#HANDS ON VS HANDS OFF QUESTION HOW TO#
Certainly, we don’t want the sonographer to be doing their first ultrasound on us or the dental hygienist using an x-ray machine for the first time.Įmployers expect their new employees to at least understand how to operate the occupation’s various tools, whether it be ensuring the cybersecurity of a computer network or operation of cameras and recording equipment in a broadcast studio. We assume the person fixing our heating systems has seen, touched, diagnosed and fixed problems before touching our appliances. It is impossible to learn how to weld simply by sitting in the classroom. Likewise, there are many careers for which engaging with education through practice of its required skills and competencies is essential prior to entering the field. For many students, it is the primary way through which they can successfully learn. Variously called project-based, hands-on, laboratory, experiential or tactile education there is no question that learning while doing is one of the most effective ways to learn a new concept or skill. In fact, now is the time for them to innovate virtual solutions before the fall semester arrives. The advent of the pandemic and the ensuing move to remote work and learning should not stop higher learning institutions from offering hands-on or experiential educational experiences.
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