Varied Teaching Methods
Guideline: Use multiple teaching methods and modes of instruction.
There are many roads to learning. People bring different talents and preferences for learning to college. Students need opportunities to show their talents and learn in ways that work for them. Then they can be pushed to learn in new ways that do not come so easily.
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Vary your teaching strategies, assignments and learning activities. For example, give students opportunities to do group work as well as to work alone. Provide options for assignments: written papers, oral reports and videotapes. Present the same information in several modes (lecture, reading, audiovisual materials, and hands-on activities).
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