As teachers we hope that every word that comes out of our mouth, is on a powerpoint, or a note on the white board is relevant; but from the students' perspective, this is just not true.
One one way I have used to sum up the important points, that helps with the decoding/recoding/application process, is to create colorized flowcharts for many of the most important topics covered in class. Additionally, I try to demonstrate the relevancy of each box on the flowchart with either an in-class demonstration or hands-on mini project. Fortunately, my program is a very hands-on, software-based program.… >>>