Creative Learning Systems: Learning Styles Blog

Your Learning Style and School Writing Assignments

2012-02-02T16:04:00.004+13:00

How often has your teacher told you to plan your writing assignment? It may have been a Pie Chart tool, or a List tool, or a fancy Head-And-Legs tool, but whatever it's called, whatever its shape, its purpose is clear: a story plan. The trouble is, some people don't get inspiration from story plans. If your Learning Style is Holistic, you're not a planner. Asking you to plan your story before

Choose A Pet That Suits Your Child's Learning Style

2012-01-26T16:48:00.000+13:00

Choosing a pet may be as easy as going to an animal shelter and letting your heart decide, or it may be a long, thought-out process of analysing the pros and the cons of every non-shedding dog breed versus a goldfish. And here's something else to throw into the mixture: your child's learning style. Are your child's responsibility and persistence levels high enough to cope with looking after a

Learning Styles and Facebook

2012-01-20T11:50:00.001+13:00

Online Social Networking is a name for Internet sites such as Facebook or MySpace, where you create a profile about yourself and chat with people. Children use social networking to feel part of the group as much as to exchange information. A visible web presence is a status symbol: display a cool photo, say cool things, link to cool friends. Some teens take to Facebook like the proverbial ducks

A Learning Styles Classroom

2012-01-13T11:21:00.000+13:00

Question: How do you turn your classroom into a Learning Styles classroom? Answer: It's not easy, but it's fun. Start by analysing your students' learning styles to identify their learning style preferences and needs. Create a Group Profile of your students to get the at-a-glance-summary of how they like their environment to look. Look at any results that are 80% or higher and select one or

Welcome to 2012!

2012-01-06T08:06:00.001+13:00

2012 is here. What goals are you trying to achieve this year? What dreams are you hoping will come true? Remember it's never too late to start dreaming, to start scheming, or to buy yourself a little gift. Have a look at this link for ideas.... Rudyard Kipling If If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt

Thank you to all our customers

2011-12-30T03:38:00.000+13:00

Thank you for all your support during 2011. May 2012 bring you peace, joy and happiness. (Please remember that our offices will reopen on 9 January 2012, but you can always reach us on email.)

Season's Greetings

2011-12-24T06:09:00.000+13:00

Warmest Christmas and New Year's wishes from Creative Learning. Please be advised that our office will be closed until 9 January 2012 and we will attend to all your enquiries upon our return. Have a safe and pleasant holiday.

Stuck for that perfect Christmas gift?

2011-12-16T00:46:00.000+13:00

This Christmas, give the gift that will last more than the lifespan of a battery. Give something that costs as much as a takeaway dinner. Give self-knowledge and peace of mind. Give the future.

The Khan Academy and Learning Styles

2011-12-07T19:14:00.000+13:00

Khan Academy is an educational website. Its tagline promises to help you “learn almost anything—for free.” You can choose from over 2,400 videos explaining the principles of maths, science, and economics. Between 7 and 14 minutes long, the videos consist of a voice-over by the website's creator, Salman Khan. All you see is hand-scribbled formulas and diagrams as they appear on your screen. There

Communication Disorders and Learning Styles

2011-12-01T13:20:00.000+13:00

Difficulties pronouncing sounds and stuttering are examples of speech disorders. Mild cases can be sorted by a Speech Clinic, elocution lessons, drama classes or Young Toastmasters Club. Trouble understanding others and trouble sharing ideas are examples of language disorders. Contact your local speech and language therapist for assessment and treatment. Difficulty sustaining attention when

Learning Styles and Learning Problems

2011-11-25T01:37:00.000+13:00

Sometimes your child's learning problems will not be caused by their learning style, although they may be made be co-related. For example, if your child's learning style is auditory and they have a hearing issue, the learning problem will be magnified. Vision Problems Your child’s learning issues may be due to poor vision, easily corrected by a behavioural optometrist with eyeglasses or special

Learning Styles and Dysgraphia

2011-11-19T00:28:00.000+13:00

Is your child's handwriting messy? Does your child find excuses not to do written work? It could be that their learning style doesn't lend itself to writing, but it could also signify a learning disability. A specific learning disability that affects written language, impaired letter writing by hand and spelling, usually characterised by extremely poor handwriting. It sometimes combines strong

How To Study For Exams

2011-11-10T23:37:00.000+13:00

With exams around the corner, most students' minds turn to the process of studying. Do you know your particular method for assimilating information? Do you know what works best for you? Here are a few general tips: Get your attitude right. Positive thinking won't make you pass the test if you haven't studied, but negative thinking can make you fail even when you know the work. It's the magic of

