Kaumudi Nagaraju, EnhanceEdu Pedagogy and Learning Styles.

Kaumudi Nagaraju, EnhanceEdu

Pedagogy and Learning Styles

Agenda

o Pedagogy

o Learning Styles

oMultiple Intelligences

o VAK

Objectives of this session

To share ideas on:

o Pedagogy

o Learning Styles & their classroom application

Is Teaching an Art or a Science?

What is Pedagogy?

Teacher-centered/Student-centered

“Learning-centered?”

Teacher-centered Learning Student-centered learning

• Low level of student choice• Student passive• Power primarily with teacher

• High level of student choice• Student active• Power primarily with student

Case - 1

o You got a new mobile phone. What would you do?o Take it out of the box and fiddle with the pieces before you read any

instructions?

o Read all of the instructions before you attempt to press any buttons?

o Ask someone else to read the instructions and explain it to you or

read the instructions out to yourself aloud?

Case - 2

o You gave a lecture in the class and you see that half of the students have put blank faces. What do you do?

Learner Styles

How it helps?

o Teachers:o Natural inclination towards one’s own learning styleo Understand that Students with different styles learn

& process information differentlyo Apply teaching strategies for multiple learning styles

o Students:o Learn how he/she learnso Use appropriate study methods

Many theories

o Gardner Theory of Multiple Intelligences

o Neil Fleming: VARK

o Variation of a theme – VAK

Multiple IntelligencesEnhanceEdu

Howard Gardner

Multiple Intelligences

MI - Application

Logical/Mathematical • Think through algebraic word problems• Approach a scientific experiment• Create a process

Verbal/Linguistic • Lectures• Student presentations

Musical/Rhythmic • Age-appropriate poem or song• Invite your learners to write their own lyrics

Bodily/Kinesthetic • Tasks/Exercises• 3-D models• Role-plays• Simulations• Re-enacting historical moments

Intrapersonal • Make them work independently• Encourage him towards his goals

MI - Application

Interpersonal • Team activities• Partner projects• Games

Naturalist • Examples that connect with natural surroundings

Visual/Spatial • Videos• Make use of a learner's visual-spatial

strengths in lessons and workshops• Create visual images to capture the meaning

of a math word problem• Sketch the layout of a building

Existentialist

VAK Theory

VAK - Application

o Two possibilities

o Delivery catering to multiple preferences & styles

o Create a learning environment where the student

participates with their learning styles

Visual - Application

o Teacher-centeredo Use graphs, charts, illustrations, or other visual aids

o Include outlines, concept maps, mind maps, agendas,

handouts, etc. for reading and taking notes

o Student-centeredo Ask students to draw, make posters, create visuals

o Have the learners envision the topic or have them act out

the subject matter

Auditory - Application

o Teacher-centeredo Lectureso Interview with Q&Ao Quiz games

o Student-centeredo Student presents on a subjecto Debateo Peer teaching/learningo Group work

Kinesthetic - Application

o Teacher-centeredo Use activitieso Have models to pass around in classo Frequent stretch breaks

o Student-centeredo Student create experiments, simulations & demoso Role Playo Have them transfer information from text to other medium

To remember...

o A typical classroom will include students with a variety of preferred learning styles

o Lots of learning styles – be a bit familiar with some of the major ones

o Choose a theory that makes the most sense to you, apply it to both you and your students

o One style is not better than the other. Most learners will have a combination of more than one style

o Key to meeting individual students needs is to ensure a variety of learning styles in every lesson

Learning Styles in Engineering Education

o http://fie2012.org/sites/fie2012.org/history/fie2008/papers/1158.pdf

o http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/LS-1988.pdf

o http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JOTS/Winter-Spring-2001/sutliff.html

Task

o Please read categories and questions on the sheet provided to you, row by row.

o Put a check mark against all the descriptions that suit your learning style.

o After completing checking against the boxes provided in the last row, add up check marks per column.

o Column with highest total shows your learning style.

Thank You