5/17/2015 1 MATEFL, Malta 16 May 2015 Marjorie Rosenberg ‘I never knew there were different styles of learning. I thought I just couldn’t learn a foreign language.’ What are learning styles? Perceptual filters Strategies to perceive, store and recall material Cognitive processing Organisation of perceived material Approaches used by individuals Patterns of behavior Learning styles in the classroom Most classes have variety of learner types Teachers often teach in the way we learn Mix of methods can reach more learners Help learners stretch out of preferred styles Encourage learners to develop successful strategies Harmonise and challenge learners Metacognition of styles gives learners more insight Tolerance grows from acceptance of other styles What styles are not An excuse A method of pigeon-holing Right or wrong A limitation with no possibility of stretching An indication of competence Judgemental Three models Sensory-perception: VAK Cognitive processing: Global-Analytic Behavioral: Mind Organisation
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5/17/2015
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MATEFL, Malta 16 May 2015
Marjorie Rosenberg
‘I never knew there were different styles of learning. I thought I just couldn’t learn a foreign language.’
What are learning styles? Perceptual filters
Strategies to perceive, store and recall material
Cognitive processing
Organisation of perceived material
Approaches used by individuals
Patterns of behavior
Learning styles in the classroom Most classes have variety of learner types
Teachers often teach in the way we learn
Mix of methods can reach more learners
Help learners stretch out of preferred styles
Encourage learners to develop successful strategies
Harmonise and challenge learners
Metacognition of styles gives learners more insight
What would you do if ...? Send two people out of the room and choose a topic.
Bring the two people back in and have them ask the others ‘What would you do if this happened to you?‘
Based on the answers they get, they should try to guess what happened.
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it began to rain ice cream?
You had to come to work in your pajamas?
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Global Activity
The Yes-No Hotseat Ask for a volunteer to think of an activity.
Have the others ask questions to try and guess what the activity is.
The person answering is not allowed to say ‘Yes or No‘ but must find alternative ways to answer.
If the person says ‘Yes or No‘ they tell the group the activity and another volunteer is chosen.
Analytic Activity
The envelope game Brainstorm jobs.
Hand out envelopes and small pieces of paper to each of the learners.
Have them write their names on their envelopes.
They then pass their envelopes to the person on their right who writes a job on a piece of paper they think the person is suited for and puts it in the envelope.
The envelopes are passed around till they come back to their owners who take out the jobs and look at them.
The learners discusses the jobs they feel they are suited for and why.
Combined Global and Analytic Activity
Mind organisation activities
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Setting priorities
Explain to the class that they are going to plan a final event at the end of a course.
Put them in groups.
Tell them they can only spend the amount of money the group has on them at the moment.
Ask them to prioritise how they will make use of their resources.
Have each group give a mini-presentation on their ideas.
The whole class can then vote for the best plan.
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@AClilToClimb Power Planner Activity
Nothing but the facts Divide the class into groups.
Choose one person in each group as the expert on a topic.
Create a set of questions about the topic.
Have each group ask the others the questions.
Award one point for each correct answer and two points for each answer no one else knew.
These can be written down later and used for internet research.
Expert Investigator Activity
Can you sell it? Brainstorm persuasive language.
Discuss USPs.
Divide the group into buyers and sellers.
Tell the buyers that they can buy a total of three different products.
Tell the sellers to look around the classroom and find an object they can sell.
Give them a time limit and then debrief to find out who was successful and why.
Radical Reformer Activity
My personal mindmap
Marjorie
UB o
1975
voice Opera
Camarata
1981
NLP
Santa
Cruz
adult ed
Graz
University
methodology
business
English teacher
training
Flexible Friend Activity
Activities What have I changed?
Pass it on
The statue
It makes me feel …
Back-to-back drawing
What would you do if …?
The ‘yes-no’ hotseat
Envelope game
Setting priorities
Nothing but the facts
Can you sell it?
Personal mindmap
Where do learning styles fit in?
A way to raise awareness
Learners take an active part
Can increase motivation
Learner-centred
Help learners develop successful strategies
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Time for Reflection Work in small groups
Discuss which activities you personally enjoyed most
Compare the activities with your styles
Discuss which activities will work in your classroom
by Csilla Jaray-Benn, Sandy Millan, Hana Tichá, @AClilToClimb, @dfogarty, @mamalarut and @val360 for www.eltpics.com (crowd-sourced, Creative Commons licensed photo resource by and for teachers)