Criteria for the Selection of Learning Experiences

Learning experiences (teaching methods and learning activities) are selected to interpret the aims, goals
and objectives of the curriculum plan. It embraces all the activities of teachers necessary to motivate
student behaviour and eventually, their learning.

The criteria for selecting learning experiences are derived from the principles of learning:

1. Validity
2. Comprehensiveness
3. Variety
4. Suitability
5. Balance and Continuity
6. Relevance

Learning activities;

- Learning activities are those which allow students to engage actively with the content.

When choosing type of activities, consider:

1. What knowledge/skills do you wants the students to have at the end of the course?
2. Do you want to integrate additional collaborative activities, case studies, problem-solving,
etc?
3. Do you want to simply keep the students busy, or do you want the activities to promote
deeper learning.

Number of activities

To determine how many activities a course should have, the following should be considered;

1. What is the minimum that students must do in the course to achieve course goals?
2. What can students reasonably do when they are taking other courses, working, and have a
family?
3. Do you have time to give feedback for activities and assignments as students’ progress
through projects that take several weeks?

Sequence of activities

1. Before Class Activities

2. In Class Activities
3. Out-of-Class Activities

Content

- Can be divided into three domains of knowledge: Skills, Attitudes, and Values.
 Appropriateness of content

is situation driven: what is appropriate for one course may not be appropriate for another. Given
this, appropriateness should be defined within the scope of what is;

1. Technically feasible.
2. Socially acceptable.
3. Environmentally safe and sustainable.

Methods

- Are the means or ways that we use to teach material (content) to our students. Our choice of
methods depends on what we want to teach, who we are teaching, and the level of competence
expected.

A number of different teaching methods can be used.

The method selected will depend on;

1. The learning objectives,

2. The techno
3. logical resources available,
4. The overall course design
5. The instructors training.