My learning type is hands on, if I can see it or touch it then I seem to grasp the concept better. I think this will affect my teaching style by using less pater and pencil and be more creative to find ways where students can use their hands.
I learn by hearing, When I was in high school I use to use a tape recorder and record everything and play it back in the mornings while I was getting ready and listen when I got home. The repetition of hearing it really helped me remember things. I never had much luck with writing it over and over. I usually remember things better also when it is a hands on item. But not all things can be hands on I suppose!
I would like you guys to expand a little more on your learning style(s). Are there any others that you see yourself aligning with or would affect the way you teach.
I perused the web site before I listened to the lecture. According to the web site, my learning preference is kinesthetic. After listening to the lecture, I would say that I am more conceptual with creative tendencies. When I looked at some of the suggestions of things a teacher can do to help students who learn by doing (such as myself) it mentioned taking written information and re-writing onto a larger piece of paper. I found this fascinating becuase that is exactly how I study for tests. I take the written information and several colors of markers and try to put them in some form of order, I post it on a wall in the largest room and pace the floor while digesting the information. This process has helped me with many a philosophy test. I love to read, but it seems that reading something just barely skims my consciousness. I can recite what I read, but in order for me to actually learn it, I have to feel it. Listening to lectures is OK, if the speaker incorporates inflection and is talking about something that I am extremely interested in, but I have always had trouble with filtering information this way. I lose a great deal of what I heard when the speaker begins the next subject. However, since I do learn by doing, it does make the 'doing' process a little easier if I have read, heard and seen the process I need to use in order to reach the instructor's objective. So, if I read the instructions, listen to the lecture and see the process being completed by someone else, before I attempt to complete a project, my chances of successfully LEARNING what I am supposed to will increase immensely. Most of the students that I work with learn the way I do. They don't like to be trapped in a chair, they have a tendency to put their hands over their ears when there is too much talking (lecturing) and they seem to be more involved with learning when they are doing experiments or role-playing and they are the first to ask 'why' do I have to do this. When listening to the lecture, I became fixated on this. It's a simple enough question that rarely gets an answer, especially at the elementary level. If I were to design an online course for this type of student, I would start by giving short, clear cut rationales as to why this content will be beneficial to them. I would try to set up lessons with links to short demonstrations or skits that relay the subject content. I would encourage doing projects of which the results could be photographed or video taped and sent as an e-mail attachment. I imagine, that when I actually get to teach, my learning style will always affect my teaching style. I'm not a big fan of the notes/lecture/quiz way of doing things.
Well, according to the web site I am a spatial learner. This really didn't surprise me, What did however is the description that they gave fit me to an absolute tee! Its hard to believe that you can interpret so much about a person using just a few questions. When I read I have to read out loud to myself in order to comprehend it sometimes. I found this to be the case this last summer in my World Lit. Class I had to read some books that were very hard to follow. I started them several times and kept getting lost. As soon as I started reading them out loud it all started to make sense. If I enjoy what I am reading I don't have to read aloud. For some odd reason my brain can read it then! Give me a text book of boring "stuff" and I don't absorb it so well! I thought that needing to read aloud was a need for audible learning however, it may really be that being there isn't any visual presentations that go along with it, I have to create my own?
Great job on the learning styles guys! I think you really hit it in your test on their site and reading a little bit about the different styles. Most times we already kind of know what we are, but not have a name for it. I found out being a visual learner I had to implement a few tricks for may own brain to work right.
Ex. If I am listening to a lecture I have to doodle if I am not taking notes. For some reason drawing pictures keeps by brain on track for listening. Go figure? Odd thing is I found out I was creating a Picture-Word association teaching style that allowed me to recal picture and associate it with the spoken material. Heck, before I took all these fun education class all i would have said is I have to draw to listen. Ha ha
learning styles My main learning style would be visual/spatial. I really need visual aides to help me comprehend things, especially if they are handouts. I just feel more comfortable when I have something in my hands to read/re-read and be able to visually compare. For example, I usually print a hard copy of our assignments in this class so I can make sure that I'm covering everything I need to and can look back at the assignment while I'm organizing my thoughts (I do this for my other online class as well). I even printed all 16 pages of the article we were suppose to read so that I could have it to look at while thinking about all the intelligences.
Compared to other learning styles, I'm certainly not verbal/linguistic. I have a really hard time writing and memorizing dates. My husband on the other hand, could be a History Teacher, he keeps all sorts of historical timelines in his head!!! Although I enjoy being outside (on beautiful Spring and Fall days), I'm probably also not a Naturalistic learner. Science really confuses me. One of my least favorite subjects to teach because I'm not good at answering my students Science questions.
I would also consider myself a Mathematical/Logical learner because I do enjoy solving simple equations, a Musical because I do a lot with music, and an Interpersonal learner because I anaylize myself and my life a lot.
As for teaching, I try to encorporate verbal, visual, kinesthetic, musical, inter and intra personal syles as much as possible. I'm a big fan of Animated Literacy which utilizes many of these areas while teaching phonics skills. I also play a lot of large motor games to reinforce phonics (letter tag, etc.). My students also journal and have to draw an illustration of their journal entries.
I would have to say I’m like most students I’m a mix of several. Most obvious to me is that I’m a audible learner. I like to hear it and prefer that over reading it and no lecture to go with it. I like this class because because of the lectures I can hear it. I also am a spatial learner, for on campus classes I remember where the teacher stands where I sit, who I sit next to, and those crazy things. That part of my learning style makes online classes difficult. I should try the doodling like Kollman stated during the lectures. I am also a conceptual learner, I like the examples and I like purpose and real life examples to study and learn from.
