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Active Learner

Active Learner. Do Something !. Teach it to someone else Make flashcards Apply active sorting of items or cards Prepare a practice quiz Cover and uncover notes Study in a group Design a game or dramatize the material Draw on a white board using the entire arm

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Active Learner

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  1. Active Learner Do Something ! • Teach it to someone else • Make flashcards • Apply active sorting of items or cards • Prepare a practice quiz • Cover and uncover notes • Study in a group • Design a game or dramatize the material • Draw on a white board using the entire arm • Pace and recite (add movement to meaning) • Experience the concept being learned (tours, exhibits, labs) • Create “Split-page” notes/quiz

  2. Reflective Learner Think & Reflect! • Apply “mind talk” Ask questions, review & reword, think of examples • Paraphrase ! • Use chunking How are ideas related? • Repetition of concept Word variety, personalize examples • Summarize frequently • Create exam questions • Look for patterns arrange information in a way that makes sense to you

  3. Sensing Learner Real Life Problem Solve ! • Connect Information With Specific Examples • Examine how concepts apply in practice • Ask for specifics • Use real life examples • Apply repetition Keeping specific examples of the concepts in mind • Method of “Loci” memory technique Use a location that you know well & pair with ideas that you don’t know as well

  4. Intuitive Learner Take Ownership! • Keep it Interesting! Make it Yours! • Look for relationships Create T charts • Review your work Watch out for careless mistakes Read papers that you’ve written slowly and orally • Present information in a variety of ways White board, Discussions, Teach it, Study groups, Flashcards, Games, Split page notes, Practice quiz • Apply a variety of memory techniques Acronyms…a word /each letter stands for a word Acrostics….a sentence /each first letter is a clue Rhyme keys…rap the information/set it to a beat/ add a number to a word

  5. Visual Learner SEE It! • View it in the “real world” • Utilize images….Graphic representations Graphs, Charts, Diagrams, Photographs, Creative visual aids • Color-code notes • Mark up key points /Annotate textbooks Boxes, Circles, Arrows, Numbers, Underline, Colored ink • Mapping/ Clustering • Cartoons • Visual examples Films, Demonstrations, Online supplemental materials

  6. Verbal Learner HEAR It! • Summarize in your own words • Teach it to others • Recite it orally • Discuss with a group • Repeat • Outline • Tape record • Use vocal variety • Form a rap • Repetition

  7. Sequential Learner Step By Step ! • Place things in order • Outline • Group things Number, Letter, Sort flashcards under major headings • Timelines • Graphics Flow charts, Diagrams, Graphs • Annotate textbooks Number and Letter key points

  8. Global Learner Discover the BIG PICTURE! • Preview the information • Combine all of the steps into one concept Reverse taking the concept first and breaking it down into parts • Sort flashcards by topics • Skim to get an overview • Get specific examples Preview concepts • Mapping, Clustering, Graphics • Memory tricks Acronyms, Acrostics • Make Comparisons Relate topics to things that you already know

  9. “How Do You Learn The Best?” Learning Style The way that a learner: Preferred Sensory Channel

  10. Discussion • Thank you for participating in this module. • Please go to the Discussion Board and respond to the prompt you will find there.

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