Learning Styles and Exam Preparation

2011-11-04T00:51:00.000+13:00

Barbara Prashnig explains the importance of understanding the role of learning styles in studying and exam preparation: "Thousands of students will soon be preparing themselves for the next round of exams in schools all over the world. Many will suffer from anxiety, frustration and despair because they know they are ﬁghting a losing battle. Considering learning styles in the context of

E-Course: Last Chance to Register

2011-10-28T14:04:00.000+13:00

Here, at Creative Learning, we are dedicated to the subject of learning. This means learning in all its forms and in every environment; from formal settings to home study to the workplace. Our speciality is HOW we learn, before WHAT we learn. If you'd like to learn more about Style Analysis (the HOW of learning), here's an opportunity for you: we are offering an online course during the first ten

Reminder: Our Learning Style E-Course in November

2011-10-21T12:05:00.000+13:00

Have you ever wondered what it implies for a child’s learning when they are highly holistic or internally motivated? Or looked at a group profile of your class and compared it to your own Teaching Style Analysis report? Now is the time to dig deeper into the concept of Learning Styles. When: 1 - 10 November 2011 Where: online How much: USD149.00 Click here for more information.

The Secret of Personal Learning Style Differences

2011-10-12T18:46:00.002+13:00

Our popular online course (Introduction to LSA) is back!When: 1 - 10 November 2011Where: onlineHow much: USD149.00We don’t have set times when you have to be in front of the computer - do it at your own leisure. Nor do we have Real Time participation, though email participation is encouraged. Classes will be held on a designated Yahoo Group. The way it'll work will be fairly structured yet

The Art Of Doing Nothing

2011-10-07T01:23:00.008+13:00

The Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang once said that an afternoon spent doing nothing is an afternoon well spent. When was the last time you can honestly say you did nothing the entire afternoon? Imagine a whole afternoon, five precious hours of it, spent gazing at the clouds, or lying in the grass watching toddlers stick fingers into each others' nostrils, or with a trashy book. If your working

The Misunderstood Child

2011-09-29T13:33:00.003+13:00

Learning Styles are a scientific miracle cure capable of addressing many problems a child experiences at home and at school, such as homework aversion, being disruptive, being bullied, underachieving. Sometimes, however, learning difficulties are not simply a result of a mismatching learning style. Sensory Processing DysfunctionDysfunction of sensory processing is a neurological problem with

Homework + Learning Styles = The Creative Way

2011-09-22T20:02:00.000+12:00

The Question of Creativity Is homework in your household creative? Creativity is the ability to produce something new, to generate unique ideas and solutions. The process of creating should be a fun energizing activity. Is homework in your household fun and energising? Learning StylesIt should be. It can be. With the help of learning styles. Kinesthetic - the child learns better through own

Asthma and Learning Problems

2011-09-15T14:18:00.000+12:00

Asthma is more than a respiratory condition that causes difficulty breathing. The latest research conducted by Canterbury University (New Zealand) shows that children with asthma are more likely to fall behind with their reading after a year of school than children without asthma. Asthma is now a recognised physical learning disability, alongside visual impairments and hearing issues. Unlike

Parents and Working Styles

2011-09-08T20:13:00.000+12:00

What can you change to achieve a better environment in which to be a parent? Think about your daily schedule and about your house, in the context of your Working Style preferences. · If you hate early mornings, can your partner take the early parenting shift? · If the bright house lights make you see red, it’s a good investment to change them, before they affect your health and the

Learning Styles on YouTube

2011-09-01T22:48:00.000+12:00

Yes, we do walk the walk as well as talk the talk! For those of you out there who enjoy watching videos (this translates to a preference in external visual input and external auditory input on the LSA Pyramid), we've collected the following clips: a TV interview with Barbara Prashnig in USA about the power of Learning Styles; a report from Forbury School; a clip from Te Puna about the learning

Handwriting and Your Learning Style

2011-08-25T22:26:00.002+12:00

Does handwriting matter? For many years, the general consensus was, in a nutshell, no. Ideas counted. Creativity. The contents behind the scribbles. Then the personal computer came along and typing replaced most forms of handwriting. A god thing? Not so, claim the experts. "Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development and cognition — helping kids hone fine motor

Is Your Job Killing You?

2011-08-19T00:42:00.000+12:00

This blog has been telling you for years. You've always suspected it. Now you have proof. Your job may indeed be killing you - literally. A research study conducted by the Tel Aviv University has discovered that people with little or no social support from their co-workers were 2.4 times more likely to die in the next three decades than those who said they had close, supportive bonds with their

DO WE REALLY TEACH LITERATURE?