In response to Kollman, I know exactly what you are talking about. One of my son's has repeatedly gotten in trouble for not LOOKING as if he is listening in class, because he is playing with things while the teacher is lecturing. I thought the same thing at first. Then, one day, I was reading to the boys from a book with no pictures. Cash was tumbling in the living room - standng on his head, messing with the cat and Dylan was sitting quietly, reacting to what I was reading. I became upset with Cash. I felt as if he was disrespecting me. I quizzed him on the chapter that a read. He answered everything correctly! I was amazed! After that, I urged the teachers to allow him to mess with pens, rubberbands, paper, etc while they were lecturing (as long as he wasn't distracting his classmates) They reluctantly obliged. Grades went up and calls from teachers went down.
That is great to hear. We all have our odd little quirks on how we learn and once we recognize what works it helps a lot. Interesting how we are all wired so differently.
In viewing the website explaining my learning style I am a visual/spatial learner. I definitely need visual aides and print outs of assignments that are to be due for classes. I get a better understanding of what I am assigned to do by viewing an assignments requirement and then going back and making notes and printing off information instead of just reading it on the computer and then doing the assignment. Even if it is just a one sentence assignment, I print it off to insure I do the assignment correctly. I can some how visualize the answer better. It is truly amazing how we all have different learning styles. As I need to do this to ensure progress on my assignment, I am also a very independent learner. I feel online classes work great for me because I can go at my own pace and focus on what I need to work on more that having a teacher lecture all of the areas.
Compared to other learning styles, I am not really a verbal student. I need to read and figure out for myself what key parts of a lesson are most important instead of having a teacher bog me down with notes. So, while I am writing those notes I do not get anything gout of the verbal lesson.
I feel being very interpersonal works well for me when I am in a verbal blog such as FM or Eluminate or teaching in the classroom. Because it is not necessarily a lesson I can keep up with the verbal questions and answers and respond to my classmates very well and I feel I am a key member in some of the class discussions. I can put myself in the children’s shoes and really try to incorporate the lesson easier for them.
Being a visual learner I ask my students to let me know what works best for them. We do more visual and verbal combines but I make it as to be sure they are all following along with me okay.
My learning type is hands on as well as listening to what is needed to be done. My response to these type of learning styles has benefited me through these online classess I have taken. I like the fact that we are able to do the elluminate sittings as well to have more of a one on one with the instructors and classmates. When I took online classes with another university we had no live settings as we have here. I know by me learning with these type of styles will benefit me with my teaching style.
My learning style is a mixture auditory/hands on/independent. When I learn I like to hear a little bit about what and why we are learning something. Then I just like to jump right in and get things going, and would prefer doing it by myself. This may affect my teaching because I would assume that everyone learns the same way that I do because that is what works for me.
I think that I am more of a visual learning. If i see something and write it down I will be able to review it later and know what it is. I like when teachers use power points or other visual learning ways. It just makes me concentrate more than sitting through a lecture and having my thoughts wonder.
My main learning style is audio. It seems easier to retain what I have heard more than what I have had to read. With a family and a job it save a lot of time listening to lectures or watching videos. I also like learning by doing things hands on not just reading about it.
As I stated on the discussion board I found that I could fit into a few different learning styles. But I overall would be more of a social learner.
I like having the interaction in a group setting. It allows me to expand on my own thoughts, views and ideas.I like to be creative and that is something that I can bring to the group. I find it hard to stay on task as an independent or auditory learner. But find it helpful to work with those types to help me stay more focussed.
I am a mix of several learning styles and it seems to change with how I feel, what my mood is and what craziness is going on in my life at the moment. But the two most common I think would be Visual and Spatial. Although, contrary to what it seems right now =) I am quite Social as well. I learn much better when I can see and watch something rather than read in a book. I find myself reading the same sentence over and over a couple times before it begins to sink in. I have always been that way just did not really realize it until I started back to school. I really enjoy getting my hands on things too. I am the type of person who likes to put things together and then take them apart and put them together again. I also really love people. I enjoy listening to them and learning about them. I love to interact with others too. Contrary to what it may seem this semester so far. It seems that my life has not been my own the last 5 weeks. =)
My main learning style is Intrapersonal. I like working by myself in my own space. This style works better for me than the musical style because I don't like music and I have no rhythm. The Bodily style is not for me because I don't like role-play or learning with bodily sensations. I do like verbal/Linguistic and Mathematical styles. I like to memorize and work at solving puzzles. Problem solving and reasoning are strong points of mine. I do incorporate problem solving with students and reinforcing information by having the students hear and see what I need them to learn. I don't encourage working alone at their own pace because I think that is not an easy way for most students to learn.
My main learning style is visual. I prefer to read the material I have to study because I can proceed at my own pace and at a time I designate. If I get distracted by something or I need to review or reinforce a point I can go back over the material. I also like the use of video to incorporate with my main learning style. It is easier for me to remember something I have seen in a video presentation or in print. Video also holds my attention better than reading, but it is harder to go back over the material to review it than it is to review it in written form. Auditory doesn't work for me because I need to see it in some form, either written or on video. Kinesthetic doesn't work for me because it seems like extra work to me or that I am engaged in busy work. That is why I love PBS and the History Channel. Even online I can find videos to supplement my studies or those of my children. My teaching style has not been affected by my learning style. I have home schooled my children in the styles that suited them best, one with my lecturing (or auditory learning) from the textbook as a preferred style, one with video and one with a hands-on or kinesthetic) approach. All these methods were based on content from their textbook. Lecturing (auditory), video (visual) and a hands-on or kinesthetic presentation was based on the textbook course material. One daughter preferred to be read to or lectured from the textbook, my son preferred video accompaniments to the course material and my youngest, who is still at home, third prefers to storyboard a lesson with colored paper and markers. She even created a board game out of her literature assignment for the novel "The Great Gatsby."
