how do students learn?
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How do Students Learn?. A Learning Emporium Session. Host. The Bagel Emporium Instructional Advancement Bill Vilberg Vilberg.com Student Government Miami.edu/sg. Do all students learn the same way?. Yes, all learn the same way Most learn in a similar manner - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How do Students Learn?A Learning Emporium Session
HostThe Bagel Emporium
Instructional Advancement
Bill Vilberg
Vilberg.com
Student Government
Miami.edu/sg
Do all students learn the same way?
A) Yes, all learn the same way
B) Most learn in a similar manner
C)No, most learn in a different manner
D)Unsure/I do not know
Classical View of Learning Styles Auditory
learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say
Visual tend to prefer sitting at the front of the
classroom to avoid visual obstructions and respond best to graphics
Kinesthetic learn best through a hands-on approach, actively
exploring the physical world around them
Updated View of Learning Styles
iPod/iPad Listen to music while studying or writing a paper
YouTube Watch humorous videos or music videos while
studying
Facebook Stays connected with the gossip and this
weekend’s party pictures
What do I mean?
Acollege student 20 years ago (most of you!) does not use nor respond to the same studying and teaching methods as you did!
Then vs Now
Then vsNow
Then vs Now
Then vsNow
Then vs Now
Then vsNow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwaPP9cxT4
A few more cool things…
A few more cool things…
A few more cool things…
How to Tweak Your Approach
"Involving students in discussion fosters retention of
information, application of knowledge to new situations, and development of higher-
order thinking skills”
-Higher Education Journal
Yet 70 to 90 percent of professors use
the traditional lecture as their
primary instructional strategy!!!
Auditory Learners Prefer to pay attention instead of taking
copious notes Encourage tape recording Use AV equipment in rooms to self
record and create a podcast
Appreciate being able to hear lecture clearly Mic yourself if in a large lecture hall
Enjoy audience polling Ask the audience questions at end of
class out loud with students responding
Post questions so they can listen and not write!
Visual Learners The visual learners like to have a general
idea about what they want to learn before they get the details Write a lecture outline on the board so
they can organize their thoughts
Tend to underline using different colors On your board work/ power point use
different colors to emphasize key things
Prefer to recall the pictures that they studied when preparing for the exam DRAW! And use figures and videos
Kinesthetic Learners
Like to touch what they want to learn Bring props whenever possible!
Technology that can help the kinesthetic students in learning is technology that allows them to manipulate tools in the classroom Interactive websites
Enjoy teacher interaction Step our from behind the podium and join your
audience! Ask for students to come to board and solve
problems
iPod/iPad Style The iPod/iPad style can support the three
learning styles. Allows the kinesthetic learners to touch
the screen Allows the auditory students to listen to
audio files Allows visual students to see and
download pictures
YouTube Style
Can help auditory students by allowing them to hear other voices during the class
Allows kinesthetic students to manipulate tools in the class(watch video on their PC or handheld device)
Can help visual students by allowing for pictures and other visual aides to be used on the screen
*Create YouTube video watching mini assignments
Facebook Style
Create a Facebook fan page for your class Post practice questions before a test
there Allows for discussion to occur
underneath a post Allows you to send notifications to
students They will check this more often!
Discussion
What have you tried that has
worked?
What could you try to incorporate/change into your teaching
strategy?
Do all students learn the same way?
A) Yes, all learn the same way
B) Mostlearn in a similar manner
C)Mostlearn in a different manner
D)Unsure/I do not know
Take Away Tweeking your approach is a consequence of
teaching new generations of students
Use Bill Vilberg to help you come up with creative ways to update your teaching style or lesson plan
Poll your students, they give they best feedback for you to use in your classes
Don’t be afraid to try
something new!
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