LEARNING STYLE ANALYSIS TRAINING OFFERED AT IOWA LAKES

Iowa Lakes Community College with be offering a Learning Style Analysis certificate training class at the end of June at the Estherville campus.

College students who struggled in middle and high school have found that they can learn better when they are taught how to adapt any teaching style to their own learning style.

“At Iowa Lakes, we have utilized the Learning Style Analysis (LSA) with all of our incoming freshmen for the past seven years,” said Lynn Dodge, Success Center Professor. “I have had students share their relief that they really were good students once they learned how to use their learning strengths.  Some need to read out loud or study with others; while some need it quiet or to study alone.  There are 49 different elements that are assessed.”

  The LSA is helpful in the workplace, as well.  Because the learning style does not change much as an adult, the learning style becomes one’s working style.  Besides being beneficial to students the LSA can be a very useful tool in the classroom, as a group profile of students can be created. This allows faculty to have a better picture of the learning styles of their students without the guesswork.

A class is being offered at Iowa Lakes this summer for certificate training in utilizing the Learning Style Analysis June 23 and 24 in room 48 at the Estherville campus. The class may be taken for recertification credit ($60), 1 graduate credit from Morningside ($110), or 1 graduate credit from Drake ($160) by signing up with AEA 8 at http://www.aea8.k12.ia.us/en/professional_development/.

Some educational institutions will pay for part of or all of this course. Attendees are encouraged to check with their individual school for possible tuition reimbursement.