Training Trainers and Educators Unit 2 Learning and

Training Trainers and Educators Unit 2 - Learning and Teaching Styles Aim • Explore different teaching and learning styles and their application Learning outcomes • Describe different learning and teaching styles and be able to apply this knowledge effectively in practice • Discuss the causes of mismatch between educator and learner and the impact this may have on effective learning

NHS Education for Scotland Learning styles http: //www. nwlink. com/~donclark/hrd/styles/honey_mumford. html http: //vark-learn. com/the-vark-questionnaire/ Honey and Mumford • Activists • Reflectors • Theorists • Pragmatists • VARK • Visual • Auditory • Read/Write • Kinesthetic • Multi-modal

NHS Education for Scotland VARK Learning styles Multi-modal - Those who do not have a standout mode with one preference score well above other scores, are defined as multimodal.

NHS Education for Scotland Your learning style • What was your identified learning style? • Was your identified learning style what you expected? • How do you think your preferred learning style may influence your delivery of teaching and learning?

NHS Education for Scotland Stages of learning (from G. Grow) • Dependent • Interested • Involved • Self directed

NHS Education for Scotland Teaching styles • Authority • Motivator • Facilitator • Delegator

NHS Education for Scotland Match/mismatch in teacher and learner styles Gerald Grow http: //www. longleaf. net/ggrow