Using Individual Activities to Teach Medical Terminology | Origin: ED310
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Teaching Medical Terminology in Fun and Exciting Ways --> Using Individual Activities to Teach Medical Terminology
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
Crossword puzzles are a good way to improve engagement.
Medical terminology does require repetitive learning and other avenues to help retain the terms. There are some great ideas to use in class.
There are many activities to keep students engaged such as group or individual activities.
Learn some more great activities to get the whole class engaged with still learning and having fun!
This section let me see that some of the things that I am already doing are good. I have already done the crosswords and the word searches to help my students with the information that they have learned.
There are more games that I thought possible. I like the crossword idea.
I intend to use the mystery weekly term to reinforce key concepts throughout the course.
The variety of activities in this section is truly exceptional. These activities will review and help reinforce the content. I will try the rebus puzzle.
My students like the crossword puzzles, but it is nice to have different ideas. Make me a match and Mystery term of the week sound nice for something different as well.
I like the crossword puzzle best as it gives a definition of the corresponding word.
I would like to try the crossword puzzle. I think that it would help keep the students engaged, apply word parts to medical terms, and have fun in the process.
Learning about the new games is fun and can even consider using Chatgpt to create the puzzles and crosswords
MY course had medical terminology as a part of a larger intro course. Quizlet is what is used for individual learning.
I have used crossword puzzles for one class, and I would like to use the crossword puzzles activity in all of my classes. The word search would also be a good choice for all of my classes.
There are definitely good choices here, that can be applied in all sorts of manners. From Simple class instruction to clinical learners. I happen to teach all and realize that we can set up situations to help bring our learners out of the shell and also unite more advanced learners to work together in teams. Will definitely apply all of them, but will have to be selective when it comes to clinical classes, as I feel that it should only be applied in certain situations and not in a manner that is given every week!
Using Individual Activities to Teach Medical Terminology: Reflection and Application
This module highlighted the effectiveness of individual activities in helping students learn and retain complex medical terminology. By focusing on individual tasks, students can learn at their own pace, which is essential when mastering detailed medical vocabulary.
To apply these techniques, I plan to incorporate flashcards, matching exercises, and personalized quizzes, allowing each student to work independently on their understanding of terminology. Additionally, I’ll encourage journaling activities where students document and define new terms within case-study contexts. This approach will help students build a strong, personalized foundation in medical language, ensuring they're better prepared for clinical and professional communication.
This module made me aware of many interesting interactive games to introduce in the class room setting to make learning fun rather than pure memorization. I was familiar with crossword and word search activities but ball toss, finding the match or flip card games seem very promising and fun activities.
I have always loved word searches myself and will incorporate that and crosswords into class.
I like the Make Me a Match game. Classes in the medical field involve a lot of memorization of terms and this is a great activity to do with the class to reinforce new material/vocabulary. It involves the whole class to help them learn as a group.
