This week we reflected on Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles. I learned there are several ways of classifying learning styles and there are many learning styles inventory quizzes on the web that we can use not only with our students but also to check our own styles. The way we as teachers learn is very relevant in the way we teach, for that reason it's very important to refect on own processes in order to understand our students better and for the benefit of our classes and lessons. It was very interesting also to read about the introduction of technology for different styles of learners, there are excellent ideas in the texts assigned for this week.
This week was also very important because we put a final period to our projects, we published our final report in which I am sure all of us did our best and are anxious to implement it in our classes to see what happens.
We must have a critical and careful approach when deciding which Learning Style theory we should apply. I consider that it’s important to take into account the specific characteristics of the educational institution: age group of students (determines how flexible their learning styles can be), the nature of education provided by the institution (general or specialized). Also, as you mention, we as teachers have our own approaches to the classroom and our own teaching styles. In conclusion, it’s important to consider not just one, but a variety of approaches to learning styles and select the most appropriate from both objective and personal perspectives.
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Hi Monica,
ResponderEliminarIt was a great pleasure for me too to read your project. i benifited a lot from it and also your comments were important.
I agree with you in the facts you mentioned about the input of the week.This makethe teacher think of all possible learning styles he may have in the same class while planing his lesson.In this case his teaching strategies will be students oriented.Only then he can play his role perfectly well.
ALL the best
Ilham