2011-08-11T16:56:00.005+12:00

(a guest blog by Nicholas Reid, writer and critic) A question has been jangling in my head recently and keeping me awake at night. Is the appreciation of literature really being taught? I know at first glance the question seems self-evidently absurd. Of course the appreciation of literature can be taught. Otherwise why do we have all those English and other language departments and programmes

Your Learning Style: Reading For Pleasure Or For Information?

2011-08-04T13:25:00.000+12:00

What do you think is the most misunderstood learning style?Tactile input? Mobility-preference learning? Holistic information processing? Yes, yes, and yes. It's well documented that tactile learners are often neglected, learners with a strong preference for mobility labelled as unruly, and holistic processors misdiagnosed with ADHD. However, a learning style that can sometimes slip through the

Teaching Maths Another Way

2011-07-29T01:34:00.001+12:00

I was watching a mathemagic show the other day (that's a magic show in which the magician does multiplications in his head faster than you can do them on the calculator). Right at the end, the performer revealed to the audience the trick he used to square 57683 (i.e., to multiply 57683 by itself). It's not a trick in the magical sense of the word, it's a formula for calculating (x+y) to the power

iPads and Learning Styles

2011-07-21T21:09:00.000+12:00

In the last ten years, computers have become the answer to the complex issue of lifting education standards. Students dropping out of school? Give them computers in the classroom. Numeracy outcomes deteriorating? Here is a website where you can do sums and compete with people in other countries. Too few teachers? No problem: replace them with computers that work 24/7 and never get sick. This

Parent-Teacher Interview Tips

2011-07-14T23:27:00.000+12:00

To a teacher in the first year on the job, few things are as scary as speaking to The Parents. Some will tell you their child is not stimulated enough in class. Some will say the work is too hard. There should be less homework. More homework. Some want to know whether Johnny behaves at school, others whether he's made friends, surprisingly few ask about the actual learning. It all depends on the

Teaching Love By Hand

2011-07-06T22:21:00.001+12:00

(Today's guest post is by Tracy Lockley, an Australian writer, school teacher and mum. As she teachers her toddler daughter to cook, Tracy's words remind us of the value of love, family traditions, working as a team and learning by doing... or, if you're too small to do, then at least learning by watching.) This afternoon, Mckenzie and I made a steamed pudding together. It was the perfect day

Teaching The Non-Conforming Student

2011-06-30T15:25:00.000+12:00

In last week's blog, we discussed the issues arising from parenting a non-conformist. Teaching a non-conforming student is even trickier, because you have a whole classroom of students, not only Johnny Non-Compliant. There is no single magic solution. However, research suggests that the following techniques have a good chance of achieving positive results: be respectful towards the student be a

Dealing with non-conformist Learning Styles

2011-06-24T00:58:00.002+12:00

Is your child's Learning Style non-conforming? The dictionary defines a non-conformist as a person who refuses to be bound by accepted customs or rules. Applied to parenting or teaching, this means a child who finds it difficult to respect boundaries at school or at home. Such children are a bit different. Raising a non-conformist, therefore, requires methods not usually found in traditional

"There's Only One Answer. It's At The Back. Don't Look."

2011-06-16T14:25:00.000+12:00

At Creative Learning, we are fully behind the concept of paradigm shifts in education. Our Learning Style Analysis tools are poised to place a higher value on creativity and to challenge people's thinking about teaching our children in standard batches that resemble a factory process instead of a journey of discovery. This is why we're delighted to bring you the video by Sir Ken Robinson about

ADHD, Learning Disabled or Gifted - The Misunderstood Learning Style

2011-06-09T19:31:00.001+12:00

An academically gifted child is one who has a high aptitude for learning school subjects such as maths, natural and physical sciences, as well as languages. Gifted children's learning style follows a unique pattern of learning preferences, making school work easily accessible. Because learning comes easily to such children, it's almost impossible to believe that they could be misdiagnosed with

Your Learning Style and Intuition

2011-06-03T00:50:00.000+12:00

Intuition, gut-feel, instinct - call it what you will. We all have it. But whether you pay any attention to the little voice inside your subconscious mind telling you to accept a job or believe a stranger... that's up to your Learning Style. That's right! Whether you trust your intuition and make impulsive, on-the-spot decisions is dictated by the way in which you process new information,

ADHD a made-up disease?

2011-05-27T01:30:00.000+12:00

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, however, more and more doctors are speaking out against the ADHD diagnosis, claiming it has become a marketing strategy by pharmaceutical companies rather than a genuine medical disorder. While it's true that some children may suffer from an unusually short attention span due to biological or environmental factors (see, for example,

Worksheets for Gifted Children

2011-05-19T16:51:00.003+12:00

It’s ironic that gifted children can be among the most difficult students. They are often bored and blasé. They may switch off in class or become disruptive. Either way, they fail to achieve their brilliant potential. While teachers are coached to work with each child at their own level, some gifted children are too high up the scale to be catered for in the classroom environment. It doesn’t help

Classroom Lighting Helps Pupils Learn

2011-05-12T14:06:00.000+12:00

In the Netherlands and Germany, a new concept is spreading through the education echelons: lighting helps pupils learn! Scientists have confirmed that changing the intensity and colour of the light (the students can choose from normal, focus, calm and energy settings) can alter the children's mood and behaviour. Teachers say that the children "are able to achieve more and feel it is part and

Daniel Sieberg's Digital Diet

2011-05-04T23:39:00.000+12:00

Our blog's guest today is Daniel Sieberg, an EmmyÒ-nominated reporter who hosts Tech This Out! for ABC News NOW. Daniel asks: Have you ever felt that something hasn’t really happened until you post it on Facebook or Twitter? Does a flashing red light on your BlackBerry make your heart flutter? Do you know you shouldn’t be texting and driving—but still do it? If you said yes to any of these

Language Styles Count!

2011-04-27T16:50:00.000+12:00

In a bid to determine what turns a date into a relationship, USA scientists studied the first dates and text conversations of college students. They discovered that couples whose language use was similar, tended to want to meet again and again. About 80 percent of the couples whose conversational styles were similar were still dating three months after the experiment, compared with just 54

Happy Easter!

2011-04-20T14:20:00.000+12:00

If you’re going to be around children this Easter, see whether you can spot a few elements of their Learning Style, depending on how they choose to participate in the activities. · Those who love the Egg Hunt games, are probably kinesthetic. · If they enjoy the puzzles and the clues, they must have a preference for analytic information processing. · If they’ve painted the eggs, their

Intensive care unit in the sky

2011-04-16T02:36:00.000+12:00

Creative Learning is a proud sponsor of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, a New Zealand accident and emergency rescue and transport service operated. They provide a dedicated 24-hour, seven day a week service. This service often makes a life or death difference for thousands of New Zealanders. A Rescue Helicopter is necessary when: a patient is very sick or badly injured medics think

Profit From Your Learning Style

2011-04-07T19:51:00.003+12:00

Everybody has their own unique learning style, in other words, a set of needs that determine the most optimal conditions for absorbing and understanding new concepts. It stands to reason, therefore, to capitalise on it and to make your learning effective, efficient and a real pleasure. 1.What you don’t know won’t hurt you. Right? Not really. What you don’t know about your own strengths can

Creative Kids - Story Writing

2011-03-31T14:44:00.000+13:00

Learning Style To BlameYour child's learning style will determine whether they enjoy creative writing. If they find it difficult to write about topics such as "If I had a magic potion" or "My first dragon", they may have a non-preference in holistic information processing as well as a non-preference in high persistence. Feed the WellYou can help your child exercise their imagination by reading

Creative Kids - Maths

2011-03-25T12:10:00.000+13:00

Learning StyleYour child's learning style holds the key to your child's attitude towards maths. If they find maths boring, chances are, they have a non-preference in analytic information processing as well as a non-preference in high persistence. Fortunately, their learning style assessment can offer clues as to how they can improve their maths skills. Creative Maths Ideas - Online If your

Creative Thinking - Interview with Sandy Sims

2011-03-16T13:39:00.000+13:00

Sandy Sims, an ex Navy Officer and a business school graduate, is the author of the fascinating book, Creative Thinking For The 21st Century, An Experiential Guidebook. Yvonne: Welcome, Sandy. What is your definition of Creative Thinking?Sandy: First of all there are probably over a hundred different models for creativity and my statements are based upon trying out a non-linear manifestation

Creativity and Learning Styles

2011-03-10T14:06:00.003+13:00

What is creativity? Encyclopaedia Britannica defines it as: "Ability to produce something new through imaginative skill, whether a new solution to a problem, a new method or device, or a new artistic object or form. The term generally refers to a richness of ideas and originality of thinking. Although psychological studies of highly creative people have shown that their learning styles lean

Learning Styles the Teenage Way

2011-03-03T23:52:00.000+13:00

Teens don’t have it easy these days. At school, they have to achieve if they want to get into a good university: and that often means achievement in exams, sports as well as in the arts. At home, they have to deal with people they knew their entire lives on a totally new level. They are given more freedom and more responsibility, they are told to act their age and get told off when they do.

