Kinesiology and Active Learning
I am currently teaching a Kinesiology course which lends itself well to active learning. We talk about each muscle, go to the massage tables for palpation, and I ask the students questions about origin/insertion and the muscle action. It helps the students visualize if I use something on the skeleton to show where the muscle's origin and insertion are, and they can see how a ribbon shortens when I perform the movements.
Hi Nancy,
Students love it when they can do hands-on activities. Learning seems to really stick when students can perform.
Patricia Scales
I really like this idea of having the students make models of the body systems and label them. We make clay models of muscles in our Kinesiology class and it works well. I am always interested in finding more ways to make our A&P class more "hands on", active and interesting. I want to try this!
I teach Kinesiology as well and utilize active learning strategies in the classroom. I find it makes the material much more interesting to the students and also helps them understand how the material relates to their profession (massage therapy). One activity that is useful is have ing a "lab" on each muscle or muscle group. The students can work in groups of 2 to complete it. They read about the muscle, palpated it on them selves, then palpate it on each other. Then they use the skeleton model to find the location of the origin and insertion of the muscle and figure out how the muscle moves. They draw a picture of the muscle and write everything they have discovered. Finally, each group of 2 students can have the oppoutunity to "teach" what they have learned about the muscle to the rest of the class.
I think this is a great way to learn. Do you have ideas on how I can impliment this to Financial Planning
Hi Deborah,
Visual learner is good for students. They tend to retain more if they can see it. Great pointer about the wipes.
Patricia Scales
Hi- thanks- I use dry board markers and the students can label and write the function of the structure on the table tops. It wipes right off with a Lysol wipe.
Hi Deborah,
Great activity! I love it, you reach all types of learners this way. A student gains a lot through visual learning and hands-on learning.
Patricia Scales
I teach A&P to adults and I found splitting the students into groups of 4 and having them recreate the system with play-dough and label each structure is very helpful. Then each group has to present to the rest of the class. Very productive!
Hi Gay,
Students love it when they can get invovled in learning by utilizing active learning. Active learning is fun and exciting to students, and the learning sticks more.
Patricia Scales
