Learning styles

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Different people have different approaches….

Objectives

• Re-cap – Learning theories• Kolb – Experiential learning• Honey and Mumford learning styles• Applying theories in the classroom• Presentation skills

What can we learn from these clips?

• Watch each clip.

• Consider presentation / delivery styles

• Consider learner needs

• Consider learning theories

• Complete you handout sheet and be ready to

discuss!

Re-cap

Learning theories!

Julia Roberts….Mona Lisa Smile

Kevin Kline….The Emperors Club

John Houseman….The paper chase

Robin Williams….Dead Poets Society…Carpe Diem!

Jeff Bridges….Arlington Road

Hilary Swank…Freedom Writers

Michelle Pfeiffer…Dangerous Minds

Robin William…Dead Poets Society…Oh Captain my captain

Kolb – Experiential learning

• Experiential learning focuses on the learning process for the individual.

• It focusses on learning occurring as a cyclical process.

• The learner must move through all four stages to learn.

• All learners will have a preference for one or more stages.

VARKPreferences NOT Strengths

• Visual

• Aural

• Reading/Writing

• Kinesthetic

(VARK inventory developed in 1987 by Neil Fleming, Lincoln University, New Zealand)

Honey and Mumford learning styles

Building on Kolb’s theory, H&M state that learning styles are categorised as:

•Activist•Reflector•Theorist•Pragmatist

Activists

• The here and now• Just do it• Jump in at the deep end• Have a go• Act without thinking it through• Don’t like preparation• Get bored easily

Reflectors

• Take time to think it through• Consider all angles and implications• Listen to others• Uncomfortable in unplanned situations• Need information to work on• Dislike deadlines

Theorists

• Logical• Rational• Analytical• Objective• Perfectionist• Restricted lateral thinking• Don’t like uncertainty• Don’t like subjectivity

Pragmatists

• Does it work in practice?• Like linking the theory to the problem• Like to tackle it straight away• Enjoy coaching and feedback• Don’t like open ended discussions• Need clear guidelines• Need immediate reward

Why learning styles

Tailoring your teaching style to the learner’s learning style

AND

All learning styles are important for developmental learning