1. Personal Learning Style and
Goal Setting
Session 1: Introduction and Personal Learning
Styles
Visual Kinesthetic
Auditory

2. In this session we will
◦ Review the topics that will be covered in
this module
◦ Fill in the registration form (if applicable)
◦ Fill in the release of information form (if
applicable)
◦ Fill in the learner agreement (if applicable)
◦ Review your learner plan
◦ Complete a learning styles inventory
◦ Answer any questions you have about the
rest of the sessions

3. In the Learning Styles and Goal
Setting Module we will be
covering the following topics:
 Personal learning styles
 Multiple Intelligences
 Introduction to Goal Setting
 Breaking Down Goals

4. At the end of the module:
◦ We will give you a copy of
your learner plan which is a
summary of what we are
covering in the session
◦ We will give you a certificate
of completion
◦ We will ask you to fill out an
evaluation form
◦ We will ask you if you would
recommend this program or
this session to other people
that might benefit from it
After you leave, we
will be contacting you
at 3 months, 6
months, and 12
months to see how
you are doing.

5. Paperwork

6. Expectations
 Understand your role here- if you aren't
sure about something ask!
 Be responsible
 Accept the point of view of others
 Be flexible when working with others
 Come prepared to participate
 Meet any deadlines
 Be willing to help others
 Contribute to the best of your ability
 Help resolve disagreements if they
happen

7. Milestones
 During the module we will be
doing "check-ins" called
milestones. Milestones are
activities to help you see if
you are making progress.
 The milestones in this module
we will be doing are all found
on your learner plan.
 After we have completed all
the materials you may
complete a culminating task.

8. Your Learner Plan
 Every person who comes to
our agency has a learner
plan
 The plan outlines what you
will be doing while you are
here
 The main parts of the
learner plan are:
◦ milestones you will complete
◦ learning activities you will
complete
◦ referrals that are made

9. What is learning style?
To put it simply, your learning style, or
learning preference, is the way you tend
to learn best.
o A learning style involves your preferred method of taking in,
organizing, and understanding information
o Although most people use a combination of the three
learning styles, they usually have a clear preference for
one

10. Why should I understand my
personal learning style?
• People learn more effectively when their learning
strategies are closely matched with their preferred
learning style1.
• We can improve our learning by understanding what
our strengths are and using more methods tailored to
those strengths2.
• Different situations and learning environments require
different learning strategies, so by understanding our
weaknesses and working on them, we will have a large
repertoire of strategies to draw from3.

11. Telling your instructor how you
learn best will help them make
appropriate lesson plans and
instructions that suit you.

12. The Three Learning Types
Visual: Learning by seeing.
Auditory: Learning by hearing.
Kinesthetic: Learning by doing or
experiencing.

13. Characteristics of VAK
• Uses visual
objects such as
graphs, charts,
pictures
• Learns better in
lessons by
watching them
• Mentally pictures
situations and
problems
• Tends to
remember things
that are written
down
Visual Auditory Kinestheti
c
• Retains
information
through hearing
and speaking
• Often prefers to
be told how to
do things
• Summarizes
key ideas out
loud to help with
memorization
• Often has
musical talents
• Likes a “hands-
on” approach to
learn new
material
• Would rather
demonstrate
how to do
something
rather than
explain it
verbally
• Usually prefers
to work in a
group than
alone
• Is generally

14. Activity
Do the “Find Your
Learning Style” and
“Learning Style
Opinion” activities.

15. To understand how the VAK
learning styles can help you, we
need to investigate strategies
that you can use to help you
achieve your goals.

16. VAK Learning Strategies
Discussion
As a group, discuss some strategies
that visual, auditory and kinesthetic
learners could use to enhance their
learning.
Write down
five key
ideas per
learning
style!

17. Visual Learner Strategies
Strategies:
• Include pictures, charts, or
maps in notes
• Avoid visual distractions
(windows, doorways, etc.)
• Colour code your notes to
organize and put emphasis on
key points
• Use flash cards to study or
memorize
• Make mind and concept maps
instead of outlines
• Visualize steps to solve
problems in your head

18. Auditory Learner Strategies
Strategies:
• Record lessons/instructions and
then listen to them
• Discuss materials in groups
• Listen to wordless background
music while studying
• Use rhymes or jingles to help
remember important points
• Repeat information to yourself
at barely audible whisper as you
take notes
• "Teach" information out loud to
another person or an inanimate
object

19. Kinesthetic Learner Strategies
Strategies:
• Learn new material while doing
something active (e.g, read a
textbook while on a treadmill)
• Try to take classes with
demonstrations and fieldwork
• Move a body part (eg. swing or
tap your foot), or walk around
• Ask questions and participate in
discussions whenever possible
• Break reading tasks into small
chunks
• Take study breaks often

20. Activity
Complete the “VAK
Matching” and
“Email to Robert”
activities.

21. But remember…
The three styles are not meant to be the absolute
strategy for your learning in all situations!
For self-improvement:
• Choose the way in which you
believe you will learn better
and try different strategies
according to that style
Then:
• Look to the other two types
and try to implement other
learning strategies in your
repertoire

22. A Little Review

23. Activity
Do the “Real Life
Learning Styles”
activity.

24. Credits
This Power Point was created by Laubach Literacy Ontario.
The resources can be downloaded free of charge at www.laubach-on.ca.
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