Our Thoughts are with the People of Christchurch

2011-02-25T00:42:00.002+13:00

On 22 February 2011 at 12.51PM, a shallow 6/3 earchquake hit the beautiful city of Christchurch, New Zealand, claiming many, many lives. The city centre is devastated and the more than half the dwellers are left without basics like clean water, flushing toilets and electricity. Days later, the nation is still sufferign post-trauma. Our thanks go to the emergency services and the brave

Learning Styles - Sound, Temperature, Work Area

2011-02-17T22:35:00.000+13:00

In last week's blog, we explored the effect light has on the quality of homeschooling. Today, we will look at the remaining 3 elements of the LSA Pyramid that deal with the learning environment: sound, temperature, work area. As parents, we are so used to making decisions for our children and so used to knowing what's best for them, we sometimes tend to forget to consult them about the choices

Learning Styles and Home Schooling

2011-02-10T14:27:00.000+13:00

Home schooling your child may well be one of the most difficult decisions you've ever made. It is also probably the most fun, rewarding... and, yes, difficult... tasks you've ever undertaken. Hopefully you live in an area where you have access to materials, learning tools, government support and other home-schooling families. We, at Creative Learning, would like to support your endeavor by

February 2011 - Schools Around The Globe And Responsibility

2011-02-03T10:08:00.001+13:00

As students in Europe and North America return to school from their winter break, most school children in the Southern Hemisphere start a brand new year at school. Most, but not all. Queensland, Australia, is still recovering from a flood, and is now bracing to withstand one of the biggest storms in the land's history: Cyclone Yasi. Schools are closed this week, people are in shelters with

Learning Styles Succeed In A New Zealand School

2011-01-27T15:54:00.000+13:00

Children running in the corridors throwing desks at one another? Cutting school? Stressed teachers quitting? Hopefully this does not sound like your school. But even if your biggest problem is that students are not performing to their ability, you will want to hear about the miracle of Learning Styles. Learning Styles, as defined by Creative Learning, go beyond brain hemispheres and

Students Pick iPads Over Textbooks | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

2011-01-25T10:53:00.000+13:00

Study: University Students Pick iPads Over Textbooks News & Opinion PCMag.com - This study says students learn more from an iPad than from a textbook. But it's all down to your individual Learning Style...

Learning Difficulties - Check The Environment and Physical Needs

2011-01-20T23:49:00.003+13:00

Do you have a child with learning difficulties in your life? Then you already know there is no miracle cure, no one-solution-fits-all answer.Perhaps you've already gone the healthy-diet route? Eliminated junk food, increased the fruit and vegetable intake... yet the child's concentration span is shorter than an eye blink? Ask yourself the following:does the child seem to concentrate better when

Learning Difficulties - Check The Environment and Physical Needs

2011-01-20T23:49:00.002+13:00

Does it matter if girls do better than boys?

2011-01-13T16:08:00.003+13:00

Welcome to 2011. To stimulate debate, we kick off with a controversial topic: Does it matter if girls do better than boys?"Boys tend to do better in exams," says Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at Buckingham University. "Girls apply themselves to coursework and work more consistently throughout the year." However, research confirms that girls

Welcome, 2011!

2010-12-30T14:21:00.003+13:00

2011 is around the corner. If possible, it sounds even more futuristic than 1999 or 2010. Although we're not popping eggs-and-ham pills for breakfast or jetting around in our jetpacks, the future is here. Firmly. Steadfastly. Absolutely.One thing last century's science fiction writers got right, is the school of the future:classroom computershand-held access to a global network of

Season's Greetings

2010-12-23T10:38:00.002+13:00

The Creative Learning offices will be closed from 23 December 2010 till 10 January 2011. We will be checking emails periodically.May this Holiday Season be whatever you've dreamed of: peaceful or wild, with too much or too little sleep, with snow or hot sun. Here's wishing you a tremendous 2011!

Secrets of successful teaching: flexibility and matching styles

2010-12-16T20:18:00.001+13:00

(excerpt from "The Power of Diversity" by Barbara Prashnig)1. Matching students’ learning styles with the appropriate teaching styles will always lead to successful interaction between teachers and their students, and result in improved learning outcomes as we have seen in this chapter.2. High flexibility for achieving genuine style matches is maybe more important, and teachers need to be

Santa Claus and his Learning Style

2010-12-09T11:19:00.004+13:00

Whether you believe in Santa Claus or not, here is a fun puzzle for you: what do you think Santa’s Learning Style might be? Let’s figure it out together. First of all, Santa must have an amazing memory. Imagine remembering the Christmas wish list of every child in the world! Most of the letters to

Jobs, Career Choice and Learning Styles

2010-12-02T12:49:00.000+13:00

Your Learning Style is important not only for school. The sport you play, the people relationships you have and the type of job you choose all depend on the preferences and non-preferences of your Learning Style. When talking about your unique style at work, we usually refer to that set of preferences and non-preferences as your Working Style. Some elements of your Working Style have no bearing