The number one learning style that suits me the best is the Social Learning Style. The Conceptual and Verbal Learning styles would be two close seconds, however. These three styles of learning go hand in hand for me personally because I learn the best in group contact situations where ideas and concepts are discussed. There is something about social and verbal contact that helps me to retain new information better and for longer periods of time. You can imagine, then, how I was a little apprehensive about beginning Virtual College. I would also add that the Creative Learning is a style of learning in which I also maintain and retain new information. All of these make education and learning fun for me. Although I can see myself learning in all the styles that were listed, I would have to say that the Pragmatic and Applied learning styles make me feel antsy and bored and therefore I do not to well in these two styles as far as retention is concerned.
In regards to the types of intelligences I use on a project or an assignment, I do best and feel excited about a project when I can apply my Verbal/Linguistic and Interpersonal Intelligences. Although sometimes group work can be difficult if everyone doesn’t apply the same amount of research and work, I generally feel excited and learn more if the group works well together. Strange as it may be, I also will use a journal to organize my thoughts for a majority of assignments. Although this is considered a Verbal/Linguistic Intelligent form, I would also consider it an Intrapersonal Intelligent form since I would consider journaling reflective.
I am unable to determine or compare my learning with teaching styles since I do not teach yet. I hope, however, that when I do teach that I will be progressive and aware enough of individual learning styles and intelligences that I will apply various learning styles in order to successfully teach to all students.
I would have to say I am definately an auditory learner. I learn best when things are spoken to me as this class does with the weekly lecture. I also incorporate some visual learning with that. I like to read along as lessons are being taught. I also enjoy being creative. I like to make things with my hands. I love the satisfaction of creating something that everyone says is so cute or so amazing. When it comes to intelligence types, I am definately a logical person. I love mathematics, I always excelled at them in high school. I also am a musical person. I am constantly humming or singing something. I love to take the tune of a song and change the lyrics into something funny that makes my daughter giggle. I am also somewhat intrapersonal. I am totally aware of my strengths and my weaknesses. I will work very hard to make things right the first time even if it takes me a very long time to do so. I do not teach yet, but hope to encorporate many different styles into my teachings. This lesson has really opened my eyes up to that need.
My main learning style is visual / spatial. Wow, the diagram on that website which was explaining my strengths and needs as a learner, really fit me to a tee. I have always been able to learn about something quickly when I see pictures or visuals of it. I catch myself imaginating things all of the time. I must have a very good memory as well. For some reason, I can grab a pencil and piece of paper and start drawing something that I had drawn several years ago. I enjoy learning through maps, videos, movies and much more. I would say that both the interpersonal and intrapersonal are complete opposite of my learning style. I do not work well with resolving conflicts, organizing, or selling. I also would'nt be able to learn anything by working with nature or even trying to understand nature. But I do want to add that the bodily / kinesthetic learning style could also play a major role in my style of learning. I have always had a passion for using tools to create things, doing crafts and playing sports. I consider myself to a very active person. I don't like to be not doing something. So I think my learning style is really a combination of both the visual and bodily styles. I know that I am a creative person and I think the best way to learn is by being creative!
Hi my name is Lola Sharp and my learning style is Visual/Logical. I have to have the assignment in black/white, so I can read and re-read or highlight the important parts. Also I have to have a list of thing I need to do and check them off when done. During lectures it is hard for me to listen and take notes at the same time. So with this on-line class when Mr. Kollman is lecturing I can pause to take notes. I am also use logical style learning I love solving puzzles, problem solving and reasoning. When it comes to math it just comes easy, sometimes at work (as a para with SpEd) I have to stop and remind myself that not all students learn and understand that same way as I do. So when it comes to what style I will use in my classroom I will have to use a little of all types, so my students will be successful.
My main learning style is visual. I need to see something to be able to understand. For instance, if I drive somewhere once and I can get back to that spot again without any problems. I prefer classes that show examples. I guess that is why I was so nervous about online classes, but I found if the instructions are clear enough I can follow step by step and do ok. In my own classroom I will incorporate a lot of my visual learning because that is how I am comfortable. However, after learning what I did this week about different styles I will definitely try to teach to all my students styles as much as possible. I also see that I lean towards a creative learning style as well. I like to do hands on projects and be imaginative or crafty. I think all the styles can come together in a classroom with proper planning so all the students can succeed.
Hi I'm Angela M, My learning type is visual. I need to see things to understand them. It is a lot easier for me to see examples of things, that way I can see how it is done. That way I know it is right. Which is strange for me taking these online classes. But I am doing good in all of my classes without seeing how somethings are being done. It also helps when the instructions are easy to understand. IN my classroom I plan to use a lot of visual aides, but I will be using whatever it takes to teach my kids.
My learning style is auditory learning. I learn best through verbal lectures, discussion, talking things over. I learn my assignments by being explained to me verbally. I tend to read out load. This is my first year in blackboard and the first few weeks were confusing. What i like is the online lectures are in video and i can pause to take notes or if i don't understand i can always replay. while teaching i would careful and repeat all assignments to the students. Maybe pick random students and ask them how they interpreted the material.
My learning style is applied/visual learning. In doing the online classes it has been helpful to me when we do assignments that apply what we are doing to the teaching profession. I am able to see why we are doing this and how it is going to make me a better teacher. I am also a visual learner. It is nice in this class that I can write my notes down then be able to listen to the lecture while reviewing the notes. It is nice to have the visuals so that I am sure to get down the information I need instead of writing down every thing that is said if I were just listening to a lecture. I know that if am having difficulty with understanding a concept I will have to make a visual to help me with my understaning of the concept.I would say that with taking online classes you have to incorporate independent learning. I do not think you could be successful with online classes if you did not incorporate this learning style. I have not taught any classes but I have lead groups for kids. I have used several different types of teaching methods. I have used reading and discussion, creative projects,powerpoints, and videos to help group members learn the material. I know I like to use visuals and have people share their real life experiences to help provide better understanding. So I can definitely see how my learning style affects my teaching style.
