Hands on activities
Teaching in the dental technical field the best activity that I have used was to make a model of the human teeth and have students paint various restoration on the model's teeth. The painting assisted them in understanding what the various materials should look like in the mouth. The second step to this activity was to then swap models with a fellow classmate and chart the findings of that model. This taught the student how to read a dental chart for the patient that was present in their dental chair without even looking in their mouth. It reinforced the visual information and how to convert it to a chart.
Sounds like fun! I teach pharmacy technicians hands on experience by "compounding such things as chapsticks, bar soaps, liniment oils (massage oil) stuff like that. I prepare them for further mixing of IV admixtures and medication solutions.
Miriam,
For classes like this I do role playing and case studies. With law students I think both of these activities will get them moving and engaged. Key concepts could be presented then have the students break into small groups and brain storm about what has been covered and how do use it in a selected setting. Then each group could role play how that would be done.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
What kind of hands on activities would you suggest for law teachers? Thanks
I am a cosmetology instructor and I find that using videos, as well as demonstration, helps a great deal.
I am an instructor for certified nursing assistants. Over fifty percent of the class time is spent with hands on activities.
I go over the steps in class, watch an instructional video and then use a student as "robot". They perform the skill while I read the steps and help if needed. The class watches and then we get to work. Some students are reviewing the steps to the skills while other students are performing the skills. This makes for a fun time in the classroom while learning a difficult task.
Kacey,
For sure as hands on is how you deliver the assistance is that being sought.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I agree also because my field is massage therapy.
Kathleen,
Sounds like a productive and fun activity for your students that gets every student involved in the learning and sharing process. Thanks for sharing this strategy with us.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
hands on activities in the classroom or lab are excellent ways for students to physically feel comfortable with themselves in performing procedures before they enter their profession in the actual working environment.