National Disaster - Flags at Half Mast

2010-11-25T10:52:00.002+13:00

New Zealand and Australia are in mourning following the tragedy in the Pike River coal mine, in which 29 brave men have lost their lives. We at Creative Learning join in condolences for the victims' families and friends. For almost a week, we prayed for a miracle, encouraged by the uplifting story of the Chilean gold miners. Sadly, the conditions in the two mines were vastly different and the

Learning Styles of Creative Minds

2010-11-18T23:58:00.005+13:00

If you went back in time to, say, 30 years ago, and tried to tell people that:you read newspapers and watch TV on your computer...... in fact, a few months ago you witness the rescue of 34 Chilean miners from 700m below the ground....If you said:you talk your friends and family across the oceans via a personal computer...... or via a phone you carry around in the street....If you told them you

The 3 Levels of Literacy

2010-11-11T11:32:00.005+13:00

Adult literacy is an emerging issue in highly developed countries, one that will have to be addressed within the next few decades. Although most school-leavers can read and write, and can figure out 15+24 without the aid of a calculator, their education had failed them nevertheless.Workplaces have encountered a huge gap in the adult work literacy arena. Employees are unable to follow written

The Learning Style of a Bully

2010-11-04T13:38:00.007+13:00

Bullying is a problem in schools worldwide. Whether it has grown since our own schooldays, or is simply only now receiving the attention it deserves, is still being debated. One thing is clear, however: 20 years ago teenagers did not send threatening text messages, they did not post demeaning videos on youtube, nor did they impersonate the victim on social networks. Technology has changed the

Maths and Tactile Learning Styles

2010-10-28T13:03:00.004+13:00

How do you teach counting to a child whose Learning Style is tactile?Tactile learners love plastic counting beans - they are colourful and smooth and a pleasure to touch. You can also use coins, board game tokens, dry beans, M&Ms, raisins... anything with an interesting texture.Board games are good for tactile learners. Try Snakes&Ladders played with two dice to practice addition.How do you help

THE GREAT SALESPERSON—A LISTENER

2010-10-21T23:38:00.002+13:00

THE GREAT SALESPERSON—A LISTENER We often think of a great salesperson as a spin artist—a big talker—never at a loss for words and blessed with the gift of gab. Well in today’s world of business sales, that is no longer true. In fact, the best salesperson may be the best listener, not the best talker! So the learning styles that used to be associated with sales success are no longer the most

Will Your Child's Learning Style Make Them A Smoker?

2010-10-14T20:22:00.002+13:00

As we mentioned before, habitual smoking and learning styles go hand in hand. One of the greatest predictors of whether a person will become a smoker is their preference in the Intake and Tactile elements of the LSA Pyramid (Learning Style Analysis Pyramid).However, Malcolm Gladwell mentions other elements in his bestselling book, "The Tipping Point". Backed by British psychology research, he

Music and Your Learning Style

2010-10-07T12:24:00.004+13:00

We've known this for decades, yet brand-new research by McGill University in Montreal, Canada, now confirms that music helps develop and stimulate the brain. It helps with communication and motor skills, it enhances word processing. According to music therapist Neil Jourdan: "music helps to improve vocal skills, decrease inappropriate behaviour, improve academic ability, increase attention span,

Learning Styles - Food, Glorious Food

2010-10-01T10:32:00.004+13:00

What does your Learning Style have to do with food? A lot, according to international education expert, Barbara Prashnig.Your Learning Style influences what you eat and when. It dictates how you shop and how you cook. As much as you may be reluctant to admit it, your Learning Style rules your life!Take the learning style need for intake, for example. If you have a preference in this learning

More provocations for better classroom management

2010-09-23T11:11:00.005+12:00

(excerpt from The Power of Diversity by Barbara Prashnig)Fallacy 6: Eating should not be permitted in classrooms during lessons. Many students concentrate better when they can concentrate better when have something to eat, nibble, chew or drink while learning, and many teachers will have observed that a number of students chew on whatever they can get hold of during classes, particularly

Dyslexia and Learning Styles

2010-09-16T11:52:00.007+12:00

Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand recognises that the left and right brain hemispheres of a person with dyslexia are wired differently to those in a non-dyslexic: "... Dyslexia has a substantive neurobiological basis. Brain research, including studies from Yale and Auckland universities, has shown that while it is common to use the ‘verbal’ left side of our brain to understand words, dyslexic

Learning Styles and Job Satisfaction

2010-09-09T16:23:00.004+12:00

Even those of us lucky enough to have a job in today's economy are not always happy at work. A new survey found only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their job, and the trend seems to be similar in Europe. "Down under" in New Zealand and Australia, as many as 65% of people in the IT industry are "keeping their eyes open" for a new position.It's easy to blame it all on the recession. However,

A Question of Learning Styles: What has gone wrong in education?

