From having a better understanding of how learning occurs, I can change my lesson plan to revisit the important information so that students have a chance to take the information from short term to working or long term memory.
I would be conscious of the fact that evening students need me to clear their thought pathways for the introduction of new information. I would be more engaged in creating a lively evening of instruction and student involvement in the learning process.
I'm definitely going to vary the approaches. I've traditionally used visual and auditory but will develop additional strategies to make sure that all students are engaged.
Hi Carol,
Good point and well made. I like your saying a lot. Your sense of humor comes out with the saying while driving home a very important point. "How much do I need to know to be successful?" is the question the students need help in answering because often they are unsure. Your saying helps them because you can point out where the content falls within the three categories.
Gary
Taking into account the different kinds of memory and the difference between abstract and concrete thought, I will be sure to present materials in a varietuy of ways so as to stimulate students to use ALL of their brain-or at least more of it.
Teaching the dental assisting program , we have to teach hand movement along with factual learning. A student may very easily become overwhelmed with all of the information in the textbook. I have developed a saying that I use or now the students ask me. It is as follows
Nice to know?
Need to know?
Nuts to know?
The students will ask and I will rate the previous statements that I made in lecture to help them prioritize the information. They really seem to enjoy it.
Hi Anthony,
You are right on with your assumptions about the different learners. This is why it is good when you have different generational learners in a class. They can share their perspectives and life experiences with each other which results in respect for what each student brings to the classroom.
Gary
Hi Vinita,
Good strategies to keep your students engaged. Students really like guest speakers and field trips. They help to make what they are learning more real to them.
Gary
An instructor who is truly involved in the education of his/her students will benefit by understanding the basics of learning. This provides for techniques used during presentations and the method of presentation to ensure students understand the material.
I like to move around during my presentations and utilize more of a discussion while following the points of my slide presentation. This way the students see the main points, they hear the main points, and when applicable, we exercise a hands-on exercise or other practical exercise to reinforce the learning objectives.
Certainly, knowing and using the appropriate terminology is of benefit to an educator. More importantly, I can tie the understanding of how the brain functions to an earlier lesson, for example the lessons on color or visual aids, and formulate a more appropriate learning strategy and environment for my learners.
I instruct students ranging from 18 years old on up to older adult. At the rate of 600 new items per year, I would think that the younger students would be more capable of concrete perceptions and applications than the older adults. By comparison, I might expect the older adults to be more inclined toward generalization and abstract applications; if for no other reason than simply greater life experience.
I agree with you. What I preach, I actually practice, that makes it authentic. This makes good connection between me and students.
Student learning reaches stabilization after 25 years of age was fascinating aspect for me. Different kinds of memories have important roles in their learning process intereted me.
Invite guest speakers and taking them to field trips would be my approach to increase their learning process. I have introduced some activities to increase their learning process.
I instruct adults of all ages, so adapting my style will be a challenge to reach each age group. I will try to break up the lectures with demonstrations where the students actually participate in the demo, thereby showing them that the information given will be of use to them in the near future, and far down the line as well. It will also provide some mutual cooperation between the different age groups.
This is a review for me. I always try to incorporate some type of tactile learning event.
Hands-on if possible is always the best way for students to grasp the message your trying to convey.
Understanding the basics of learning will help me to better understand how my students learn as individuals and I would adapt my instuctional stategy to accomadate my students depending on their learning needs. If my students learn in a more visual way I would do hands on and more powertpoints for those students.
The basics of learning and the activities of the human brain remind me of my IT studies and the functioning of the CPU and its memories. Obviously, the computer engineers who did the early development of the machines, that we all use, were very conceptively perceptive.
The basics of learning and the activities of the human brain remind me of my IT studies and the functioning of the CPU and its memories. Obviously, the computer engineers who did the early development of the machines, that we all use, were very conceptively perceptive.
Hi Paul,
Little things like this are what helps the students to be successful while reducing their frustration in not being able to keep up with what is going on in the class. I am sure they are going to do well in remembering their passwords with this method.
Gary
I am currently teaching a computer course. I will have my students create passwords that are no longer than 7 characters so the can easily recall them from memory.
