Learning styles

Hi everyone,

It would seem I am a visual learner. This means that I find diagrams, sketches, schematics, photographs, flow charts, or any other visual representation more stimulating to learn from. Demonstrations, film, concept maps and colour coding also help me learn best.

One must remember that in a classroom it is likely that most students will fall into one category, however you can be assured that the others will filter across other spectrums of learning styles. Therefore as a learning manager you can see the importance of teaching across all types of strategies to engage all learners.

This is where ICTs can be very useful. ICTs cater for different types of learners as lessons can work around individual or group activities using both visual and auditory. They can also be hands on to manipulate images and text on the screen. However, Thrupp (2009) reminds us that there are different types of learners in the classrooms and that ICTs will not create magic to motivate all learners and one size will not fit all.

Karen.

Thrupp, R. (2010). ICT created diversity in the classroom: the contemporary learner. Retrieved from http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/file.php/4033/ThruppAcec.pdf