2010-09-02T12:31:00.006+12:00

Let’s consider formal education and ask a few formal education questions: How many thousands of hours do students sit in classrooms experiencing lectures or lectures, deadly boring activities which bore them to death, which stifle activities their curiosity, and their spontaneously emerging interest? What happens when a child experiences uncertainty about details of

What is a Teaching Style?

2010-08-26T16:52:00.004+12:00

We all know that every individual has his or her unique style of learning, be it using visual props, listening to a tape recorder or pacing up and down the room. However, while working extensively with Learning Styles, Barbara realised that the same is true of those who teach: every educator will have their own special Teaching Style.A Teaching Style is the way in which the educator communicates

Stressed Out Teachers

2010-08-19T11:40:00.001+12:00

It’s the end of another long day. Your head is pounding, your teeth are clamped and there are a thousand and one knots in your shoulders, each with a different story of obstacles you had to overcome today. Stressed? You bet. Teaching is a wonderful and worthy profession, but unfortunately stress is the price you have to pay for it. Or is it?

Troubled Teens and Learning Styles

2010-08-12T12:39:00.002+12:00

It's not often that a popular fiction book, a thriller, deals with the thorny issue of parental responsibilities during their charges' teenage years. Harlan Coben, a New York Times bestselling author, has recently produced two such novels: Hold Tight and Caught.Hold Tight delves into the delicate dilemma of "should you spy on your teen's Internet activities". Caught asks whether it's OK for teens

Chinese Wisdom and Learning Styles

2010-08-05T13:24:00.000+12:00

(origin unknown)An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing

Toy Story 3 or Shrek 4?

2010-07-29T11:14:00.006+12:00

Toy Story 3 or Shrek 4? Most reviewers seem to favour Toy Story. Which one do you prefer? The answer may lie in your learning style (which is not only the way you learn, but also the way you experience the world). On the face of it, Toy Story 3 will appeal to anyone who:likes to work / play alonecan work in a teamenjoys outdoor experiences and adventure.Shrek 4 will appeal to anyone who:likes to

LEARNING STYLES, Supervision and Conformity

2010-07-24T01:06:00.000+12:00

WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES?Simply put, a learning style is the way a child learns. The full definition expands it into the way a child takes in information, processes it, and memorises it for later use. A child’s learning styles will consist of many aspects: whether they are visual, auditory, tactile or kinaesthetic, whether they have a need for silence, bright light or an informal work area,

Thinking Child and Learning Styles

2010-07-16T16:51:00.000+12:00

As parents, we get used to being in charge. We are usually the ones who set the rules, decide when it’s bedtime and what goes into the lunchbox. We know best how to tie a shoelace and what their friend would like for her next birthday. We run the risk of becoming too prescriptive in our parenting. This in turn might discourage our children from thinking for themselves. It's particularly true of

FIFA 2010 and Learning Styles

2010-07-08T10:05:00.004+12:00

With the soccer fever reaching its peak, it's only fair to look at some of the teams and individual players' sport style. Tempting as it is to discuss the benefits of fair play versus "diving", of back kicks versus headers and of goalies who stay put versus goalies who venture beyond the penalty box, the Creative Learning take on soccer is somewhat more unique.What we are most interested in,

The STOP-START Teacher

2010-07-01T13:33:00.004+12:00

Wouldn't it be great if we could STOP-START the teacher any time we wanted? Like when our attention wanders, or when we didn't quite get what they drew on the board... what if we could just press the REWIND button and watch the explanation again?Now you can. The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to the Internet community. Their

Use Creativity Correctly in Your Media Relations

2010-06-24T10:33:00.005+12:00

(a guest post by Jonathan Bernstein) Creative writers and thinkers can be some of the best – and some of the worst – media sources. Because we’re creative, we’re good at coming up with what journalists call “golden nuggets,” pithy sound bytes which make their stories read or sound better. For example, I’m fond of talking about the “Three C’s of Crisis Communications,” the notion that a good

A Learning Style Profile of a Teenage Video Gamer

2010-06-10T12:37:00.004+12:00

The ProsVideo games improve your hand-eye coordination.They can teach you problem solving, quick thinking, logistics, mapping, spacial manipulation and many other skills.Playing is more interactive than watching TV.The ConsVideo games eat up the time that might otherwise be spent doing active stuff outdoors.Even if you're playing in teams, gaming is not a social activity.For certain personality

Anger Management and Learning Styles

2010-06-03T13:32:00.005+12:00

Anger and IrritabilityAre you prone to numerous outbursts of anger or frequent bouts of irritability? Chances are, you are experiencing a working style mismatch.Everybody has a unique Working Style a way in which you concentrate, make decisions and solve problems. If you are forced to work in a different way, one that is not inherently you, you will usually experience stress and frustration,

