Online Education

February 10, 2009

Does an Online Education Fit Your Learning Style?

Facts and figures for this article was in “Web site on student learning found” by Katrina Meyer writes for Technological Horizons in Education. Online training is the traditional education. If the courses online early evolution, they were near copies of traditional courses, delivered in the same way, I. e., through the reading of the text. But designers of online courses have realized that online education is primarily a visual medium of learning and teaching content to deliver through highly media, including pictures and videos, which corresponds to a visual learning style. What types of learning styles? (Source: http://www. Ldpride. Net / learning styles. MI. 20Learners Visual htm #%:) Visual learners learn by to see them. You must see the body language and facial expressions of the teacher to understand a lesson. They prefer to sit in front of the classroom to avoid visual barriers) (eg people’s heads. They think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, slides, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs. During a conference or discussion visual learners take detailed notes on the data. New scientific studies have shown that if you get a visual learning style, online training, you can fit more than a traditional program in a school campus. A typical online students will do well if he or she has certain skills and personality traits, such as: * Learns visually * Is independent * Self-motivated, * A computer skills. 1. If you learn best by reading, studying diagrams, view animations, pictures and videos, or the graphics, you are a visual learner. Most information is presented visually displayed on the Internet, so that it may be the ideal opportunity for you. Furthermore, your tasks and tests for the most part, are written so that it is your visual learner is best allocated to the projects. In recent years, the visual learning style classification was slightly modified and renamed as “style / visual verbal learning. In the address www. Metamath. Com, explained.” The / Visual Verbal Learning Style You learn better when information presented visually and in writing . In a classroom, you benefit from teachers who have a blackboard (or overhead use) to the list of issues, a conference, or give you an overview of a course. Get information found in textbooks and class. you want, even in a quiet study room. You see the information in your eyes “when you try to memorize it. Learning strategies for visual learners Verbal / (Source: www. Metamath. Com) With a reminder that the “use color coding” in the investigation of new information in your textbook or notes. Use highlighter pens to highlight information in contrasting colors. Write phrases and sentences to summarize the most important information obtained from textbooks and lectures. Make flashcards vocabulary and concepts that need to be saved. Use highlighter pens, highlight key points on the maps. The amount of information per card is limited, so you can remember easily and create a “mental picture” of him. You can learn from the material provided in the illustrations or charts, by the statements in writing thereof. When learning mathematical or technical information, writing summaries in simplified sentences and key phrases that do. If a problem requires a number of measures in order to write in detail the procedure to follow for each step. Use the word processing computer faster take note. Copy key information from your notes and textbook into a Word document processed. You use the prints to be submitted for consideration. Try before you create a visual reminder of information that must be saved. Make sticky notes, the words and the key concepts and place them in visible places – on your mirror, notebook, dashboard, car, etc. 2. The independent learner is looking forward alone on projects and tasks to work. Most of your missions will be carried out without the participation of other students, it is imperative that you act confident and independent when it comes to completing projects on their own will without the assistance of others. In fact, my students are working independently, by themselves, rather than with other students and share with their classes to support. 3. Students of online learning will have limited contact with classmates. In this situation, you need highly motivated and have little need to rely on others for help. An important aspect of online success is the ability to encourage you to complete their work and solve problems. 4. An independent learner is very likely to acquire the necessary computer skills in the online courses to be successful. The student has enough confidence to cope with the occasional technical problems as well as on. “With online education, we just turn the technology into their student (s) and use them in their own unique way to talk.” Odds May under: http://www. NETC. org / Digital Bridge / online / symposium / quotation marks. php. If you are the kind of person who is reluctant to problems to be solved itself, requires a constant help others prefer learning by doing specific projects or listening, or the use of manipulatives, and on campus courses would be a better way to go. On a traditional campus, you will find others who sell similar to the audio and / or tactile learning styles with which you can interact. The key to success in the context of on-line training is to ensure that your learning style / Visual verbal learning, for online education. You must be able to work at your own pace, regardless, with visual media for your contribution. They must also be highly motivated and have enough confidence to solve problems as they arise. If you meet these criteria are the courses for you online!

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