Hi Sabrina:
Helathcare offer many opportunities for sensory invlovement. But that doesn't mean senses can't be used successfully in other disciplines as well.
The more senses involved, the better the retention is going to be. So maybe, writing notes, reading notes into a recorder, listening to that recording as the notes are re-read, and transfering the information to study cards so they can used to test a classmate or visaversa. Simple, but effective (although extra time is involved).
Regards, Barry
I am a healthcare instructor and I make sure that my students use their senses to provide the best possible health care to their patients. I want them looking for signs of distress, smelling for infection, touch for temperature, and listening for sounds of distress. I relate the senses to what they are going to be doing and give them real world scenarios to relate.
By understanding the differences in learning styles of students, an instructor is able to utilize the senses which reach those styles the best. For students with a reading/writing style, material should be presented visually. For the visual/graphic students material should also presented visually, however the addition of models will include the sense of touch. An auditory/verbal learner responds to discussions where they can listen to and speak about the material. Tactile/kinesthetic learners are the active learners that may use all of their senses - they like to touch - to hear - to see - and even smell and taste(examples/resipes/projects, etc.)
Hi Richard:
Hey, that's practical! I think all senses are stimulated to some degree when we present, so keeping variety in our delivery inhances learning because more senses are involved.
Regards, Barry
Try to keep outside conversation down so that students will listen and can hear what is being discussed.
Hi Angelia:
When a teacher introduces variety into the lessons, they are going to involve more senses just out of necessity. It's good to try to involve more senses, but only if it positively contributes to the lesson.
Regards, Barry
Using your senses in learning is key. Each student uses each of their senses in a different way, so encouraging them to use all senses will reach all of your students. As a cooking instructor it is very important to use all your senses when preparing food- they all contribute to the proper execution of a dish. Although it may seem obvious about the sense of taste with food, how a finished dish looks and smells is also important. And even as you are preparing a dish, your senses of touch and hearing can tell you if food is fresh enough, cooking the proper way, etc. I encourage my students to explore all of these during my classes.
Using more than one of our senses increases learning. Instructors need to be aware of this fact, when developing teaching strategies for their students.
Hi Kevin:
You're right, variety will contribute to fuller uses of all the applicable senses while also giving a more interesting and enjoyable learning experience.
Regards, Barry
In an Anatomy and Physiology class when teaching the heart we get a deer heart to show students the inside to the heart and talk about the different parts the students really get into the lecture. When teaching the blood flow of the heart we actually draw it in the parking lot and walk thru the process of how the blood flows.
Hi Brenda:
I think all students use most of their senses as needed. Some have prefered learning styles. If known, catering to a particular style is helpful. But by adding variety in the media selections, mixing up the sequenceing so the students get different stimulation, and getting them involved in the learning process will contribute to better learning for all students regardless of their preferences.
Regards, Barry
I agree. To lean effectively , you need to use a few senses . Each person has strengths and weaknesses . Some learn visually and others learn by listening.
hearing in the classroom is very important.Listening is an important part of comprehension.
Using senese such touch, and sight help students to identify with certain instruments in the feild. how to recognize the instrument and what its used for.
It is important to teach students with all learning styles. I prefer to use power points, but I have the students interact with each slide as it is presented. There are plenty of pictures within the slides to catch the attention of those who are visual learners. I also like to stop frequently and ask questions about what was just discussed.
Hi Donna:
Anything hands on reinforces learning, as there are really many senses being stimulated by these activities.
Regards, Barry
Strategies I use to have my students use their senses in learning are promoting hands on activities that will aid towards their success to retain information.
I teach apparel production; in the design based courses, I always demonstrate, then have the students begin the assingment after me for themselves, so that I can walk the room and correct, praise, or repeat information if they missed it or it didn't click during the demo. Because this is the first time they have used the skill, I have a chance to reinforce what they are doing correctly and tweek or correct and futher explain what they are not. As I review their work, I usually see lots of "aha" moments.
I will be teaching a math class for students with a potential future in the medical field. My supervisor and I were meeting to come up with ways to present the content to make it relevant. We discussed associating a drug calculation math problem with a “hands on†exercise that mimics the hospital setting. The solution to the math problem will be the amount the student will “draw up†in the demonstration syringe. Moreover, the students work out the problem then uses hands on approach to deliver the answer.
I have been an instructor for along time...I have always tried to use as many senses as possible to help the students lwearn the material. Hearing, seeing, doing, and reviewing.
