Did I just send "Learning Styles is a widely debunked myth" in red, 22pt font to our most senior Instructional Designers?
Yes. Yes I did. #InstructionalDesign
Did I follow that up with a statement affirming that "if we mention 'Learning Styles' as a plausible theory to a room full of instructional practitioners, it will absolutely crater our credibility"?
Also yes. It totally will.
#InstructionalDesign
Oh my. They tried to tell me that our regulations *mandate* that we teach Learning Styles. 🤨
My friends, I am *very* familiar with those regulations, and no, they most certainly do not. There isn't even anything within them that could be remotely construed as a requirement to teach anything even tangentially related to learning styles. They literally (actually, for real, no bullshit) do not exist.
I could have sent WRONG, but instead I sent some research. 😆 #InstructionalDesign
I get really animated about this stuff, because it's one of those prevailing myths that causes actual harm for learners.
Learning styles MUST DIE. #InstructionalDesign
@TheDarcBird Learning Styles is a widely held, yet incorrect belief that people learn better when presented with information according to their preferred learning style. It suggests four "styles" of learning:
1. Auditory: Learning by hearing about something.
2. Visual: Learning by seeing something.
3. Reading: Learning by reading about something.
4. Kinetic: Learning by doing something.
It started in the 70's-80's, and has since been widely debunked. #InstructionalDesign