Pete C.

Students Learn Best When You Do This…..
 
                I liked reading this because it is information gathered from students.  The good thing for me is I do many of the things that the survey found out already.  I also picked up some ideas that I don't do and intend to try to incorporate into my teaching.    The  most common thing I noticed were that students like hands on activities to complete or to do interactive activities.  This is something I strive to do because I learned long ago that lecturing for the whole class is not something most kids enjoy.  Personally I don't mind it but as we know many students struggle with this type of learning so by incorporating activities we can make learning more engaging and fun.  I am looking forward to trying to incorporate wearable technology activities because it can facilitate learning and make learning more enjoyable. 
                Another thing that caught my attention were the responses that asked for more activities that require whole class discussion.  It is something I strive to do but find it difficult to do because many students seem to have difficulty doing these kinds of things.  But I still try and some times it really works well.  When I do have a class that is reluctant to talk I will create discussion boards or take anonymous polls to see what students think .
 
 

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  1. dstaino79April 30, 2020 at 4:56 PM

    Hands on is great. I wish there was a history based website that could help give us hands on activities for the really tough topics like Europe in 1800s. Its easier to make hands on with topics like voting rights and civil rights but really hard with bland material that that is required to teach so if there is a sight out there I would love to know.

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  2. Jeannine RhaticanApril 30, 2020 at 5:25 PM

    After reading others' summaries about this article, I don't think I realized that this information was data collected from student responses. I'll have to go and read it to check out what I could do differently. Thanks for sharing this!

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  3. AngelaMay 6, 2020 at 11:31 AM

    I, too, have not read this article, and so I thank you, Pete, for sharing your feelings about the hands-on learning style of teaching. In the program I teach, there are many days that are hands-on and I think the students are so fortunate that they get to learn skills while in the classroom and then get to observe and sometimes help when in the medical environment. This really became obvious when we were asked not to come back to the hospital in the beginning of this horrid pandemic, but then, schools shut their doors as well. Academically, I have lost most of my students interest due to the closures and the lack of clinical rotations. Oh, and let's not forget; they are all seniors and are just waiting for the last day of school. ;-)

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