Hands-On seems to work best
I find that when I read my student surveys, most of the feed back states the demonstration portion of the class, followed by student production is most popular. I understand the importance of lecturing, but a majority of the time in my class is set aside for the student to do-it-to-know-it.
Hi Ralph- Your plan is good. Make sure to include visuals like powerpoint or charts, graphs, photos, videos to appeal to your visual folks in your lectures and you will have all bases covered! Best wishes - Susan
I am leaning more towards using mini-lectures with demonstrations in my classroom or lab. This gives the students a chance to connect the lecture material with the application. Further, if time will allow, let them do a hands-on activity to enhance their learning.
Hi Shane- Welcome to ED 103! You seem to be doing a good job of varying your delivery methods to address the learning stles of your students - well done! Best wishes - Susan
I have taught the same courses for many years. And I have also found that some of my students like certain things about my teaching method; however, some of them seem to not have the same reaction to those things. So I start to mix handouts, reading assignments, demonstrations on the whiteboard, and overhead projections. In the graphic design program, although most of my students are visual learners, there are also those who have different preferred learning methods. As an instructor I 'll try to combine different teaching approaches to let all my students acquire the most knowledge and technique out from my classes as possible.
Hi Mark - Welcome to ED 103! What courses do you teach? It sounds like you may have many kinesthetic students - do you agree? Best wishes- Susan
