Gay Williamson

Many of the subjects I teach do not lend themselves readily to lots of styles. For example, Anatomy and Physiologiy: students must memorize a lot of information, and it's hard to make relationships between different body systems until all of the systems have been covered. Would love some ideas on how to approach tis problem in the classroom

I am currently teaching a Kinesiology course which lends itself well to active learning. We talk about each muscle, go to the massage tables for palpation, and I ask the students questions about origin/insertion and the muscle action. It helps the students visualize if I use something on the skeleton to show where the muscle's origin and insertion are, and they can see how a ribbon shortens when I perform the movements.

I have always used different colored dry erase markers to help organize information as I'm putting it on the board. That's about the only resource we have for colors, but I do find that using colors helps students understand how some concepts are linked together.

I am teaching a class that is short (3 weeks) and packed with info - bony landmarks and muscle origins/insertions and actions in a small classroom setting. It's a struggle to get through the information in the time given, let alone to have the time to be a more creative facilitator. Any suggestions for this type of class?