Christina Kammerer

The suggestions on the modules have been very helpful in stimulating my mind with a variety of new activities to bring to class. For those of you that have tried many of these activities with adult learners, which ones do you feel are most successful? My students have such a range in age and I don't want the adults to be unwilling to participate if they think the activity is too elementary. Every now and then I do get the occasional adult learner that is so set in their ways, it makes it hard to teach them when they don't… >>>

I already use word puzzles in my classes as a type of learning tool, while creating an activity for class time. The students seem to enjoy them, especially the crossword puzzles because they do require a little more thinking, and that allows them to interact and help each other. I would like to try the Make me a Match game, both in groups and as a class. I think they would be more excited and involved about learning medical terms. I may have to use the idea to create an organ vs. function type of match game for my anatomy… >>>