I learned when developing and delivering lesson plans, I need to be mindful of the ways in which my students are more apt to retain information and cater to those learning styles to the best of my ability.
Everyone does not learn the same. It is important to make sure you are using different teaching styles.
Develop and delivery course content in as many varied learning styles as able.
develop rapport to help students connect with content
Adult attention span 15-18 minutes
Vary delivery to address as many learning styles as possible
Be prepared for the class or course before it is presented. Also, be sure to routinely vary the learning styles you teach to.
Be able to adapt to the students within the school setting, being able to switch up the way that the material is being taught, learned, and understood by each student may vary by mileage. Making sure that if you are giving any type of demonstration that the material required is available and on hand, also that it works. Plan for mistakes and issues and being able to recover quickly from these issues is also key.
Giving students the outline of what will be taught in class, and showing the fair standards for testing will help them get past their nervousness
I like the idea of breaking up the lectures into small 15-minute mini lectures to hold student attention and promote better retention.
Instructional Delivery Assessment:
This module has a myriad of concepts such as Creating Lesson Plans, addressing the Three ways of learning according to Harvard Business Publishing, and the explanation of Why are some instructors very good at lecturing (amongst a multitude of other ideas)?
Creating Lesson Plans of great detail permits me to be prepared for the lecture with flexibility. Mainly as the module expresses it aids in remaining focused. The students are greeted by name as they login to our virtual classroom. My practice is to color coordinate my lesson plans in a chart formatted template. Usually, there are bullet lists of objectives. I designate a specific list of time for questions. Thereafter, I ask students to email me if they are still confused or schedule to meet me one-on-one for time management of the classroom. Once the Announcements , Objectives, and Question & Answer segment has concluded I share the outline on the screen to provide an overview of our schedule. Then, we digress with an icebreaker or two.
I concur mini lectures are the best approach in order to keep student's attention. Recently, I began to divide my lecture into two lectures to have enough time for engaging discussions and videos when applicable. Some students are visual learners while others are auditory. Students are always given the opportunity to share their screen for clarity as some students are tactile learners.
It was intriguing to be enlightened by a lecturer of Harvard Business Publishing who provided three main styles of learning:
1. Students that absorb the content.
2. Students that make assumptions. The role of the instructor is to create a safe place for the students to push their assumptions
to launch a discussion.
3. Self-Motivation (students learn something about him/herself).
The instructor that pushes students to self-reflect and welcome their ideas to the lecture is considered a good lecturer like a chameleon adapting to various styles to accommodate all learners.
Variety in delivery helps meet all different styles of learning
From this module, I have learned the importance of thoroughly preparing for each lecture and ensuring that I incorporate variety to keep the students actively and meaningfully engaged.
Teaching styles are different and we have to learn to utilize different methods of organizing and presenting class content. We also should select appropriate content delivery options. Once we recognize categories of learning styles. We can then Identify different lecture formats and select lecture format appropriate for class being taught.
Doing so involve us to plan ways to use demonstrations to deliver content.
The importance of recognizing people are individuals and need to learn in different formats. These learning styles need to vary throughout your course.
Varying the teaching style, adult attention span of 15-18 minutes, we remember about 25% of what we hear and retain about 40% of what we read were all helpful tips.
keeping lectures s15 or less with different approaches for all
When planing, consider different learning style.
This gave me a better idea of how to break up a lecture especially when the attention span is only 18 minutes.
The best way of teaching is by making the course and interactive course in which the students work together and I get to work with them as well.
practice demonstrations before class
It is important for all instructors to use several different learning styles when creating a class.
