RESOURCES-INCLUDING MULTI MEDIA AND VISUAL ORGANISERS

Topic  :  RESOURCES-INCLUDING MULTI MEDIA AND VISUAL ORGANISERS

              (MULTIMODALITY)

Date    :  14 OCTOBER 2014

Time   :  2.00 pm – 3.30 pm

Tutor   :  PETER

Report

Listing all the senses that a human has and how it is related to the learning styles had been the self- induction for this session.  The participants have been very active contributing to the discussion.  

The session continued with “What kind of learner am I?” activity. This activity helped us to identify the types of learner based on a set of questions given. There are three types of learners which are Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic (VAK).

Later, we were asked to brainstorm on how to include multimodality of resources or activities in the classroom setting.  Most educators agreed that multimodality is able to stimulate students’ different senses, learning styles and intelligences.

Focusing on the visual learner, Peter distributed a worksheet on visual resources including multimedia and visual organizers’. We were asked to identify the types of visual organizer’s and match it with its purposes.

Reflection

The lesson started off and ended very well. Everyone seemed to enjoy the lesson. The explanation was crystal clear with excellent use of visual aids. The worksheet introduced us to several visual organizers’ which were “alien” to us.

Recommendations

We are going to apply what have been shared by the trainer and other participants to include a mixture of textual, audio and visual modes in combination with materials in order to create more meaningful language classroom setting.