Vous enseignez un cours de compétences numériques en ligne. Comment engagez-vous efficacement les apprenants kinesthésiques ?

100%! Provide interactive simulations, virtual labs, or practical exercises where learners can apply concepts in real-time. Encourage experimentation with digital tools and platforms through guided activities. Use multimedia elements like videos or animations that demonstrate step-by-step processes. Offer opportunities for learners to practice skills independently and receive immediate feedback

This is essential! Use virtual simulations, interactive exercises, and hands-on demonstrations that allow learners to manipulate digital content. Incorporate drag-and-drop activities, clickable elements, and virtual experiments to simulate real-world scenarios. Provide opportunities for learners to explore concepts through interactive multimedia, such as interactive timelines, maps, or simulations.

Encourage learners to take short breaks during longer sessions to stretch, move around, or perform physical activities. Integrate brief physical exercises or stretches that relate to course content, such as hand movements for coding exercises or gestures for multimedia editing. Provide opportunities for learners to physically interact with learning materials, such as through manipulatives or physical models if feasible.

I have seen experiential learning work well. For example create a real-life based scenario that can be recognised by all and design a series of hands on tasks to answer / progress through the learning.

These can be difficult to do in online settings but think about scenario based learning (SBL). Make your learning realistic and specific and if possible let the learning carry through branching scenarios. Incorporate real world tools and simulations that make the learning come to life. Demos and simulatoons where the learner can "get under the hood" and see how things work. Interactive simulations activities can give the real world feel.

My favourite! Present practical challenges or case studies that require learners to apply their knowledge in simulated or authentic contexts. Incorporate interactive simulations or virtual labs where learners can experiment with tools and techniques. Encourage hands-on problem-solving and decision-making activities that mirror real-world tasks. Provide opportunities for learners to collaborate in virtual teams to solve complex problems.

Create opportunities for learners to work together on projects, solve problems, and share ideas in virtual teams. Use collaborative tools like discussion forums, group chats, and shared documents to facilitate interaction. Encourage peer feedback and mutual support during hands-on activities and projects. Foster a sense of community and teamwork to enhance motivation and engagement.

This can also add to the difficulty that some kinesthetic learners have showing what they know in a traditional way. By allowing them to make videos, they can be more creative and get more involved with the material as well as show and understanding or competency around what they are being asked to do and learn.

Don't forget gamification. A lot of kinesthetic learners thrive on competition even if it is against themselves. This can be done with "escape rooms," badging and the like!