Actually , the method of education depends mainly on the nature of the subject, however, education that depends on creating a mode of interaction between students with each other and with the teacher and dependence on the practical side is the one who establishes a graduate with high skill and not relying on traditional patterns

In my experiences, I prefer to have problem-based learning method for higher education. They will be more excited to make a discussion in their daily problem.

Yes, collaboration is very important in education. Thank you Ramatu Ussif

Collaborative learning is always ideal as it helps in exchanging/developing the soft/technical skills of all participants.

I have no specific predetermined method as I usually try to use different techniques from different methods.

Collaborative Learning

Yacine, each of the teaching methods you highlighted will be used to target the achievement of specific learning outcomes or the development of certain competencies. I gather a range of methods are being used across disciplines as a way to address the varied nature of students' learning styles and needs and tutors' competencies. Interesting...

Depends on the subject you are teaching

The use of these methods stand basically on various interrelated pillars;I usually adapt one method than the other depending on the situation, the personal differences among my learners,and,for sure,the goals I already planned.

Thank you Nimisingha S. Deinkuro , Muhamad Hilmi Ainunnajih , Mundher Alsaaidi منذر السعيدي , Puneet Kumar , Liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi for your contributions. I appreciated them

The best teaching method is a combination of the different methods; old and new. What decides the success of a method is something related to the teaching materials, type of learners, size of the class and most importantly the aims of teaching and the desired skills to be acquired.

Collaborative learning

Yes John Mendy , you are right. It depends on the learners target and other parameters.

We are in the post method era. the socio- cultural theory of education places a high premium on interaction and mediation. The interaction of the teacher with the learners within their zone of proximal development would promote their development. However, the goal should be learner autonomy. Learners should be empowered to take charge of their own learning and must be totally responsible for all the decisions concerned with their learning and the implementation of learning decisions.

Thank you Eman Riyadh Adeeb for sharing your experience. In your opinion, by using different teaching methods, what is the best method that gave best results among other ones?

I agree with you Reza Biria about the advantages of proximal development zone. So, do you see that collaborative learning is among the preferred teaching methods?

@Yacine Lafifi

The smartest way of teaching is a combination of the various techniques; new and traditional. What decides a method 's success seems to be something related to the teaching materials, the type of learners, the size of the class and, most importantly, the teaching objectives and the desired skills to be managed to gain.

I agree with you Falih Al-Emara , you have mentioned some criteria that can be used to know the best teaching method. I appreciated your contribution.

Collaborative Learning

Dear Yacine Lafifi The traditional form of teaching in a University often involves lectures being given to large groups of students, accompanied by tutorials and workshops, with some independent study. and lustrated that a good teaching method helps the students to question their preconceptions, and motivates them to learn, by putting them in a situation in which they come to see themselves as the authors of answers, as the agents of responsibility for change. But training through this method has some barriers and requirements add to Collaborative Learning.

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Collaborative learning is the best in higher education.

I think there is no best method for teaching to choose alone, teachers have to choose different principles at different situations depending the type of the class and students.

Combination of all is the best! Applying a variety of teaching and learning methods is key. It enriches the learning process and helps develop quality learning outcomes.

I am pretty sure there is no one right way. I believe in using blended learning,

Thank you Puneet Kumar , Hermann Gruenwald and Abiodun Ajayi for your contributions.

I fully agree with you dear Mohammed Habes . I appreciated your contribution, which is beneficial.

You are right Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak . It is better to use a variety of teaching methods.

I used labs, videos and field trips method.

Michael Issigonis I think that these methods are suitable for some teaching subjects. Can we generalize these methods?

Thank you Kwestan Hussein Ahmed for your answer. I appreciated it.

It depends on the nature of the course. For me, I prefer the problem-based learning method, since it helps for thinking outside the box. However. I think a combination of all of these methods in the same course is a good option for teaching as well.

I think the combination of all methods is the best choice because it covers all studetns' lerning's style.

Bayan Khalaf and Novi Farida Nurjanah thank you. I appreciate your answers. Yes, it is better to take into account the learning styles of learners when adopting a teaching method. PBL is among the teaching methods that have proven its effectiveness.

Teaching method is not just only from the teacher as it include the student's interest and background knowledge. I employ different teaching methods in guiding the students in order to accomplish the aims of the learning outcomes.

We perform series of related methods and progressive acts of what will drive the student to accomplish the general and specific aims of the learning unit. The teacher is necessary to guide the students in the educative process.

