There are several modalities for education, depending on the type of learner and what the education is intended to teach. Some education lessons serve well in a lecture-type presentation and others do better when they have extended adult-learning principles and interactions. Learner engagement comes in many methods and is one of the most important aspects of education to ensure they are participating and thereby absorbing the information.
The information below provides course planners with a vocabulary of the education types and methods to engage learners.
EDUCATION FORMATS
DIDACTIC/LECTURE/PRESENTATIONS: Provide large amounts of information in a limited amount of time. Allows faculty to talk about chosen topic.
ENDURING MATERIAL (print, Internet, electronic, journal): Provides an opportunity for adults to learn the subject at their own pace. An effective method of providing learning with immediate feedback and re-enforcement. Works well for burn care providers who work shifts that span 24/7.
ENDURING MATERIAL can include:
On-Demand Webinars: Recorded webinars in lecture-type format
eLearning Courses: Online courses that provide information and immersive interaction such as matching, vocabulary, drag-and-drop activities.
Journal Articles: articles from the Journal of Burn Care and Research with quiz questions
METHODS TO ENGAGE LEARNERS
CASE STUDY/SIMULATION: Provides an actual problem or situation an individual or group has experienced. An effective method of provoking controversy and debate on issues for which definite conclusions do not exist.
REFLECTION SHEET: Provides an opportunity for the learner to document important information while it is still fresh in their mind.
PANEL DISCUSSION/DEBATE: Provide an opportunity for experts or a group of learners to present differing viewpoints on a topic, issue, or problem to other panelists and the audience.
QUESTION/ANSWER: Provides an opportunity for faculty to answer specific participant questions and apply ways to implement it in their practice.
AUDIENCE RESPONSE: Provides a simultaneous large audience respond to faculty questions allowing faculty to chose a person from each response category to discuss the topic.
SMALL GROUP: Provides a less formal setting for peer interaction, discussion and problem-solving.