We have all seen that look and probably
had a few times too. You know the one,
the glazed eyes, loss of focus, and the expression of tuning out. I got that look more than I wanted to last
year. I liked my lectures and power
points. Who wouldn't?
That is when I realized that lecturing
alone is not enough. I knew I needed to
do something. I polled the students in
my Rehab class and asked them how I could keep them engaged in my lessons.
Here are the top four ways the students
said they would be more engaged.
1.
Activities.
More hands on learning.
2.
Relate our
lessons to real world experiences.
3.
Play music while
we are doing labs, packets, ect.
4.
Give students
choices to pick the labs that are related to the lessons.
Let me give an example of a couple. Hands on activities would include more rehab
labs of taping extremities, gait correction, and total rehab of injured
extremity. Relating lessons to real
world. This is my favorite. I get to tell them stories about patients When
they relate to my lesson.
These have worked for me and my students
and is a great starting point to keep students engaged.
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