DEMO is GREAT!
As culinary school goes - showing is the best. They can read it and see it on a computer, but doing it without seeing it is crazy...at least in cooking
I agree demos are great but them actually repeating and cooking the demo is even better reinforcment.
Kristina ,
yes that hands on experience is so valuable.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I have noticed that most of our culinary students are visual learners. So even outside of the lab, I try to utilize as much visuals as possible during lecture. Emphasizing diagrams, etc. But our students have to learn from simulation. Students are most excited about that portion of the lab anyway.
I totally agree with this. I also try to use as much visuals as possible. Lab time is what most of my students look forward to.
Anthony,
these are all really great learning methods & can greatly help our students.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I totally agree that demonstration and then direct application is one of the best ways for my students to learn. I teach audio production and a lot of it is very technical using many different types of equipment manufactured by many different companies. Although the concepts of what these things do is fairly universal, each piece of gear has its own personality... by demonstrating what a specific piece does and how it works and then having the students apply it immediately either in groups or individually (usually I start them in a group and then move to individual application after a period of time) the students retention and learning goes WAY up compared to what they ave learned and retained form a straight lecture.
Interesting that most of your students are visual. That makes sense, though.
My students always look forward to lab sessions because this is where they get to put theory into practice. In the lab there are flowcharts and hands-on so students are able to use all there senses to achieve outcomes. Demonstrating a skill and then have the student return demonstration is a great way to test understanding.
Jacqulin,
yes, the hands on experience is where the rubber really meets the road.
Dr. Ryan Meers
Demo is great. I usually lecture first with visual and then give my demonstration. When demonstrating I make sure I have reserved time for the full demo. I stop and answer questions and repeat procedures or step for full understanding by students. Students are usually very excited because it hands on and they are mastering a new skill.
Corliss,
I like this order as well. I do find it helps to teach the concepts & then let them solidify them with experiential learning.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
I agree. Demo is awesome! It really gets the student to test their knowledge and show what skills they have learned.
have to do my lesson in the same fashion or not get the point across to all of the students
I work at a welding school we alwasy do demos for the students. Each demo might have to be presented a little diffrent for the way the student learns. some demos i will watch the student do it and talk them through it others i will do the weld and the student watches.
