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a lecture and then participate in discussion using a web cam.

Teachers who wish to instruct via the internet are usually asked to take specialized training to do so. Perhaps you are an adjunct faculty member looking to increase your value to the college as well as your earning potential. The webinar format may be what you are looking for.

Seminars held on the web often include projects that must be completed afterward in order to receive full credit for the course of study. Courses geared for adult learners are frequently focused on offering some form of continuing education or content that will prepare students for a new career.

Graduate level seminars are practicums that allow students to specialize on either an aspect of ongoing research or participate in a learning experience in a clinical setting. Study groups are a common element at the graduate level where the emphasis is on applied learning and the development of advanced critical thinking strategies. Helping the ADHD Learner might be an example of a graduate level seminar geared toward teachers.

Graduate level professors have much greater latitude in course presentation and, in some cases, even in choice of materials to teach. As a graduate level instructor, you will have greater freedom to structure your class in your desired format.

Whether you are thinking of new strategies to vary your traditional teaching methods in high school chemistry, or supervising a graduate level think tank on the future of socialized medicine, the seminar format may be just what you are looking for. Discussion groups; group projects; guest speakers; Q&A; field experience; and web instructional formats; these are all elements of the seminar. So go ahead! Get those creative juices flowing as you brainstorm ways to incorporate the seminar format in your high school or college. Teaching methods only change when somebody dares to be different, even innovative. That someone could be you.

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