An understanding of learner characteristics is used to address the individual learning styles of students. A common framework of lecture, laboratory and guided instruction is used in many classes, matched to the students' learning style and needs. Slides are used to satisfy the needs of the visual learner, lecture and audio visual presentations are used for the auditory learner and hands on laboratories are used for the kinesthetic learner. Vocational instruction tends to use a more hands on approach than a university. The traditional university education may stress theory, investigation of theory and writing. The vocational environment, which I am a part of, stresses practical application and tends to lean towards the differentiated learning model. We are very flexible in the way we present material and adapt our teaching style to the needs of the individual class and the student. Each class I have taught had its own unique personality. Some of my classes required more attention to the theory and the explanation behind a task where other classes could care less about theory and just jumped in to a tactile task. An example is having a class design a game interface. Some classes would design an interface based on what made them feel comfortable while another class wanted to know the theory of what makes people comfortable with the interface. These are two different design strategies that required two different methods of instruction and execution. Neither design method is wrong but each class requires a different teaching model. The first class requires theory and execution of the theory and the second class requires a guided hands on approach to arrive at the same objective. It all starts with understanding the needs of the individual learner.