1. What’s your style?

2. Learning Objectives  Review past learning experiences to discover what you believe about yourself as a learner  Identify your strengths that you bring to a learning situation  Identify the ways in which you learn best  Discover strategies to deal with learning in a tertiary environment

3. Factors which influence learning style Cultural Differences Age Gender Whānau Expectations Whānau Support - Past experiences whether positive or not Personal motivation drivers Self belief and perception Learning preferences Teaching style Other students Atmosphere and environment Relevance of content

4. Past experiences Past experience Positive/negative Influences expectation and perception of current situation Perception influences behaviour Behaviour ‘creates’ situation that affirms beliefs

5. activity 1. In pairs identify :  A positive learning experience  A negative learning experience 2. Discuss how each of these experiences have influenced your perception of yourself as a learner strengths and skills 3. Identify what strengths and skills you gained from each of these experiences

6. How do you learn best? STYLEFACTORS ENVIRONMENT VARK BIG PICTURE OR DETAILS TinanaHinengaroWairua STRUCTURED/UNSTRUCTURED INDIVIDUAL/GROUP

7. environment  Temperature  Lighting  Seating  Sound  Sustenance  Ambience  Equipment

8. Tinana/ Hinengaro/ Wairua

9. Taha Tinana - Activist - Do  Activists enjoy the here and now. They are open minded and their motto is often “I’ll try anything once”. They like to solve problems by brainstorming ideas with others. They are often chatty and enjoy fun group activities.  Activists can get bored easily and can dominate the limelight.

10. Taha Hinengaro - theorist - think  Theorists like thinking about things in a step by step fashion. They like to bring seemingly random ideas together into a grand theory. Their motto is often “Does it make sense?” They are good at taking a disciplined approach to problem solving.  Theorists can become rigid and may not enjoy learning in an environment that is lateral or creative.

11. Taha Wairua - intuitive - feel  Intuitives like learning about experiences and relating these to real life situations. They can often be very good at relating to others and can approach problem solving in creative and holistic ways. Intuitives are at ease in unstructured situations.  Intuitives can become frustrated if there is too much theory or the learning is too impersonal.

12. Strategies for learning Strategies Know your preferences Utilise your strengths Challenge your weaknesses Accept Teaching Differences as Normal Use Support Services Go to all classes Do your homework Ask for help