If your score on a scale is 1-3, you are fairly well balanced on the two dimensions of the scale.
If your score on a scale is 5-7, you have a moderate preference for one dimension of the scale and will learn more easily in a teaching environment that favours that dimension.
If your score on a scale is 9-11, you have a very strong preference for one dimension of the scale. You may have real difficulty learning in an environment which does not support that preference.
What is your learning style? What sorts of learning experiences would suit you best with your learning style?
I have a score of 1 on the Sensing vs Intuitive scale which indicates a very balanced learning style. I do enjoy learning facts and using proven methods to solve problems but I feel equally at ease with abstract ideas and being innovative.
Sequential learning style is a slight preference over Global learning with a score of 3 on this dimension of the scale. I am a very logical person and prefer a logical stepwise mode of learning but I do easily make large leaps between subject matter and do enjoy linking ideas and concepts.
The score of 11 as an Active learner is a bit of a worry as it suggest that using Reflective learning is not going to work for me.
I have a score of 9 as a Visual learner which suggests that I would have some difficulty learning without an environment that supports visual learning styles.
What sort of learning experiences would suit me?
I would thrive in an environment with hands on activities enriched with visual stimuli linking the activity with the theory. Learning by doing would be very appealing.
In a traditional classroom of 25 students, how would you support the range of learning styles each lesson?
There would be a diverse range of learning styles in a classroom of 25 students and this would require a diverse range of strategies to engage all of the students during a lesson. Group activity work could be employed to engage the active learners and to strengthen the reflective learners in this style of learning. A quiet reflection time at the end of a lesson would similarly benefit both learning styles.
Use of an overview of the lesson as well as a step by step list detailing facts/activities that will be covered could engage both sequential and global learners. Visually stimulating activities such as the use of colour, diagrams, graphs and digital technologies would be appropriate.
With your current knowledge of ICT, how could your design and digital pedagogy support your learners better?
Interactive whiteboards offer an abundance of opportunities to provide stimulating learning design in the classroom. They can be used with the teacher at the front of the class instructing the students or as a group activity where students are interacting themselves with the whiteboard thus being suitable for both active and reflective learning styles. IWBs are ideal for the use of colour and movement, photographs and diagrams and as many different combinations of learning only limited by the teachers imagination.
Educational games, instructional videos, research information, images and educational resources are available online to enhance lessons in a variety of ways.
Computers are an essential part of the classroom with many applications designed specifically for education.
What sorts of profiling questions would you be asking about your learners to ensure you cater for everyone's preferences?
. Do you prefer to work with others in a group or do you prefer to work by yourself?
. Do you prefer to participate in an science experiment or watch a demonstration?
. Do you prefer to learn facts or do you prefer to hear about the big picture?
. Do you prefer diagrams and pictures or words to explain a topic?
These are very simplistic ideas and I would hope to develop a more rigorous approach than this.
How does ICT support differences in learning styles?
Due to the very nature of ICT, it is ideal to support different learning styles. It can be used for group or individual work. ICT by its very nature can be very visual but also very auditory.
Many devices can be used for students with disabilities to enhance their learning. For example, keyboards are useful for students with handwriting difficulties and software is available to cater for students with vision difficulties.
How long before we see iPads or a similar device as a standard piece of equipment for our classrooms?
I think that we are on the edge of an ICT revolution! The speed at which technologies are being developed and improved upon is accelerating and it will be a challenge to keep abreast of all the opportunities that will become available.
How does ICT support differences in learning styles?
Due to the very nature of ICT, it is ideal to support different learning styles. It can be used for group or individual work. ICT by its very nature can be very visual but also very auditory.
Many devices can be used for students with disabilities to enhance their learning. For example, keyboards are useful for students with handwriting difficulties and software is available to cater for students with vision difficulties.
How long before we see iPads or a similar device as a standard piece of equipment for our classrooms?
I think that we are on the edge of an ICT revolution! The speed at which technologies are being developed and improved upon is accelerating and it will be a challenge to keep abreast of all the opportunities that will become available.
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