Hi Christine,
A great way to get buy in from students is to take them on a field trip to validate what they have been taught in the book. Students tend to better understand when they can actually see it. Field trips put book theory into real life.
Patricia Scales
Hi Fred,
Students will buy in when they understand how the course pertains to what they are studying to become.
Patricia Scales
I have my students give me examples of their experience in the topic. I have them bring in articles and share with the class. Sometimes I do struggle with having the students group discussions, so these methods have helped me get their involvement.
I ask them to identify the skill(s) and/or content that is most likely to be needed in their chosen career path.
I also use examples from my own work history and anecdotes from fellow instructors to show how the course content is relevant to their preparation for employment.
Hi Aaron,
You are on point! Students will receive the information will when they understand how the information will benefit them in the workplace.
Patricia Scales
Hi Danny,
I am sure you also gain buy in from your students because you share with them how the information that they will learn will help them in the workplace.
Patricia Scales
To achieve buy in from the students I do as was outlined in the chapter which is to relate to them how what they are about to learn pertains to and effects them in their chosen field. It is important that they tie the learning into the end product. No real magic just a straight up honest discussion of where we are going with respect to class and the avenues that we will use to get there. This type of talk usually seems to generate commitiment to learn and sets expectations because they accept it is something they will need in the future.
I teach a manual drivetrain class and I get my students to buy in by letting them know that few technicians will tackle differentials and transmissions due to the precision required to get it right. Then I explain they will learn to be precise in this class. That will make them ahead off most other techs.
I have found that getting the students to buy into a course can happen quickly if they are having fun and being challenged. at the beginning of a subject and Usually in a group, I may ask them play along with me in discussion to find out how skilled/or knowledgeable they are in that area. I will give them a scenario and they will suggest testing they would do to find the issue. I will give answers and as a group we will navigate to the solution. a key is not to only pay attention to the suggestions that lead right to the solution, but investigate what will be learned by chasing dead ends what clues keep you from dead ends.Each suggested test will have to be described fully by the group.my students always ask for more of this and look forward to the next class..
I have always been a firm believer of setting proper expectations. To gain buy in, I also start an activity where students break up into teams and I allow them to brainstorm some expectations for me as their instructor. It gives me an idea of what they are looking for and wanting out of the class. It also clears up some misconceptions. I feel that it allows the students to feel as if they are also (to some extent) in charge of the class. At the end of each course, we review those expectations to see if they were met.
Students should have a complete and thourough understanding of the course requierments and leraning objectives of the entire course, to enable them to feel comfortable in the class and know what is expected of them.
Hi Wayne,
Great speil you share with your students so that they understand the value of their learing.
Patricia Scales
I try to encourage the students to get a sense of perspective as to where they are in the course program and ensure that the program will become more and more relevant to their chosen career path. I also ensure the students that the program becomes more relevant to them the more they are engaged in the material. The course material will have more value as they learn to apply it in a clinical setting.
Hi Lisa,
Students need to hear about our stories as they apply to the course content.
Patricia Scales
Hi Gordon,
Students need to understand the value of each course as to how it applies to their career.
Patricia Scales
Hi Deborah,
I like how you get your students to take ownership by securing their signature. Securing a signature makes things seem serious to students.
Patricia Scales
Hi Laura,
This is all it takes to get buy in. Students want to and need to know how the course is going to benefit them professionally.
Patricia Scales
I use real-life examples by presenting the students with the information, then telling a story about how knowing or not knowing the information helped or hurt in dealing with the scenario. Many of my students can apply what I teach them to their own experiences, and take away a better understanding of the course concepts.
It seems to me that is all about making the students see the value in what you are doing now, as well as where that will take them at they advance on.
I start the course by asking for each student to state one thing they would like to get out of the class. Then I write them on the board and ling them to different classes
I ask them what they want from me as an instructor - then I ask them to agree to adhere to my "contract for success". They receive a copy of the rules and I give them a quiz on them during the following class.
