This weeks lecture was given by Geraldine Gray, on the different styles of learning, and the relevance of these styles to the digital media student. Media is all about delivering information, therefore it is valuable to understand, how people take in information in general. People process information in different ways. The main learning channels (how you like to take in information) are Visual, Kinaesthetic, and Auditory.
The visual learner likes to see information,and best remembers it if written down. In this visual category, there are two sub-channels, (1) visual linguistic, and (2)visual spatial. Visual linguistic is to easily identify with the written word, and can remember the words even after only seeing them once. Visual spatial learners, learn from seeing demonstrations, diagrams, graphs, and any other visual material. Kinaesthetic learning is by touching, or the hands-on approach. Auditory learners gather information by hearing and discussing.
Learning styles
The learning channels are only the first part of the, so called “learning styles”. The other styles are: Cognitive strengths (how we commit information to memory). Manner or Style of learning (how we process information, to understand it). Personality type influences (the way your personality effects your learning process). Types of learning behaviour (the different types of intelligence).
