I need to learn the various learning styles of my students and make sure I am using a variety of teaching techniques to reach 100% of the students.
I agree, as teaming up all like minded learning styles yields common thoughts and ideas whereas, arranging groups with different learning styles yields better, well rounded, and more thoughtful ideas.
The process of collaboration of a variety of disciplines facilitates brainstorming ideas, sharing, solving problems, and team building. This technique ensures all modes of learning and creating.
There are four learning styles, auditory, visual, written, and kinesthetic. It is important to know you students' teaching style preference in order to help you students to learn most easily and effectively.
It is important to have students identify their individual learning styles so that they can incorporate strategies and tools to assist their learning. This helps with student engagement. Faculty will wish to incorporate various methods so that all learning styles are addressed. Then it is important to get student feedback about what felt effective to them (satisfaction). And faculty can look at other metrics (testing, return demonstration, group discussions) to measure effectiveness.
I've known about different learning styles and how to teach for each one. The sad thing that just dawned on me during this presentation was that I need to know what my current class' learning styles are! (Insert sad horn sound here.) What do I plan on doing? My students take a learning style inventory at the beginning of the semester to help them know their learning style, but we don't have them communicate the results with the instructors. I'm going to have them post their report in the gradebook so that I can take an inventory of my classes learning styles and then focus on tailoring it to each class.
Even though I may be more comfortable teaching content in a way that I can learn it the best, I need to broaden my horizons and offer all different types of learning modalities. This will ensure that I reach all of my students.
Multiple different learning styles need to be incorporated into the teaching platform.
It is imperative that students learn their own learning styles in order to be successful, not just in school, but in life. Learning is life long and the more persistent the more successful.
It is important for the instructor to be aware of all the learning styles and to address as many of them as possible while teaching as it will provide for better retention among the students and better grades.
I am able to consider how to tailor my teaching to the learning styles of my students
It is important to know the different styles for how a student and you yourself learn.
Students learn in a variety of ways. It's important for the Instructor (whether Didactic or Clinical) take this fact into account in order to incorporate various learning styles into teaching so that all students feel part of the class and not left out because their learning style is not used.
Doing a assessment of learning styles at at begining.
There are several ways to blend teaching styles. We can present information to students and ensure that it's well received when we incorporate more than one learning style with how we teach topics.
A variety of learning styles can be used to reach many, many different students
Not all students learn in the same manner. Developing a curriculum that addresses the needs of all learning styles will require the "out of the box" creative method to address the needs of all learning styles. This can be achieved by learning all the styles and incorporating them into the curriculum. Testing students for particular learning styles is just one way to address this problem.
It is important to utilize different learning styles so each student can retain the knowledge in their own way. This will ensure students are more successful and will improve retention.
I usually have my students take a learning style quiz at the beginning of each semester, which helps both the students and myself understand our needs. As an instructor, this information is important to know. I'm sure it will get easier to pivot and cater to different styles with more experience.
Using a combination of tools to enhance learning will be the most effective learning environment for all students.
