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TO KNOW ME IS TO TEACH ME. Presenters: Vivian Miranda, EMCC Arlisa Richardson, EMCC Each table has a stack of post-it notes, please write your name and what you wanted to be when you grew up on a post-it note. Maricopa Community Colleges. Real Life. Real People. Real Learning. OUR MESSAGE.
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TO KNOW ME IS TO TEACH ME Presenters: Vivian Miranda, EMCC Arlisa Richardson, EMCC Each table has a stack of post-it notes, please write your name and what you wanted to be when you grew up on a post-it note.
Maricopa Community Colleges Real Life. Real People. Real Learning.
OUR MESSAGE • Learn More/Live Better. • Go Far, Close to home. • Learn. Grow. Achieve. • Get Connected. Go the Distance. • Find Success in your destination. • Education is our passion. Let us help you find yours.
Imagine Traveling to a Foreign Country: The Culture of College • What would you do to prepare for the trip? • What if you didn’t speak the language? • What would you do if you felt lost and disconnected?
What Do Students Need from Us? STUDENT SUCCESS MENU Direction Information Understanding Support Connections
The 4MAT System The 4MAT system is a strategy for dealing with individual differences by developing or modifying the events of instruction so that they specifically address different learning styles.
4MAT Learning Styles • According to Bernice McCarthy, developer of the 4MAT system, there are four major learning styles, each of which asks different questions and displays different strengths during the learning process. • These styles are based on the work of John Dewey, Carl Jung, and David Kolb
4 MAT Learning Styles Sensing / Feeling Watching Doing Thinking
4MAT Engaging the Whole Brain Concrete Experience Reflective Observation Active Experimentation Abstract Conceptualization
On Campus Student Interactions As an Instructor, Tutor, Student Service provider…. • Be aware that there are various learning styles. • Know your learning style and help others identify their learning style. • Assist students in a manner that fits their learning style. • Challenge students to adapt to other, less comfortable but equally valuable learning modes.
More Information 4 MAT Official Website http://www.aboutlearning.com/ Learning Style Inventories http://linkup.tafesa.edu.au/learning_styles_evaluation.html http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.html http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire