Learning style preferences should be taken into account when developing lessons and review. However, lessons should also promote their potential encounters in the workplace. Using a combination of structured lectures, outlined lesson plans/schedules, and discussions that pull from the unique student backgrounds will enhance student learning and retention.
Response time from instructors can motivate both high and low performers in their learning and completion of assignments. Learning is a group effort so using terms such as "we" or "our" makes the learning a community activity so students feel less isolated in their experience. Letting students know it is okay to be wrong promotes motivation to try.
