Herlaine,
Good way to get the students involved and contributing to the content of the class. This gets everyone excited about the learning process.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Adult learners need to find out a relationship between the subject's content and its applications, in order to have a better retention.
Beatrice,
So true and this is why we need to provide them with plenty of connecting points between the content and application. By doing so we will be increasing their understanding as well as they seeing the value of what is being taught.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I think making them participate gives them ownership of their education. It is also a good gage for the instructor to make sure students are engaged. This is also a good time to identify learning styles and give students a chance to learn off of each other and questions.
Ninette,
This is a good point. They need to own their investment in their future. It is up to them to be successful and put forth the needed effort. You can provide leadership and support they need to provide the effort.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Short lectures work well, with hands on demos and practices. It really seems to turn the lights ON
I always try to keep students involved in my class by covering my material and asking questions of my students as I am going over our homework. Seems to keep them more In tuned to our work not knowing who I am going to call on next.
Tony,
Good strategy to use. They need to see the value of the content and you are helping to do that through your questioning method.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
My experience is similar to many of the earlier comments. When I start teaching any lesson I will make sure that the participants know that their interaction is expected and I want the lesson to be more of a conversation than a lecture. To make this point I quickly go to my first "victim" and ask him or her what they think of my expectation. This usually serves as an ice breaker and gets the conversation started.
That is a great idea Tony. Depending on the size of the class I agree this would be helpful.
Working in a trade school i think the students learn more from hands on trining than out of a book there is nothing like actually doing the work.
