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Characteristics of two dominant teaching methodologies; didactic is by far the most widely used and taught to new teachers.
Active: learning by doing
Passive: can be learning by memorizing or by rote
Linear: skills taught in sequence not necessarily in the order you may need them (memorizing commands for software)
Nonlinear: skills taught as needed (learning commands as need arises)
Teacher as guide does not mean the teacher has no control or is not in an active role; in fact, the teacher must be able to use great finesse in creating and controlling the learning environment
Part to whole: learning about an automobile by looking at individual components in isolation then, finally, integrating them into a coherent whole. Whole-to-part: start by looking at the whole and then zoom in on specific parts as they are relevant; start with the “big picture.”
Skills in a relevant context: learning software or the guitar; cookery class; subset of emacs
Student choice may be from a predetermined list, may relate to how the information is presented (slide show, oral discussion, etc.), or may be student-devised which fits into an overall theme or topic.