UNIT 3 SEMINAR

1. Learning Styles Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Professor Kelly UNIT 3 SEMINAR

2. Online Learning Reflection • Now that we are in week 3, how do you feel about online learning? Describe what you’ve learned so far in 3 words. • What would you tell a friend about these first 2 weeks at Kaplan University?

3. Agenda • Assignments • Leaning Styles • Multiple Intelligences • Case Study • Questions

4. UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENTS

5. Unit 3 Assignments • Complete the Unit 3 Reading – Learning Styles • Complete the Learning Styles quiz • Participate in the Unit 3 Discussion • Complete the Learning & Study Skills Inventory (LASSI) • Complete the Unit 3 LASSI Inventory Assignment

6. Anxiety Attitude Concentration Information Processing Motivation Online Learning Strategies Study Aids Selecting Main Ideas Self-Testing Testing Strategies Time Management Learning & Study Skills Inventory

7. Diagnostic Measure • Provides standardized scores for the different scales listed previously • percentile score equivalents • national norms • Does not give a total score since this is a diagnostic measure.

8. Diagnostic….. serving to identify or characterize The LASSI provides students with a diagnosis of their strengths and weaknesses, compared to other college students, in the areas covered by the scales.

9. Prescriptive…… giving directions or injunctions The LASSI provides feedback about areas where students may be weak and need to improve their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and skills.

10. LEARNING STYLES

11. What are Learning Styles? • Information enters your brain three main ways: sight, hearing and touch, which one you use the most is called your Learning Style • Visual Learners learn by sight • Auditory Learners learn by hearing • Tactile Learners (kinesthetic) learn by touch

12. Visual Learners • Prefer to see information such as pictures, diagrams, cartoons, demonstrations • Picture words and concepts they hear as images • Easily distracted in lecture with no visual aids • Overwhelmed with intense visuals accompanied by lecture • Benefit from using charts, maps, notes, and flash cards when studying Let me see it!

13. Auditory Learners • Prefer to hear information spoken • Can absorb a lecture with little effort • May not need careful notes to learn • Often avoid eye contact in order to concentrate • May read aloud to themselves • Like background music when they study Let me hear it!

14. Tactile or Kinesthetic Learners • Prefer touch as their primary mode for taking in information • In traditional lecture situations, they should write out important facts • Create study sheets connected to vivid examples • Role-playing can help them learn and remember important ideas Let me touch it!

15. Index of Learning Styles Learning style profiles … • are CONTINUOUS • They are NOT either/or categories • suggest behavioral TENDENCIES • They are NOT predictors of behavior • suggest that you have MORE strengths associated with one learning style THAN the other • can be affected by your educational experiences

16. Active or Reflective Learner – Processing

17. Sensing or Intuitive Learner – Perception

18. Visual or Verbal Learner – Input

19. Sequential or Global Learner – Understanding

20. Reflection How can understanding your own learning style help you to succeed in your studies here at Kaplan University?

21. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

22. New way of thinking The question is not “Are you intelligent,” but rather “How are you intelligent?” Think about your strengths and weaknesses as I describe the 8 main types of intelligences as identified by Dr. Howard Gardner

23. 8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner • Linguistic • Logical/ Mathematical • Spatial • Bodily/ Kinesthetic • Musical • Interpersonal • Intrapersonal • Naturalistic

24. Dimensions of Intelligence Linguistic Intelligence Skilled with words/ “The Word Player” Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence Physical skill/ “The Mover” Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence Skilled with numbers & reasoning/ “The Questioner” Spatial Intelligence Skilled with pictures & images/ “The Visualizer”

25. Dimensions of intelligence Musical Intelligence Skilled with melody & rhythm/ “The Music Lover” Interpersonal Intelligence Skills of social understanding/ “The Socializer” Intrapersonal Intelligence Skills of self-knowledge/ “The Individual” Naturalistic Intelligence Skills of making connection to elements in nature/ “The Outdoorsman”

26. Linguistic If you have strong linguistic intelligence you might learn better by Reading Memorizing Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password) Making up rhymes, puns Using the internet

27. Logical/Mathematical Learner If you have strong logical-mathematical intelligence you might learn better by Recording information systematically Setting up experiments (“What if…?”) Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers) Analyzing data Asking logical questions Using the internet

28. Spatial Learner If you have strong spatial intelligence you might learn better by Studying pictures Watching videos Using visual, tangible aids Doing mazes, puzzles Making predictions Using the internet

29. Bodily/Kinesthetic Learner If you have strong bodily-kinesthetic intelligence you might learn better by Doing role plays Constructing physical examples Exercising while reviewing Visiting museums, institutions, parks Asking logical questions Using the internet

30. Musical Learner If you have strong musical intelligence you might learn better by Listening to recordings Talking to yourself Making up songs Mentally repeating information Reading aloud Changing tempo

31. Interpersonal Learner If you have strong interpersonal intelligence you might learn better by Studying in groups Comparing information with others Interviewing experts Relating personal experiences Being a teamplayer Doing cooperative projects

32. Intrapersonal Learner If you have strong intrapersonal intelligence you might learn better by Avoiding distractions Establishing personal goals Playing solitary games Setting own pace Working alone Relating personal experiences

33. Naturalistic Learner If you have strong naturalistic intelligence you might learn better by Studying outside Learning in the presence of plants & pets Relating environmental issues to topics Smelling, seeing touching, tasting, Observing natural phenomenon

34. Verbal-Linguistic (Word Smart)People Examples ShakespeareMaya AngelouHemingwayRobert FrostMark TwainJohn SteinbeckJ. K. Rowlings John Grisham Louisa May Alcott

35. Mathematical-Logical Math SmartPeople Examples ArchimediesSir  Isaac NewtonGalileoCopernicus       Einstein            PythagorasEuclid          KeplerPascal 

36. Musical-Rhythmic (Music/Sound Smart)People Examples MozartBachBeethoven      GershwinTchaikovskyChopinJohn LennonStevie WonderKanye WestTaylor Swift

37. Visual-Spatial (Image Smart)People Examples MichelangeloLeonardo Da VinciPicassoVan GoghMonetRembrandtDiane ArbusGrandma MosesI.M.  PeiFrank  Lloyd  WrightAnnie LiebovitzSteven Spielberg Georgia O'Keefe

38. Bodily-Kinesthetic (Body Smart)People Examples BarishnakovCathy RigbyTiger WoodsMichael JordanDavid CopperfieldMarcel MarceauCharlie ChaplinHarry HoudiniMia Hamm Joe DiMaggio

39. Interpersonal (People Smart)People Examples Abraham Lincoln       George Washington        Ghandi Oprah  Winfrey       Martin  Luther   King  Rev. Billy Graham

40. Intrapersonal (Self Smart)People Examples NEIL ARMSTRONGHELEN  KELLERCOLUMBUSCHARLES LINDBERGHJOAN OF ARCCLARA BARTON        CLEOPATRALEIF  ERICSSONSIR  EDMOND  HIlLARY 

41. Naturalist (Nature Smart)People Examples GalileoRachael CarsonJohn AudubonLewis & ClarkJane GoodallJacques CosteauDiana FosseyJohn MuirSacajawea

42. CASE STUDY “Jayden”

43. The Case of Jayden • Jayden liked school but always got in trouble for getting up and moving around in his high school class.  He would tap his pencil on the desk when he was reading, and when doing his assignments at home he liked to walk around.  • He didn’t like to follow instructions on assignments, but preferred to just get started and do the work.  This caused some problems for him because he sometimes missed important parts of the assignments.  • Jayden is now taking classes online.  He wants to get his degree and earn more money.

44. Based on just the information from the case study, what is Jayden’s preferred learning style: Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic?  What information from the case study helps you to make this selection?

45. How can Jayden use his learning style to help himself do well with his online education? What specific approaches could he take that would allow him to draw upon his kinesthetic (hands-on) strengths?

46. Let’s say Jayden really doesn’t understand his own learning styles or strengths. What kinds of questions could Jayden ask himself in order to better understand his own learning styles?

47. The Toolbox Approach • Think of your learning styles/preferences in this manner: What good is a toolbox with only one tool in it? • Put as many tools into your "learning toolboxes" as you can Be prepared for anything that might come your way. This will give you many more options and prepare you to deal with many different learning situations.

48. Final Questions?

49. Thanks for Attending! Have a happy and healthy Holiday and New Year!