Learning Styles

ITC’s

1. What is your learning style? What sorts of learning experiences would suit you best with your learning style?

Strong linguistically and interpersonally I am suited to group dynamics though, just at home with quietly reading.   

2. In a traditional classroom of 25 students, how would you support the range of learning styles each lesson?

Flexibility of teaching and assessment is a primary feature of supportive learning styles.   As each student is at different stages and means of learning, this poses a difficult task for any teacher. Engagement of students includes the engagement of the teacher. Personally, through word games, quizzes, re-enactments or simply clapping through the beats of the times tables allow learning to be fun and accessible. I have included a link to Dr Fred Jones Ph.D. for tips and examples on how to engage students and facilitate their learning.  

3. With your current knowledge of ICT, how could your design and digital pedagogy support your learners better?

Alas, I wish I were more ICT literate than I am.  So, given my level of non-expertise and that I would be engaging secondary students, I would ask them to create a blog. Not very inspired I admit. Though, the journalisation process should link, relevantly of course, to other sites of interest.  A cross-pollenisation of media and personal materials, photos, newspaper articles, music and, say for history, an event, period or person, would create a montage of the theme/subject.  

4. What sorts of profiling questions would you be asking about your learners to ensure you cater for everyone's preferences?

I’m not sure you can cater to everyone’s preferences but ascertaining who has English as their second language, whether the class works better as a group or individually and the utilisation of the MI theory will assist in better understanding the class.  

An article called, The Inclusive Secondary School Teacher in Australia, listed is the key areas of inclusive attitudes:
* student rather than curriculum focused
* learns through collaboration
* inclusive teaching practices

5. How does ICT support differences in learning styles?

To a degree, ICT is individual paced learning.  Students can cater their learning to suit their specific learning style, a visual student can incorporate more graphs and text in whilst an aural learner can used CD’s to stimulate and support their learning style.