1. Facilitation Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars and Workshops

2. Lecture A lecture is an oral presentation intended to teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. presentation universitycollege teacher

3. Lecture Lectures are much criticized, but universities have not yet found practical alternative teaching methods for the large majority of their courses.

4. Lecture Critics point out that lecturing is mainly a one-way method of communication that does not involve significant audience participation. communication

5. Lecture Lecturing is often contrasted to active learning. active learning Lectures delivered by talented speakers can be highly stimulating Lectures have survived in academia as a quick, cheap and efficient way of introducing large numbers of students to a particular field of studyacademia

6. Lecture The noun "lecture" dates from 14th century, meaning "action of reading, that which is read," from the Latin lectus, pp. of legere "to read."Latin

7. Lecture Its subsequent meaning as "a discourse on a given subject before an audience for purposes of instruction" is from the 16th century. instruction

8. Lecture The use of multimedia presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint has changed the form of lectures, e.g. video, graphics, websites, or prepared exercises may be included.multimediaMicrosoft PowerPoint

9. Lecture Most commonly, however, only outlines composed of "bullet points" are presented. Critics contend that this style of lecture bombards the audience with unnecessary and possibly distracting or confusing graphics.

10. Lecture Others simply think this form of lecture is non-spontaneous and boring. Many university courses relying on lectures supplement them with smaller discussion sectionsuniversity

11. Tutorial Tutorial is a small class of one, or only a few, students, in which the tutor gives individual attention to the students.students tutor The tutorial system at Oxford and Cambridge is fundamental to methods of teaching at those universitiesOxford Cambridge

12. Tutorial At Princeton University, these tutorials are known as preceptorials and are led by preceptors.Princeton University preceptors In computer based education, a tutorial is a computer program whose purpose it is to assist users in learning how to use a software product such as an office suite or any other application, operating system interface, programming tool, or game.computer based education softwareoffice suitegame

13. Seminar A seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at a university or offered by a commercial or professional organization. academic university This is often accomplished through an ongoing Socratic dialogue with a seminar leader or instructor, or through a more formal presentation of research.Socratic dialogue

14. Seminar The idea behind the seminar system is to familiarise students more extensively with the methodology of their chosen subject and also to allow them to interact with examples of the practical problems that always crop up during research work.methodology

15. Seminar It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate.

16. Seminar Normally, participants must not be beginners in the field under discussion (at a university, seminar classes are generally reserved for upper-year students).

17. Seminar In some European universities, a seminar may be a large lecture course, especially when conducted by a renowned thinker (regardless of the size of the audience or the scope of student participation in discussion).

18. Workshop is a gathering or training session which may be several days in length.gatheringtraining It emphasizes problem-solving, hands-on training, and requires the involvement of the participants.

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