Hi Greg:
And the same sense can work for studying and learning just about any subject. Students can be taught to tune-in to their sensory stimulation to create great memory enhancing and learning opportunities, if they can apply simple mechanics of being aware of their sense.
Regards, Barry
Help students understand their is a difference between being present in the classroom and being engaged. Find a way to make the material meaningful to them.
We are a mechanical teaching school, the senses are your greatest funtioning trouble shooting tool. Touch, feel ,sound , you need to use all available senses to DX and repair.
Hi Mario:
I believe in any class, students senses can be trained to "tune-in", so that maximum effect of instruction can occur. It's almost like auto suggestion, such as "reading this chapter REALLY is interesting", or "I Really like the feel of this equipment", etc.
It takes some practice but I believe this is a proven method to heighten our senses.
REgards, Barry
As a culinary instructor, I use all my senses when creating a dish. It is important to convey this to our students. It provides them with numerous markers as to wether they are accomplishing what is asked of them. Is what they are cooking seasoned correctly. Is it burning, etc... Using all their senses will make them better cooks.
Hi Sharon:
Sounds something like memory by association (associate something we want to remember with something that we already remember).
Wether it is or not, teaching students to use their senses is a great way to get from short term memory to long term memory.
Regards, Barry
Although I teach in a culinary school the majority of what I teach is not something my students can taste or smell so we rely on touch, feel, sound and memories. Memories come in when trying to help a student identify when they have reached the proper texture for a product. I ask them what that texture reminds them of. It could be chewing gum or silly puddy, play-doe or glue. Whatever it is THAT student is reminded of is all he/she needs to know what they are looking for when producing that product again.
Hi Lola:
I believe student can learn to to "tune-in" to an heightened awareness of their senses, with a little instruction and training. Senses both in class and outside of class in study, can be used to improve the learning process.
Regards, Barry
Hi Adel:
Good examples. I think most students can learn to tune into their inner self - their sense, and use them for their benefit both in class and in their personal study time. It takes just a little training and then practice being sensitive to what their body senses are telling them.
Regards, Barry
Hi Christopher:
I agree - that "training your sense" is key. And it's effective and doable by just about anyone, so it;s applicable to all our students. It just take time and a little bit of instruction to teach students to learn how to "tune-in" to their sense to appreciate the feedback their body is providing.
Regards, Barry
Hi Megan:
Great exercise. I think this can work with most of our senses. One key is to be able to "tune in to" our senses, then use them for our benefit. It's like savoring every bit of a great meal, we want to taste, and smell, and feel (chew), andexperience all the "meal" has in store for us.
So studying can be the same way, we want to get the most out of it by using all our senses by tuning in.
Regards, Barry
I teach at a medical school and teach my students that they must learn to use all of their senses in patient assessments, ie. sight (visual assessments), they are crutial for favorable outcomes and early detection of complications.
I agree that this is an essential point to make with students. In many jobs, even non-cooking environments - your other senses can alert you to dangerous situations. You can hear or smell when machinery is not working properly the same way you can tell something is burning in the kitchen. It also helps you to keep your ears open for the clicking of phone keys when students try to text during class!
From a Chef's perspective, it is crucial to use all available tools and senses to learn. Product knowledge involves using all of your senses each second you are selecting, preparing, and cooking the food for final presentation. Cooking is a multi dimensional discipline which involves TRAINING the senses to work in your favor under any conditions.
Using different senses in learning is very important for the students I have. I am a Massage Therapy Instructor and I am always telling them that they need to block out their other senses to enhance their sense of touch. For a lot of the classes I teach, I have them massage each other blind-folded. By taking away one sense, the other's become stronger. Alot of the students think I'm crazy when I have them do this, but after they always understand why. It's a pretty fun project!
Hi Glenn:
Yes, maybe. Special senses, gosh all kinds of examples such as for Touch: diagnostic percussion, feeling a pulse; Hearing: listening to heart, breath, and bowel sounds, gas leaks, audible crackles or stridor; Taste: salty taste of newborn with CF; Smell: bacterial infections (pesudamonas), broncihectasis, Mucomyst; Sight: chest rising, skin color, monitor readouts.
Then there the general senses: Balance: crainial nerves; Reflexes: Babinski, cough, gag, swallow, carinal, tracheal (vagal); Pressure: pitting edema, capillary refill, pain; Temperature: hyper/hypothermia, MIA (cold and clammy).
As an educator, many of these are easy to relate to. For students, we probably have to point out that we are actually assessing a special or general sense when doing these or myriads of other bedside assessments.
I believe it's important for students to learn to tune in to their surroundings, and in doing s, using ther own senses can contribute to their participation and classroom activities, study at home, and in settings where an awareness of a subtly can make the difference in identifying a problem or discounting a harmless observation.
Regards, Barry
I am a Respiratory Therapist also. It is easy to comprehend all the 5 senses in a culinary event, but to imagine ways to pull in the smell and taste to our profession is a little more difficult!!
Hi Farrell:
Audio is good.
I believe all senses can "come alive" if required to do so" by the lesson goal or activity the teacher has chosen. I think all the senses can be trained to "tune in", or become sensitive to the tenets of learning, and that can enhance the learning process. By forcing the student to use their imagination, they can invision many senses they typically take for granted. With practice, these senses can be hightened and applied to study, with improved learning outcomes as a result.
Regards, Barry
Showing an audio appears to be most effective
Hi Frank:
Anytime we can get the student fully engaged, we are a step closer to enhancing the use of their natural senses to improve learning. When students are distracted, disinterested, or unprepared, they're going to be turned off and tuned out. They've become "senseless". Reengaing students can facilitate getting them refocused.
Regards, Barry
