EDED20491 - ICTs for Learning Design

1. What is your learning style? What sorts of learning experiences would suit you
        best with your learning style?

From Felder and Solomon’s online
questionnaire test, I can tell that my learning style is active, sensing,
visual and verbal and sequential. In such case, group discussion and do it type
works better for me than just sitting in a classroom to think alone; and the
well established facts, data, formula will be easier for me to memorize and to understand;
and it seems that I am fairly well balanced on the two dimensions of visual and
verbal so that any information that can be seen or heard, eg, pictures, films, charts,
graphic stuff, video, tape, CD, presentation and explanation will suit me well;
and at the same time, I am the sequential style which means anything logically
connected and relevant will be easily understood.

2. In a traditional classroom of 25 students, how would you support the range of
        learning styles each lesson?

When I prepare lesson plan, I will consider different learning styles, that is to
say, eg, instead of using writing on whiteboard and explanation methods all the
time, I will engage students into pair role play, group discussion to entertain
both visual and verbal learning styles.

3. With your current knowledge of ICT, how could your design and digital pedagogy
        support your learners better?

This question is a little similar to Question 2. With consideration of wide range of
learning styles, video and audio material will be used in my lesson plan.
Instead of just giving students an answer, I will ask them to use different
solutions to reach the same result or even a different answer which will suit
both sensing and intuitive learners.

4. What sorts of profiling questions would you be asking about your learners to
        ensure you cater for everyone's preferences?
1. Would you like to study with classmates or alone?
2. Would you prefer doing something with your hands to
         listening, watching quietly?
3. Which one is more interesting for you, watching
         pictures or listening to music?
4. Are you satisfied with
   one answer to one specific question or do you prefer to look for
         possible different answers?

5. How does ICT support differences in learning styles?

Since information and communication technologies have covered a vast range of
sources, for active learners, they can use video camera, chat room, blog to
join in group discussion; for verbal learners, they can find more auditory
material and discussion platform to deepen their knowledge etc.