The document discusses the effectiveness of matching learning objects with students' learning styles, highlighting the influences of cultural differences and personality on learning. It presents findings from two studies examining students' preferences for various instructional modalities and their engagement with different types of tutorials. Recommended features for enhancing learning include interactivity, multimedia options, and student feedback to improve usability and retention of information.

1. Matching Up Learning Styles with Learning Objects: What's Effective?Lori Mestre lmestre@illinois.eduFourteenth Off Campus Library Services Conference April 29, 2010

2. What’sYour Learning Style?Visual? Verbal/Auditory?Read Write?Kinesthetic?

3. From Recent Class of Students

4. Cultural Differences Can Influence LearningDifferent Dimensions of Learning

5. Instructional Practices

6. Information Processing

7. Social Interaction Tendencies

8. Influence of PersonalityWhat’s your process for putting together a puzzle? Borders 1st?

9. Or more by concept, color….?

10. Overview of Presentation

11. Discussion of Learning ObjectsWhat are Some Learning Objects You Use?

12. Discussion of Learning ObjectsVideosImagesPollsTutorialsGamesPodcasts

13. Study Overview

14. Summary of Results- Study 1

15. Features Used to Facilitate Instruction

16. What Training Have you Had Related to Pedagogy in Online Learning?

17. Study 2

18. Options for Learning through Multiple Modalities

19. Do you plan your objects so that a user can pick and choose what to do next?

20. Simulations or Interactive Features for Tactile Learners?

21. Learning Style Background

22. Student InvolvementTook Two Learning Style Inventories

23. Index of Learning Style Inventory

24. http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html (NC State)

25. Vark Questionnaire (How do I Learn Best)

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

27. Went through two to three tutorials

28. a web page static tutorial to learn how to get to and use ERIC

29. a camtasia tutorial to learn how to get to and find a database through Online Research ResourcesMatch up Learning Objects with Learning Style Preferences

31. Learning Styles Using Vark Assessment Hispanic and Asian Americans

33. Preference for Under 18 YearsPreference 55+ AgeSummary from the Vark Database About Learning Styles.

34. Using NCSU Learning Style Assessment

37. Visual LearnerVerbal Learner

38. Acadia Institute for Teaching and Technology Sequential LearnerGlobal Learner

39. Usability Interviews by Students

40. Student Results- Ability to Recreate Steps

41. Tutorial with Text Based

42. Static Tutorial ResultsScrolled up and down the page to see all the sections and what was requiredViewed images (rarely read the text)Opened a new window to practice while they viewed the web pageWent back to web page for informationMost successful in finding information after this.

43. Camtasia VersionUIUC Tutorials http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/tutorial/index.html

44. Camtasia ResultsWatched without practicingCouldn’t recreate processDidn’t attempt to go back for assistanceOnly two students were successful in the post test (graduate Asian students)

45. Recommended FeaturesPop-ups to highlight important informationSections (chapter markings)Questions to engage the mindInteractivity, have students do somethingPrefer the static web page to a video tutorial- more efficient– include other multimedia as options within the web page.

46. Results- Student Usability StudyMultiple ModalitiesAll but one had high rankings for multiple modalities.

47. All but one preferred the step-by-step process.

48. Students wanted to skim the whole thing first then find the key items . What Students Want

49. What Do Students Want?

50. Mismatch

51. Examples of Engaging Tutorials

52. Humor and InteractivityYou quote it, you note it:http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

53. Choices and PathsRelevance

54. InteractivityTactile, Reading

55. Interactivity/Assessmenthttp://support.library.ewu.edu/reference/tutorial/flash/citation.html

56. Interactivity and AssessmentsRead, Reflect and Respond

57. Interactivity -they have to do something

58. Review

59. Suggestions

61. Net Generation

63. Resources Used in PresentationIndex of Learning Style Inventoryhttp://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html (NC State)http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htmVark Questionnaire (How do I Learn Best)http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaireHelpsheets for Study Practices based on Preferences: http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=helpsheetsKeys to Effective Learning http://blog.iqmatrix.com/mind-map/accelerated-learning-mind-map Felder Richard M. and Barbara A. Soloman. “Learning Styles and Strategies.” North Carolina State University, 2009. June 1, 2009. <http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm>. Acadia Institute for Teaching and Technology. Learning Styleshttp://learningcommons.acadiau.ca/resources/workshops/learningstyles.pptTutorial Examples Used:You quote it, you note it: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/Rutgers: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~estec/tutorials/scholarly.htmEastern Washington University: APA Citation Style Tutorial http://support.library.ewu.edu/reference/tutorial/flash/citation.htmlUIUC- Digital Literacy http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/For lots of resources for creating or finding learning objects see: http://uiuc.libguides.com/learningobjects

64. Lori Mestrelmestre@illinois.eduMade possible by a grant from the Research and Publications Committee of the University of Illinois