Learning Activity 6-A-1
Kaleidoscope Profile
[Blog]
18 points
Find your learning styles by taking The Kaleidoscope Profile. Follow the steps below to take the educator version inventory (your instructor will provide the access key/code:
- Take the Educator version of The Kaleidoscope Profile. This will open in a new browser window.
- Follow the directions on the page. It will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete the profile. When you're finished, the computer will tally the results.
- Print your results and identify your preferred style in each category: Sensory, Perceptual and Organizational, and Temperament.
- Read the suggestions for all of your preferences on the results page of your profile (the Read More links).
Add a new post to your blog with the highlights of your results. Include insights you've gained by reflecting on past successful and/or unsuccessful learning experiences and how they may or may not relate to your sensory preferences. Include any thoughts or questions you'd like to share with your colleagues.
Comment on at least one other participant's blog, reflecting on how that person's Kaleidoscope results were or were not a surprise for you. Include in your comment how your learning experiences and responses to them were similar or different.
Learning Activity 6-A-2
Sensory Words
[Forum]
14 points
The Sensory Word List is a terrific starting point for bolstering your posts to appeal to all preferences. Adding words that fit your way of speaking will enhance its usefulness.
Return to the Engaging Weekly Opening you created for Activity 4-A-4. Using the Sensory Word List, revise your post (or create a new one) including vocabulary that represents all of the sensory preferences. Post your revised Weekly Opening in the forum, along with a brief reflection on the experience. Which preferences did you tend to grab onto more than others? Which were the most challenging to weave into your post?
Reply to at least one colleague with additional verbs or phrases that might work in his/her opening.