I was a little confused on where I post my comment in the blogger, thus being why I prefer blackboard. I can learn in many different ways but I find I retain the best when I can apply what I have learned or read. I think I have learned more while taking online classes because it holds me accountable for reading the material. After reading the material I am able to apply what I have read to assignments and activities assisting me with understand the concepts better. This is something I lacked when I was a physical presence in the classroom.
I learn mainly by hands on but also do well with reading along as someone reads aloud. I would try to mix up teaching styles rather than simply use what comes natural to me. Knowing that students will all be different a "one size fits all" approach would not be the right thing to do. I think videos such as powerpoint, group reading, and even reenactments (skits) would all be useful tools.
My learning style is very visual/spatial. Very hands on! Yes, this has a big impact on the way I teach. I do try and vary my style and use different teaching strategies because I know that every student learns in a different way. But if something has helped me, then I feel that might help my student as well. I do teach more hands on overall though. I would also align myself with other styles, such as verbal/ linguistic. I think that to mix different styles is to be effective to each student. If I do one lesson very hands on, then I slow the next lesson down and do something verbal. I think it is also great to explore strategies that are new. An example of this would be using more technology in the classroom. Many young learners are going to benefit from this.
This week’s lecture was fascinating to me. The whole psychological end of learning is something I would love to study. My main learning style has always been an easy one for me to see. Spatial/Visual. ;) If I can see it, I can reproduce it. If I can visualize it in my head, I understand it. I have always been that way and many times I have found it difficult to understand when another person cannot reproduce it when they see it.
I was having trouble in math with the times tables. I could not understand why 5 times 5 equaled 25! I asked my father and he went into this long speel that only made me more confused. But when my mother said “because 5, 5’s equal 25, I saw it in my mind and understood from that day on.
On the other side of the coin, to simply sit and listen to a lecture like auditory learners, is so incredibly boring and I tend to wonder mentally. In the 70’s I believe, ‘they’ came out with the idea of ‘sleep learning’. You listen to a lecture while you sleep and in the morning you have it down. Not with me, I’d sleep right through it… I see similarities in the Spatial, Visual, and Creative. They all seem to use the eye’s, whether they are the physical eyes or the mental eyes. They each seem to need to be able to visualize but to reach across to the Social or Independent and the Auditory learners could be a fairly easy thing to do. I saw a lesson that I really like about teaching fractions to young students with an apple. The teacher demonstrates ½ and 1/4th as he/she cuts the apple and then hold 2 fourths to demonstrate that they equal ½. Then the students work in groups each with his or her own puzzle of fraction pieces to find different combinations that are equal. This lesson incorporates Spatial, Visual, auditory, Social, Creative, and Pragmatic. Wow.
I like teaching spatially; however, I tend to want to lecture as well. In Sunday School, it is a little difficult to 'show', so I tend to 'correlate to today' using facial expressions and other visual clues.
Anyway, I really liked this weeks lecture because it gave me a lot of ideas of how to incorporate learning styles together.
Dr. Kollman, I did not mean to imply your lectures were...er...difficult to listen to...because with listening while seeing the PP, along with my minds eye, I am able to grasp.
For instance, when you mentioned an open end challenge, I remembered a teacher who told us to write a short story that would begin with our class being the only people left on earth. (I turned it into a Clearasil commercial) and then when you mentioned having the kids go out and do an investigation or interview, it reminded me of a time my class was instructed to interview someone in an occupation we were interested in. I interviewed a Saturday afternoon B-movie host. It was memorable and great fun.
I would have to say that my main learning style is bodily/kinesthetic, because I learn best through hands on activities. I enjoy playing all types of sports and physical activities. That is way I have a degree in K-12 Physical Education. I am a busy person and I can't sit still, I like to be up and moving. I am more of a visual learner then a logical learner because I learn by watching demonstrations. I don't enjoy working with data to solve problems and my attention span is short so I don't like thinking and analyzing ideas very long. Being a naturalistic is another learning style I would not classify myself being a apart of because again I am not interested in learning about animals, plants, and minerals. Science is one subject that I can lose interest in real fast.
Interpersonal is another learning style that suits me. I feel like I am a people person. I find it is to communicate with another person easily and I like to have my world organized to the "T."This learning style is beneficial to my main learning style because in order to perform a group activity successfully you have to have good communication and understanding of one another. I don't think my learning style affects my teaching style. When I was teaching PE, I actually used bits and pieces of all the different learning styles during my lessons. It all depends on the lesson, but overall my main learning style is what I tend to use the most when teaching my classroom.
I would have to say that my main learning style is bodily/kinesthetic, because I learn best through hands on activities. I enjoy playing all types of sports and physical activities. That is way I have a degree in K-12 Physical Education. I am a busy person and I can't sit still, I like to be up and moving. I am more of a visual learner then a logical learner because I learn by watching demonstrations. I don't enjoy working with data to solve problems and my attention span is short so I don't like thinking and analyzing ideas very long. Being a naturalistic is another learning style I would not classify myself being a apart of because again I am not interested in learning about animals, plants, and minerals. Science is one subject that I can lose interest in real fast.
Interpersonal is another learning style that suits me. I feel like I am a people person. I find it is to communicate with another person easily and I like to have my world organized to the "T."This learning style is beneficial to my main learning style because in order to perform a group activity successfully you have to have good communication and understanding of one another. I don't think my learning style affects my teaching style. When I was teaching PE, I actually used bits and pieces of all the different learning styles during my lessons. It all depends on the lesson, but overall my main learning style is what I tend to use the most when teaching my classroom.
My learning styles are reading and also hands on. I do so much better if someone will show me how to do something with me at the controls. Although there are many people out there that need to write everything down, or hear it. There are so many different ways that people learn. I will do my best so that everyone can learn together. I will show videos and let them use books on tape or C.D.s. It will be my job to make sure that all students are able to understand each and every lesson in the classroom.
