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.
Fatigue signs and their respective names. Peer language and its effectiveness in learning.
The reenforcement of material (6 times) creates 90% retention versus 10% with only 1 exposure. I also find it fascinating that the memory center is linked to emotion. This was a very informative unit.
This module drives home the importance of finding methods and teachniques to keep students engaged.
I found that it was very interesting that 80% of learners are visual.
I have use differerent activities in my lecture. Raising number cards when asking questions, group activities with a spokes personand and using IV tuving and IV bag to assist with understanding of IV math calculation.
It is crucial for the instructor to be aware of the class' mental state, and whether or not the students are engaged with the material. Also the instructory must adjust/make changes in real time with how they present the material to ensure that the students are learning the material.
The memory/emotion connection is very important. Information is better retained when there is a positive (or negative) feeling to go along with it.
I will lecture for 10 minutes and then do an activity. I will also expose my learners to material 6 times within 30 days to help with retention of the material. Also paying attention to my learners body language as I am teaching to see if this is engaging my students.
It was interesting to learn that exposure to content (at least 6 times) will increase retention. I can implement by communicating with my students more often throughout the week: sending them videos, funny information, pictures, or graphics that help them be consistently exposed to the material.
From this module I learned that students learn best in an active learning environment, and also, that it takes exposure to material 6 times, before a student can retain it ~90%
