I use metaphors, analogies, anecdotes, images to help my students to remember cource content. Dry lecture makes them tired and they would not remember a thing.
I use my personal experiences to motivate my students. I came from different country and had to overcome alot of obstacles. Many students can relate to my stories. It important: Never give up!
Memorable examples can help students recall course material by relating content to an application of the concept to a real life situation or circumstance. It can help "jog their memeory".
I like to use real world examples in my lectures. It helps the students see how the lecture points may be applied when they get on the job, and that is important.
Hi Matthew!
Thanks for your comments! Experience is the best teacher and when coupled with the academic experience, individuals are much more able to be successful in the workforce.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
Ed106 Facilitator
I have same issue as Michael. I like to use examples and refer back to them for the entire semester. However, I have so much material to cover, that I never feel like I have time to cover the concept, let alone give many examples.
Hello,
I teach pastry and cake decorating, so I think examples are key to giving my students ideas since they are typically inexperienced. If I show them pictures of past projects and explain to them all of the avenues they have to explore, it really gets their minds working. I love to see them think after I throw out different ideas on the amazing possibilities when we get in to the specialty cake section.
Sometimes I'll be lecturing about something simple like flavor choices. For example when we make chocolate truffles and I start talking about unusual and exotic flavor options like lemongrass, chipotle, basil, wasabi, and curry, they really start to explore their own imaginations. They probably were originally thinking orange or raspberry or some other boring flavor, but after our little chat, they may go with something more unique like strawberry thyme.
Also when we get in to making sugar candies, I always include a few of my "war stories" and show them a few of my candy making scars - not to scare them, just to heighten their awareness so that they are very careful when they start making their caramel and toffee.
Erica
As a career college instructor, real life examples are the best way togain buy-in from my students.
By using the memory, things that are experienced are much more vivid. A memorable example will have much more detail and can probably get a point across better and faster than something that is not a real life experience.
The students always remember the material when you can tell an interesting or funny story related to the material. Some of my students come back later snd wsnt me to tell the stories over and over again.
use your own life experiences as a memorable example.
Hi Natalie!
It's about students being able to connect with the real world while applying what they have learned in the classroom. Using examples helps each of us realize that we have a lot to offer, therefore, building self esteem.
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I feel that it is extremely important to use real world memorable examples with my students so that can relate to the situation and have a better chance of remembering the material.
I like to use memorable example from my clinical experience, however, I prefer to limit them, I must cover the material. If I use too many examples, they lose their effectiveness, and I run out of class time to cover the basics.
I believe using memorable examples helps the students with the application of the material. When students find the material not only memorable, but also relevant to their lives/careers, it helps them understand their role or the role of the material covered. In my experience, this has proved to be a priceless asset to their learning experience.
I'm with you... when I share a few related examples from my days in school, my students end-up chuckling and this helps them remember a concept while having a good feeling at the same time. This also allows them to open up to relating experiences they have had and the learning environment has now taken an exciting path.
I use stores from when I was in the field to help create memory. Sometimes I use stores of things I’ve done wrong and make it funny. It helps them to remember my points and what not to do. Also it shows we are all the same and that I can make mistakes too.
I like to share examples from my own childhood, and my experiences as a classroom teacher and principal. Students always laugh about the experiences from my principal days. It gives them insight into a principal's typical day and the challenges they must overcome.
As a cooking instructor I use examples & stories of my 30 + years in the field. I consciously strive for my personal accounts to be relevant and not sentimental reflections.
I also like to use examples that I have lived or heard about personally, especially in my Investment in Success classes. Often this will spark my students to present similar scenarios/examples and my biggest problem becomes deciding when to pull them back from tangents.
