Created for presentation at the Southeast Regional Association of Teacher Educators in Sarasota, FL on October 11, 2013. This is not the final file. More last minute changes may be made.

1. 20 Learning Styles
Individualizing to Learn
Presented by
Mrs. Melinda Stickney
Dr. Joe Jerles
Austin Peay State University
SRATE Annual Conference, 2013
© Larry Lowrance

2. THE GREAT HUMAN BRAIN
It is why we are who we are
 Is where we think and
 from which we speak, learn and store
information
 Become who we are
 Learns in multiple ways
--called
learning styles

3. MANY LEARNING STYLES
 Today we will share some ways to look at learning that you
may not have thought about
 Familiar Learning Styles
 Visual Learning: seeing what is to be learned
 Auditory Learning: listening to what is to be learned
 Tactile Learning: tactile engagement of what is to be
learned
 17 Other Learning Styles

4. 4. MULTISENSORY LEARNING
engaging learning through multiple senses
 Immersion in sensations
 whole body experiences
 Multimedia presentations of learning
 The more a student is challenged, the easier
learning occurs via multiple senses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c-f1PEOZa4

5. 5. SIMULTANEOUS LEARNING
doing several things at once
 Multitasking
 Listening to music while working
 Going back and forth between activities to learn
 Engaging multiple pathways

6. 6. SEQUENTIAL LEARNING
doing one thing at a time,
then moving to next project
 Rotate through centers or stations
 Processing and mastery of information in steps
 Task analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJiDV3EXC4E

7. 7. CONCRETE LEARNING
hands-on experience with learning
 Story sequence
 Using manipulatives for math
 Project based learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog1-H6pZDs

8. 8. ABSTRACT LEARNING
manipulating abstract concepts
 Thinking to relate and expand ideas
 Socratic method
 Manipulating religious ideas and concepts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWkgHHp0kDY

9. 9. INDOOR LEARNING
when one learns best being inside, sitting
in cozy chairs in comfortable temperatures
 Independent reading centers
 Sitting at a computer to learn
 Working a puzzle
 Reading in bed with mom or dad

10. 10. OUTDOOR LEARNING
being outdoors in open spaces
 Rock climbing
 Gardening
 Playing organized sports outside
 Running with dog or riding a horse
 Visiting a historical monument
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dh_XE40mj
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11. 11. LEFT BRAIN LEARNING
tasks are logical, analytic and objective
 Learning numbers and math
 Learning scientific concepts
 Measuring and manipulating things
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xn7mGQ25to

12. 12. RIGHT BRAIN LEARNING
tasks are intuitive, thoughtful and subjective
 Linguistic concepts
 Learning second languages
 Playing and learning music
 Art and Dramatic play
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ydJr1Is8xI

13. 13. HIGH TECH LEARNING
activities centered in technology
 Tablet technology (iPads, Kindle, etc.)
 Computers
 Television and movies
 Simulators, video games, arcades
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fTo6jIZNc

14. 14. LOW TECH LEARNING
readily available found objects
 Writing with paper and pencil or crayons
 Lincoln Logs
 Recyclables

15. 15. ACTIVE LEARNING
when one learns best by doing things
 Collaboration
 Games
 School plays
 Learning centers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HM5I79fWTk

16. 16. PASSIVE LEARNING
when one learns best by thinking and
reflecting
 Taking time to imagine, wonder
 Reading and reflecting
 Taking a “time out” to consider consequences

17. 17. STRUCTURED LEARNING
formalized teacher-directed schedule
 Coming in to a classroom with things on the desk
to do and centers activated and ready
 Following learned routines of the day
 Attending to and following teacher directions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZQFErJn-Eg

18. 18.UNSTRUCTURED LEARNING
 Group learning activities
 Trial and Error Learning
 Problem Based Learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXpfCfuDqnY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgA1wZhW5TE

19. 19. SOLITARY LEARNING
when one learns best being left to work
alone
 Engaging in tasks alone
 Competing against ones self…beating best time
 Parallel Play

20. 20. SOCIAL LEARNING
group and cooperative learning activities
 Working in teams
 Competing as teams
 Having partners or buddies
 Group projects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqY5wrSiWe0

21. TO SUMMARIZE
Remember as you depart:
 The human brain is an active and creative place
 Today we shared 20 ways it learns – there are more
 Help your students use them to organize their classrooms
-- To meet needs of those who learn differently
-- To meet needs of those who have disabilities

22. Resources
Jerlesj.wikispaces.com/jnb;’oibn’rtr/

23. THANK YOU
 Questions: Please contact
Mrs. Melinda Stickney
Dr. Joe Jerles e: jerlesj@apsu.edu
College of Education
Box 4545
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044