For best results incorporate all 4 learning learning methods, visual, auditory, verbal and kinesthetic into a lecture. Be creative when creating assignments, tests and power points.
I have tried to use multiple learning styles but I like the idea of taking it a step further and having my students complete a learning style assessment. I think I might implement that.
Best practice is to assess the different learning styles with students and adjust accordingly. However, learning occurs best if you expose your students to all the different learning styles over time.
When considering the different learning styles, this lesson has given me new ideas to effectively serve the entire class. In order to reach the ENTIRE class, my selection of learning modals must vary.
I plan to ask our employer to ask new student nurses to complete a learning style questionnaire prior to beginning classes--this will help to identify learning style in a class prior to beginning their education. Also, I will keep the learning styles in mind when deciding on which learning activities to do along with prescribed curriculum lectures.
Having a questionnaire at the beginning of the course on their preferred learning styles can be helpful. I, myself have discovered that I am a hands on for retaining the process of doing a certain job.
Blending auditory, written, visual, and kinesthetic (tactile) learning styles into instruction offers the best opportunity to effectively transmit your message to 100% of your students.
Basically, there are four major learning style areas i.e. auditory, written, visual, and kinesthetic, and we are asked to apply all four learning styles in our lessons so that students can be introduced to a variety of learning styles.
Knowing the learning styles will help me reach all students.
The information is a good reminder of how to utilize information for each learning style
I am flirting with the idea of testing my students for their learning style and maybe having them wear a tag that designates it so I can know as I'm teaching which ones they have.
Very interesting to learn about the different learning styles of my students. This in turn will help me to improve my teaching techniques to reach all the students were they are.
find out what the learners like or how they learn best. then, teach them the way they best learn as much as possible.
Knowing learning styles will help you as an instructor will help you to understand how your students learn. You can then apply the appropriate teaching strategies based on their strengths.
After reading this section, I was jotting down ideas to do with class in our next term and a couple of ideas for this term. It definitely got my creative juices going, in order to achieve the ultimate goal to make the instruction more palatable and meaningful.
With all the learning styles, and the knowledge of those styles, one can customize a lecture or class to fit so that all participants can be engaged in the material and in the discussion that hopefully arises, to move the course and subject matter forward more naturally.
I intend to incorporate more of the group approach and having the students working in teams. This will enable them to learn from each other and discover the strengths and weaknesses within themselves and others relative to the teaching method.
It's important to tailor our teaching to meet various learning styles.
