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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Learning Styles as Fortune Telling

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As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? The reason researchers roll their eyes at learning styles is the utter failure to find that assessing childrens learning and matching to instructional methods has any effect on their learning."

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults?

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Now, I dont know all the theory and Ive only read a bit about Maria Montessori (the founder of this approach) and the Montessori Method. A brief description of the Montessori Method from the Montessori.edu website: It is a revolutionary method of observing and supporting the natural development of children.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Humble Learning Moment

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Saturday, May 05, 2007 Humble Learning Moment File this one under the challenging of outdated theories and assumptions. The old theory: Up until now, Ive gone along with that concept of learning styles , which the books authors tell me is based on the information delivery theory. recently as this week. 7:38 PM Cammy Bean said.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: More on Learning Styles

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Friday, August 10, 2007 More on Learning Styles Today Mark Oehlert points to Stephen Downes post Professor Pans Learning Style Teaching Method (in particular, the comments thread which I had missed as I typically just read Downes post right through the feed reader). And there are people making a business out of it.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Dont Be a Tyrant!

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As teachers and instructional designers, what matters is that we keep this in mind and dont apply our own preferences as the sole method of presentation. 5 Myths About Rapid E-Learning Learning Styles Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representa. Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Rise Up and sing you e-Learning designers of the 21st Century

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I thought Patrick Dunn did a nice job presenting the difference between e-learning designers of the "last century" who follow the addie method to create courses (click me, read me) and thus bored learners, vs. todays e-learning designers who "create experiences". But its more than that. Online Chat with Charles Reigeluth (Instructional.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Strategies?

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Im not just thinking about the gadgets and the gizmos that you use or the instructional design "method" behind the process (e.g., Heres a few more ideas off the top of my head: Storytelling Case studies Role plays What other strategies or approaches could you suggest? ADDIE), but rather the teaching tools themselves. Other Ideas?