Get Your Students Hired
The learning preferences state here are different than the normative VARK, which has been outdated for years. I was glad to see the different take on this. Also, I will use the portfolio concept, not normally a project for ADN.
It is important to add learning activities so that student have the opportunity to apply what they learn.
Identifying learning styles is important to instructors, but identifying learning challenges may help a student be more empowered to learning opportunities. Often students who are having difficulties will quit school because of learning disabilities. Teachers have an opportunity to assess and help a student be more successful in their education process.
It is important to take the time to learn about our students' goals and interests, what knowledge they have about specific topics, their experiences and what future goals they have. All students should be treated with respect and encouraged to take ownership of their own learning.
All of our cultures make us unique its own way, use resources to aid in building connections and facing challenges.
One perspective I like utilizing a variety of instructional approaches is the ability to show students other ways to study and learn that they may not have tried before. Group work is essential!
It is important for instructor to adapt the teaching to the learning styles of students. It is important to keep the students engaged on the learning process.
Having a variety of assessment methods pays honor to the fact that students have different learning styles while some students may have learning disabilities.
One holistic assessment/evaluation tool is a rubric, which can reveal qualitative aspects of student learning.
My favorite part of instructional design is creating multiple engaging ways to meet the learning goals of the lesson. What I need to work on is expanding my toolbox and being brave to use other tools besides my favorite ones. Students may become bored of using the same cooperative learning structures, or introspective learners may get overstimulated in my classroom.
Could giving a learning styles assessment the first day of class be beneficial to instructors allowing them to tailor their teaching style?
It’s important to be reflective. Also knowing the differences between learning preferences and learning challenges. Providing content in a variety of learning styles will reach more students.
It is important to use a variety of learning methods to allow students of different learning styles the opportunity to engage, understand and participate to their full potential. Using a holistic approach to assess learning offers a better assessment of learning.
The instructor may want to use the technology that will benefit the particular student's learning style, even in a class with several different preferred learning styles.
Comment on Dennis Secara's post:
Dennis, this is an unusual use of portfolios. In grad school, I began a portfolio and continued to add to it as I grew and learned. I am grateful for the process but would hate to see it as an evaluation method.