demonstrations!
Hands on and demonstrations make for an exciting class experience!!
Sadia,
The more variety you offer with your instructional delivery the better and you are doing this with all of the media you are using. Then you bring both relevancy and application into play by having them do the hands on. This is a win win for everyone.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Students are always excited about lab. Good hand eye coordination and 3D concept of human anatomy is very important in this course. I use model and white board besides power point and demo DVDs. After my demonstration on real patient, my students practice on patients under my guidance to meet the competence.
i try to crate a balance between demostartion and using addiotional resources materials in order to complement the information covered. i have found extremely important being able to demostrate a new technic right before the students have to do their production. I also like to complement the demonstartion showing the students videos of the technic used in different setting and generally I try to make sure to find videos that are current and show somebody recognized within the industry.
Mark,
Good point and well said.
Gary
I also have things scheduled that are troublesome. Once in a while, you do learn from failure and you see someone with creativity trying to resolve a tough problem successfully. Either way, the student is learning and you're both collaborating as peer-to-peer. It opens many doors for communications.
Students enroll in the Medical Assisting program for this very reason. The more they practice the better they get which makes them feel so much better about themselves, and their self esteem rises.
I agree that demonstrations are an excellent class experience especially in the arts and skill-based subjects.
True, I will often times implement a quick demonstration to appeal to a different style of learning or to re-focus some of the students. I usually let all of the students gather around in a circle. Once I have shown them the skill, then I give them the opportunity to try the skill and show it to their classmate.
Hi Danielle,
Your approach to me seals the deal on learning. By them getting to not only hear about the object or procedure but manipulate it as well the information is sealed to a much greater extent in their working memories for use later.
Gary
I teach in a clinical/ hands on setting and I am always using demonstrations especially when I introduce a new material or product. I will explain the product and then pass it around sometimes I let them touch, smell, or even taste the product during the demonstration.
Hi Karla,
Good point and the reason for good planning. This is how you are going to get them engaged.
Gary
I agree, giving examples and demonstrating is great way to keep your students focused and involved .
Yes, hands on really does help students learn, as most of us learn by doing.
Whenever possible, I offer labs with presentations in live classes. I take the students through new software, step by step, complete with screenshots in PowerPoint presentations.
What sort of demonstrations or hands-on labs do you offer your students?
