Learning Styles
I have just had a class that were mixed learners, 2 of them were auditory and they asked me if they could bring in a tape recorder to listen to lecture,I had 4 others that were hands on, the more book work they could do the happier they were and then the rest visual they had to see the lecture, so I had to comply with different learning styles and as an instructor point of view we had to learn to accept the different learning styles and go with the flow.
Verna
Hi Paula,Thanks for your post to the forum. I am assuming that you teach transcription. Interesting question! I would initially want to check to see if the student had a hearing impairment. If not, I think it would really be a matter of drills that would get the students to learn to use their listening skills.
Susan Polick
I teach a skill that involves an incredible amount of repetitive practice that involves listening and then transferring what is heard through a sophisticated keyboard that could be compared, in some ways, to playing chords on a piano -- but words, not notes, are the outcome, in written form. The skill involves learning a language theory, then memorizing thousands of words (and brief forms), and then writing those words/briefs at a high rate of speed after much repetitive practice. The major delivery of content needs to be through dictation (audio), since capturing spoken language and converting it back to written word is what will be demanded in the working profession. My question is...what if I have students who do not process information primarily as auditory learners? The skill actually involves hearing, sight, and touch...but the practice material all must flow through one's ears. Dictation is the primary delivery form of content, daily. If I have students who are making slow progress through this assimilation of language via auditory input, how can I identify whether or not that form of delivery is an actual impediment, as presented, for some students?
I agree that using the various styles is the most effective and productive means to teach.
Hi Verna, Thanks for your post to the forum. As challenging as diverse classes may be, working to address the various styles as much as possible is very productive! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
