Thursday, May 31, 2012

EDUC 630 - Learning Styles and Presentations


I consider myself an audio learner. I even find myself stopping in the middle of silent reading if I encounter a word I don’t know how to pronounce because I “hear” my reading in my head. In spite of that tendency, I find it difficult to assimilate what I hear from an audio presentation of a lesson. Although I like the ability to listen more than once, I learn much better when I also see the words written out or have to interact with the presentation in some way. When I am face to face with my instructor, that is usually interaction enough to help me remember the lesson. When my instructor is online, however, I need more than just audio. A presentation to back up and reinforce the audio is a big help, especially when I can manipulate the presentation myself or have to respond in some way during the presentation. The response can even be in the form of a question or questions to ponder.

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