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This resource explores different learning styles and provides strategies for effectively differentiating instruction. It also discusses the 4Mat system and its application in various educational contexts.
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Hold On, You Lost Me! Mary M Rydesky 2008
Scenario 1 • You are in a time crunch & need information. Which questions do you seek? • Why • What • How • If
Questions 4 1 3 2
Scenario 2 • Which kind of learner are you? • Imaginative • Analytic • Common Sense • Dynamic Dynamic Imaginative Analytic Common Sense
Basic Premise • Differences in approach to perceiving & processing define learning style • Sensing & feeling • Thinking & judging • Watchers & doers • Four preference combinations
Learner Style, Trainer Style • Favored learning style • Is efficient for you • Affects evaluation of presenters • Affects learner communications • Drives your training approach
Perform Engage Practice Share Four Stages
Perform Engage Practice Share Eight Stages FEELING concrete L R 8 1 R L 7 2 DOING WATCHING 6 3 active R reflective L 5 4 R L abstract THINKING
Who Leads? Learner Active Trainer Active
The First Three Steps • Connect • Attend • Image • Content • Concept • Context But first….
Scenario 3 • Session is a Leadership Retreat • What are the learner outcomes? Leadership is a study in __________ _________ Concept Leadership Content
Mat4 is a study in…. • Engaging • Sharing • Practice • Performing
Value of 4Mat • Stretch exercises to improve trainer’s non-preferred learning modes • 4Mat is a study in _________
What is 4Mat • 4Mat aligns the work of many learning theorists in a practical tool for EPSS • 4Mat’s facts include _________
How to Learn & Use 4Mat • The text & seminars include _____ • Develop ‘ concept’ • Develop lesson plan for all four learner types so they • Are personally engaged • Understand the shared knowledge • Take part in rigorous practice • Perform the learning
If 4Mat Works… • How do I apply it to my needs? • Leadership • Skills • Customer service • Company code of behavior
Hold On, You Lost Me! • Bernice McCarthy & Jeanine O’Neill-Blackwell • 2007 ASTD Press • (reference CH8124) • http://www.4mat4business.com • Free web training hour May 15th
Resources • Deborah. 4MAT System.http://online.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/deborah/4mat.html • Learning Styles & the 4MAT System: A Cycle of Learninghttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/msh/gifs/4mat.jpg&imgrefurl=http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/is/4mat.html&h=390&w=500&sz=35&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=krTzTd81E9KsHM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3D4mat%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26sa%3DN • Leon, Eal, & Przasnyski. (2006) Captivate Your Students' Minds: Developing Interactive Tutorials to Support the Teaching of Spreadsheet Modeling Skills.http://ite.pubs.informs.org/Vol7No1/LeonSealPrzasnyski/ • McCarthy & O’Neill-Blackwell (2007).Hold On, You Lost Me! ASTD Press. • National Park Service. Civil Disobedience.http://www.nps.gov/archive/semo/freedom/Edukit/civil.htm (Click on 4Mat wheel for each section) • Niskanen, J. 4Mat Unit Plans. http://www.geocities.com/jeniskanen/4mat2.htm • 4MAT - Delivering Instruction That Everyone Can Understandhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.timeanalyzer.com/lib/4mat.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.timeanalyzer.com/lib/4mat.htm&h=401&w=454&sz=37&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=r7UUFcAxGTpjqM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3D4mat%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26sa%3DN • College of the Southwest. SOE's Conceptual Framework. http://www.csw.edu/208727.ihtml