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- Lunchtime
Discussion: designing assignments that work for
- all of your
students
February 22, 2001
- There
are many learning styles analyses and instruments for determining learning
style preferences. The Soloman-Felder
model is accompanied by hints about how to (1) address students with
many kinds of preferences, and, (2) help students learn to use their own
preferences and adopt other styles for more effective learning. See also the All School Guide, Determining Your Learning Style
- Your
learning styles preferences as an instructor are a window on your teaching
style. Faculty tend to teach as
they have been taught, or, to teach how they themselves would prefer to be
taught.
- Your
own learning style preference as an individual (that may transfer itself to
a teaching style preference as per the previous bullet point) may not be the
best fit for your teaching-to-a-learning-style of your students.
For example, your students may be active, sensing, visual and
sequential learners while you are a reflective, intuitive, verbal and global
teacher. You may want to
consider learning from other perspectives in designing your courses.
Main Discussion Inquiry Topic: What can you do to increase the benefits
of the diversity of learning style preferences among your students in your
requirements, assignments and classroom demeanor?
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