Incorporating Multiple Intelligence Into the Learning Environment

How Are You Smart?

Just as individuals have preferred methods of communication, behavior, leadership, and stress management, we also have a preferred way to learn.  Unfortunately, as educators, mentors, managers, and coaches, we often lose sight of the fact that when teaching others it is their learning preferences that matter most. As individuals, we tend to teach our employees, peers, and children the way we like to learn, without consideration of the preferences of our audience.

 

Consider the number of times you have had to coach someone on a specific task multiple times.  For some reason your teaching approach has not been as effective as you would have liked. Ask yourself this question, "Am I teaching them the way I learned the task, or the way they learn best?"  This video is an example of how to use multiple methods to convey information in order to achieve specific learning objectives while enhancing learner understanding and retention... 

 



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