Romina Munoz took a learning preferences survey in class that identified her as a visual learner. She found the survey results helpful in determining what learning strategies work best for her. While she remains a visual learner, through the class she developed stronger communication skills and believes learning preferences impact student success. The class activities on using technologies like iPods, mp3 players, and podcasts to learn helped her gain a broader and deeper understanding of how to apply these tools to improve her grades. Creating podcasts for another class allowed her to directly apply what she learned to other subject areas. She continues using these technologies that have proven effective for her learning process.

1. Romina Munoz
ITECC 299
Level 3 Activity - Synthesis Project
1.1
In the beginning of the class, my score of learning preferences stated that I
was a visual learner. I scored 3 on sensing, 3 on reflecting, 9 on visual and 2
on Global. The results of this survey showed that I was definitely more of a
thinker and I thought. I strongly believe that illustrations do enhance my
learning and help me to locate information I need very quickly. I truly enjoy
this learning mode. I’m the kind of student that likes to solve the problem
step by step to fully understand new concepts. I believe that at the end of
this class I’ve become more of a verbal learner, which has helped me
improve communication skills.
1.2
My thoughts about my own learning preference haven’t changed since the
beginning of the class because I’m still a visual learner. The best way to
learn for me is by visualizing the stuff I am learning. Having examples of
the subject matter I’m being introduced to is crucial to fully understand the
content of it.
2.1
At the end of this class my thinking about the concept of learning
preferences has changed in the sense that I now know there’s an
appropriate learning path according to your own personality. For instance I
didn’t know I was a visual learner until I took the survey. The results of the
survey were very helpful in helping me identify what learning strategy
work best for me.

2. 2.2
I strongly believe that knowing your own learning preference does make a
great impact in the student success. As I said before, the results of the
survey we took in the class were crucial for me to find out what learning
strategy worked better with my learning process. Once you indentify your
learning strategy you will have the tools you need to be successful in your
field of studies.
3.1
At the beginning of the class, I chose to be a learning warrior in my learning
pathway. I chose to learn in depth about the different technologies. I chose
iPad, mp3 and game simulation as my learning strategies. I believe it
succeeded because I keep using all of these technologies to improve my
studies. I haven’t changed my learning strategies since I’m doing well with
it. I believe this strategy works really well with me. I believe that if I worked
in a group my learning pathway can help me in the sense that I will have a
broader knowledge about new technologies such as iPads, mp3 and game
stimulations.
3.2
I haven’t changed my path way because it has worked really well with me. I
am now able to benefit from all these new technologies and be successful
in my studies. I believe that these technologies are very helpful and do
make an impact in my learning process if I use them the right way.

3. 4.1
The activity that helped me get a broader understanding of how to use a
technology to learn was the Tech Quest (level 2 activity) on Predict, Use,
EvaluateiPods& mp3 players. These technologies had a great impact in
helping improve my grades for other classes. With mp3s and iPods you
have the opportunity to listen to class lecture recordings very carefully,
pause or rewind any part of the lecture to improve your learning. It’s a very
effective technique and you can study at your own pace.
4.2.
I believe that the activity that help me get a deeper understanding of how
to use a technology to learn was the Tech Quest ( Level 2 activity) on
Predict, use, evaluate Pod casts. This activity was very helpful to get a
deeper knowledge of how to use pod casts as a tool to improve my grades.
The pod casts activity incorporated the active strategy as you need to
apply it when aligning with pictures to the information being taught. The
variety of pictures were very creative and illustrated the stuff that was
being discussed. Since I am a visual learner I got a deeper understanding on
how to use this technology to succeed in school.
4.3
The activity that worked best for learning with others to use technologies
was the Level 3 activity part 1 (Pod casts – Apply Concepts to Another
Class). This activity was helpful because I could actually apply my
knowledge on how to use pod casts to be successful in my other courses.
Since there’s almost a pod casts for every other subject being taught at
school, it was easy to find them on the topics of my interest and use them
to get more information for my classes.
5.1 Name the Technology Quest and describe how you explored it for your
own learning.

4. The top three technologies I explored for my own learning were iPods, mp3
players and Pod casts.