I learned to use a variety of tools to keep students engaged.
Being aware of and practicing different options for content practice and delivery will make said content accessible to more students.
It is important to use different teaching methods to cover the different learning styles student may have. It will assist in keeping students motivated in the class.
Varying course content and how it is delivered is going to be so important for student success.
I learned that varying how instruction is delivered helps students stay engaged and learn better as there are different learning styles.
learned that lecturing isn’t just one style—there are different ways to do it, like interactive, problem-solving, or case-based, and each one can keep students more engaged. It also showed me that just talking the whole time can make students passive, so mixing things up is important.
I’ll apply this by not relying on just one lecture style and instead making my lessons more interactive and engaging so students stay involved and understand the material better.
Comment on Mark Barrera's post: Hello Mark, great post I totally agree. We have to be able to pull a rabbit our of our hats to keep their attention, keep them interested, and make them want to learn what we're teaching. Great point made.
I learned that the best instructors are good story tellers, actors, and experts who keep the class engaged while sharing knowledge. I intend to be this by varying my teaching style between written, auditory, visualization, and tactile while keeping a high level of enthusiasm and positivity.
Practice makes perfect. Going over your introduction before class starts and also A varying teaching style really helps when delivering instruction.
It is important to practice your demonstration before class. Try to use a variety of teaching styles to keep students engaged.
Engage students effectively, mix short lectures with varied activities, break content into manageable steps, and use diverse teaching methods that reach the whole class. Careful preparation adjusting delivery styles will maximize attention and learning.
I learned different methods to keep students engaged, and to present material using a variety of formats in order to teach towards different learning styles. I liked the lecture video that focuses on 3 different aspects of how the instructor is affecting eh student - delivering content, challenging assumptions, and helping the student learn something about themselves.
When giving a demonstration, it is important to make sure all students can clearly see you and are paying attention so they can fully understand the steps being shown. After students attempt the skill themselves, observe their performance to identify where some may be struggling. If needed, go over the demonstration again to help reinforce the concept and ensure everyone understands it.
self-evaluation is a critical part of developing as an instructor, and should be done often.
Delivery is key. Preparation is key. Have a good first impression they're important.
When demonstrating in a lab setting for skills, break down the steps to 5 to 7 since it has been proven humans retain information when it is maintained in that range.
I've learned quite a few things in this module. What stood out the most is that people learn in 3 basic ways, attention span is 15-18 minutes and we only remember about 25% of what we hear, amazing.
I have never videorecorded myself, but I like the idea of recording myself delivering a lecture. It allows me to review any distracting mannerisms that I am not aware of, or reinforce successful elements of my delivery.
The pearls of wisdom that I learned, I will use them. The importance of being prepared by varying instructional methods, recording yourself before class, using PowerPoint presentations, and not reading them verbatim to your class are all key factors of engaging your students in the learning process while making learning enjoyable.
This model will allow you to be creative in ways that can help students to learn multiple ways, which will intern let them understand their strong points and point out their weak areas in understanding content and interpreting content as they learn.
