I am lucky to be able to use models and instruments from the dental office for my visual learners.
That is a great technique. We were trained to outline when I was younger. I think that outlining felt sort of like a mission with out purpose as it was mundane and had no flair. Your technique seems like it would keep the students interested as well as in the mode of seeking new information and continued growth.
James
Hi Kyle - Thanks for your post to the forum. i agree that working in small groups is so much more effective, especially when teaching skills. I wish we had more opportunities to do so! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Hi Carol - Thanks for your post to the forum. I really like your "post-it" study strategy - Thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Within a high school classroom, there are several strategies used in the course of a unit of study for visual learners: power point presentations, illustrating a specific concept or a scene in a novel, acting out a play (Raisin in the Sun), watching a segment of the play to get cultural setting. While reading a novel, I've taught students to use lined post-its to place on a page that they can write new characters, events, or words they don't know. The post-it becomes a book mark when they are finished reading for that time, and when the post-it is filled, they leave it on the last page read and start a new post-it to continue reading. This way, they know that whatever is on that post-it can be found between that post-it and the one before it. It helps for studying purposes, and for clarification of anything they don't understand.
Classroom demonstrations have proven to be effective. I have found that many even benefit from doing the demonstration themselves.
For me working with Medical Assistant students, I refer to pictures a lot and when it comes to the skill itself, I hold small groups and demonstrate the skill and allow them to see how it should be completed. I have noticed that working in the small groups it helps them learn better rather than demonstrating the skill to the whole class at once.
I teach law. I can supplement my lectures with examples of the legal documents after I explain them
I find that visual learners seem to enjoy short video clips and various items that I can bring in as visual aids. Once that I bring those items in, we can watch them or pass them around as well as put them up for viewing. This seems to get the attention of the visual learners and then a dialogue can begin.
James
Hi Ellen - I have never considered "play-dough" - thanks for sharing! Best wishes - Susan
I use power point, over head transparencies, play-dough, and hand outs with pictures of the materials that I reference during the lecture so they can have their own picture to manipulate.
Power point presentations, overheads and demonstrations all seem to work well.
some of the stratedies are power point,videos and picture books.they keep the student involved and student process them while connecting various frames and derivesthe meaning of the content with rational explaination
I like to use short video clips with animation to demonstrate the principles I am teaching.
I take my visual learning students to the lab after the lecture. This way the student can see the procedure we lectured on in class.
Debra
Show each students while they are in groups
Hi Louise - Isn't it wonderful how so many pertinent clips can be found on "Youtube"?
I teach mostly online now and my students love the visuals that I can add to my courses. Best wishes- Susan
One of the strategies that can be used is the incorporation of short "youtube" videos or movie clips that accentuate the issue or lesson. I find that for visual learners, clips of 3-5 minutes work best.
In my math courses, I like to use detailed powerpoint when presenting a topic. They not only provide a central focus for the class's attention, but also display vivid and/or animated examples and notes for students to copy. It also saves writing and re-writing time for me as well as neatly organizing ideas on the board.
Chronicles, documentary, role-playing
