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Addressing the diverse needs of learners is an ever-present challenge in the
teaching profession. This course will provide a solid background to the notion
of learning styles. By the end of the course, students should know how to
identify the characteristics of three particular learning styles and how best to
accommodate these styles in the classroom, while not specifically teaching to
each style (an impossibility!).
The course will be useful for:
- all teachers – in helping to understand the issues around learning
styles and encouraging them to teach with learning styles in mind
- school leaders – to equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to
consider creating a whole-school approach to learning styles
- principals – to help in understanding the issues today’s teachers must
grapple with, and to equip them with the knowledge with which to encourage the
recognition of learning styles in their schools
- support staff – to increase their understanding of the significance of
learning styles in the classroom
As you work your way through the course, you will:
- explore the notion of learning styles and preferences and look at your
own learning preferences
- explore in detail one particular approach to learning styles, the
visual, auditory and kinesthetic (VAK) model, with an emphasis on personal
experience in the classroom
- study each of the VAK styles, with a view to enhancing classroom
performance for students of each preference
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