I always pay great deal of attention and encourage my students for feedback,positeve or negative to be effective facilitator.
I am going to make sure that I have things on the board when they walk in to have something to visualize and also work with rearranging the room every once in a while to make it different.
The pygmalion effect of how one feels (being treated) as far as affecting perfomance has often removed traditional barriers to learning and the use and interaction of tools by students to reinforce memory.
User guides, referenc manuals, learners guide are great. The student needs to be made to feel there use is important to them personnally. I can write beautiful docs for students but if there is no expectation of usefullness by students, no expectation and motivation by students to use said docs, I am deluding myself into thinking I am doing a good job.
Instructors should be emotive of how and why students will and can be successfull to make a studetn feel that they are going to be successful. The instructor should demonstrate the use of memory improvement tools as a modeling behavior done in a manner that is observed by students not taught as a technical point of knowledge.
I AGREE AS ONG AS YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS ARE RELIVANT TO THE SUBJECT. MAKING SURE THAT YOU USE EXAMPLES THAT THE STUDENT HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH IN HIS OR HER DAILY LIFES ENCOUNTERS.
Thanks George! I agree - very well stated.
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
Hi Kim!
I have often thought about the different generations, ethnic backgrounds, regional differences, environmental and cultural differences, socio-economic and individual socilization differences, etc., etc., etc.that we encounter in a classroom setting. AND - then we have to find common ground for transferring knowledge! It becomes a monumental tasks but I find because of the student mix in a classroom, it creates a positive learning environment. i love the challenge of connecting with all my students and I can tell that you love that challenge as well.
Keep up the good work.
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
I will ask my students to write their homework, review it and make some researches on computer.
I think that the learning process is holistic. To encourage maximizing retention through memory, we should start with the end in mind. By focusing on what it is we want as an end result, we can focus student's learning toward that goal. I believe the pygmalion effect is a real thing and we should also set up expectations that are realistic for our students. Finally, the old adage, "it's not what we say but how we say it" is so true. We need to convey passion and love for what we teach or the students won't take us seriously.
I am a firm believer in the self-fulfilling prophecy. I tell my students on Day One that I use one of the leading texts in the country. I tell them that my course is easy to bring up their GPA and I let them know that my goal in the class is their success. In fact, I let them know that they have to work hard at doing nothing to fail the class. What I plan to do differently is to give a more detailed revision at the beginning and end of each class.
I will now write the 3-5 key terms or topics I want the students to know on the board before classs.
Also I will let all the students know I am sure they will remember these key terms because they are all so interested in the material and applying to their cooking classes...
Would like the try back chaining and want to explore this term this week.
wonderful. as usual, LISTENING to the students and learning what works for them, then sharing with all so they can realize new approaches and what works for them.
Hi Hans!
Isn't it amazing how much we can learn from students by simply listening.
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
I will definately chunk the information into groupings that maximize memorization. Also, I will empoly the use of appropriate color coding and symbols to aid in memory. As I love music, I have found the use of jingles or mini raps to really help students remember concepts or definitions.
Hi Patricia!
I like your use of jingles or mini raps in helping students remember concepts or definitions. Where do you find the jingles and/or mini raps?
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
I like the idea of giving the end at the beginning or of answering the objectives first and then discussing methodology and content. According to the module this helps signifigantly with retention. I will test it over the next week to see
Examples of real world experiences using the students as the participants in the examples. Then, in subsequent classes, I go back to the prior example (using the same students) and build on that, repeatedly. The examples are always funny and usually make the students think. On quizes and finals they often use the same examples and the same students (by name) in the examples. The humor seems to work for helping them remember.
Reviewing at the beginning of the class the previous class's high points, and reviewing the current material at the end of class are strategies I plan to use in the classroom.
The first day of class I give a little assessment that tells the student whether they are a kinesthetic, visual or auditory learner and then we talk about ways to listen in the classroom. What clues are around them that help them retain information.
The third day in we do a lesson on Listening with exercises and after we finish we deconstruct one of our words:
Listening: the act of receiving, understanding, remembering, evaluating, and responding. This is what our book teaches and until I saw listening this way, I did not really think about it.
WE discuss the value of trying to figure out where an individual has a breakdown and how to work on fixing that breakdown in communication. I always use testing as the first thing to evaluate. If you did poorly, where was the breakdown. Then we discuss the effectiveness of being prepared for a class. Ex: perhaps homework is valuable for next day's lecture as it might ground you with an understanding of the material so that you can understand the lecture, etc.
We also talk about observing the way your colleagues listen. What kind of cues can you give an employee that will help them engage in what you are saying.
I will make a very conscious effort to choose my wording more carefully. Thus helping the students realize they can achieve their main objectives.
I will start out each class with strong key bullet points(Primacy) and finish with a review exercise(Recency).
I like to create an environment, where students can move their chairs around when drawing a model to see different points of view. (Uniqueness)
In the end, I am looking for my students to retain as much information and keep them engaged.
