12 Dynamic Strategies to Engage Students

Are you challenged with getting your students engaged in your classes? Try structuring several activities in your teaching to help draw out students and get them involved in the class. Involvement and doing will assist in student learning. Learning occurs more easily when the brain is triggered by something that makes the learning memorable. Anytime you, the instructor, actively engage your students in the material, then you are creating a dynamic learning environment. 

Students remember 10% of what they read,

20% of what they've heard, 

30% of what they've seen, and 

50% of what they've seen AND heard!

How Do You Decide Which Methods to Use?

Instructors must know their learners! Are your students visually oriented? Do they need to see things in order for it to make sense? Are they hands-on oriented? Do they need to manipulate things before they learn the concepts? Or, are they auditory learners? In that case, they need to hear a lecture on the subject. Most of our teaching is auditory oriented, yet most students do not learn best that way. Understanding your students preferred learning styles will help you determine which dynamic teaching techniques to use. 

 Remember that the goal of teaching is to make it memorable!