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My learning type is hands on, if I can see it or touch it then I seem to grasp the concept better. I think this will affect my teaching style by using less pater and pencil and be more creative to find ways where students can use their hands.
I learn by hearing, When I was in high school I use to use a tape recorder and record everything and play it back in the mornings while I was getting ready and listen when I got home. The repetition of hearing it really helped me remember things. I never had much luck with writing it over and over. I usually remember things better also when it is a hands on item. But not all things can be hands on I suppose!
I would like you guys to expand a little more on your learning style(s). Are there any others that you see yourself aligning with or would affect the way you teach.
Thanks.
I perused the web site before I listened to the lecture. According to the web site, my learning preference is kinesthetic. After listening to the lecture, I would say that I am more conceptual with creative tendencies. When I looked at some of the suggestions of things a teacher can do to help students who learn by doing (such as myself) it mentioned taking written information and re-writing onto a larger piece of paper. I found this fascinating becuase that is exactly how I study for tests. I take the written information and several colors of markers and try to put them in some form of order, I post it on a wall in the largest room and pace the floor while digesting the information. This process has helped me with many a philosophy test. I love to read, but it seems that reading something just barely skims my consciousness. I can recite what I read, but in order for me to actually learn it, I have to feel it. Listening to lectures is OK, if the speaker incorporates inflection and is talking about something that I am extremely interested in, but I have always had trouble with filtering information this way. I lose a great deal of what I heard when the speaker begins the next subject. However, since I do learn by doing, it does make the 'doing' process a little easier if I have read, heard and seen the process I need to use in order to reach the instructor's objective. So, if I read the instructions, listen to the lecture and see the process being completed by someone else, before I attempt to complete a project, my chances of successfully LEARNING what I am supposed to will increase immensely.
Most of the students that I work with learn the way I do. They don't like to be trapped in a chair, they have a tendency to put their hands over their ears when there is too much talking (lecturing) and they seem to be more involved with learning when they are doing experiments or role-playing and they are the first to ask 'why' do I have to do this. When listening to the lecture, I became fixated on this. It's a simple enough question that rarely gets an answer, especially at the elementary level. If I were to design an online course for this type of student, I would start by giving short, clear cut rationales as to why this content will be beneficial to them. I would try to set up lessons with links to short demonstrations or skits that relay the subject content. I would encourage doing projects of which the results could be photographed or video taped and sent as an e-mail attachment. I imagine, that when I actually get to teach, my learning style will always affect my teaching style. I'm not a big fan of the notes/lecture/quiz way of doing things.
Well, according to the web site I am a spatial learner. This really didn't surprise me, What did however is the description that they gave fit me to an absolute tee! Its hard to believe that you can interpret so much about a person using just a few questions. When I read I have to read out loud to myself in order to comprehend it sometimes. I found this to be the case this last summer in my World Lit. Class I had to read some books that were very hard to follow. I started them several times and kept getting lost. As soon as I started reading them out loud it all started to make sense. If I enjoy what I am reading I don't have to read aloud. For some odd reason my brain can read it then! Give me a text book of boring "stuff" and I don't absorb it so well! I thought that needing to read aloud was a need for audible learning however, it may really be that being there isn't any visual presentations that go along with it, I have to create my own?
Great job on the learning styles guys! I think you really hit it in your test on their site and reading a little bit about the different styles. Most times we already kind of know what we are, but not have a name for it. I found out being a visual learner I had to implement a few tricks for may own brain to work right.
Ex. If I am listening to a lecture I have to doodle if I am not taking notes. For some reason drawing pictures keeps by brain on track for listening. Go figure? Odd thing is I found out I was creating a Picture-Word association teaching style that allowed me to recal picture and associate it with the spoken material. Heck, before I took all these fun education class all i would have said is I have to draw to listen. Ha ha
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
learning styles
My main learning style would be visual/spatial. I really need visual aides to help me comprehend things, especially if they are handouts. I just feel more comfortable when I have something in my hands to read/re-read and be able to visually compare. For example, I usually print a hard copy of our assignments in this class so I can make sure that I'm covering everything I need to and can look back at the assignment while I'm organizing my thoughts (I do this for my other online class as well). I even printed all 16 pages of the article we were suppose to read so that I could have it to look at while thinking about all the intelligences.
Compared to other learning styles, I'm certainly not verbal/linguistic. I have a really hard time writing and memorizing dates. My husband on the other hand, could be a History Teacher, he keeps all sorts of historical timelines in his head!!! Although I enjoy being outside (on beautiful Spring and Fall days), I'm probably also not a Naturalistic learner. Science really confuses me. One of my least favorite subjects to teach because I'm not good at answering my students Science questions.
I would also consider myself a Mathematical/Logical learner because I do enjoy solving simple equations, a Musical because I do a lot with music, and an Interpersonal learner because I anaylize myself and my life a lot.
As for teaching, I try to encorporate verbal, visual, kinesthetic, musical, inter and intra personal syles as much as possible. I'm a big fan of Animated Literacy which utilizes many of these areas while teaching phonics skills. I also play a lot of large motor games to reinforce phonics (letter tag, etc.). My students also journal and have to draw an illustration of their journal entries.
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I would have to say I’m like most students I’m a mix of several. Most obvious to me is that I’m a audible learner. I like to hear it and prefer that over reading it and no lecture to go with it. I like this class because because of the lectures I can hear it. I also am a spatial learner, for on campus classes I remember where the teacher stands where I sit, who I sit next to, and those crazy things. That part of my learning style makes online classes difficult. I should try the doodling like Kollman stated during the lectures. I am also a conceptual learner, I like the examples and I like purpose and real life examples to study and learn from.
