This week has been a very rewarding one because through the various readings I have come to realize that as a teacher I must be acquainted of the existence of such an immense range of materials and technological tools as well as knowledge of students learning styles and their varied intelligence types.
In this context, I am reflecting on the great learning feasibilities that technology can give teachers and learners for supporting teaching-learning improvement. I have internalized that learning styles can go according to the following classification:
Active learners are those who can learn by doing something active; for example, discussing and explaining, and studying in group.
Reflective learners think first to solve something. For example, after reading or listening to a lecture they can stop for review and put their understanding in their own words.
Sensing learners are more practical and cautious. They like solving problems and dislike difficulties. They like connecting activities to the real world. These learners are also called sensors.
Intuitive learners (intuitors) like innovations and dislike repetitions. They are fast workers. These learners don’t like memorization or calculation. Intuitive learners take time to read before answering questions.
Visual learners remember best by seeing, for example, pictures, diagrams, flowcharts, and demonstrations. They can use arrows or lines to connect ideas or concepts, Visual learners can emphasize words by encircling them or by using boxes.
Verbal learners are those who get meaning and learn from written or spoken explanations. For example, college classes will not cause much trouble to students because they can manage to listen to lectures and to read from all sorts of materials.
Sequential learners learn best from sequencing orderly procedures. For example, when they read “might like to take time to outline the lecture materials for them, in sequential order.”
Global learners can learn from randomly order materials. They don’t need see connections to get the gist of lectures. These learners are capable of resolving problems very quickly.
As a way of conclusion, Montgomery and Groat point out that “there are many reasons to incorporate understanding of learning styles in our teaching. Thus: Making Teaching and Learning a Dialogue; Responding to a More Diverse Student Body; Communicating Our Message; Making Teaching More Rewarding; and Ensuring the Future of Our Disciplines.” What learning styles have you recognized on your students? As far as I know, I am still learning!
Holguer
Hello Holguer:
ResponderEliminarAs teachers we play an important role in the success of students, and it is a great responsibility to motivate our students addressing their different needs and learning styles and we can do that getting help of technology, which provides a rich variety of resources.
Greetings,
Monica Vaca.
Dear Holguer,
ResponderEliminarThank you very much for your informative blog post. You seem to summarize the learning styles clearly. What is exciting about our job "teaching" is that it is dynamic job and you never cease learning as you point out above. Every year different learners means different doors opening to different worlds and the need to explore those worlds never finishes.
Best,
Abdullah
Dear Holguer,
ResponderEliminarI agree with you that we need to be aware of the different learning styles that are students have. This makes our lives fun, don’t you think? Knowing that we need to address different learning styles push us to be really creative and plan really dynamic classes. Otherwise, our students’ learning process will note be the best.
Regards,
Jota
Dear Holguer,
ResponderEliminarI love your concise interpreatations on our weekly readings. Well done for keeping up the pace with your great comments throught the course.
After Jota compared our students and their learning styles to different doors to open, I have to share my view on it. I see my students and their individual needs as various colours in a colour palette.:)
Kind regards,
Karolina