Week 1 Review on Learning Styles and Learning Theories

Week 1!

Every learner is different, they all learn differently and we have to cater for each and every individual.

What must we, as future learning managers, do?
We must consider ourselves and our own attributes and characteristics and extend our own understanding of students in our class.



What did week 1's readings consist of?
Week 1's readings covered learning styles and learning theories.

I have learnt from this lesson that there are many different learning styles from VAK (Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic) to Felder and Soloman's perspective.
These learning styles cover multiple intelligences which is a great way of discovering what should be expected from different students, such as their 'talents'. They could be musical or they could be naturalistic (nature smart).

"At a very basic level e-learning is using information communication technologies (ICT) to engage, enhance and extend learning in pedagogically sound, flexible and innovative ways."
This quote explains that e-learning is based on the application of technology in the classroom to implement learning strategies, or LEP's.
I also learnt that learners can either be learning natives or digital immigrants, depending on their upbringing with technology. I guess this means that some will use technology more, or better, and the rest will have to learn and won't just already know.

Now classroom learning theories is the part I'm having trouble getting my head around... Behaviourism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Connectivism?? Wow. Big Names!!

I guess Behaviourism is based on a students behaviour and the reading discusses how students learn, how they are taught and what the teacher does in regards to this theory.

 

Cognitivism is all about the mental process, as I am led to believe.

Constructivism must.... I'm not even sure what that is still!

Consolidation is the "structure for (me) to evaluate learning environments appropriate to your ...." I can't be bothered typing that. Let's just say that I really don't know how to explain what it is and that quote would do that for me.

Now, that's that done! Thank ..god.



So......................................
I guess I'm really tech. savvy and I myself am a technological native because I was always involved in technology.

I don't really know what I have to type in this blog, and I think that many people are in the same boat as me.... Let's just finish with this:

What I hope to learn- I hope to know how to apply technology in the classroom, who doesn't love a good lesson which isn't a bore?

What I hope to improve on- my blogging skills, stuff this......


Gab- over and out!