Relevance of psychomotor learning activity: paper airplane contest
The module section "Setting the Stage for Success" makes it clear that students in a course want to know, "what's in it for me?"
At one point, however, the module suggests a psychomotor learning activity involving teams competing to make the best paper airplane.
Am I the only one that feels that this learning activity is inappropriate for adult learners (unless perhaps one is teaching a class on aerodynamics)?
Given the limited number of classroom hours available during a term, I don't see how I as an instructor can sell the spending of time on the construction of paper airplanes as being relevant to the course objectives. If a student asks, "what's in this class for me?" the answer is now "I've learned how to make a good paper airplane." Fun, yes. But how is that pertinent to workplace knowledge and skills?
I do understand the importance of building rapport among students and group activities. But making paper airplanes isn't the way to do it.
Psychomotor Relevance means building the bridge. The bridge between the knowledge in the book and its application on your patient.
