Ron Hansen, Ed. D.

Dorothy, An extended or continuing orientation is helpful. It really is not orientation as much as acclimating students or strengthening the bond between the student and the school. Dr. Ron Hansen

Daisy, Having this cross section of folks makes for a good orientation. Thank you for the post. Dr. Ron Hansen

alexander, Thank you for your post. Teaming up the students by strengths is probably aligning them by learning styles as well. You most likely get different results from the groups. Dr. Ron Hansen

Theresa, Peers helping peers is a great way to go. Students tend to listen to other students that have "been there, done that". Dr. Ron Hansen

Andrea, Hhhmm, Not having a set curriculum or materials is a challenge. Have you considered incorporating any Adobe tutorials and developing guideline sheets to have on hand? You can catch students that miss time up pretty quickly. When you are trying to accommodate learning styles you also have to consider how to allow people to work at their own pace but still achieve the desired outcome by the end of the class or term. Dr. Ron Hansen

Billie Jo, It is application that is important. Students need to be able to show that they can be productive in the workplace. Dr. Ron Hansen

Billie Jo, I am familiar with these. CompTIA stays current and has wide acceptance. Dr. Ron Hansen

Robert, Very clear assessment guidelines are very helpful. Dr. Ron Hansen

Michael, Are any of the steps require the student to stop if it is marked no? Are the steps broken down into stages? Dr. Ron Hansen

Hannah, The balance of knowledge and skills is the backbone of education. Thank you for your post. I wonder if you find that you can predict if a student will have better initial success in retention of information or application of theory based on your observation of their learning style? Please consider posting in the Learning Styles thread with your thoughts on this question. Dr. Ron Hansen