Learning styles and technology

Russell Stannnard
www.teachertrainingvideos.com
Technologies for developing multiple
learning styles

Today’s Talk
• Information about me (very quick).
• How learning styles have influenced my teaching and
learning.
• What that means in the classroom for me.
• Lots of examples of ideas of what I have actually done.
• Conclusions.

Russell Stannard
Freelance teacher trainer/speaker.
Part-time lecturer at the University ofWarwick and a NILE associate
trainer.
Run www.teachertrainingvideos.com @
Won 3 major educational awards
30,000 visitors a month
A newsletter with more than 18,000 subscribers
Provides FREE help videos to show teachers how to use technology.

How it all started
?

http://assistivetech4all.pbworks.com/w/page/41978894/Learning%20Styles

Variation
http://catholicreligionteacher.com/learning-styles/

http://www.drhappylife.org/dermatoglyphics/learning-styles/

Screen capture technology
http://retailsalesmarketingmanagement.com/knowing-learning-styles-helps-you-train-retail-workers/

http://www.loving2learn.com/Goals/Charts/LearningStyles.aspx

My thoughts
How can I accommodate more learning styles?
How can I make my teaching/learning more inclusive?
What can I do in the class and out of the class?

Let’s focus on
something more visual
and oral

How can I do that?
Screen capture
software

Screen capture software
Records the screen of your computer as if you had a video
pointing at it.
Includes your voice.
Can add real video to screen capture.
Can add callouts, subtitles, arrows etc
Example
How it works

Massive response to idea
Videos received enthusiastically
Created website for the videos
Currently 350,000 visitors a year
In surveys the number one reason for their popularity is the
fact they are‘
Visual and oral
People can work alone
It is self paced
Flexible

My journey begins..
This has value everywhere
How can we make feedback more inclusive?
How can we make assessment more inclusive?
What about other areas?

Feedback

The idea starts
First example just correcting grammar.
Providing general feedback to the whole class
Providing feedback on vocabulary
Providing feedback on grammar
Began to realise it could be applied to all subjects and contexts
Feedback on blogs
Long essays on MA programme

http://www.dg58.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-SAMR-Model.png

Research begins
Research in Norway @
Article in theTimes Higher @
Article Independent @
Article in the Guardian @
JISC report @
Research in Canada @
Report in the HEA
Research at JISC
Research in Japan
Research at the Open University @
Research at Coventry University
Research at Cardiff Metropolitan

Impacting on Quality
• Student’s like the voice.
• Students’ feel it is more personal.
• More information is conveyed.
• Feedback can be elaborated on.
• Feedback can be very timely.
• Like‘having the teacher sitting next to you’.
• Student learning styles.
• Motivating/authentic listening material
• Special needs students
• Stylistic benefits

Course Support

Making course material more
inclusive
When we set coursework
When we create marking schemes
Exam tips

The technology
Original work done withTechsmith Camtasia
I then began to use JING ( free tool)
More recently began to work with SnagIt ( about $25 for
educational version)
Experimented with other free tools like ScreenR and
Screencast-o-matic
Help videos for all these tools can be found on my website @

Assessment

More inclusive assessment
How can I change my assessments?
-My visual
-My oral
-Less focus on always writing
-More reflection
-More collaboration

Present.Me
Student reflection
Allows teacher/students to upload PP/Prezi/Google doc
Add their webcam and voice
Share on the internet
We can offer students the choice
How does Present.Me work?

myBrainShark
Upload PDF files,WordFiles, Pictures,Video
Add your voice
Compressed and available to share
Speaking activities for students
Teacher presentations for blended/flipped classroom
Reflection
Introducing yourself

Blogging
Used on the University ofWarwick MA in ICT.
Students keep a reflective blog of what they learn on the
course.
Images, text, video
Present their blog at end of the course
Engage with other learners.
Phil Longwell
Jo Gakonga

Conclusions
There is a key message about learning styles that can help us in
our whole approach to teaching and learning.
Start simple ( I was thinking about 4 styles)
Thinking about how your teaching and learning can be more
inclusive.
Highlighted 3 key technologies that I think can help us
Can be used in a whole range of different ways

Additional References
Recent article published in Norway
Peter'sArticle @
Recent piece on JING in the Guardian-
GuardianArticle @
•For extensive information about the idea and examples go
here.
Russell’s page on feedback and JING @

Help videos for all the tools
demonstrated.
• PresentMe @
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.html
• Jing @
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.html
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/index.html
myBrainShark
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brain/index.html
Camtasia
http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html

Any questions…
My site
•www.teachertrainingvideos..com @
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MyTwitter
•Russell1955
My Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/russell.stannard.73 @

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