Good Morning!
For several of you I will be going into your courses and checking for 50% completion this week. We have quite a few of you on different schedules due to late hiring, so please be sure to check your contract closely for completion deadlines. Please let me know if you have any concerns about your completion dates.
Here is a link to learn more about student learning styles and multiple intelligence: http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
It is important to keep in mind throughout your development that all of our students have different learning styles. In the online environment we are heavily driven by the visual learning style. However, through a few small tweaks and changes during development we can also tap into the audio, tactile, and kinesthetic learning styles. To tap into the audio learning style you can send me scripts of audio lectures I would be happy to record a lecture for you and put it into your course. Additionally, there are all sorts of podcasts and audio learning resources out there that you can link into your course.
To tap into the kinesthetic learning style you can have students complete tactile type assignments and report back through discussion boards. Additionally, learning objects also tap into the kinesthetic learning style.
Just because you are designing a course in the online environment it is important not to forget to utilize the other types of learning.
Have a great week!
Amy
1 comment:
I like the comments you made in this blog about kinesthetic learning. I agree, there is certainly no reason I could not have students perform something tactile offline then report their findings. Thanks for this suggestion! That reminds me as well of the option to have students interview people who can be resources, such as managers in the area of student we are working on, then reporting those findings as well. I did build that type of project into the Transportation Business Management course but I think I can use it in some others too. I am glad we have this chance to share ideas.
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