Comment on Megan Fitzsimmons's post: I was happy to identify various methods to overcome student fatigue, and re-engage them in class activity. Great points.
I am open to including activities into my lecture to make it more engaging and helping them to retain the information better.
Repetition 6 times in 30 days increases retention by 90%
It takes 6 times of learning a topic to really know and retain 90% of the information after 30 days.
I find my medical terminology class to be effective as far as what the students learn
That the most effective way is visual learning, when applying it you have to be aware of the symptoms and signs that may be present so that the group does not lose interest
Interesting to learn that 90% retention of the information learned if there are 6 exposures within 30 day period.
I already assign students into groups for the course group project but I don't have them sit as groups during lecture. I will have the next class sit in their groups for lecture and present answers as a group.
It's important to keep the students engaged.
It is vital that students not only learn, but also retain the information.
I had no idea about the repeating topics 6 times for students to retain 90% of information
It is crazy to think that the attention span of a student can be as low as 9 minutes.
Comment on Megan Fitzsimmons's post: As I look around and see my students disengaged I say something off the wall to see who is listening I use that as a mechanism to recapture their attention
Comment on Kathleen Watts's post: I heard it was 7 phases but it also says it takes 21 days to unlearn a habit
What I have learned from this module is how to incorporate an interactive learning environment ,by keeping students from all learning styles engaged.
We should provide very active learning environment and let everybody participate
Adult brain can only engaged in the first 20 minutes.
In achieving optimal learning, it is important to keep students engaged rather than have them feel as if they are enduring the lecture
Having students ask each other questions about what they have learned is a great way to create understanding and allow students to reconnect with new material.
Even though there is a lot or memorization involved in learning Medical Terminology, it can still be fun when using engaging activities.
