Webliography: sharing links about different topics
Information to share
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Name of website:
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In-class learning:
Learning Styles Inventory (Index of Learning Styles: ILS)
URL: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Learning_Styles.html
Name of website: Learning Styles (Dr. Richard M. Felder)
Date retrieved: December 30, 2013
Annotation:
The ILS was developed by Dr. Richard M. Felder and Dr. Linda K. Silverman to be applied with a particular group of students in the field of engineering. The inventory has been used by educators in various fields for various purposes. This link gives you access to a self-scoring online inventory and the explanation of your preferences based on the ILS.
Comments:
My AEAL students were immersed in the world of learning preferences and multiple intelligences for a couple of days after the winter break in preparation for their project-based learning task at the Winnipeg Public Library.
They were first introduced to the topic via email over the weekend before the first day back. There were two links with an overview of the learning styles and the multiple intelligences. Once in class, the students worked independently to complete their ILS questionnaire. They shared information with each other and volunteered to offer their insightful observations regarding their preferences. This was a four-part task: answer form, questionnaire, explanation of styles and information on the multiple intelligences.
On the following day, the class was divided into two large groups of nine students each. Each group had: nine strips of paper (in one colour) each with the name of one of the nine intelligences and also nine longer strips of paper (in another colour) each with the description of one of the nine intelligences. The task was to match the description with the name of each intelligence, and the purpose of the task was manifold: collaborate, interact, revisit the vocabulary, become familiar with the nine intelligences and prepare for the listening task. The results were remarkable!
Project-based learning (PBL)Task: PBL at the WPL
Part 1: Work completed at the local library: independent studies
Part 2: Work completed both in the classroom and in the computer lab
Part 3: Work completed either at home or in the computer lab
Thank-you letter to the WPLTo: Chris Laurie and everyone at the Millennium Library
Re: Assistance to my AEAL students Sept. 2013-Jan.2014 Date: January 11, 2014 On behalf of my 18 Adult English as an Additional Language (AEAL) learners, I would like to thank all of you for being such superb role models for my students throughout their entire program of studies this fall-winter session. We first visited the library for the informative tour provided by the Outreach Coordinator earlier in the semester. That was the very first day at a library for many of the students, and I know that they gave everyone on the second floor a very hard time (I was there!). During their first visit, they were asked to learn about summary, paraphrase, analysis, synthesis, etc., and their eagerness to learn about such complex topics made it that much harder for all of you to help them narrow their research topics. Thank you so much for your kindness, and for literally taking them to the fourth floor to learn about more research options that day. Since then, we have been back to conduct research four more times, and during our last visit (January 08), the students not only worked independently, but they also created an artifact to show evidence of their learning. I am hereby sharing with you the work done by my students last week: http://www.slideshare.net/RDCZP/multiple-intelligences-pbl-by-students You have been a solid partner in the program of studies of my learners this term, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for the superb work you do. A heartfelt thank-you to all of you! Regards, Rita Zuba Prokopetz |
January 9, 2014 6:14 PM
Dear students, I have made a few modifications to your slides to ensure all sources are cited and only royalty-free images are used. Please take a look at your beautiful creation and send me an email to let me know the following: -any discrepancies you may notice (I inserted one intelligence as it was missing) -your thoughts on this type of project-based learning -what you learned by researching, writing and creating a graphic representation of the research done, and -do I have your permission to upload the slides into our online class site (Weebly) http://onlinelearning4aealstudents.weebly.com/ If you agree, I will upload the presentation and post your comments in our class Weebly as well -- we can discuss this tomorrow. Best, Rita Rita Zuba Prokopetz, AEAL Instructor Language Training Centre Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology 300-123 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1A3 T: (204) 945-6151 and (204) 945-5798 F: (204) 948-3214 E: [email protected] January 9, 2014 7:52 PM Dear Rita, I have not found any discrepancies yet. In my opinion, this type of project-based learning is fresh and interesting. As you can see, we combine the thoughts of every classmates and finish a complete PPT, it is more creative than that made of individual. If we have a good partner to cooperate, we can complete the work more easylier and efficiently. As a result, the work finished will be more creative. You can put our slides into online class cite if you'd like.Thank you! Best Regards Rongrong January 9, 2014 9:12 PM Hi Rita, I noticed that you added the initials of our classmate and description of the task to the outline slide. I believe that this type of project shows different thoughts of different people so in fact, we practiced a real example of a team work. It was a good learning experience to find the correct source that matches what I need to write about and be an effective pair team member For sure, I give my permission to use the material in the mentioned site. Thank you, Rania January 10, 2014 12:46 PM Dear Rita, Thank you for providing this type project-based learning opportunities to us, and I really like it. It not only develops our independent study skills, but also helps us to cooperate with others. I think topic studying is a good way to study because we have a distinct aim. therefore, I can find what I am going to do along with a direction. In addition, I learned a great number of informative information about Musical intelligence. You can upload he slide show into online class site, In future, when we reverse back to see the slide show, we will miss our lovely cooperation. Sincerely, Yang January 10, 2014 1:02 PM Hi Rita, Absolutely, it is my pleasure to admit you to upload my slides. Best, Juan |
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