Post two reflections to the class bulletin board for Session Two:
1. Complete and submit the Index of Learning Styles Inventory. Print or save your results
page. Interpret your results by following the links at the bottom of the results
page.
No hard data are available yet on the reliability or validity of this
questionnaire. Still, it can serve as food for thought and an impetus for
discussion. On the class bulletin board for Session Two, post a paragraph that
shares the overall results of your questionnaire and your thoughts about the role
of learning styles when planning instruction.
2. The word theory can be used to refer to formal, scientific theories, but also
to our everyday understanding of how something works. The purpose of this
activity is to help you reflect on your personal "theory" of learning, as it
exists now.
Please write a paragraph or two describing your beliefs about the principal
factors that contribute to learning. (The more you already know about learning
theories, the more difficult this will be!) You may find it helpful to limit your
response by specifying a particular setting or kind of learner (e.g., young
children, or adult workers).
Again, the point of this activity is simply to get you to think about your
current beliefs and understanding of what contributes to human learning. This is
not an academic exercise, it is a personal one.
When you've written your response, please post it on the class
bulletin board
for
Session Two.
You may also find it helpful to consult the Instructor's Notes for Session Two.
