4. How do you teach? Take a minute to think about a typical instruction session. What’s something you (almost) always do? Discuss your responses in your group. Is there anything that all of you regularly do?
6. Kolb Learning Styles Diverging Being imaginative Understanding people Recognizing problems Brainstorming Being open- minded Accommodating Getting things done Leading Taking risks Initiating Being adaptable Being practical Converging Solving problems Making decisions Reasoning Defining problems Being logical Assimilating Planning Creating models Defining problems Developing theories Being patient Taken from Kolb Learning Style Inventory, p10
7. Developing each style Accommodating Commit yourself to objectives Seek new opportunities Influence and lead others Become personally involved Deal with people Converging Create new ways of thinking and doing Experiment with new ideas Choose the best solution Set goals Make decisions Diverging Tune in to people’s feelings Be sensitive to values Listen with an open mind Gather information Imagine the implications of ambiguous decisions Assimilating Organize information Test theories and ideas with others Build conceptual models Design experiments Analyze data
8. Discussion & Reflection Report out from your group—what is one thing your group/style typically does when teaching? How do you or might you address Kolb’s different learning styles in your instruction sessions?
