Effective classes are well-prepared, paced to keep students engaged and include variety to target different learning styles. Reflection after class and notes to help improve the class next time helps to develop teaching skills for continuous improvement. I've found that asking the students for feedback about what worked well and for suggestions for improvement helps them feel heared and they've shared many great ideas.
I liked the idea of creating cue cards to keep lecture points in order. I will try implementing that in addition to my usual powerpoint presentations.
BY guiding students through an assignment, its important they know what is ecpected of them.
So many different methods of instructing! I had no idea our attention span is only 15-18 minutes, and demonstration only 5-7 steps. Definitely need to vary teaching modalities throughout the classroom time. Thank you for recommending "The Compelling Communicator" by Tim Pollard. I will definitely purchase that book. I personally like the idea of starting the lecture session with case studies.
There are a lot of styles of presenting information. There isn't one set way to successfully reach all of the students. Be prepared to produce information in a myriad of ways in order to optimize the students' success. Be prepared before you give lectures or do demonstrations. As a Clininical instructor and working in the lab, I will make sure that I have done a run through of what I am going to teach instead of just going off the cuff.
I need to improve my lessons plans and incooperated the nhands-on skills portion.
I need to organize my lesson plans and corrdinate the lecture better with the hands-on skills
It is best to practice what you plan to teach beforehand, also, it is important to use resources to help with every learning style present.
Lots of great information. Took notes and will be able to apply much of it to my particular teaching situation.
In this section I learned about the varying types of lecture styles.
Case study learning and Problem based learning
How to create a lesson that incorporates different learning strategies to accommodate the varying styles used by students. Prepare for lessons and practice demonstrations prior to implementation. Interact with students.
When developing content remember to adjust to different learning styles and incorporate different methods into your teaching styles.
The attention span of most individuals is in the 15-18 minute range.
We generally only remember about 25% of what we hear.
We normally only retain 40% of what we read.
We can listen 4 times faster than we can speak.
Got it! Good stuff!
Create mini-lectures of 10-15 minutes while using different teaching techniques to keep the students' attention.
Use multiple teaching styles and techniques to teach course content so students do not get bored
It will be beneficial to make notes,practice content, make syllabus, show students the human side of yourself. Be overall prepared to deliver.
Various teaching methods need to be utilized to maximize learning potential.
In this module I learned the importance of using different teaching techniques so that my students have a good chance to learn. I also learned that it is key to be prepared and to practice any demonstrations beforehand, as well as to havethe classroom set up before the students arrive. One thing that I will definitely practice is breaking the lesson into 15 minute blocks
Keith Crawford, Adopt different roles as a lecterer, actor, storyteller, commedian to keep the attention of the listeners.
