Make sure the demo materials are ready so the students stay focused and don't lose interest. Put variety in the lesson so it is not all lecture in one class period.
Research, plan. practice, demonstrate the topic or lecture and then observe the students as they practice, absorb the info and demonstrate the topic. great receipe for Edutainment.
As a professor I should make the class enjoyable and make sure the learning process is percolating to the students.
Reduce your class to several 15 minutes mini lectures and in between them have activities that will bring the students to the attention of the subject matter and what they have learned in the class.
use media support for your lectures, it makes classes more atractive.
Average attention span of adults is 15-18 minutes, we retain 25% of what we hear, 40% of what we read, and listen 4x faster than we speak. Combining different methods of learning will keep students focused and interested on the lecture being presented.
Barbara McDuffie
Practice makes perfect, no matter how could you think you are.
Each student learns in an unique way and by making your lessons plans variable in learning style you can get youri nformation across better. Preparing is the key to successful learning.
Lecture notes keeps you focused on how to prepare for each class session and adults retain 5-7 things.
Vary your teaching style to reach as many students as possible. Prepare your course demo and practice it.
Each individual is exactly that...an individual. With that, one must realize the uniqueness of each and realize everyone will have their own sense of learning style, as an instuctor I have to be sensitive to each unique individual. Thus I can provide techniques to everyone within classroom.
It's important to incorporate different methods of instruction to accommodate different learning styles. It's also important to break lectures into digestable portions, especially since attention spans today are much shorter than they were twenty years ago.
There are several type of leaners and as a instructor learner your students leaner styles.
This module was a revelation to me : just realized what a great lecturer I already am.
Plan, demonstrate, mix content presentation styles. Capture student attention at all times. Min lectures of about 15 minutes have proven to be effective.
To develop a lesson plan using a variety of different teaching methods. Students have different learning styles. Delivering instruction through a variety of teaching methods also makes the course much more interesting.
There has been some recent research that suggests that although we have learning preferences, the idea of an exclusive learning style has been largely debunked. We should have varied teaching techniques of course, but we can quit the ridiculously impossible attempts to neurotically satisfy every need.
That said, there is a book which I highly recommend. It is "The Compelling Communicator" by Tim Pollard. He uses brain science to argue that any presentation, demonstration, example, etc., should be limited to three things. This is because the brain, for most of us, is only able to process three things at a time. Adding more than that shuts the brain down to the point that it may not remember the main point of the demo. So, keep it simple and assess it simply, but immediately.
Sal Kahn of Kahn academy argues that technical skills, such as Math should require 100% mastery before moving to more advanced matter. This underscores the need for frequent, even if unofficial assessment. The biggest reason students are 'left behind' is not because they can't, but because they didn't.
How to introduce the best way to deliver a demo the pre, during, and post phases. In addition, the importance of using the varying my technique on delivery to meet each of the learning styles.
How to produce effecive lectures to students
I will ensure to vary the delivery of learning. The class may have different learning styles and it is important to vary my teaching method to be able to reach as many learning styles as possible.
5-7 steps.......I will have to keep this in mind when providing instruction for certain procedures. Also keeping in mind to include all learning styles will prove to be a challenge.
