Learning Method
type: ConceptScheme
comment: Types of methods used to conduct the learning opportunity.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/ceterms/LearningMethod/json
has concept: Applied Instruction
has concept: Apprenticeship
has concept: Augmented Reality
has concept: Clinical Rotation
has concept: Cocurricular Learning
has concept: Cohort-Based
has concept: Competency Based
has concept: ElectronicMediaBased
has concept: Gaming
has concept: Instructor-Led
has concept: Internship
has concept: Laboratory
has concept: Lecture
has concept: Medical Residency
has concept: Prerecorded
has concept: Self Paced
has concept: Seminar
has concept: Simulation
has concept: Work Based
has top concept: Applied Instruction
has top concept: Augmented Reality
has top concept: Cocurricular Learning
has top concept: Cohort-Based
has top concept: Competency Based
has top concept: ElectronicMediaBased
has top concept: Gaming
has top concept: Instructor-Led
has top concept: Laboratory
has top concept: Lecture
has top concept: Prerecorded
has top concept: Self Paced
has top concept: Seminar
has top concept: Simulation
has top concept: Work Based

Applied Instruction
type: Concept
definition: Provides learning opportunities in the context of real world examples, cases, and applications.
description: Applies to methods such as contextual learning, applied academics, academic-technical integration, problem-based learning, project-based learning, and case methods.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Applied/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Apprenticeship
type: Concept
definition: Learning through work that leads to a credential that is recognized by a relevant authority and is deliberately structured and supported to provide a progression of learning experiences.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Apprenticeship/json
broader: Work Based
in scheme: Learning Method

Augmented Reality
type: Concept
definition: Provides interactive learning experience through technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/AugmentedReality/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Clinical Rotation
type: Concept
definition: Learning through real-world work experience in a medical context under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/ClinicalRotation/json
broader: Work Based
in scheme: Learning Method

Cocurricular Learning
type: Concept
definition: Learning opportunity that supplements or complements the curriculum.
usage note: Use for activities that are not part of a formal curriculum.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/CocurricularLearning/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Cohort-Based
type: Concept
definition: Format in which people progress as a group.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/CohortBased/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Competency Based
type: Concept
definition: Method that focuses on learners demonstrating the knowledge, skills and/or attitudes in highly specific units regardless of time, place, or pace of learning, usually in authentic contexts.
description: This definition is based on Commonwealth of Learning (COL) "Open and Distance Learning: Key Terms and Definitions" (May 2023) http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3558
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/CompetencyBased/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Gaming
type: Concept
definition: Provides interactive educational experiences which demonstrate concepts in a way that promotes critical thinking, overcoming challenges within prescribed rule sets, problem solving, and in some cases, teamwork and/or competition.
description: Individual or group games that have cognitive, social, behavioral, and/or emotional dimensions which are related to educational objectives.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Gaming/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Instructor-Led
type: Concept
definition: Learning activities are facilitated by a subject matter expert.
description: The subject matter expert is expected to be a human and may be known as an instructor, teacher, trainer.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/InstructorLed/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Internship
type: Concept
definition: Work position that is intended to provide a learner with an opportunity to gain experience but that is not structured around learning and does not itself lead to a credential recognized by a relevant authority.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Internship/json
broader: Work Based
in scheme: Learning Method

Laboratory
type: Concept
definition: Hands-on individual or group experiences for applied learning concepts and methods, procedures and protocols with equipment and technologies.
description: Applies to clinical practice and methods such as physical and/or virtual simulation or participation, whether direct or indirect.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Laboratory/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Lecture
type: Concept
definition: Primary method is presentation by an instructor of learning material and may include student discussion.
description: Lecture courses may involve student questions and answers, but the role of the instructor is clearly differentiated from that of the students.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Lecture/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Medical Residency
type: Concept
definition: Learning through real-world work experience at the graduate level in a medical context where a qualified participant works under the direct supervision of a senior practicioner.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/MedicalResidency/json
broader: Work Based
in scheme: Learning Method

Prerecorded
type: Concept
definition: Learning by using video, audio, or other prerecorded content.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Prerecorded/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Self Paced
type: Concept
definition: Provides for personalization and flexibility in the timing and progression of learning for individual learners based on their preferences and needs, prior learning experiences, and ability to progress through learning opportunities.
description: Applies to methods such as competency-based education, open-entry/open exit, independent study, private study, and correspondence.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/SelfPaced/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Seminar
type: Concept
definition: Primary method is active student discussion leading to advancement of the topic and facilitated by an instructor.
description: Seminars typically involve small groups to facilitate equal opportunity with the instructor and colleagues to be engaged and occasionally may include students leading discussions.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Seminar/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Simulation
type: Concept
definition: Provides interactive learning experience through imitation of a situation or process.
term status: unstable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/Simulation/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method

Work Based
type: Concept
definition: Provides real-world work experiences that may be paid or unpaid and provided in group or individual formats normally outside the classroom.
description: Applies to methods such as apprenticeships, internships, externships, work study, clinical rotations, residencies, practicums, field study, team projects, and cooperative education.
term status: stable
change history: https://credreg.net/ctdl/termhistory/learnMethod/WorkBased/json
in scheme: Learning Method
top concept of: Learning Method
narrower: Apprenticeship
narrower: Clinical Rotation
narrower: Internship
narrower: Medical Residency