Content Deliveries

Learning Contents (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Educational Methods lesson that introduces its participants to educational methods and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Education session of the CNM Cyber Orientation. The Orientation is the second stage of the WorldOpp Pipeline.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Methods of Study.

Key terms

Narrated instruction

Learning content delivery. Any educational method such as narrated instruction or demonstrating that is based on direct delivery of learning content.

• Demonstrating. Any learning content delivery, in which learning content is delivered through one or more demonstrations.
• Job shadowing. Any combination of (a) demonstrating of one's routine behavior in the workplace, (b) first-hand explanation of that behavior, and (c) answering questions related to that demonstration that aims to provide the learner or learners with sufficient insight of the work.

Narrated instruction. Any educational method that is based on some narration such as lecturing and storytelling.

• Lecturing. Any narrated instruction that is based on one or more lectures.
• Storytelling. Any narrated instruction that is based on telling stories related to the subject of learning.

Script

Learning content delivery is probably the most recognizable of educational methods. This method is based on direct delivery of learning content.

For instance, these very lines of this very lectio of this very session that you are reading or listening right now are examples of narrated instruction.

Reading or listening would represent storytelling. Storytelling is based on telling stories related to the subject of learning. These very lines are a written form of a story.

Lecturing is another form of narrated instruction. Lecturing usually occur in a more formal setting and may be accompanied with some visual presentation.

Demonstrating may or may not include narrated instruction, but is a type of learning content delivery as well. Many "how-to" videos on YouTube, for instance, represent demonstrating.

Job shadowing is an example of the learning content delivery that is specific to the onboarding. During the shadowing, a current employee (a) demonstrates the routine behavior in the workplace to a newly-hired or employment candidate, (b) provides his or her first-hand explanation of that behavior, and (c) answers questions related to that demonstration. The shadowing aims to provide the learner or learners with sufficient insight of the work.

Practical Instructions is the successor lectio.

Questions

Lectio quiz

The answer is recorded for the lectio completion purpose:

1. ? --Yes/No/I'm not sure/Let me think/Let's move on