
Learning Strategies
and Career Success
Learning Strategies and Career Success
Workshop: Learning Strategies and Career Success: Why Learning Strategies Matter
Overview:
There are many ways to teach and learn, and several things that affect the learning process. Learning is required throughout life, and a person’s ability to learn will impact his/her academic and career success. This workshop introduces participants to three types of theories related to how people take in, process, and apply new knowledge. Individuals will take an assessment to identify their preferred sensory style of receiving new information, and will receive many tips for utilizing those preferred ways of learning. Tips and tricks for adapting to different teaching styles will also be discussed.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
Identify why it is important to know about learning styles and Strategies
Associate life transitions with a need for learning
Register that there is a difference between teaching and learning
Recognize multiple styles available for teaching, learning, and studying
Identify how personality affects learning preferences
Recognize three categories that most learning styles theories will fit into
Acquire tips for adapting to teacher’s whose style is different from theirs
Receive tips for improving their learning efforts
Develop adaptive skills for dealing with different teaching styles
Identify helpful resources for adapting to different teaching styles
Workshop Presenter:
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Note: Due to depth of content, the information provided is
broken down into four parts:
Learning Strategies & Career Success: Why Learning Strategies Matter
Taking Information In: Information Gathering & Processing
Thinking About Information: Mental Processing
Processing Information Together: Collaborative Learning
PowerPoint Files:
General
Brain-based Learning – PowerPoint Files:
Basics
Academic (Study) Skills – PowerPoint Files:
Critical Thinking
Memory
Effective Listening
Note Taking
Reading (SQ3R)
Test Taking
Teaching – PowerPoint Files:
Exceptional Teaching
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