In response to Kollman, I know exactly what you are talking about. One of my son's has repeatedly gotten in trouble for not LOOKING as if he is listening in class, because he is playing with things while the teacher is lecturing. I thought the same thing at first. Then, one day, I was reading to the boys from a book with no pictures. Cash was tumbling in the living room - standng on his head, messing with the cat and Dylan was sitting quietly, reacting to what I was reading. I became upset with Cash. I felt as if he was disrespecting me. I quizzed him on the chapter that a read. He answered everything correctly! I was amazed! After that, I urged the teachers to allow him to mess with pens, rubberbands, paper, etc while they were lecturing (as long as he wasn't distracting his classmates) They reluctantly obliged. Grades went up and calls from teachers went down.
That is great to hear. We all have our odd little quirks on how we learn and once we recognize what works it helps a lot. Interesting how we are all wired so differently.
In viewing the website explaining my learning style I am a visual/spatial learner. I definitely need visual aides and print outs of assignments that are to be due for classes. I get a better understanding of what I am assigned to do by viewing an assignments requirement and then going back and making notes and printing off information instead of just reading it on the computer and then doing the assignment. Even if it is just a one sentence assignment, I print it off to insure I do the assignment correctly. I can some how visualize the answer better. It is truly amazing how we all have different learning styles. As I need to do this to ensure progress on my assignment, I am also a very independent learner. I feel online classes work great for me because I can go at my own pace and focus on what I need to work on more that having a teacher lecture all of the areas.
Compared to other learning styles, I am not really a verbal student. I need to read and figure out for myself what key parts of a lesson are most important instead of having a teacher bog me down with notes. So, while I am writing those notes I do not get anything gout of the verbal lesson.
I feel being very interpersonal works well for me when I am in a verbal blog such as FM or Eluminate or teaching in the classroom. Because it is not necessarily a lesson I can keep up with the verbal questions and answers and respond to my classmates very well and I feel I am a key member in some of the class discussions. I can put myself in the children’s shoes and really try to incorporate the lesson easier for them.
Being a visual learner I ask my students to let me know what works best for them. We do more visual and verbal combines but I make it as to be sure they are all following along with me okay.
My learning type is hands on as well as listening to what is needed to be done. My response to these type of learning styles has benefited me through these online classess I have taken. I like the fact that we are able to do the elluminate sittings as well to have more of a one on one with the instructors and classmates. When I took online classes with another university we had no live settings as we have here. I know by me learning with these type of styles will benefit me with my teaching style.
My learning style is a mixture auditory/hands on/independent. When I learn I like to hear a little bit about what and why we are learning something. Then I just like to jump right in and get things going, and would prefer doing it by myself. This may affect my teaching because I would assume that everyone learns the same way that I do because that is what works for me.
I think that I am more of a visual learning. If i see something and write it down I will be able to review it later and know what it is. I like when teachers use power points or other visual learning ways. It just makes me concentrate more than sitting through a lecture and having my thoughts wonder.
My main learning style is audio. It seems easier to retain what I have heard more than what I have had to read. With a family and a job it save a lot of time listening to lectures or watching videos. I also like learning by doing things hands on not just reading about it.
As I stated on the discussion board I found that I could fit into a few different learning styles. But I overall would be more of a social learner.
I like having the interaction in a group setting. It allows me to expand on my own thoughts, views and ideas.I like to be creative and that is something that I can bring to the group. I find it hard to stay on task as an independent or auditory learner. But find it helpful to work with those types to help me stay more focussed.
I am a mix of several learning styles and it seems to change with how I feel, what my mood is and what craziness is going on in my life at the moment. But the two most common I think would be Visual and Spatial. Although, contrary to what it seems right now =) I am quite Social as well. I learn much better when I can see and watch something rather than read in a book. I find myself reading the same sentence over and over a couple times before it begins to sink in. I have always been that way just did not really realize it until I started back to school. I really enjoy getting my hands on things too. I am the type of person who likes to put things together and then take them apart and put them together again. I also really love people. I enjoy listening to them and learning about them. I love to interact with others too. Contrary to what it may seem this semester so far. It seems that my life has not been my own the last 5 weeks. =)
My main learning style is Intrapersonal. I like working by myself in my own space. This style works better for me than the musical style because I don't like music and I have no rhythm. The Bodily style is not for me because I don't like role-play or learning with bodily sensations. I do like verbal/Linguistic and Mathematical styles. I like to memorize and work at solving puzzles. Problem solving and reasoning are strong points of mine. I do incorporate problem solving with students and reinforcing information by having the students hear and see what I need them to learn. I don't encourage working alone at their own pace because I think that is not an easy way for most students to learn.
My main learning style is visual. I prefer to read the material I have to study because I can proceed at my own pace and at a time I designate. If I get distracted by something or I need to review or reinforce a point I can go back over the material. I also like the use of video to incorporate with my main learning style. It is easier for me to remember something I have seen in a video presentation or in print. Video also holds my attention better than reading, but it is harder to go back over the material to review it than it is to review it in written form. Auditory doesn't work for me because I need to see it in some form, either written or on video. Kinesthetic doesn't work for me because it seems like extra work to me or that I am engaged in busy work. That is why I love PBS and the History Channel. Even online I can find videos to supplement my studies or those of my children. My teaching style has not been affected by my learning style. I have home schooled my children in the styles that suited them best, one with my lecturing (or auditory learning) from the textbook as a preferred style, one with video and one with a hands-on or kinesthetic) approach. All these methods were based on content from their textbook. Lecturing (auditory), video (visual) and a hands-on or kinesthetic presentation was based on the textbook course material. One daughter preferred to be read to or lectured from the textbook, my son preferred video accompaniments to the course material and my youngest, who is still at home, third prefers to storyboard a lesson with colored paper and markers. She even created a board game out of her literature assignment for the novel "The Great Gatsby."
