I agree on the importance of tempo in learning; one way to ensure that I slow down during my teaching is to stop and pause in every 10 minutes or so during the delivery and then ask individual students if they have any questions, comments, remarks, etc.
Hi Susan, Thanks for your post to the forum. You have an excellent mix of delivery options! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
There are many instructional benefits of knowing the learning styles of your students. This allows the instructor to cater to those needs, as the instructional techniques will be structures to meet specific learning style needs. Furthermore, an understanding of how best to facilitate students’ learning styles saves time, and produces more favorable outcomes, potentially.
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I am fortunate to work in a field (Massage Therapy)in which the classes are able to be delivered effectively in all 4 learning styles. When I am teaching about a massage stroke, we will talk about it, watch a video on it, and then perform it.
Hi John, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, knowing how are students learn the best is a valauble tool! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Knowing learning styles will allow the instructors the all important tool to deliver new material with best conditions for the students to absorb the instruction. The duty of the instructor is to be able to present and create a learning atmosphere that propells the students to excell
Students with this style will be able to recall what they hear and will prefer oral instructions. They learn by listening and speaking. These students enjoy talking and interviewing. They are phonetic readers who enjoy oral reading, choral reading, and listening to recorded books. They learn best by doing the the following:
I agree that if you show examples or demonstrate with class models the students are able to understand better.
I have come to realize that all students are individuals and they all have different styles of learning so I always like to observe them and choose different methods of delivering my lectures and exams.
If you know their styles of learning you can plan accordingly to ensure that you are the most effective instructor as possible.
Hi Jason, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, I really think that the goal of this course is to motivate instructors to move out of their own comfort zones to meet the needs of their diverse learners. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
One of the best parts of the first module was "knowing your own learning style is important, becasue often instructors teach to their own learning style out of comfort". Knowing your students styles can help bridge the gap between memorizing and actual learning.
Hi Sandy, Thanks for your post to the forum. Varying our delivery to meet the diverse learning styles is always the best way to go. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
I vary my learning styles with each new class to see what styles work best for them. The size of the classes also effect my learning styles.
I use the knowledge of my students learning styles to help in crafting in-class projects and activities, lecture time frame and other key components of my lesson plan. I also point out frequently that it is ok to learn one way versus another.
Hi Arthur, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, although determining student learning styles takes some "up-front" work, it really pays off in the terms of effective education. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
when you know how a student can learn better it helps me structure hoe i help them learn and retain the information in the subject.
Hi Liset , Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, when we know the learning styles we can choose delivery techniques that are more efficient than random lesson plans.
Best wishes for contnued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
Knowing the styles of each student instructor may have a better idea of ​​how to develop efficient class and the content quality reaches all students.
Hi Roger, Thanks for your post to the forum. I agree, the more times our student recieve information the better the retention. Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career. Susan
Susan Polick
