This is very useful information! I like your comment about the videos! I hate running across a video to watch, it's very distracting. When I plan on listening to stuff I have to put my mind there and focus. I am taking tons of notes.
What a brilliant post with so many actionable takeaways about learning (and doing). Now we know why some of us read the manuals and others just get stuck in with the screwdriver when tackling an IKEA flat pack desk.
There's gold in here for budding teachers, frustrated students, and aspiring writers. Thank you Wendy.
Thanks @Jeanette Martin, finding out about the different ways we can learn was a game changer early on in my training career. Dogs rock! What with them and the cat supervising us all, we’re good to go!
I'm sorry to leave this comment. Particularly as you've put so much time into this article. But I am guessing you would prefer to know??
Sadly learning styles are one of those myths that trainers and folks in L&D love to perpetuate. It has no basis in neuroscience.
Here's an academically backed article from the British Psychological Society that goes into far more detail about why Learning Styles and particularly the VARK model you are describing is a myth:
Thank you so much. This gave me crystal clarity on why I struggle to learn. I'm SO video- visual & kinetic - because doing it makes it stick as I can see how its done. Sharing it with a friend.
Hey everyone, what are your views on learning styles? Do you think they are useful? Do you know how you learn? Do you use them to teach?
This is very useful information! I like your comment about the videos! I hate running across a video to watch, it's very distracting. When I plan on listening to stuff I have to put my mind there and focus. I am taking tons of notes.
Yes, me too, same as podcasts. I can’t remember what I’ve heard until I write it down.
What a brilliant post with so many actionable takeaways about learning (and doing). Now we know why some of us read the manuals and others just get stuck in with the screwdriver when tackling an IKEA flat pack desk.
There's gold in here for budding teachers, frustrated students, and aspiring writers. Thank you Wendy.
Love the versatile dogs!❤️
Thanks @Jeanette Martin, finding out about the different ways we can learn was a game changer early on in my training career. Dogs rock! What with them and the cat supervising us all, we’re good to go!
I'm sorry to leave this comment. Particularly as you've put so much time into this article. But I am guessing you would prefer to know??
Sadly learning styles are one of those myths that trainers and folks in L&D love to perpetuate. It has no basis in neuroscience.
Here's an academically backed article from the British Psychological Society that goes into far more detail about why Learning Styles and particularly the VARK model you are describing is a myth:
https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/learning-styles-myth-persists
Thank you so much. This gave me crystal clarity on why I struggle to learn. I'm SO video- visual & kinetic - because doing it makes it stick as I can see how its done. Sharing it with a friend.