The number one learning style that suits me the best is the Social Learning Style. The Conceptual and Verbal Learning styles would be two close seconds, however. These three styles of learning go hand in hand for me personally because I learn the best in group contact situations where ideas and concepts are discussed. There is something about social and verbal contact that helps me to retain new information better and for longer periods of time. You can imagine, then, how I was a little apprehensive about beginning Virtual College. I would also add that the Creative Learning is a style of learning in which I also maintain and retain new information. All of these make education and learning fun for me. Although I can see myself learning in all the styles that were listed, I would have to say that the Pragmatic and Applied learning styles make me feel antsy and bored and therefore I do not to well in these two styles as far as retention is concerned.
In regards to the types of intelligences I use on a project or an assignment, I do best and feel excited about a project when I can apply my Verbal/Linguistic and Interpersonal Intelligences. Although sometimes group work can be difficult if everyone doesn’t apply the same amount of research and work, I generally feel excited and learn more if the group works well together. Strange as it may be, I also will use a journal to organize my thoughts for a majority of assignments. Although this is considered a Verbal/Linguistic Intelligent form, I would also consider it an Intrapersonal Intelligent form since I would consider journaling reflective.
I am unable to determine or compare my learning with teaching styles since I do not teach yet. I hope, however, that when I do teach that I will be progressive and aware enough of individual learning styles and intelligences that I will apply various learning styles in order to successfully teach to all students.
I would have to say I am definately an auditory learner. I learn best when things are spoken to me as this class does with the weekly lecture. I also incorporate some visual learning with that. I like to read along as lessons are being taught. I also enjoy being creative. I like to make things with my hands. I love the satisfaction of creating something that everyone says is so cute or so amazing.
When it comes to intelligence types, I am definately a logical person. I love mathematics, I always excelled at them in high school. I also am a musical person. I am constantly humming or singing something. I love to take the tune of a song and change the lyrics into something funny that makes my daughter giggle. I am also somewhat intrapersonal. I am totally aware of my strengths and my weaknesses. I will work very hard to make things right the first time even if it takes me a very long time to do so.
I do not teach yet, but hope to encorporate many different styles into my teachings. This lesson has really opened my eyes up to that need.
My main learning style is visual / spatial. Wow, the diagram on that website which was explaining my strengths and needs as a learner, really fit me to a tee. I have always been able to learn about something quickly when I see pictures or visuals of it. I catch myself imaginating things all of the time. I must have a very good memory as well. For some reason, I can grab a pencil and piece of paper and start drawing something that I had drawn several years ago. I enjoy learning through maps, videos, movies and much more. I would say that both the interpersonal and intrapersonal are complete opposite of my learning style. I do not work well with resolving conflicts, organizing, or selling. I also would'nt be able to learn anything by working with nature or even trying to understand nature. But I do want to add that the bodily / kinesthetic learning style could also play a major role in my style of learning. I have always had a passion for using tools to create things, doing crafts and playing sports. I consider myself to a very active person. I don't like to be not doing something. So I think my learning style is really a combination of both the visual and bodily styles. I know that I am a creative person and I think the best way to learn is by being creative!
Hi my name is Lola Sharp and my learning style is Visual/Logical. I have to have the assignment in black/white, so I can read and re-read or highlight the important parts. Also I have to have a list of thing I need to do and check them off when done. During lectures it is hard for me to listen and take notes at the same time. So with this on-line class when Mr. Kollman is lecturing I can pause to take notes.
I am also use logical style learning I love solving puzzles, problem solving and reasoning. When it comes to math it just comes easy, sometimes at work (as a para with SpEd) I have to stop and remind myself that not all students learn and understand that same way as I do.
So when it comes to what style I will use in my classroom I will have to use a little of all types, so my students will be successful.
My main learning style is visual. I need to see something to be able to understand. For instance, if I drive somewhere once and I can get back to that spot again without any problems. I prefer classes that show examples. I guess that is why I was so nervous about online classes, but I found if the instructions are clear enough I can follow step by step and do ok. In my own classroom I will incorporate a lot of my visual learning because that is how I am comfortable. However, after learning what I did this week about different styles I will definitely try to teach to all my students styles as much as possible. I also see that I lean towards a creative learning style as well. I like to do hands on projects and be imaginative or crafty. I think all the styles can come together in a classroom with proper planning so all the students can succeed.
Hi I'm Angela M,
My learning type is visual. I need to see things to understand them. It is a lot easier for me to see examples of things, that way I can see how it is done. That way I know it is right. Which is strange for me taking these online classes. But I am doing good in all of my classes without seeing how somethings are being done. It also helps when the instructions are easy to understand.
IN my classroom I plan to use a lot of visual aides, but I will be using whatever it takes to teach my kids.
My learning style is auditory learning. I learn best through verbal lectures, discussion, talking things over. I learn my assignments by being explained to me verbally. I tend to read out load. This is my first year in blackboard and the first few weeks were confusing. What i like is the online lectures are in video and i can pause to take notes or if i don't understand i can always replay. while teaching i would careful and repeat all assignments to the students. Maybe pick random students and ask them how they interpreted the material.
My learning style is applied/visual learning. In doing the online classes it has been helpful to me when we do assignments that apply what we are doing to the teaching profession. I am able to see why we are doing this and how it is going to make me a better teacher. I am also a visual learner. It is nice in this class that I can write my notes down then be able to listen to the lecture while reviewing the notes. It is nice to have the visuals so that I am sure to get down the information I need instead of writing down every thing that is said if I were just listening to a lecture. I know that if am having difficulty with understanding a concept I will have to make a visual to help me with my understaning of the concept.I would say that with taking online classes you have to incorporate independent learning. I do not think you could be successful with online classes if you did not incorporate this learning style. I have not taught any classes but I have lead groups for kids. I have used several different types of teaching methods. I have used reading and discussion, creative projects,powerpoints, and videos to help group members learn the material. I know I like to use visuals and have people share their real life experiences to help provide better understanding. So I can definitely see how my learning style affects my teaching style.