Psychological studies revealed that the mental processes involve sense perception, imagination, memory reasoning and judgment. The processes are involved in every learning situation, but they are not utilized with the similar level of intensity in learning different types of subject matter.

In the educative process, the three most important factors are the child, the teacher, and the subject matter. Take away one of the factors and it is doubtful if there can be any education at all. The method is good if it utilizes the principle of ‘learning by doing’. A method should be flexible enough to serve the smart, the average, and the slow learners and lastly it must stimulates thinking and reasoning on students

Thank you Nisi Thusi for your contribution, which is very beneficial since it presents some important points about the education process and the teaching methods. I agree with you on your input about psychological studies and the factors that influence the teaching results. However, I think that your preferred teaching method can't applicable in many fields. In some other fields where practical works are required, "learning by doing" is very suitable and can give good results.

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I used all the active methodologies

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Ingrid García

Collaborative learning and blended learning both are helpful for higher education.

Thank you Ingrid Del Valle García Carreño and Shiv Kumar Sharma for your answers.

As far as higher education is concerned, no single method is the best. What is paramount is that any method adopted should suit the contents to be taught. For instance, a teacher (lecturer) who teaches technical drawing needs to use collaborative learning method as it will help the students to interact among themselves to construct their own learning. Meanwhile, a lecturing teaching digital electronics need to apply problem based learning or project method to enable the students practicalize what they have learnt in theories. Also, a lecturer teaching literary concepts such as drama, poetry, etc can use roleplaying, discussion method etc. So from my explanations, you will realize that all the teaching methods are good. Although, one method can fit in excellently in a particular instructional content delivery than the other. Thank you!

Thank you Offia Owo for your answer, which summarizes the main use of each teaching method. That's right, each method has its own specifications that makes it beneficial in some areas. I fully agree with you.

I agree, active methodologies that suit the material being explored engage the learners in the teaching-learning process, and also activate multiple intelligences (Gardner, 2000). Have you considered career-integrated-learning as a teaching strategy, and interdisciplinary studies with your subject matter? These conceptual frameworks enhance students' abilities to see the bigger picture and make connections to their own unique knowledge base. Depending on the context, narrative approaches to this kind of learning are effective. Co-curricular design is also an excellent approach for student engagement and deep learning. See also Fontenelle-Tereshchuk (2020) for an excellent paper on how to address diversity in the classroom - a human-centered approach.

References

Fontenelle-Tereshchuk, D. (2020). Diversity in the classrooms: A human-centered approach to schools. Interchange, 1-11.

Gardner, H. (2000). The disciplined mind: Beyond facts and standardized tests, the K–12 education that every child deserves. New York: Penguin.

@Lacine Yafifi, thanks so much for letting me know your views align with mine on the matter under discussion.

I think, individual, i.e. the single method is not effective, considering the environment and situation multi-methods application will give a better outcome..

I share your point of view Md. Abdur Razzak Choudhury about the application of multi-methods of teaching.

Thank you very much @ Yacine Lafifi

I believe that collaboration is a much better method especially when you are looking for ideas or new knowledge which an individual cannot do it alone. As others say, more heads are better than one, and it is through collaboration that you can start building a community of learners.

Collaboration has many advantages in education. I worked on collaborative learning for longue time. So, I agree with you Jessie Quierrez .

There is no best method but method selection depends upon the context where you are in (i.e., nature of students, class size, nature of the content, etc.)

It is better to define some criteria to choose the best teaching method for each sample of students. It is called the adaptive teaching method. Thank you Solomon Mengistie for providing us with some of these criteria.

Here is another recommendation: Reflective Thinking as a teaching and learning strategy:

The 4R's model of reflective thinking:

Level Stage Questions to get you started:

1 Reporting and Responding

Report what happened or what the issue or incident involved. Why is it relevant? Respond to the incident or issue by making observations, expressing your opinion, or asking questions.

2 Relating

Relate or make a connection between the incident or issue and your own skills, professional experience, or discipline knowledge. Have I seen this before? Were the conditions the same or different? Do I have the skills and knowledge to deal with this? Explain.

3 Reasoning

Highlight in detail significant factors underlying the incident or issue. Explain and show why they are important to an understanding of the incident or issue. Refer to relevant theory and literature to support your reasoning. Consider different perspectives. How would a knowledgeable person perceive/handle this? What are the ethics involved?

4 Reconstructing

Reframe or reconstruct future practice or professional understanding. How would I deal with this next time? What might work and why? Are there different options? What might happen if...? Are my ideas supported by theory? Can I make changes to benefit others?

