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How do Students Learn?. A Learning Emporium Session. Host. The Bagel Emporium Instructional Advancement Bill Vilberg Vilberg.com Student Government Miami.edu/sg. Do all students learn the same way?. Yes, all learn the same way Most learn in a similar manner
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How do Students Learn? A Learning Emporium Session
Host • The Bagel Emporium • Instructional Advancement • Bill Vilberg • Vilberg.com • Student Government • Miami.edu/sg
Do all students learn the same way? • Yes, all learn the same way • Most learn in a similar manner • No, most learn in a different manner • Unsure/I do not know
Classical View of Learning Styles • Auditory • learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say • Visual • tend to prefer sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions and respond best to graphics • Kinesthetic • learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around them
Updated View of Learning Styles • iPod/iPad • Listen to music while studying or writing a paper • YouTube • Watch humorous videos or music videos while studying • Facebook • Stays connected with the gossip and this weekend’s party pictures
What do I mean? • Acollege student 20 years ago (most of you!) does not use nor respond to the same studying and teaching methods as you did!
Then vsNow • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwaPP9cxT4
How to Tweak Your Approach "Involving students in discussion fosters retention of information, application of knowledge to new situations, and development of higher-order thinking skills” -Higher Education Journal
Yet 70 to 90 percent of professors use the traditional lecture as their primary instructional strategy!!!
Auditory Learners • Prefer to pay attention instead of taking copious notes • Encourage tape recording • Use AV equipment in rooms to self record and create a podcast • Appreciate being able to hear lecture clearly • Mic yourself if in a large lecture hall • Enjoy audience polling • Ask the audience questions at end of class out loud with students responding • Post questions so they can listen and not write!
Visual Learners • The visual learners like to have a general idea about what they want to learn before they get the details • Write a lecture outline on the board so they can organize their thoughts • Tend to underline using different colors • On your board work/ power point use different colors to emphasize key things • Prefer to recall the pictures that they studied when preparing for the exam • DRAW! And use figures and videos
Kinesthetic Learners • Like to touch what they want to learn • Bring props whenever possible! • Technology that can help the kinesthetic students in learning is technology that allows them to manipulate tools in the classroom • Interactive websites • Enjoy teacher interaction • Step our from behind the podium and join your audience! • Ask for students to come to board and solve problems
iPod/iPad Style • The iPod/iPad style can support the three learning styles. • Allows the kinesthetic learners to touch the screen • Allows the auditory students to listen to audio files • Allows visual students to see and download pictures
YouTube Style • Can help auditory students by allowing them to hear other voices during the class • Allows kinesthetic students to manipulate tools in the class(watch video on their PC or handheld device) • Can help visual students by allowing for pictures and other visual aides to be used on the screen *Create YouTube video watching mini assignments
Facebook Style • Create a Facebook fan page for your class • Post practice questions before a test there • Allows for discussion to occur underneath a post • Allows you to send notifications to students • They will check this more often!
What could you try to incorporate/change into your teaching strategy?
Do all students learn the same way? • Yes, all learn the same way • Mostlearn in a similar manner • Mostlearn in a different manner • Unsure/I do not know
Take Away • Tweeking your approach is a consequence of teaching new generations of students • Use Bill Vilberg to help you come up with creative ways to update your teaching style or lesson plan • Poll your students, they give they best feedback for you to use in your classes