I teach in a program that focuses on movement planes and muscle groups. I like to get them up periodically and play "Simon Sez". Simon Sez contract your anterior deltoid, and hopefully they flex thier shoulder to 90 degrees. Or maybe Simon Sez perform an exercise in the frontal plane of the upper and lower extremities.....and when they really got it they did a jumping jack. I love active teaching and questioning.
Hi Jose, Thanks for your post to the forum. You are certainly encouraging your students to use active learning! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
One of the ways I incorporate kinesthetic teaching is to have the students get in front of the class and perform the exercises themselves. This way the student shows me they are learning and the other students get another perspective on how to complete a task. I try to make this fun and enjoyable for the class. I sometimes even use the old trick of competition. I have two students go to the front of the class and see who can complete the task the fastest. I then explain each method to the whole class.
Kinesthetic learners learn best if they can touch it or play with it.i try to incorporate in any subject some touching or feeling in my examples and lectures.
I teach math. An example is if you are teaching probability, the students could flip a coin or roll dice.
Knowing the proper use of tools can make the job much easier.
Has you go through every step of the process stop and explain or read on the way the process is to be done then ask questions to much sure they understand the technical explanation before going on.
Hi Kandy, Thank you for your post to the forum. You are certainly running an active learning classroom!
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Being an instructor for the intro class to Respiratory Therapy, I utilized many different learning approaches. With it being an introduction class, many of the students had not had a chance for any "hands-on" experience with patient care.
I utilized lecture, power-points, YouTube videos, worksheet; I developed a Jeopardy Game for review, and when teaching about direct patient care (ie. patient safety/ambulation, chest assessment, auscultation) I would have a student come to the front for me to demonstrate on, then I would pair up the students with each other & they would perform the procedure on each other.
I feel like it was a good mix for all types of learning styles.
In respiratory therapy, like most medical professions, the use of kinesthetic approach is very common & very welcomed.
It is my responsibility as instructor to aid in the students ability & to become comfortable with "hands-on" with patient care. This definitely assists them with their confidence & comfort level when they reach clinical portion of the program. So the kinesthetic learners love that, & others become much more comfortable with learning by the kinesthetic approach.
Hi Manuel, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, in your field, hands-on is ideal! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Because I teach computers, I prefer to have the student be Hands-On. Troubleshot the problem: I give them an example of the situation, then the step-by-step process to solve the problem. Sometimes it has to be in-sequence. I give them a start and they are on their way.
I have found that most students will learn the material / steps to solve the hardware problems.
Hi Richard, Thanks for your post to the forum. You are wise to combine theory with application to demonstrate the relevance of what your students are learning! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
For me, being a math teacher for machining students, I try to incorporate hands on learning into my lectures by having students use tools that they need on the job that require math skills. When lecturing, I have the students use their micrometers, calipers, and protractors so they can apply what they learn in class to principles they can apply in the shop.
Hi Mark, Thanks for your post to the forum. I am also a proponent of using Case Studies. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I am teaching Fashion Design and Most of my students are visual learner. I try to have some demo
I and some Power point but I always have some assessment in the first day of class to know my students to teach the way that I can cover all my students learning style.
I teach business and technology and, in the tech courses specifically, I have as much "hands-on" as possible. There are lab exercises to perform that ultimately prepare students for a Case Study which will bring the entire skill set for the semester into one several-class exercise.
Additionally, I encouraged the students to ask questions, since that gives me a good idea of their comprehension and retention. After all, you can't frame a question without an understood context.
Hi Katherine, Thanks for your post to the forum. As you mention, there sometimes is no substitute for the hands on approach.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I am in a field where kinesthetic learning is a must. The course uses all the other kind of learning styles but the students must apply the information and truly learn it hands on. We use models and later real people to practice their skills to effectively learn the clinical aspect of this field.
Hi Valerie, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, your students will naturally prefer hands-on, but you are wise to employ the other delivery options. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