I was a little confused on where I post my comment in the blogger, thus being why I prefer blackboard. I can learn in many different ways but I find I retain the best when I can apply what I have learned or read. I think I have learned more while taking online classes because it holds me accountable for reading the material. After reading the material I am able to apply what I have read to assignments and activities assisting me with understand the concepts better. This is something I lacked when I was a physical presence in the classroom.
I learn mainly by hands on but also do well with reading along as someone reads aloud. I would try to mix up teaching styles rather than simply use what comes natural to me. Knowing that students will all be different a "one size fits all" approach would not be the right thing to do. I think videos such as powerpoint, group reading, and even reenactments (skits) would all be useful tools.
Josh Hollinger
My learning style is very visual/spatial. Very hands on! Yes, this has a big impact on the way I teach. I do try and vary my style and use different teaching strategies because I know that every student learns in a different way. But if something has helped me, then I feel that might help my student as well. I do teach more hands on overall though. I would also align myself with other styles, such as verbal/ linguistic. I think that to mix different styles is to be effective to each student. If I do one lesson very hands on, then I slow the next lesson down and do something verbal. I think it is also great to explore strategies that are new. An example of this would be using more technology in the classroom. Many young learners are going to benefit from this.
This week’s lecture was fascinating to me. The whole psychological end of learning is something I would love to study. My main learning style has always been an easy one for me to see. Spatial/Visual. ;) If I can see it, I can reproduce it. If I can visualize it in my head, I understand it. I have always been that way and many times I have found it difficult to understand when another person cannot reproduce it when they see it.
I was having trouble in math with the times tables. I could not understand why 5 times 5 equaled 25! I asked my father and he went into this long speel that only made me more confused. But when my mother said “because 5, 5’s equal 25, I saw it in my mind and understood from that day on.
On the other side of the coin, to simply sit and listen to a lecture like auditory learners, is so incredibly boring and I tend to wonder mentally. In the 70’s I believe, ‘they’ came out with the idea of ‘sleep learning’. You listen to a lecture while you sleep and in the morning you have it down. Not with me, I’d sleep right through it…
I see similarities in the Spatial, Visual, and Creative. They all seem to use the eye’s, whether they are the physical eyes or the mental eyes. They each seem to need to be able to visualize but to reach across to the Social or Independent and the Auditory learners could be a fairly easy thing to do. I saw a lesson that I really like about teaching fractions to young students with an apple. The teacher demonstrates ½ and 1/4th as he/she cuts the apple and then hold 2 fourths to demonstrate that they equal ½. Then the students work in groups each with his or her own puzzle of fraction pieces to find different combinations that are equal. This lesson incorporates Spatial, Visual, auditory, Social, Creative, and Pragmatic. Wow.
I like teaching spatially; however, I tend to want to lecture as well. In Sunday School, it is a little difficult to 'show', so I tend to 'correlate to today' using facial expressions and other visual clues.
Anyway, I really liked this weeks lecture because it gave me a lot of ideas of how to incorporate learning styles together.
Dr. Kollman, I did not mean to imply your lectures were...er...difficult to listen to...because with listening while seeing the PP, along with my minds eye, I am able to grasp.
For instance, when you mentioned an open end challenge, I remembered a teacher who told us to write a short story that would begin with our class being the only people left on earth. (I turned it into a Clearasil commercial) and then when you mentioned having the kids go out and do an investigation or interview, it reminded me of a time my class was instructed to interview someone in an occupation we were interested in. I interviewed a Saturday afternoon B-movie host. It was memorable and great fun.
I would have to say that my main learning style is bodily/kinesthetic, because I learn best through hands on activities. I enjoy playing all types of sports and physical activities. That is way I have a degree in K-12 Physical Education. I am a busy person and I can't sit still, I like to be up and moving. I am more of a visual learner then a logical learner because I learn by watching demonstrations. I don't enjoy working with data to solve problems and my attention span is short so I don't like thinking and analyzing ideas very long. Being a naturalistic is another learning style I would not classify myself being a apart of because again I am not interested in learning about animals, plants, and minerals. Science is one subject that I can lose interest in real fast.
Interpersonal is another learning style that suits me. I feel like I am a people person. I find it is to communicate with another person easily and I like to have my world organized to the "T."This learning style is beneficial to my main learning style because in order to perform a group activity successfully you have to have good communication and understanding of one another. I don't think my learning style affects my teaching style. When I was teaching PE, I actually used bits and pieces of all the different learning styles during my lessons. It all depends on the lesson, but overall my main learning style is what I tend to use the most when teaching my classroom.
I would have to say that my main learning style is bodily/kinesthetic, because I learn best through hands on activities. I enjoy playing all types of sports and physical activities. That is way I have a degree in K-12 Physical Education. I am a busy person and I can't sit still, I like to be up and moving. I am more of a visual learner then a logical learner because I learn by watching demonstrations. I don't enjoy working with data to solve problems and my attention span is short so I don't like thinking and analyzing ideas very long. Being a naturalistic is another learning style I would not classify myself being a apart of because again I am not interested in learning about animals, plants, and minerals. Science is one subject that I can lose interest in real fast.
Interpersonal is another learning style that suits me. I feel like I am a people person. I find it is to communicate with another person easily and I like to have my world organized to the "T."This learning style is beneficial to my main learning style because in order to perform a group activity successfully you have to have good communication and understanding of one another. I don't think my learning style affects my teaching style. When I was teaching PE, I actually used bits and pieces of all the different learning styles during my lessons. It all depends on the lesson, but overall my main learning style is what I tend to use the most when teaching my classroom.
My learning styles are reading and also hands on. I do so much better if someone will show me how to do something with me at the controls. Although there are many people out there that need to write everything down, or hear it. There are so many different ways that people learn. I will do my best so that everyone can learn together. I will show videos and let them use books on tape or C.D.s. It will be my job to make sure that all students are able to understand each and every lesson in the classroom.
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