2. Learning Styles and Outcomes How we learn

3. Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. BF Fisher 1964 I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. Winston Churchill 1952 What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing. Aristotle (384-322 BC) Learning Styles and Outcomes

4. Tell me... Show me... Involve me... I’ll hear it I’ll see it I’ll understand it

5. Learning and Teaching Domains knowledge knowledge - cognitive (head) - cognitive (head) motor skills motor skills - psychomotor (hand) - psychomotor (hand) attitudes attitudes - affective (heart) - affective (heart)

6. Learning Styles n Experiential Learning

7. Learning Styles 1. Concrete experience learn from feelinglearn from feeling 2. Reflective observation learn by watching and viewinglearn by watching and viewing 3. Abstract conceptualization learn by thinkinglearn by thinking 4. Active experimentation learn by doinglearn by doing David Kolb’s LearningStyles David Kolb’s Learning Styles

8. Learning Styles The Learning Cycle (notes) Concrete experience Reflective observation Abstract conceptualization Active experimentation Doing the task Watching the task Responsive feelings Controlled feelings

9. Learning Styles The Inventory What kind of learner are you?

10. Learning Styles n Concrete experience n you learn from specific experiences n you are sensitive to feelings n you learn best by field trips, films/videos, and simulations field trips, films/videos, and simulations

11. Learning Styles n Reflective observation n you observe carefully before making judgment n you can view things from different perspectives n you learn best by journals & discussion

12. Learning Styles n Abstract conceptualization n you logically analyze ideas n you act on an intellectual understanding of a situation n you learn best by projects & lectures

13. Learning Styles n Active experimentation n you have the ability to get things done n you are willing to take risks n you learn best by case studies

14. Learning Styles The Inventory CERO AC AE Watcher ThinkerFeeler Doer Learning to ride a bicycle Watch another person ride a bike Think about and have a clear grasp of the biking concept Receive practical tips from a biking expert Leap on the bike and have a go!

15. Learning Styles - instructional sequence CE Students see films of news reports from WWII and Vietnam RE Students write a personal reaction to depictions of the two wars AE Students write a short paper comparing public reaction between WWII and Vietnam AC Lecture on public reaction to the two wars and discussion to compare to your own reactions

16. Learning Styles n Why is understanding Learning Styles useful to you as an instructor? n awareness of our own learning-style type should encourage us to look carefully at our own teaching styles n awareness of our own learning-style type should encourage us to expose our students to all four modes n the model provides systematic and sequential selection of classroom activities

17. Learning Styles contd. n NLP research shows that many learners have a strong visual, auditory and kinesthetic preferences n the power of the Internet - interaction with content, instructor and other learners affords a reflective experience n use your students as your primary resource - much information is unconsciously collected