Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, May 21, 2007 Learning Styles as Fortune Telling My research into understanding the role of learning styles in e-Learning continues. was pointed in the direction of a good article on learning styles from Harold Stolovich via Guy Wallace. Critique of Learning Styles American Educator (Fall 1999) American Federation of Teachers. Reliability of learning styles test is generally pretty low. and.70. eLearnin. MORE >>

This infographic on ‘Components of a 21 st Century Classroom’ has some interesting facts and figures (not all do) but the real interesting point is in the top-right corner: “top 3 reasons for teachers to use technology in the classroom”: 76%  (use tech to) adapt to diverse learning styles. Components of a 21st Century Classroom. Nearly 2/3rds of students would like to use their own mobile device to enhance learning – BYOD! Related posts: Infographic: Technology In The Classroom. Is this surprising? MORE >>

Increasingly I find myself turning away from learning theories and looking to brain science to hel p me design engaging and effective learning content. Many of the established learning theories were conceived decades ago before the advent of the internet or even networked computers. Typically they were designed for teaching students in classroom environments over a period of weeks and months. Learning theories are like fashions – they come and go, whereas the way the brain processes and stores information is fixed, changing only with evolution. MORE >>

According to the recent New York Times series  Grading the Digital School , parents in some of the most tech savvy places in America are questioning whether the investment in classroom technology is paying off. In Silicon Valley, the chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to the Waldorf School of the Peninsula , a nine-classroom school, and so do employees of Google, Apple, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard. They are not allowed in the classroom …. What can or should Learning and Development professionals take away from these articles? No screens at all. MORE >>

Over the last few months I've read a number of blog posts about learning styles (see references at end of post). So, do learning styles exist? for what it matters, I'm in the 'no they don't' camp) However, this post isn't so much about whether or not they exist, rather I'm more interested in why people believe so strongly that learning styles indicators do in fact provide a measure of how an individual learns best. Say to yourself, "There is no evidence that individual learning styles and preferences exist". Where am I coming from? MORE >>