Teaching and Learning

in Large Groups
Larisa Sabrina Rahadiyanti

Introduction
Large group (plenary session) has

been used for a long time in

medical eduation and still
developed.

Problems in Large Group

Plenary Session tends to make student

learns passively
Despite lecture, student can get more

knowledge by discussion , reading a

book or learn online
Somehow the contents of Plenary

Session are to simple or complex for

student

lectures, if used properly, offer a

number of advantages
the lecturer can meet simultaneously with

a large group of students and convey his

or her passion and enthusiasm for a
subject .
dealing with a controversial area, the

lecture can provide different perspectives

in an advancing area of knowledge, the

lecture can provide up to date information

Leading a plenary session as

craft
Put across your personality
Project attitudes
Use rethorical skills
Make your plenary session

asethetically pleasing

Delivering a plenary
presentation

Structure of Plenary Session

Opening
Navigation
Managing attention and cognitive

load
Handouts and note-taking
Encourage questioning

Teaching in Large Group Tips

Learn
Ensure
Consider
Try
Use
Remember
Encourage

How to be a Good Lecturer?

Training as a lecturer

Key Messages
Interaction with peers, teacher

patients is important in learning

medicine
Learning is active and constructive

process
Learning and teaching must take of

context in which they will be applied

Reference
Tim Dornan, Rachel H E. Teaching and Learning in

Large Groups: Lecturing in the Twenty-first

Century in: Medical Education, Theory and
Practice. 2011. Elsevier
Ronald M, Jennifer M, Teaching and Learning in

large groups : Essential skills foe a medical

teacher,churchill livingstone.