Lectures
I find it very difficult to grasp and maintain the students attention during lecture. The subject I teach can be a very dry portion of their overall 20 months here at our college. There is very little "hands on" training during this period, therefore we have a fairly low retention rate through this time. But because of the type of training, the students must complete my portion first before they can move on to the "fun" part of learning. Any suggestions on ways to possibly improve this?
Cynthia,
It is essential that you introduce activities as such times. As we all know if we don't then we are going to lose our students and it is tough to get them back when we move to the next section.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Using short activities during the dry portion engaging the student/s to participate. I find critical thinking activities bring life into the dry portion having the students come up with solutions
Richard,
Is there anyway to insert stories, case studies or small group discussions into the dry portion of the course? I teach a dry portion of a course and I have done the activities listed above with good success. I present a topic or concept then we do something to reinforce it. Then more content and another activity. This way we are able to keep the class moving forward and for the most part the interest of the students. This is always a challenge since most students don't want to spend a lot of time gaining the needed foundational knowledge.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
