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Learning Styles

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1. Forming groups

To have a more energetic start, I’d like to offer you one activity to split you into groups. Choose a card and try to find a partner or partners.

2. Slideshow

I’d like to start today’s workshop with some slides. So while watching it I’d like you to think about something you have enjoyed learning e. g. a subject at school or a hobby such as swimming, playing the piano or driving a car.

Think about why you found this experience enjoyable.

SLIDESHOW

After the slideshow

Why did you enjoy the learning experience?

There are likely to be many factors:

· Teachers motivated,

· provided variety,

· took an interest in getting to know the class and finding out your preferred styles of learning.

So we all understand that appreciation of learning styles can help teachers plan the lessons.

But even before teachers learnt about learning style theories, they all knew that

• No two children are alike

• No two children learn in the identical way

• An enriched environment for one student is not necessarily enriched for another

• In the classroom we should teach children to think for themselves

3. Working in groups

Now in groups. Could you work with your group and discuss the following questions:

· What do you know about learning styles?

· Do you know what your learning style is?

· Why are learning styles important?

So I hope that you discussed all these questions in your groups. This task will serve as point of comparison at the end of the workshop because by the end of the work shop you’ll be able to

НЕ нашли? Не то? Что вы ищете?

· Describe visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles

· Identify your own learning style

· Consider techniques for identifying your learners’ learning styles

SLIDE

4. Learning styles quiz

I suggest you doing some quizes to work out what your learning style is.

What number is in the top right corner? 0 What number is in the lower left corner? 61 What number is in the left center? 72 What number is in the bottom right corner? 16 Besides the timer, what was the only white number? 27 What was the highest number on the screen? 72 What is the largest sized number was shown in orange? 16 What were the two numbers shown in purple? 00, 81 What number was in the top center of the screen? 67 What was the only number shown in black? 42

5. Learning styles descriptors

Let’s have a look at these three learning styles

6. Learning style quiz. (continue)

I suggest you doing a learning style quiz to work out what your learning style is.

Now you have identified your learning style. Could you write your learning style on post it note and stick it onto yourself.

Form a group with participants who have the same learning style as you.

Now I’m going to read the instructions and ask you to move to the appropriate part of the room to answer the questions.

7. Working in groups

Could you take your seats and work with your group to answer the question why learning styles are important.

I’ve also put some ideas of my own considering why learning styles are important.

slide

However, learners should never feel that they are stereotyped and only able to succeed if the task matches their learning style.

So I’ve also prepared some criticisms of learning styles.

Slide.

So I hope that your knowledge on learning styles has improved. I’ve clarified what your learning style is.

May be some of you will choose any of the techniques suggested by me to get to know what learning style your students have.

PARTICIPANT WORKSHEET

1. Think about the learning experience you have enjoyed. This could be a subject at school, something you did at university, or professional training. Alternatively it could be a hobby.

Explain what made the experience enjoyable.

2. Work with your group and discuss the following questions:

· What do you know about learning styles?

· Do you know what your learning style is?

· Why are learning styles important?

3. Learning style quiz.

Work out what your learning style is and form a group with participants who have the same learning style as you.

Now move to the appropriate part of the room to answer the questions.

4. Why are learning styles important?