Learning styles and technology

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Russell Stannnard www.teachertrainingvideos.com www.teachertrainingvideos.com Technologies for developing multiple learning styles

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A look at some of the ways I have tried to include learning styles through technology

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Russell Stannnard

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Technologies for developing multiple learning styles

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Today’s Talk

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• Information about me (very quick).• How learning styles have influenced my

teaching and learning.• What that means in the classroom for me.• Lots of examples of ideas of what I have

actually done.• Conclusions.

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Russell Stannard

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Freelance teacher trainer/speaker.Part-time lecturer at the University of Warwick and

a NILE associate trainer.Run www.teachertrainingvideos.com @Won 3 major educational awards30,000 visitors a monthA newsletter with more than 18,000 subscribersProvides FREE help videos to show teachers how

to use technology.

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How it all started

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http://assistivetech4all.pbworks.com/w/page/41978894/Learning%20Styles

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Variation

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http://catholicreligionteacher.com/learning-styles/

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http://www.drhappylife.org/dermatoglyphics/learning-styles/

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Screen capture technology

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http://retailsalesmarketingmanagement.com/knowing-learning-styles-helps-you-train-retail-workers/

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http://www.loving2learn.com/Goals/Charts/LearningStyles.aspx

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My thoughtsHow can I accommodate more learning

styles?How can I make my teaching/learning more

inclusive?What can I do in the class and out of the

class?

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Let’s focus on something more visual and oral

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How can I do that?

Screen capture software

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Screen capture softwareRecords the screen of your computer as if

you had a video pointing at it.Includes your voice.Can add real video to screen capture.Can add callouts, subtitles, arrows etc

ExampleHow it works

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Massive response to ideaVideos received enthusiasticallyCreated website for the videosCurrently 350,000 visitors a yearIn surveys the number one reason for their

popularity is the fact they are ‘Visual and oralPeople can work aloneIt is self pacedFlexible

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My journey begins..This has value everywhere

How can we make feedback more inclusive?

How can we make assessment more inclusive?

What about other areas?

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Feedback

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The idea startsFirst example just correcting grammar.Providing general

feedback to the whole classProviding feedback on vocabularyProviding feedback on grammarBegan to realise it could be applied to all

subjects and contextsFeedback on blogsLong essays on MA programme

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Impacting on Quality

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• Student’s like the voice.• Students’ feel it is more personal.• More information is conveyed.• Feedback can be elaborated on.• Feedback can be very timely.• Like ‘having the teacher sitting next to you’.• Student learning styles.• Motivating/authentic listening material• Special needs students• Stylistic benefits

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Course Support

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Making course material more inclusiveWhen we set courseworkWhen we create marking schemesExam tips

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The technologyOriginal work done with Techsmith

Camtasia I then began to use JING ( free tool)More recently began to work with SnagIt

( about $25 for educational version)Experimented with other free tools like

ScreenR and Screencast-o-maticHelp videos for all these tools can be found

on my website @

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Assessment

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More inclusive assessmentHow can I change my assessments?

-My visual-My oral-Less focus on always writing-More reflection-More collaboration

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Present.MeStudent reflectionAllows teacher/students to upload PP/Prezi/Google docAdd their webcam and voiceShare on the internetWe can offer students the choiceHow does Present.Me work?

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myBrainShark

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Upload PDF files, WordFiles, Pictures, VideoAdd your voiceCompressed and available to shareSpeaking activities for studentsTeacher presentations for blended/flipped classroomReflectionIntroducing yourself

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BloggingUsed on the University of Warwick MA in

ICT.Students keep a reflective blog of what

they learn on the course.Images, text, videoPresent their blog at end of the courseEngage with other learners.Phil LongwellJo Gakonga

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ConclusionsThere is a key message about learning styles

that can help us in our whole approach to teaching and learning.

Start simple ( I was thinking about 4 styles)Thinking about how your teaching and

learning can be more inclusive.Highlighted 3 key technologies that I think can

help usCan be used in a whole range of different

ways

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Additional ReferencesRecent article published in NorwayPeter's Article @Recent piece on JING in the Guardian-Guardian Article @•For extensive information about the idea and examples go here.Russell’s page on feedback and JING @

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Help videos for all the tools demonstrated.

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• PresentMe @http://

www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.html • Jing @http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/

index.htmlmyBrainSharkhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brain/index.htmlCamtasiahttp://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html

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Any questions…

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My site•www.teachertrainingvideos..com @(please sign up to the newsletter)My Twitter•Russell1955My Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/russell.stannard.73 @

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Here is my presentation

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