Learning at University 2 – How do you use your brain? Materials developed by the Learner Development Unit at the University of Bradford Learner Development Unit www.brad.ac.uk/developme

What you will learn? The areas of the brain which need to be ‘tended to’ for optimal learning. Awareness of your hemisphere dominance. Which intelligences are your strong points.

The areas of the brain which need to be ‘tended to’ for optimal learning.

Awareness of your hemisphere dominance.

Which intelligences are your strong points.

1. The plan… Your brain in the learning process. Hemisphere Dominance. Multiple Intelligences.

Your brain in the learning process.

Hemisphere Dominance.

Multiple Intelligences.

1. How do we learn? Brain Basics What do you know about how our learning brain works? Build a Brain A

What do you know about how our learning brain works?

Build a Brain

1. How do we learn? The Triune Brain Image taken from: Caine, Renate Nummela and Geoffrey Caine. Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain . Nashville, TN: Incentive Publications, 1990.

2. Hemisphere Dominance What do we understand by “dominance profiling”? How do we know the dominance profiling theory works?

What do we understand by “dominance profiling”?

How do we know the dominance profiling theory works?

Activity: Dominance Profiling Work in pairs. Complete the dominance activities to find out which hemisphere your brain favours.

Work in pairs.

Complete the dominance activities to find out which hemisphere your brain favours.

2. Left & Right Strengths Linear Logical Sequential Verbal Reality Symbolic Left processing: Holistic Intuitive Random Non-verbal Fantasy Concrete Right processing:

Linear

Logical

Sequential

Verbal

Reality

Symbolic

Holistic

Intuitive

Random

Non-verbal

Fantasy

Concrete

3. Multiple Intelligences What do we understand by “multiple intelligences”? How do we know the multiple intelligences theory works?

What do we understand by “multiple intelligences”?

How do we know the multiple intelligences theory works?

Activity: The Wheel Working on your own. Complete the Wheel by colouring in the segments each time a statement is true to give an idea of your intelligence predominance.

Working on your own.

Complete the Wheel by colouring in the segments each time a statement is true to give an idea of your intelligence predominance.

The MI Wheel – what do the numbers show? 1. Visual/Spatial 2. Naturalist 3. Kinaesthetic 4. Logical/Mathematical 5. Interpersonal 6. Intrapersonal 7. Linguistic/Verbal 8. Musical 5. What’s your style? Multiple Intelligences

1. Visual/Spatial

2. Naturalist

3. Kinaesthetic

4. Logical/Mathematical

5. Interpersonal

6. Intrapersonal

7. Linguistic/Verbal

8. Musical

Activity: Applying MI to your learning. Work with your ‘intelligence’ group to generate ideas of useful learning strategies which ‘appeal’ to your predominance. Compare these with the suggestions in the handout and discuss with your group.

Work with your ‘intelligence’ group to generate ideas of useful learning strategies which ‘appeal’ to your predominance.

Compare these with the suggestions in the handout and discuss with your group.

The plenary What are the implications of hemisphere dominance? Who developed the notion of Multiple Intelligences? What are they? Is it important to rely on your predominant intelligence? Materials produced by Russell Delderfield, LDU Academic Skills Adviser, July 2007.

What are the implications of hemisphere dominance?

Who developed the notion of Multiple Intelligences? What are they?

Is it important to rely on your predominant intelligence?

Materials produced by Russell Delderfield, LDU Academic Skills Adviser, July 2007.

What next? Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/ Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment

Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme

Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/

Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment