So, You know your learning style . What now

1. So, You know your learning style�.What now?

2. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and Wisdom to know the difference. Serenity prayer/ Rienhold Niebuhr

3. Having Problems? Study Skills�. Use different learning styles/skills Discuss your problem with your advisor/instructor Experiment with different methods to prevent frustration Go to the learning center!!!!! Don�t forget to look at the environment where you are studying.

4. Visual Learners Like to be shown how to do something Find it easy to learn by description Like lists to organize thoughts Often recognize words by sight Remember faces but forget names Have well developed imaginations Easily distracted by movement or actions Tend to be unaware of noise

5. Strategies for Visual Learners get a clear view of the teacher to see their body language and facial expressions use visual materials (pictures, maps, charts, graphs) use color to highlight important points in text take notes or ask the teacher to provide handouts

6. Strategies for visual learners (con�t) use multi-media write a story to illustrate it study in a quiet place visualize information as a picture to aid memorization

7. Auditory Learners Tend to spell phonetically Listen and remember facts Find it easy to learn by listening Enjoy discussions and plays Remember names but forgets faces Work out problems by talking Easily distracted by noise and often need to work in quiet

8. Strategies for Aural Learners Participate in class discussions make speeches/presentations use a tape recorder during lectures instead of taking notes (if allowed) read text out loud create musical jingles to aid memorization discuss ideas verbally dictate to someone while they write down your thoughts use verbal analogies and tell stories to demonstrate your point.

9. Kinesthetic Learners Learn best my movement and manipulation High energy levels, do better when active or involved Think and learn best when moving about Often lose much of what is being said verbally Have problems concentrating when have to sit and read Prefer to do rather than listen

10. Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners Take frequent study breaks move around to learn new things (read while on an exercise bike, mold play dough to learn something new) chew gum while studying use bright colors to highlight reading material dress up your work space with posters skim through reading material to get a rough idea what it is about before settling down to read it in detail.

11. Active vs Passive Learning Active Learning-Simply having students engage in some activity that forces them to think about and comment on the info presented Passive Learning-Merely observing a learning process or listening to information

12. Test Taking Skills www.testtakingtips.com

13. Time Management http://www.time-management-guide.com/student-time-management.html

14. Web Quest At this time please complete the Web Quest Activity for Unit 1.

15. Cognitive/Learning  Domains Cognitive learning-knowledge Psychomotor learning-skills Affective learning-gets at your heart, your feelings, your emotions.

16. Cognitive

17. Psychomotor

18. Affective

19. Cognitive Domains: Use in Nursing Knowledge-recall of facts, terms, concepts, and methods Comprehension-understanding concepts, methods, written material, graphs, data, and problems Application-use of info in a new situation (knowledge and problem solving skills) Thinking skills-critical thinking General Skills-psychomotor, communication Attitudes and Values-reflecting standards of nursing practice Integrate Framework by Linn & Gronlund (2000).

20. Domains: Higher Levels of Thinking Analysis-ability to break down info Synthesis-ability to develop a new product Evaluation-judgments about value based on internal and external criteria

21. Adult Learning Principles Adults have: Experience and information Established values, beliefs, and opinions Had a change in learning styles Relate new knowledge and info to previously learned info and experiences

22. Adult Learning Principles(con�t) Bodies influenced by gravity Have pride Need to be self-directing Individual differences among people increase with age Tend to have a problem-centered orientation to learning

23. Why do we care about adult learning principles We are all individual People learn at different speeds You are here for a reason Your learning style and the instructors may not match-what do you do?

24. Response

25. Look How Far You�ve Come ? Even if the material is not presented in a way you prefer, you can use your knowledge of learning styles to adjust and be flexible, no matter who your instructor is or what the topic might be!!!!

26. What are Your Personal Goals for Studying and Learning?