Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

Extension Teaching Methods-Group Contact contd.

GENERAL MEETINGS

• Workshop
  • It is essentially a long meeting from one day to several weeks. There must be planning session where all are involved in the beginning. There must be considerable time for work sessions. There must be summarizing and evaluation session at the close. As the name implies, it must result in an output  (a report, a publication, a visual or any other material objects) at the end of the workshop.

• Seminar
  • First the leader introduces the topic to be discussed. Members of the audience discuss the subject to which ready answers are not available. It may have two or more plenary sessions.

• Conference
  • Pooling of experience and opinions among a group of people who have special qualifications in an area.

 

• Institute
  • Consist of a series of meetings and lectures. They are a source of new information and new ideas.