1. Learning Styles

2. Objectives By the end of this sessions participants should: Be aware that there are a variety of learning styles Appreciate the need to use a variety of learning strategies to meet the diversity Apply learning style theory to design and deliver lessons that cater to a range of learning styles

3. During a lesson students can feel like this……… OR Like this…… ……………………

4. How do you want your students to feel? Activity Reflect on your teaching practice and how you learn Jot down four things you can do to make all of your students learn Discuss these with members of your group One member shares the group’s thoughts with the other groups.

5. Multiple Intelligences 1.Linguistic Intelligence (word smart) 2.Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart") 3.Spatial intelligence ("picture smart") 4.Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart") 5.Musical intelligence ("music smart") 6.Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart") 7.Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart") 8.Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart") (Gardener, 1993)

6. Kolb’s Model (Kolb, 1984) Activist - Active Experimentation (simulations, case study, homework). What's new? I'm game for anything. Reflector - Reflective Observation (logs, journals, brainstorming). I'd like time to think about this. Theorist - Abstract Conceptualization (lecture, papers, analogies). How does this relate to that? Pragmatist - Concrete Experience (laboratories, field work, observations). How can I apply this in practice?

8. Let us all have light bulb moments

9. The End… The Beginning…