Learning Styles and Teaching Styles (Part 2)

All of this talk about diversity might have you wondering what I mean by diversity. I mean techniques, technologies, sitting up, sitting down, independently and as a class. I mean everything. I mean not falling asleep in the middle of your own lecture. Or backwards on your lean-back chair with your nose against the chalk-board.





Have you tried Xtra Normal Movie Maker to explain a concept to your students?


Did you know about Prezi?


Have you considered hacking into your Wii remote and buying Johnny's software to make your infrared Bic pen compatible with your new multi-touch whiteboard?


Maybe not, eh? 


     A recent article by Richard Tucker and Gayle Morris (2010) titled Anytime, anywhere, anyplace: Articulating the meaning of flexible delivery in built environment education, published in the British Journal of Educational Technology, explains how researchers conducted a study to find out exactly to what classroom management 'dimensions' students said, "Hey this is cool if you change it up some!", to, "Please don't turn my world upside down like that again, I need some consistency please!" Results indicate that students demanded flexibility in the teacher's delivery of information and pedagogy. 
* Within delivery - students wanted flexibility for time and place where support is available, methods of obtaining support, types of support, and places for studying and delivery channel.
* Within pedagogy - students wanted flexibility within social organization of learning (such as group of individual) and times available for support.
These same students also found multiple mediums of delivery types (types of learning material) more important than not.
    And last, but not least, if this study can be conducted, you can conduct your own study within your classroom or over a long period of time with other students so that you can give them a voice and let it be heard!