Good question. I believe she would, but it gives me something to think about for my next lecture. Thank you to all who have commented. I'm always up for learning from my peers.
Keep up the good work, Kim. I know your students appreciate your approach as you have seen reflected in your evaluations.
Yes my program chair does classroom evaluations at least once per year and I always acheive high marks for utilizing creative methods that engage each type of learner. I myself get bored if I have to listen to someone lecture on and on and so I try to engage the students and encourage them to participate with the subject I am teaching so it is not just my voice they hear for an hour. We also do exercises and play games to make the experience fun as well.
Terri, you get those reviews because you are making a difference to them. Keep up the good work!
Yes, I have had excellent reviews from my students and other staff members. I try hard to keep the students engaged while i lecture and creat a postive hands on experience. Incorporate fun and allow discussions to blossom.
Terri
Vicki, teaching is a fluid process , as you noted, we must go back to the drawing bard at intervals to improve. Thanks for sharing!
More to the point for me is would I want to attend my own class?! Many times I finish a lesson plan and ask the question, "Where's the fun in learning?" If I come up empty, I know I need to go back to the drawing board for a hook of some sort.
Case studies are wonderful teaching methods, Jolanta. Keep up the good work
I have the students look up case studies and then we discuss them in class. We go over the terminology in detail. The students enjoy reading what they will see in the doctor office.
Yes, and she has said so on many occasions.
Case studies are excellent ways to foster discussion and increase critical thinking skills, Ione. Do you create them yourself or have a source of case studies you use?
I would certainly hope so, I try and meet the values of VARK to meet the needs of the learners, incorporating discussion by using case studies is another way to stimulate learning.
