Since we only remember a small % of what is being told to us in lecture type settings, hands on and varied teaching strategies are important for each type of learner to succeed.
I am very excited to teach using case studies. I feel that is a way to show my clinical competence and expertise, as well as to get some excitement generated in my class.
Use many different ways to get point across
I always try to keep in mind that if I'm enthusiatic that will at least show the content is important.
I find it is most beneficial to bring all different ways of teaching to my students, they really enjoy various teaching techniques.
I am most successful in teaching my students in various learning techniques because students respond well to different ways of learning.
A reume is an important tool much morethan just a reading piece. It paints a picture, dates your experince and represents your brand on paper. It should be a supportive document to your experince and skills.
Learning the different types of lectures, pros & cons.
Vary your delivery to address as many learning styles as possible.
Brenda DaCosta
I’ve learned the following from Creating Lesson Plans which are: Making the course relevant, Teaching styles Video Three ways people learn, Lecture Formats, Preparing Lecture Notes, Delivering the Lecture and When conducting demonstration you should… Great information and I will incorporate what I have read into my teaching style.
There are multiple learning styles: auditory, visual, tactical. Provide mini-lecture of 15-18minutes and ensure the lessons addresses multiple learning styles to help maximum learning for students.
Offer more variety, stick to 15-18 minute chuncks of content.
This really helped me to understand different teaching methods to include in my classroom. I also will tape my classes so I can review myself teaching and fix any issues. I have also started to practice teaching certain concepts before I incorporate the content in the classroom setting.
There are many learning styles and everyone is unique in how they learn. Using varying teaching methods gives students an opportunity to learn in many ways. Being prepared before class and providing all materials is important.
Reply to Christopher Witt's post:
I trully believe that this is a great idea and approach. I will clearly consider this approach at least for some of my lectures.
I do "suffer" something similar.
What I do in order to minimise this clear trend that I have as well, is to write some bullets as note pages. During my internal rehersals, I try to control the timings. Moreover, based on the rehersals & timings, I adjust these note pages and since then, they become a kind of my "key road map" to follow during my lecture.
It is important to think through all types of learners when getting ready for a class and more important for online lectures. In addition, as faculty we need to prepare before and practice our lectures and demos limiting to 5 to 7 steps.
I need to keep the length of my lecture in mind. I have a tendency to get into indepth explanations and loose students attention.