References:

Bain, J., Ballantyne, R., Packer, J., and Mills, C. (1999). Using journal writing to enhance student teachers' reflectivity during field experience placements. Teachers and Teaching, 5(1), 51-73.

Carrington, S. and Selva, G. (2010). Critical social theory and transformative learning: evidence in pre-service teachers' service-learning reflection logs. Higher Education Research & Development, 29(1), 45-57.

See also eportfolios:

https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/2019/02/eportfolios-online-tools-for-critical-reflection/

Yes Colleen Knechtel , It is a good proposition. Thank you for your contribution.

As a higher education teacher I tend to prefer the problem-based learning because I think that this methodologies slows us to reach both expected and unexpected results. Meaning we can teach the methods, the way, the traditional results and probably new approaches to common questions.

Miguel Sanches , PBL is among the best teaching methods used in higher education. This method may be more effective in one area than others. We used it in the context of learning programming languages (PHP language).

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My point of view is e-learning with our students. What is of interest in Dahke according to my country? The student exploits electronics without other destinations, and not in terms of education. It can be of benefit to a small percentage of students, not everyone, because the environment is the one that influences the first and then the curriculum.

Thank you Amal abo Ashak for sharing your experience. I think that the results of on line teaching depend on the target students and the associated teaching field (domain).

Paul: I prefer a face-to-face lecture with a lof of notes on the White Board with handouts and some class discussion.

To me, this is the most effective way to get students to learn the necessary lessons.

Yes Paul Stock , face to face teaching has many advantages. Also, it has other inconveniences , isn't it?

Any form of learning is correct if it is effective. I support the collaborative learning method because people need to acquire specific knowledge but also learn to cooperate and organize their working time.

Paul: The inconvenience of face-to-face instruction is that students must attend class in person for it to be effective. Students also must take good notes and study notes. The students have some responsibility.

Face to face

I'm of the view that education is a public enterprise. With that in mind there is need to engage and interact with other people to acquire or construct education. In line with this thinking I'm of the view that I'm of the opinion that in higher education collaborative learning is vital. It is vital in that it enables students not only to "acquire knowledge" but also to develop social interactive skills as well.

Collaborative learning will also give students to network. At the end of their studies some of the students might seek employment. So building networks becomes critical. So collaborative learning will accord students that opportunity.

Besides networking, collaborative learning may prepare students and equip them with skills of working in a team.

I agree with you Douglas Moyo . Collaboration is an important activity that can give good results when applied in Higher education. Also, collaborative learning can be used in other education levels. In fact, it has many parameters to manage the collaboration and the teaching tasks (group formation technique, interaction mode, collaboration goal, etc.).

Waldemar Łasica, Several results have shown the importance of collaborative learning in higher education. Indeed, it is applied in many educational fields. Of course, its impact is different from one domain to another (theoretical, practical, etc.).

Thank Yacine for the comment. However, I have just been thinking whether some of the methods that may be used for collaborative learning such as groups/teams can be used in this context of Covid-19. And if there may be modifications such as virtual groups how effective can these be.

Douglas Moyo , Yes we can use or adopt some techniques of collaborative learning in the context of CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning). In other words, we must use a CSCL platform and not only an e-learning platform.

Actually , the method of education depends mainly on the nature of the subject, however, education that depends on creating a mode of interaction between students with each other and with the teacher and dependence on the practical side is the one who establishes a graduate with high skill and not relying on traditional patterns

Thank you Yacine for the response. I'm not aware of the CSCL platform. I think I also need to try this out. Would you mind sharing more on this outside this platform...my contact: [email protected]

@Duraid, Thank you a great deal for the remark. It is a very interesting observation.

Actually, I agreed with Duraid K. Al-Taey

Thank you Duraid K. Al-Taey for your contribution, which provides us with useful knowledge about the best method to be adopted in each teaching level.

Hello Douglas and Yacine. I too am interested in learning more about this CSCL platform. Is there a link to this that you can provide. Thanks for sharing.

Good discussion Yacine Lafifi , which must take into account different aspects. Not just the personal preference of the teacher, as students can experience different possibilities. As already mentioned Duraid K. Al-Taey, Waldemar Łasica, Paul Stock, AL Timimi Zahra, Saad. S.M. Al-Azawi, Colleen Knechtel, Douglas Moyo, Muhammad Wajahat, Miguel Sanches, Puneet Kumar, Solomon Mengistie, Amal abo Ashak, Jessie Quierrez, Md. Abdur Razzak Choudhury, Offia Owo, Sana MH Al-shimmary, it depends on the nature of the content, but also on the pedagogical intent of the activities. If developing skills of collaborative and cooperative work, it would be good for students to experience the different possibilities of knowledge construction. But I also think it is important to consider the number of students in the class if many or few students, if the classroom space allows different arrangements. If other spaces are needed, to be able to interact. That said, I think diversifying the stimulation and alternating the experiences provided for students in search of the best learning results for them.

