Designing for Learners

There has been a lot of research done on how people learn. Learning is greater when a person sees the potential benefits from the subject. Effective teaching means creating an effective environment where students are actively participating and is engaged in the material are critical to a students learning. Many teachers tend to teach to their learning style which puts most students at a disadvantage. All teachers should incorporate different strategies to get their students to learn at their highest potential. Some examples could be role playing, case studies, debates and group work as we did with module four learning. Good teachers create learning tasks appropriate to the student's level of understanding so some of these strategies works well for different age groups and this is why it is important for a teacher to know her audience. Teachers should not only set goals for thier students but also for themselves. When goals are set and the teacher sees that the goals are not being met it is then when they can revise the teaching and learning strategy. As one of my group members stated a teachers professional dress gives off a professional vibe. When you look the the part students students will have more respect for their teacher and is more willing to respect their authority. Students need a chance to build up a confidence in an instructor's grading and having a rubric for each assignment the student will know what to expect. These are just a few things that my group members and myself discussed as we designed a better learning environment.