent people from getting lost
Research shows people will: Listen for only 15-20 minutes without a break Learn more when given an opportunity to process what they are learning Retain more if they review or use the information immediately after learning it
because learners can address questions as well
These techniques have multiple benefits: (and plan to dedicate more time to it, if necessary), and the process of measuring student understanding in many cases is also practice for the material - Students are revived from their passivity of merely listening to a lecture and instead become attentive and engaged, two prerequisites for effective learning. - These techniques are often perceived as “fun”, yet they are frequently more effective than lectures at enabling student learning.
You must engage students in learning activities that lead to a higher level of understanding and result in the participant's ability to apply what he learned on the class
Keep in mind, however, that interactivity is a means to a greater end – participant learning. What does this mean to me? How can I use this? Is this better than what I'm doing now? This reflection is the goal of interactivity.