Pennsylvania State University
Types of Learners
Merlot
If you are not yet familiar with Merlot, it is an online community for faculty to share ideas and talk about the discipline of teaching. They offer a number of "portals", one of which is the Pedagogy Portal focusing on Learners & Learning which covers the topics of
- Adult Learners
- Learner-Centered Education
- Learning Sciences and Theory
- Learning & Teaching Styles
- Learning and Technology
Fontbonne University
Fontbonne's Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning offers links to resources grouped around the following topics:
- Cultural Competency and Diversity
- Millennial Students
- Learning Styles and Differentiated Instruction
- Stimulating Class Discussions
- Student Writing that Makes Everyone Happy
- Creative Assignments
Rochester Institute of Technology
R.I.T. Online Learning has compiled a section of resources that provide information on teaching strategies related to:
- Organizing Content
- Managing Discussions
- Collaborative Learning
- Assessment
- Adult Learners
University of Georgia
Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology is an e-book made available by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. The chapters include:
- Learning and Cognitive Theories (Shorts)
- Learner-Centered Theories (Shorts)
- Inquiry Strategies: Tasks
- Inquiry Strategies: Changing Learners' Minds
- Tools for Teaching and Learning: Changing or Encouraging Human Behaviors
- Tools for Teaching and Learning: Technology Tools
- Socially Oriented Theories
- Direct Instruction Strategies
University of Guelph
UG's Teaching Support Services provides an overview of what 'learning styles' are and what they mean in the context of teaching:
- Definitions of Learning Style
- Understanding Learning Styles
- Links to a variety of online documents, resources, assessments
University of Michigan
Center for Research on Teaching & Learning
This white paper, Student Learning Styles and their Implications for Teaching (pdf), makes the case that all faculty members need to understand learning styles in order to be effective in the classroom. Sections of the paper address:
- Why pay attention to different styles?
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Kolb-McCarthy Learning Cycle
- Felder-Silverman Learning Styles Model
- Grasha-Riechmann Learning Styles
Virginia Community College System
Inquiry Electronic Journal
This article from the e-journal Inquiry 'Students’ Learning Styles vs. Professors’ Teaching Styles', addresses what happens when the two styles do not match. Sections of the paper include:
- Defining a Student’s Learning Style
- Matching Learning Style and Teaching Style
- Teaching Strategies
- Active & Reflective Learners
- Visual & Verbal Learners
- Sensing & Intuitive Learners
- Sequential & Global Learners
- Should Instructors Change Their Teaching Styles?
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