One person conveys information to a group by talking to them. No participation by the learners
What is Lecture
100
NYLT syllabus is written using this model.
What is EDGE
100
A realistic situation or a series of actual events presented to learners, orally or by handout, for analysis and solution.
What is Case Study
100
Especially helpful for teaching a skill when plenty of time is available. Need to have enough instructors to have small groups.
What is Demonstration
100
Opportunity for an expert to provide specific knowledge responding to direct questions about a specific topic.
What is Question and Answer Session
200
In groups when ample time is available for questions and feedback. Material not entirely outside the experiences of the learners.
What is Informal Talk
200
An evaluation tool to use after team activities or anytime the group needs to determine where they are and where they need to go.
What is Start, Stop, Continue
200
Real life situations get points across most effectively. Multiple points of view help learners better understand concepts.
What is Case Study
200
A planned conversation on a selected topic. Guided by a trained leader
What is Discussion
200
When the things to be learned involve pulling together shared ideas of the whole group.
What is Brainstorming
300
Less formal. Learners are more involved through feedback and participation.
What is Informal Talk
300
A series of guided questions leading from the facts of what happened to interpretation to application
What is Reflection
300
A more complex form of role playing. Used to recreate environments where participants experience potential situations that might actually develop.
What is Simulations
300
A person or team performs a task and explains it to show learners how to do it. Usually followed up by having learners practice the task.
What is Demonstration
300
Excellent for disaster, rescue, first aid, or other crisis management training. When an elaborate role play can best teach the subject.
What is Simulation
400
In large groups where discussion is not practical. An expert is relaying information to learners who have no relevant personal experience.
What is Lecture
400
A teaching model designed to facilitate learner-focused training
What is EDGE
400
Leaders or learners act out roles presented in a particular situation. Participants provide their own dialogue within the context of the situation.
What is Role Playing
400
Series of stations, each accommodating a small group. All stations teach related parts of the same general topic.
What are learning stations
400
A way to promote the quick exchange of ideas on a single topic in a short period of time. Ideas are presented back to the larger group for discussion and solution.
What is Buzz Group
500
Where the ideas and experiences of the group help them to discover the point they are learning. Few major points.
What is Discussion
500
A tool to assess what the group needs to do better as a team.
What is Start, Stop, Continue
500
Where high learner participation is desired. The subject involves person to person communication.
What is Role Playing
500
Excellent way to teach a lot of information in a short period of time. When the group is too large to teach by other methods.
What are Learning Centers
500
Near the end of a training session. When an expert is available whose knowledge is superior or whose authority makes their answers correct