Basic teaching methods

Basic teaching methods

Small group discussion

• Small group have fewer than 5-20 or so members, making it easier for people to actively participate.
• They meet as small gathering or as break-outs of large meetings and offer may opportunities for
• Creative,
• Flexible interchange of ideas.

Small group discussion

Important feature

Important feature

• Actively participated and interaction
• There is time limit for given activity
• Specific task them or goal
• Participation is improved
• Group members are activated
• Enhance contribution from members

Specific small group technique include

• Breakout groups
• Workshop
• Roundtable
• Study circle

Seminar

• Seminars are simply a group of people coming together for the discussion and learning of specific technique and topics
• The word seminar is derived from latin word ‘’Seminarium’’ meaning ‘’ seed plot’’.

SI.No	Type	Example
1	Mini seminar	Class room level
2	Main seminar	Dept/institutional level
3	National seminar	National level
4	International seminar	International level

Seminar

Charateristics

• Teacher is the leader
• The group generally consists of 10 to 15 participants.
• An ideal seminar lasts for 1-2 hours.
• The topic is initially presented by the presenter followed by group discussion
• Care should be taken to avoid stereotypes.

Seminar

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