Course formats...

Though no two courses are ever identical, I offer a selection of ready-made course formats, which may be used either "as-is" or in combinations, or further developed in cooperation with the client.

• Lectures: Lectures are a more or less one-way communication from teacher to audience.  They are good for giving an overview over a large or complex subject, for which purpose they are often used either alone, or as introductions to other courses.  Lectures are suitable for large audiences, but the smaller the audience, the more room there will be for interaction with the teacher.
   
• Seminars: Seminars presuppose a relatively small group (maximum 30 people).  They are structured around short introductions prepared either by the course teacher or by members of the audience.  During the rest of the seminar, the teacher leads the group’s discussion of topics that the introductions have raised.  A seminar typically runs for 1-2 hours a day over 2-5 days.  The seminar form has many uses, one of which is to generate a discussion between representatives of two or more groups with different interests or views.
   
• Workshops: Workshops involve the audience even more actively than seminars, and may be held as intensive courses over one or two whole days.  In a workshop, the audience is split into groups that work independently on a given problem, which is later presented to the audience as a whole, discussed, and commented on by the teacher.  The workshop is typically oriented towards problem-solving, and is well suited for discussions of concrete issues faced e.g. in an organization.
   
• Intensive Practical Courses (IPC’s): These are courses that aim at the acquisition or refinement of certain practical skills.  Two IPC’s are currently offered:
      Courses in anthropological methods (from elementary to advanced, with varying formats)
      Courses in written communication (how to express oneself clearly to foreigners, in one’s own language)
   
• Web-based courses: I develop courses in HTML-format for publication on the World Wide Web or on CD-Rom.  Such courses might be useful e.g. as standard introductory courses for new employees at a multinational workplace.