Shawna Adkerson said in another topic:
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I really love those as I'm a "visual, auditory, & kinesthetic" combined type learner. I have to see it, hear it, & touch it!!! I do a tad better with kinesthetic than the other two, but am at my best when I have at least two sources of learning activated. So the videos are most AWESOME because they allow me to see, hear, & do in PSCS (by imitation)
And you? what kind of learner are you?
I only really understand something by reading it. However, for me, videos don´t work as good as a tutorial with text and pictures...
i definitely learn better by doing something, i find i teach better that way too. for instance i just was making a little tutorial for a friend who wanted to start a blog and was having trouble. it was easier for me to do this by splitting my screen and making a dummy blog and doing a screen shot of each step for her. it was helpful for me too, doing it again.
Detailed written instructions and then practise, practise, practise and more practice.
When I was younger (seems like an eternity ago) you just had to show me once and I would remember what to do, not anymore.
A tutorial with text and pictures... This way I can print it out & practice over and over again until I get it right. It also helps so I can add notes - sometimes little things are left out & I can add that step in so I can refer to it the next time I try to do that.
I understand well by video tutorial
I am a visual learner - I like to "see" something done. Videos work good for me. Second is text and photos.
I learn best with text and pictures and then by following along and then with lots of practice... someone just telling me what to do or even a video just kinda goes in one ear and out the other and I don't fully grasp the topic... following along helps though.
I am also a "visual, auditory, & kinesthetic" learner. At the moment I am working toward my BA and It always makes it easier when the instructor has examples of what they want, so that I understand better what they are talking about. This is one reason why I love tutorial that not only tell you what to do, but offer screen shots of what to do. I also love the videos.
I'm also a visual learner I have learned a lot by watching videos although I also do prefer written tutorials with pictures.
It helps me to understand what I am trying to learn if I can read about it first but I need hands on too...
I learn by doing. i need to be hands on or it won't get through.
Visual- 100%. You can TELL me things about a thousand times... they just don't stick if I can't SEE them.
Pictures and text help me. Slow to get the hang of things, but once I get it, it's there!
This topic caught my eye because I was an elementary school teacher for many years. I really think I'm auditory and visual more than kinesthetic. I love the tutorials with visual steps that I can follow. Have you read about Gardner's Multiple Intelligences? It really takes the idea of learning modalities further-including things like musical and naturalistic. I bet it would show in the kinds of elements people choose for layouts.
@ Maja I'm totally like this too sometimes. I'm more visual than verbal. But I'm also hands on. If you ask me for help know that I will literally show you how to do it and not tell you.
I like looking at videos and tutorials with lots of pictures and little writings.
Although I can learn by videos I have to go back several times to "get it." I do better with tutorials, then hands on anf finally the videos to reinforce.
hi im ann i learn best by pics and text also some things just getting in there and doing so i guess im all 3 lol
Visual - you can tell me a hundred times what to do and I probably won't get it, but show me once and I'm on it like a rat on a Cheeto.
I love tutorials with text and pictures, I find it easier to refer back to. I don't like YouTube .
I am visual also, I actually have to go through the steps to get the hang of it.
I need to do it. Very hands on.
Written instructions for me.
I tend to learn best by watching videos then practising what i have seen until I can do it
It's rare for me to meet auditories so, high five to the couple of folks here.
It's a kind of a handicap, speaking to myself annoys coworkers, and I failed long distance learning courses because it was mostly just reading.
Written format or the book works best for me, I like thoroughness even if it's boring.
Some things I learn best by doing hands on like fixing cars with my Dad or learning how to repair walls and paint. Most things I learn better by reading and studying. I've got an incredible memory and have a knack for memorizing lots of numbers so I do really well with things like schooling and finances. I'm pretty thankful that I learn best with these two techniques.