Mini lecture
Mini lecture broken up with other forms of learning. Video, games, acting something out, leadship skill groups, all seem to keep everyone awake, active, and learning.
mini lectures are great, and providing relevant activities to reinforce material presented helps with retention!
Your suggestions sound good! I could use mini lectures before shift changes. Adopting games relevant to certain topics. Thanks.
I often use mini lectures in my class while lecturing and break it up with an activity so that there is a change in pace and movement. This way they are not just sitting for a long period of time and get the "Charlie Brown Syndrome". I will usually discuss something and demonstrate myself and then have them do it or will discuss a topic while they are actually doing it step by step as I talk. This seems to work very well in keeping the intrest level high and exciting.
"Punctuating" mini lectures with real life application is a great way to reinforce knowledge. Telling a related story and adding a demonstration will definitely reach your auditory and tactile learners.
Hi David,
Good strategy. This is the educational form of "connecting the dots" for students. They get content, then application, content, application, and so forth. This way they can internalize and process the information in units they can understand which leads to higher retention.
Gary
I try and do the mini lectures where in I punctuate each topic with a real life application of what they just learned. Keeping them engaged in what they are doing and excited about what will come next.
This is a concept I need to use in my classes. I have resources that I have not utilized very well. I have skill sheets that student teams could "teach each other" after a mini lecture. I have used games to help review for tests. I will revisit them as a way to reinforce a concept or a body system or what disorder a set of signs & symptoms point to. I have used activities to make a point here & there, but need to incorporate more of this type learning. You have given me much food for thought, hopefully to make me a better instructor.
