EDUI 6702 Week 1 Wrapup

Aloha mai e nā hoa heluhelu,

At midnight tonight, the end of the first week of the next course, Teaching Models for Online Instruction, will be completed. What a week it has been. Returning from Hawaiʻi late Sunday evening, attempting to go to work on Monday (small fail), then being sick on Tuesday (major fail). After many hours of sleep and wor won ton soup, I am feeling almost a hundred percent today and hoping it stays that way for a while.

This week, we discussed Multiple Intelligences (MIs) and Learning Styles (LSs). I knew about learning styles, but MIs were new territory. Great information though! Here is how I figure it and invite comment:

Q: In what ways, if at all, do you think the concept of Learning Styles can be useful to the online instructor?

A: How exciting for me to learn that Learning Styles (LSs) are the methods for organizing and collecting information and that MIs are the cognitive processing capacities for that information. Knowing this, as an online instructor, helps reinforce the goal of providing rich learning experiences. Online courses can provide many opportunities for intrapersonal (self) and interpersonal (group) experiences. Assessments for mastery of concepts should also reflect the activities provided. If a video is used to provide a rich experience, a video should be sufficient for the student to submit for exhibiting mastery.

There are tests/surveys that help identify your Multiple Intelligences (How you process information) and Learning Styles (How you collect and organize information for processing). Knowing this information will help individuals during the learning process.

Image from: http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com

For MIs, my strengths are Musical, Social, and Language.

For LSs, my strengths are somewhat balanced, making me a multimodal type of learner. (Means that I can switch to match how the information is provided to organize and collect for processing.) My scores were:
    •    Visual: 10
    •    Aural: 11
    •    Read/Write: 14
    •    Kinesthetic: 11

To learn about your own multiple intelligences and learning styles, take the following surveys. Let me know if you agree with the results or not.

Based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

VARK (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic)

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

More helpful information for online learning based on learning styles

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/id/learningStyles.asp

Me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo,

Liko

Kahaluʻu and the Final Grade

What an incredible week! It was challenging to finish the final assignments prior to leaving for Aloha Music Camp. I did it though, and proceeded to enjoy one of the best experiences as an instructor at AMC. 

Part of the fun was implementing a couple of collaborative techniques that I learned in MS-OTL class.

Another fun component included observing other instructors and their teaching style and learning so much myself about the significance of the area.

But mostly, the enjoyment came from being in one of the most sacred sites in Hawaiʻi along with all the campers and other instructors. The location was also accessible to my friends and family for visits during the week since I could not leave. And while being there, I was able to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi with so many friends!

The attending campers were from all over the world: Austria, United Kingdom, Canada, and many places on the continental United States. There were some locals too from Oʻahu and Puna, Hawaiʻi. Created lots of fond and special memories.

Upon my return from camp, I found that my final grade for EDUI_6701 had been posted by Anne.

Mahalo ke Akua! What an auspicious start to this MS-OTL journey. Looking forward to the next class which starts today!

Ke aloha nō,

Liko