Doreen Richards

Sometimes engaging them in discussions or debates on a specific topic helps. Splitting up the class and have them relate the topics from two separate points of views may be an idea.

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Hi Pearl,
This is a great idea and I know your students enjoy "role playing" it. You have them problem solving throughout this experience and this will be of great help when they encounter this situation in their career.
Gary

Pearl Vera

Hi Dr. Meers,
I incorporate role playing in certain courses where students will be faced with "real-life" scenarios. For example, I teach a stress test course where I assign each student to play the role of the cardiologist, another to play the role of the sonographer, and another to be the patient who speaks no English.
They need to act out everything from the beginning; this involves prepping the patient for the exam, explaining the exam to the patient and mocking the exam itself.
The role playing reinforces the hands-on aspect of how to prep a patient, how to communicate with patients the best way possible, and to keep in mind that they are going to have to be creative at times.

Blake Anyan

Trying to establish some sore of relevance is key. I have difficulty with one of my classes that is by far not the most interesting. I try to link it with some of my other course I have taught my students so theyh can hopefully feel like it will help them in the long run. My field is quite different than law though (healthcare) so I don't know if this will help

Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Hi Roy,
Tough subject I know but I would use case studies, role play and examples to perk student interest. Present a set of concepts and then reinforce them with an activity. This will reinforce the concepts and get the students engaged.
Do this with a short lecture segment, activity, then segment and activity, etc.. I think you will really enjoy how your students react to this approach.
Gary