Thank you Agnaldo Arroio for your contribution. However, I think that the number of students in a classroom is not enough to choose a specific teaching method. Also, I think it is not suitable to adopt multiple teaching methods at the same time for the same group of students. Yes, I agree with you that the teaching content plays a crucial role in the choice of the adopting teaching technique.

In fact, Colleen Knechtel and Douglas Moyo , there are many e-learning platforms that can be free or not. Some of them can support collaboration among learners or can provide learners with some tools that can manage their collaborative activities. However, most of available CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning) systems are not popular or open source. In other words, they are used for private cases. For example, in my institution we have developed some CSCL platforms such as SACA or LetLINE, but they have stayed only for private uses.

For your information, these CSCL systems have many specific functions and services: supporting implicit or explicit collaboration, manage the collaboration process among learners, manage group formation, recommendation of collaborators, choice of the best collaborators, building collaborative knowledge, building the learners communities, collaborative knowledge construction, collaborative assessment, etc. Of course, each CSCL system has some of these functionalities, not all of them.

Oh, I see. Thank you Yacine for the explanation on CSCL.

Awesome, thank you Yacine for your explanation. It is greatly appreciated. It would be an excellent endeavor to explore these valuable platforms in more detail. Thanks again.

I think an "Outcome-based curriculum" with "Student-centered learning" is a very good approach.

Please have a look into the following link for better insight on "student-centered Learning":

https://lincs.ed.gov/sites/default/files/6%20_TEAL_Student-Centered.pdf

Yes Harasit Kumar Paul , why not? I think that the main goal is to enhance the students' levels by using new technologies and student-centered approach.

Yes, collaboration has many advantages on the students' levels. Thank you Mila Ilieva

Project-based learning combines many mindsets and skillsets, while at the same time develops important interdisciplinary competencies.

Thank you Colleen Knechtel for your contribution. In fact, PBL is one of the most important teaching techniques, especially in higher education. I like it!

Collaborative based learning. It may helpful for students in future( team work, problem solving..)

Yes Kanagaraj Venusamy , team work, collaborative resolution of problems and dynamic grouping of learners/students are the main characteristics of collaborative learning. We have obtained excellent results when applying collaborative learning. I love it as a learning strategy!

In higher education, cooperative learning is definitely better, and achieving interaction between students and participation is better, but the use of the teaching method according to the subject is determined and according to the objectives of teaching ..... Regards

In higher education, cooperative learning is definitely better, and achieving interaction between students and participation is better, but the use of the teaching method according to the subject is determined and according to the objectives of teaching ..... Regards

Thank you Amal abo Ashak for your contribution. Of course, cooperative learning is very beneficial teaching method, especially in higher education where the collaboration can give good results.

Collaborative or team learning is good, but situation based individual learning is also good.

I agree that the method of education depends on the subject in question and although problematic teaching, in my opinion, offers the best results, in most cases it is necessary to combine different techniques.

The use of videos and games can significantly support the teaching-learning process while changing the pace of a conference and allowing the teacher to offer guides for the solution of much more complex tasks.

In higher education, it is important that the teacher to provide the student with adequate tools for solving specific tasks and no doubt that solving problems, in the classroom or outside, it will allow the acquisition of the necessary skills. Of course, the conscious individual learning of the student will also play an important role.

Regards,

Of course, in higher education, video-based learning or game-based learning are very suitable as teaching methods. Also, I agree with you Willy Rodriguez that the adopted teaching method depends on the target students. About individual learning, I prefer collaborative learning.

I think it depends on what you are teaching. In my case, I often teach student-teachers so I like giving the students the opportunity to explore more than one way of learning, so I often use a mixed learning approach. My hopes are that these students will broaden their understanding of how learning happens in different contexts and the variety of approaches to teaching they can use in their practice to address the needs of their learners.

Thank you Daniela Fontenelle-Tereshchuk for sharing your experience. Of course, it is better to adopt a mixed learning approach with a set of teaching methods.

interesting

Agree

All methods can be used by the instructor according to the subject according to the stage. They can be used according to the determination of the educational objectives as well as the educational material.

Yes, you are right Amal abo Ashak . Thank you for your contribution.

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