Scenario and simulation-based learning that requires the learner physical participate in the learning activity.
Hi Tanya, Thanks for your post to the forum. How frustrating it must be in the K-12 environment to have to "stay in your desk" if you are a kinesthetic learner! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
As the course mentioned, a kinesthetic student may wish to take frequent breaks to move around, read the material while on a stationary bike, toss a hacky-sack in one hand while trying to memorize material, highlight in the book during lecture, or perform any other physical/tactile activity that helps the student retain information better. As a clinical dental hygiene instructor, I use the "tell-show-do" technique, which proves effective with kinesthetic learners as they get to practice immediately the techniques they learned in the classroom.
Hi Jill, Thanks for your post to the forum. Role plays are a great way to help students process, apply and retain what they are learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
The majority of the content of my instruction material is task oriented and I have supplies/SIM lab access to have my students have a hands on experience most of the time. I have also tried roll playing with specific scenarios pertaining to the subject matter and techniqe that can be acted out.
Hi Jose, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, it is definitely all about getting students up, moving, and doing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Students that use this learning style are people that need to do it to know it. They learn best when they are doing physical activities and applying what the just learn. Create activities with hands-on projects. Create activities where students need to complete something the instructor started in class. Group project where each students nee to complete a part of the project.
Hi Clarence, What sorts of training aids do you use in lectures? Susan
Susan Polick
I try to include training aids into the lectures to keep kinesthetic learners interested and engaged.
Hi Juan, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, students really benefit when they can apply the concepts that they are learning. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Jessica,
Thanks for your post. That's a great idea, as I teach a four hour composition class at a fashion college and had few ideas about how to make my class kinesthetic, unless tapping keyboard keys qualifies. This give students frequent chances to respond to the material I present and get out of their seats, move around and chat with others.
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Randy Rowan
Since kinesthetic learners learn by doing, I usually find that laboratory procedures and clinical application of the theorical material reinforce concept acceptance.
Hi Chad, thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, we need to cram so much information into such short periods of time. That is our challenge and we just need to figure out how to do it well. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
As a math teacher, i try to keep instruction short and do as much student problem solving in class as possible. Sadly I find time at a premium given the scope of the curriculum, and some of the methods I used as a high school teacher are just too time consuming. It would be nice to do learning stations, group problem presented on large paper for display and class discussion, and think-pair-share, which was a staple in my high school classes. Sadly if I used these regularly here I would never finish the course. Much of the hands on work needs to be done outside of class.
Hi Amanda, Thanks for your post to the forum. Do you do any preliminary lecture to prepare them for what you will be demo-ing in the lab? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Yes, I try to maintain a running dialog throughout the term. I teach baking and pastry, so much of what students learn is either a foundation they build upon or a skill/method that they will use during the remainder of their schooling and subsequent career. In lab, I demonstrate the techniques, and then in lecture we discuss the why's and how's, and how it relates to opther topics. Thanks!
Hi Amanda, Do you lecture prior to the lab about what they will be doing in the lab? Then do you do a recap of the lab in the next lecture? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I also teach in a culinary setting, but often the lecture is separate from the lab. I try to recall as much information from when the students were in lab and relate it to what we discuss in the lecture portion. I helps the "hands-on" learners to memorize the information if they can mentally relate it to something they have already done.
Hi Scott,Wow - I'll bet you're a favorite instructor! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I use a method in my MicroEconomics class in which I have them eat chocolate I provide over a 15 minute period. They track their enjoyment of each piece in a numerical manner. I let them consume as much as they want in the set time period. This is demonstrating the concept of Diminishing Marginal Utility. I use lecture combined with the exercise to help drive home the concept.
