Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Learning Profiles: How do I learn best?

I learn the best when there are step by step directions when we're starting something in class.For me, it's important to know what we'll be doing in class beforehand and am prepared, this really helps me instead of just beginning the class without any instructions. Unlike gestalt learners, I like to have instructions and directions leading to what an assignment is meant to look like in the end rather than just trying to do what that assignment is supposed to look like without even looking at directions. That way I wouldn't be really comfortable learning, I could be lost, but that's why it's good to be able to use both hemispheres of our brain. In order to do that I need to use more pictures and symbol mind maps for more fluid ideas because I do take notes on specific things and even though that helps me, doing something that most gestalt learners do could widen my thinking and make me see the bigger picture better. Something that Mr.Whiting suggested to me, which is really great for using both hemispheres of your brain is to dribble 2 basketballs, helps my coordination and is an easy and enjoyable way for me to use both hemispheres of my brain. I would like my teachers to know this about me because this way my teachers can help me learn in more effective ways as well as encourage me to learn things using different approaches.