Solve your discipline issues with Learning Styles

2010-05-28T13:10:00.004+12:00

Barbara Prashnig’s book, “Learning Styles in Action”, does more than help you implement learning styles: it actually helps you solve your stress and discipline issues. The book is full of scenarios and diverse real-life situations. Among others, “Learning Styles in Action” shows you: How learning styles can help underachieving or disruptive students Multi-sensory teaching and

Learning Styles and Reading Information

2010-05-20T15:55:00.000+12:00

If you've read the previous post in the series (Learning Styles and Using Google), you will have seen that many students and school children are sadly incapable of getting information out of search engines. A number of factors may be at play here, and today we will look at one of them in more detail: the inability to read facts.Thanks to the TV and the Xbox, many chilsren today aren't as good

Learning Styles and Using Google

2010-05-13T12:08:00.008+12:00

There's a joke making its rounds on email lately, "Living without a Cell Phone". It's all about how hard our childhood's been compared to that of our children. One of the points it makes is the ease with which today's school children can access information online, whereas anybody over 30 still remembers having to go to the library and look it up in the card catalogue, request the book, wait two

Story Magic - Bring Stories to Life with Learning Styles

2010-05-07T00:22:00.005+12:00

We all agree how important it is for the next generation to love books, right? Absolutely!But when it comes to books, it's not all about reading... not only about the skill of reading. It's also about the actual stories. Stories are a useful way to teach children our values (it pays to be noble and righteous, because good overcomes evil in the end), introduce the concept of "baddies" in a loving,

The Art of Communication

2010-04-29T12:36:00.003+12:00

49 elements make up your personal learning style, and about half of them have a direct bearing on the way in which you communicate with others: · Visual communication versus auditory communication Whether you give and receive new information sequentially or holisticallyTime of day (some people tend to think better first thing in the morning, others do not). · Setting (formal or

Practical, useful, encouraging!

2010-04-22T11:40:00.001+12:00

(by a spokesperson from Ballarat Secondary College, excerpt)If you were going to be asked to ‘learn something new and difficult’ how would you go about doing it? You might find that you need to talk with someone or find a quiet place with natural light and that a cup of tea would help. Others may find that breaking the task down to a checklist and then lying on the floor while listening to

Charlotte Reznick speaks about The Power of Your Child's Imagination

2010-04-15T11:32:00.006+12:00

Is your child's Learning Style suited to the Tools of Imagination?Find out here. Q1. In your book, The Power of Your Child’s Imaginationyou share with us the importance of accessing a child’s imagination to help them handle everyday problems. Dr. Reznick, why is it important to access your child’s imagination to handle their problems?Dr. CR: Parents come to me with all sorts of concerns. Like not

Are You a Stressed-Out Parent?

2010-04-08T10:40:00.009+12:00

If you're a stressed-out parent, you're not alone. Even those seemingly-perfect dads and those yummy mummies have their moments.Parenting is probably the most rewarding, yet the most strenuous job ever.Why?It all comes down to your working style:if you operate best in silence, shrieking children will drive you crazy within half an hour;if you are not an early riser, looking after your children at

Easter Fun for Children

2010-04-01T11:24:00.009+13:00

While almost all children world-wide gladly participate in chocolate egg hunts, their enthusiasm many other activities - including painting Easter eggs - will be dictated by their learning style.If your child is analytic, they will probably like Easter Puzzles.Children who are both analytic and have a visual preference for words might like to try Easter Crosswords.Children who are both holistic

Teenagers, Sleep and Learning Styles

2010-03-26T11:29:00.003+13:00

At Creative Learning, we've noticed an interesting shift in Learning Style Preferences when it comes to the Time of Day element (read more about the LSA Pyramid and its elements). Two interesting shifts, to be precise.The first shift occurs around the time a child enters puberty (typically 11-13):Early Morning preferences become Late Morning or Afternoon preferencesLate Morning preferences become

Learning Styles and E-courses

2010-03-18T23:15:00.000+13:00

(To book our Introduction to Learning Styles E-Course, please click on the button below:) Not everybody is suited to learning optimally through an online course. Kinesthetic learners who enjoy working in a group are better off in a face-to-face interactive workshop.However, if you have a preference in 4 or more of the following, e-learning is for you: visual (reading) visual (

What does it all mean?

2010-03-11T16:48:00.000+13:00

(To book the e-course now, please use this button) Your school has purchased LSA profiles for all the children in your class. It's time to rejoice! Finally you will be able to find out the Learning Style of all your star (and not so star!) pupils!You let them all fill in the questionnaire, you print out the reports....... Ouch! So much information! It's all precious, of course, but how can