Sept 9
A classmate and I went on a walk to get out and exercise. On the walk we discussed some things that had come up in class.
One of the things were “Learning Styles” and how it has been said that they don’t exist, however both of us disagreed. We believe they exist because even though someone can show understanding at the time/in the duration of the lesson, it doesn’t necessarily result in learning (which occurs when there is a change in behaviour or mindset). For example, I forget most things about 15mins later if they are taught to me through auditory means, but if I see a picture paired with words or can physically do something, I tend not to forget it/can remember what the lesson is much easier.
The other thing is that the other class had talked about the difference between a “concept” and a “topic”. We came up with a definition being that a “concept” is the accumulative experience of multiple topics and cannot be experienced individually. For example, Dinosaurs (topic) vs. Extinction (concept) or Rain (topic) vs. Weather (concept).
I’d be very interested to hear more on these discussions, but that will have to wait for another day as I have many assignments piling up.
Additional note: (added later that day)
While reading my LLED 360 assignment it talks about “Brown: Principles of Language Teaching and Learning” and in the section it talks about how “the greater the variety of strategies a learner can develop for processing information, the greater the possibility of academic success.”
That reminded me of this conversation and how to limit oneself to a specific (or two) styles of learning might not be that beneficial as it means a learner could potentially stop trying to develop other methods of learning/learning styles.
