Have each student write out a question on paper and fold it up. They bring question to instructor who then redistributes the questions to another student who then reads it. This way the question is not on the student who wrote it and they still get their question answered.
HI Mark,
I think that is a great idea. I have used this method also and it usually was very effective and did not make the students feel as if they were not learning. It also gives you the instructor an idea of how well the individual student is understanding the objectives.
Hi Joseph, Thanks for your post to the forum. Students really begin to understand the relevancy of what they are learning when they can relate it to previous experience.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I have used questions relating to sharing life experiences with my adult learners. This has opened many doors that have lead to intense participation. This also encourages other students to ask them relative questions when they see that I have faith in their responses.
Engaging students in current events related to class material will help students being to dialog.
Thanks Sandra, I have not used this onthe purpose in the past but, it occasionally finds its way in and does work. I will purposely use it more often.
Hi Trent, Thanks for your post. you make a great point - when students see the relevance of what we are teaching they learn! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I will usually try to engage them with a relevant topic that matches my learning objective. Once they see some relevance, I will move them to seeing how it applies to the lesson. I can then ask them to explain or to demonstrate any relevance that they see.
Hi Darrell, Thanks for your post to the forum. You might also consider asking "lead-in" questions related to the new material that you will be presenting. Ask questions that will allow your students to relate their own expereince with what they are about to study. What do they already know? Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
What I have created for my class is that I break the class up into two groups one the questions and the other answers and what we do is the question group formulate questions and the answer group answer them. What I have found is that the students seems to retain of process the information from the lecture though the peers answers.
This is a very hard thing to get students to do, so every day I come to class I ask questions that will only cover material that i covered the prior day
Hi Denise, Thanks for sharing a great example of good lesson planning! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Robert, Thanks for your post to the forum. It is always worthwhile to ask students to share their own experiences related to what they are learning. It makes the information relevant and they usually enjoy participating. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Since Medical Massage Therapy is so subjective in it's nature, it is useful to make questions and examples personal for each student to have a point of view to respond more effectively.
Making sure questions are related to the students learning techniques
Asking certain Questions that are as real as possible to the student.
I have students write down their questions at the end of our lecture or demonstration and then as a class we review them at the beginning of the next course. I also prepare questions throughout my lesson plan at critical points of lecture with notes to specific points throughout the presentation and have the students make notes of these points along the way.
ask students if they have any previous experience that is related to the discussion.
Hi Martha, Thanks for your post to the forum. You are really running an active classroom - well done! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Hi Karen, Thanks for your post to the forum. Since you routinely review in class what they were to read, it encourages students to actually do the reading. Then, since they come to class prepared, they are more likely to engage in the discussion. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
