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Chapter SEVEN:Adopting Lifelong Learning

Quiz,

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Homework

Note: No late assignments will be accepted.

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Quiz Time

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Adopting Lifelong Learning

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Preferred Learning Style Inventory

• Self-Assessment: How I Prefer to Learn– Page 210– 15 minutes

Thinking, Doing, Feeling and Innovating Learners

Preferred Learning Style Inventoryhttp://college.cengage.com/collegesurvival/shared/content/lsi/inventory.swf

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Preferred Learning Style

1.Thinking Learners2.Doing Learners3.Feeling Learners4.Innovating Learners

Thinking learners

Motivating questions– Energized by questions that begin with “What”

Preferred way of gathering information– Enjoy pondering facts and theories

Preferred ways of discovering meaningful answers– Logical argument and facts

What can you do if the teacher doesn’t teach your style?– Construct what, how, who, why & what if questions– Read all of your textbook assignments carefully

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Doing learners

Motivating questions– Energized by questions that begins with “how?”

Preferred ways of gathering information– Doers enjoy taking action

Preferred ways of discovering empowering answers– Doers honor objective testing of an idea

When your instructor doesn’t teach to your preferred style:– Organize your lecture and reading notes in a step-by-step

fashion, using outlines and study charts– Practice using the course information or skill outside of class

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Feeling learners

Motivating questions– Energized by questions that begin with “Why” or “Who”

Preferred ways of gathering information– Enjoy personal connections and an emotionally supportive

environmentPreferred ways of discovering meaningful answers

– Honor their emotions and seek answers that are personally meaningful

When your instructor doesn’t teach to your preferred style:– Discover the value of this subject for you personally– Make friends with classmates and discuss the subject with

them outside of class

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Innovating learners

Motivating questions– Energized by questions that begin with “What if?”

Preferred ways of gathering information– Enjoy seeking new possibilities, imagining unseen futures

Preferred ways of discovering empowering answers– Honor personal imagination and intuition

When your instructor doesn’t teach to your preferred style– Construct “What if?” and “What else?” questions and search

for their answers

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Applying the Concept

Identify which of the four learning preferences is being described.

Enjoys discovering and using intuition; prefers imagination to data and facts.Enjoys taking action and appreciates well-organized and well-documented information.Enjoys using analysis and logic; prefers facts and theories over emotion and intuition.Enjoys personal connections and supportive atmosphere.

Thinking Learner

Innovating Learner

Feeling Learner

Doing Learner

Warm and caring; uses group work and interpersonal relating.

Presents information step-by-step; uses demonstration and hands-on experience.

Uses lectures, visual aids, textbook readings and logical thinking activities.

Encourages creativity and experimentation; is flexible and allows independent work.

Which of the preferred learning preferences would be most comfortable with the instructors described below?

Thinking Learner

Innovating Learner

Feeling Learner

Doing Learner

Applying the Concept

Seek answers to “what?” questions and organize notes logically with outlines.Seek answers to “what if?” and “what else?” questions and organize notes with concept maps and pictures.Seek answers to “how?” questions and practice using course information outside of class.Seek answers to “who?” and “why?” questions and discover personal value for the course content.

Identify which learning preference would benefit most from the following ways of adapting to different instructors.

Thinking Learner

InnovatingLearner

DoingLearner

FeelingLearner

Applying the Concept

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Homework

• Journal 24 – page 215• Read Wise Choices in College

– Writing – page 235

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Journals for 5th edition only:• 24

Study Guide

• How the human brain learns• Preferred Learning Styles (Thinking Learners,

Doing Learners, Feeling Learners, and Innovating Learners)

• Making a course correction