I usuall use the last 30 minutes to an hour of class for debriefing exercises.
I normaly do a Debrief of class and Lab activities about a half an hour at the end of each day with a question and answer session about the daily lesson or lab
when i do labs, it is on a group to group basis. they bring there labs to me as a group and i go over them as a group.questions answers ect are taken care of then.everything is covered.when they leave,they should understand.
At the end of the day I like to call the class together and find out what they learned I asked what was helpful and what was not so helpful. i give them about 20 mins to do this I also can see if they got the topic.
At the end of the day I sometimes go around the room in a discussion format having each student tell 1 thing they learned today. They cannot use something that has already been said.
i write it on the board then tell them what my objectives are right at the beging of class for only about 5min
I like to talk with the students in their work groups as they turn in their labs and mark them off for having completed them this way I can address any misunderstanding or mistakes as they happen and everything is still fresh in their mind and the equipment is handy.
In the class I'm teaching at present, there are no lab groupes every lab is done on an individual basis. I have the students bring me their finished labs. I have printed check off sheets and I read the labs as they sit with me at my desk and point out any errors or advise them on easier ways to bring that lab to a error free conclusion. This is a continuing prosses so the time allowed is whatever it take and varries with each student, It allows me to follow each students progreess through out the phase rather than wait for test results, Chuck Peters
I ask questions at the end of each day. I try to stay on the objectives I write on the board prior to class.
Time varies but usually is between 5 to 15 minutes. This is helpful because it allows time to let the student know what the day's activities
will be and can also let you recap what went on the day before and how it will apply to all new subjects.
I actually like to debrief the following morning. I try to simulate a shop meeting environment, the kind that the techs will find in the field. I will tell them what we did well the day before, I will identify opportunities for improvement, and I will ask if they have any questions, comments or considerations. In this way they have buy in to the process, and feel engaged in a shop environment.
before the end of the day I leave about 15 minutes to discuss what was learned in the class lecture or if we were in lab what was learned and how we could possibly do things better.this approach gets great feedback and everyone has their say.
At the end of the daily subject matter part of my lesson is to go back over the objectives and see if there are any questions about what was covered and this allows clarification of confused topics during the day.
I like to recap the more difficult topics throughout the day. This way I can get feedback on how well the students are getting the information. I like to keep this to around 15 minutes.
At the end of the day I like to call the class together and find out what they learned I asked what was helpful and what was not so helpful.
i like to get student input good or negative on the lab or subject of the day. we can discusss the questions they have. get there input on any improvements or changes to the subject matter.try to get a feel for the learnings of the day. some times it may take up to two hours to de brief on a daily subject.
I like to ask the class different questions about the daily activities. It depends on the subject and the class, as to how long I spend on the debrif. I do see it as a very larg area of learning.
i really like to do this with my class also. i just have to get better at managing time to do it for every class session.
in course 29, i like to go over the differant combinations of performance parts that were used and have a class discussion on how each work in accordance to what was taught in class.
I just realized I need to emphasize "debrief" more. I feel I focus on review too much.
