Essential Teaching Strategies | Origin: ED405
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Essential Teaching Strategies
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This lesson helped me to understand the why behind some of the teaching strategies I use. As a non traditional teacher, I have been given these strategies and just told to use them. Now I know why and how it is effective in the classroom. This lesson also provided me with new strategies such as Webquests and Fishbowl.
I realized that while I do use a lot of the strategies discussed, that slowing down and really building some more intentionality behind them and better parameters is so important. This lesson really helped me take a pause and reflect on how I can be more mindful in how I use them in my classroom and gave new ideas to implement. It is so important to have a diverse set of classroom strategies to keep the classroom engaging and meet the variety of needs of our learners and this gave me a lot to think on as I move forward.
I currently use many of the teaching strategies listed in this module., specifically case studies, concept maps, simulation. I find that these methods work well in nursing education.
From this module, I learned how essential it is to use intentional, student-centered strategies to keep learners engaged. I now better understand how active learning helps students connect concepts and think critically. I plan to apply these strategies by incorporating short discussions, quick case-based examples, and frequent check-ins for understanding. I will also work on creating an inclusive environment where all students feel comfortable participating and learning
I like the idea of having students write down their questions instead of the instructor just asking if they have any questions. They probably do have questions even though they don’t end up asking.
I was already using the fishbowl technique by asking questions to the group to let them work on coming up with the correct solution as a team but never thought enough to give this technique a name like "fishbowl"
I liked the interactive assignment ideas
Although it may be scary to students, independent assignments are a good thing!
The positives of giving all methods a part in the classroom.
We do a lot of the ideas presented - visualization, case studies, journaling, research projects etc. They are fun!
I will bring all instructions to the classroom
I have written many ideas to use in my classroom. I am thinking about how to translate them into the online learning environment-- for example, fishbowl. I would like to know how to make the class view only the speakers in the fishbowl using TEAMs and Zoom. I think I know how, but I need to practice this first. I am also considering an electronic portfolio approach to English 101 that includes samples of final work, journal reflections, and independent activities I assigned them within the course. I need ideas for this. Anyone with ideas, please share!
I learned that using interactive methods like simulation and problem-based learning enhances student engagement and critical thinking. I plan to apply these by replacing some lectures with real-world scenarios and group activities. I'm excited to see how this improves learning outcomes and student confidence.
Lots of great ideas for bringing variety to the classroom
Research projects are a great way for students to take ownership of learning, recording their discoveries in a technical report or presentation to the class.
Very informative, I love how I am again reminded of these strategies.
Glad to have a few new interactive strategies in my arsenal for group work...
This course was very informative. I did realize all of the strategies stated we already fully or partially implemented by me. Some wer newly learned and I am anticipated their use and hoping for good results.
Getting students to learn implies attending to their different needs and interests, but at the same time leading to the goal of achieving the intended learning outcome of the course. Thus, after having seen how direct and indirect instruction, interactive and independent learning are developed, I find that the combination of these strategies strengthens and enriches the way in which the expected learning is acquired.
