How do Students Learn?A Learning Emporium Session

HostThe Bagel Emporium

Instructional Advancement

Bill Vilberg

Vilberg.com

Student Government

Miami.edu/sg

Do all students learn the same way?

A) Yes, all learn the same way

B) Most learn in a similar manner

C)No, most learn in a different manner

D)Unsure/I do not know

Classical View of Learning Styles Auditory

learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say

Visual tend to prefer sitting at the front of the

classroom to avoid visual obstructions and respond best to graphics

Kinesthetic learn best through a hands-on approach, actively

exploring the physical world around them

Updated View of Learning Styles

iPod/iPad Listen to music while studying or writing a paper

YouTube Watch humorous videos or music videos while

studying

Facebook Stays connected with the gossip and this

weekend’s party pictures

What do I mean?

Acollege student 20 years ago (most of you!) does not use nor respond to the same studying and teaching methods as you did!

Then vs Now

Then vsNow

Then vs Now

Then vsNow

Then vs Now

Then vsNow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwaPP9cxT4

A few more cool things…

A few more cool things…

A few more cool things…

How to Tweak Your Approach

"Involving students in discussion fosters retention of

information, application of knowledge to new situations, and development of higher-

order thinking skills”

-Higher Education Journal

Yet 70 to 90 percent of professors use

the traditional lecture as their

primary instructional strategy!!!

Auditory Learners Prefer to pay attention instead of taking

copious notes Encourage tape recording Use AV equipment in rooms to self

record and create a podcast

Appreciate being able to hear lecture clearly Mic yourself if in a large lecture hall

Enjoy audience polling Ask the audience questions at end of

class out loud with students responding

Post questions so they can listen and not write!

Visual Learners The visual learners like to have a general

idea about what they want to learn before they get the details Write a lecture outline on the board so

they can organize their thoughts

Tend to underline using different colors On your board work/ power point use

different colors to emphasize key things

Prefer to recall the pictures that they studied when preparing for the exam DRAW! And use figures and videos

Kinesthetic Learners

Like to touch what they want to learn Bring props whenever possible!

Technology that can help the kinesthetic students in learning is technology that allows them to manipulate tools in the classroom Interactive websites

Enjoy teacher interaction Step our from behind the podium and join your

audience! Ask for students to come to board and solve

problems

iPod/iPad Style The iPod/iPad style can support the three

learning styles. Allows the kinesthetic learners to touch

the screen Allows the auditory students to listen to

audio files Allows visual students to see and

download pictures

YouTube Style

Can help auditory students by allowing them to hear other voices during the class

Allows kinesthetic students to manipulate tools in the class(watch video on their PC or handheld device)

Can help visual students by allowing for pictures and other visual aides to be used on the screen

*Create YouTube video watching mini assignments

Facebook Style

Create a Facebook fan page for your class Post practice questions before a test

there Allows for discussion to occur

underneath a post Allows you to send notifications to

students They will check this more often!

Discussion

What have you tried that has

worked?

What could you try to incorporate/change into your teaching

strategy?

Do all students learn the same way?

A) Yes, all learn the same way

B) Mostlearn in a similar manner

C)Mostlearn in a different manner

D)Unsure/I do not know

Take Away Tweeking your approach is a consequence of

teaching new generations of students

Use Bill Vilberg to help you come up with creative ways to update your teaching style or lesson plan

Poll your students, they give they best feedback for you to use in your classes

Don’t be afraid to try

something new!

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