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UNIT 3 SEMINAR Learning Styles Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Professor Kelly 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? Agenda Assignments Leaning Styles Multiple Intelligences Case Study Questions UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENTS 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 Learning & Study Skills Inventory Anxiety Attitude Concentration Information Processing Motivation Online Learning Strategies Study Aids Selecting Main Ideas Self-Testing Testing Strategies Time Management 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. 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. 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. LEARNING STYLES 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 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 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 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 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 Active or Reflective Learner – Processing Active Learner Strengths Potential Weaknesses Reflective Learner •Work well in groups •Experimentalists •Evaluate ideas •Design and carry out experiments •Find solutions that work •Work well alone •Theoreticians •Observers •Define problems •Propose possible solutions •Do not learn much in passive situations (most lectures) •Do not learn much in situations where they don’t have time to reflect (most lectures) Sensing or Intuitive Learner – Perception Sensing Learner Strengths Potential Weaknesses Intuitive Learner •Like facts and data •Solving problems by standard methods •Patient with detail •Memorizing facts •Practical and careful •Concrete experimentation •Like principles and theories •Innovative •Welcome complications •Grasping new concepts •Work faster •Comfortable with symbols •Abstract conceptualization •Problem solving purposes •Dealing with complications •Work slower •Repetition •Bored with detail •Careless Visual or Verbal Learner – Input Visual Learner Strengths Potential Weaknesses Verbal Learner •Reading •Writing •Understanding charts, graphs •Good sense of direction •Interpreting & manipulating images •Creating visual metaphors and analogies •Constructing practical objects •Listening •Speaking •Story-telling, explaining, teaching •Using humor •Remembering information •Arguing their point of view •Analyzing language usage •Listening •Speaking •Reading •Writing Sequential or Global Learner – Understanding Sequential Learner Strengths Potential Weaknesses Global Learner •Can work with material when they understand it partially or superficially •Convergent thinking and analysis •Organization •Focus •Consistency •Objectivity •Divergent thinking and synthesis •Seeing the big picture •Cooperating in group efforts •Paraphrasing •Multitasking •Reading body language •Seeing relationships •Sense of fairness •Generalities •Multitasking •Sometimes misses the main idea •May skip steps and details •Having to explain themselves analytically Reflection How can understanding your own learning style help you to succeed in your studies here at Kaplan University? MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES 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 8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Linguistic Logical/ Mathematical Spatial Bodily/ Kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic 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” 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” 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Verbal-Linguistic (Word Smart) People Examples Shakespeare Maya Angelou Hemingway Robert Frost Mark Twain John Steinbeck J. K. Rowlings John Grisham Louisa May Alcott Mathematical-Logical Math Smart People Examples Archimedies Sir Isaac Newton Galileo Copernicus Einstein Pythagoras Euclid Kepler Pascal Musical-Rhythmic (Music/Sound Smart) People Examples Mozart Bach Beethoven Gershwin Tchaikovsky Chopin John Lennon Stevie Wonder Kanye West Taylor Swift Visual-Spatial (Image Smart) People Examples Michelangelo Leonardo Da Vinci Picasso Van Gogh Monet Rembrandt Diane Arbus Grandma Moses I.M. Pei Frank Lloyd Wright Annie Liebovitz Steven Spielberg Georgia O'Keefe Bodily-Kinesthetic (Body Smart) People Examples Barishnakov Cathy Rigby Tiger Woods Michael Jordan David Copperfield Marcel Marceau Charlie Chaplin Harry Houdini Mia Hamm Joe DiMaggio Interpersonal (People Smart) People Examples Abraham Lincoln George Washington Ghandi Oprah Winfrey Martin Luther King Rev. Billy Graham Intrapersonal (Self Smart) People Examples NEIL ARMSTRONG HELEN KELLER COLUMBUS CHARLES LINDBERGH JOAN OF ARC CLARA BARTON CLEOPATRA LEIF ERICSSON SIR EDMOND HIlLARY Naturalist (Nature Smart) People Examples Galileo Rachael Carson John Audubon Lewis & Clark Jane Goodall Jacques Costeau Diana Fossey John Muir Sacajawea CASE STUDY “Jayden” 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. 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? 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? 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? 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. Final Questions? Thanks for Attending! 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