We have power points, posters, and some handouts that have pictures on them. Like examples of surgical instruments.
HI Mary - Sounds like your budget is bigger than ours! LOL Best wishes- Susan
Yes we do teach animal anatomy in this course. We use Bio Corp. as our body/part resource. The body/parts are preserved in formalin so we do not need to store them on ice, and we can keep them all quarter.
Hi Mary - Thanks for your post to the forum. In your field, I agree, demos are really necessary. Do you do any anatomy classes in the program. Some of my faculty get animal organs from butchering shops ( eyes, hearts, kidneys, brains etc.). Got to keep them on ice!! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
I try do use "live" demo on either stuffed animals (Vet. Tech. program) or the real thing. I will also use power points with illustrations, video links, and slides.
Visual learners respond to a variety of media: for example, PowerPoint presentations, videos, the Internet, etc.
For visual learners I use PowerPoint presentations, video clips, internet clips of various still images, and videos of panel discussions and interviews with experts that are loaded with photos, graphics, and other design elements.
The variety combines entertainment and education.
A wide-ranging pallette of graphic modalities is very effective; but be prepared to invest time searching, selecting and categorizing the tools.
HI Melissa - Thanks for your post to the forum! There are in some ways more challenges in the online environment. I will have to check out bthat video on You Tube - Thanks for sharing! Susan
Hi Jeffrey-
That is an interesting "live" approach to use. Does the experience ever lose it's "punch" since you do this every day? How do you keep the interest of the group?
Melissa
As an online instructor teaching psychology courses, I enjoy finding videos which demonstrate certain concepts. For example, I found a fun video created by a college student covering Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning on You Tube. The students receive the information well because they enjoy the delivery method and can actually "see" the variables in the experiment.
Publishers have been creating stronger visual and multimedia content in recent years so these resources are even more accessible. I definitely look for these resources when I am choosing a textbook.
Thanks.
Melissa
HI Sabrina - Thanks for your post to the forum! It is really terrific that you can provide professional resources to your students and a testament to the connection that you have made with them because they continue to contact you for assistance. Susan
I teach mainly graphic design courses. The lecture format is mainly demonstrations. I find that by supplementing my demos with websites by professionals who specialize in a certain area aids their passion and learning. These student often email me even years later asking for the links to these websites.
Shape, color and movement are helpful.
If texts are used, texts with a lot of visual examples are better than those without.
In lectures, PowerPoint can pick up the Visual learners in addition to the Auditories.
I tend to cover the material required in a way that lets me use as many 3-D models and videos as are available.
Powerpoints with graphics, movies, and use of color are methods I use to attract the visual learner.
Hi - Thanks for your post to the forum! You mation an important point - our voices convey not only information, but the tone/volume that we use is vitally improtant to how our students perceive that information. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career and happy New Year! Susan
In my on-line English classes, I use clip art and whiteboard Adobe Connect tools to create a visual complement to the *lecture* points; some of which ar just for *fun* and to create a *diversion*.
Power points presentations, Flow charts
While teaching I would use the standard power points and demonstrations to keep visual learners engaged in the class. I have found that offering students a video recording of the lectures or demonstartions does help imporve their retention of the materials.
I utilize a powerpoint presentation and provide handouts to my students with copies of the slides that I am using. I encourage all students to also follow along in the text book if possible and highlight passages or relevant information. For my students that are more into the auditory end of the learning process, when I lecture I also encourage them to follow along in the text book. When I come to a particularly important piece of information I change my voice inflection, speak a bit louder and generally repeat what I have just said so that they pick up on the importance.
