Comments on: A Student’s Perspective: The Borderless Classroom, Part 2 of 2 http://blogs.cisco.com/education/part-2-of-2-a-student%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-borderless-classroom/ Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom Patton http://blogs.cisco.com/education/part-2-of-2-a-student%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-borderless-classroom/#comment-203234 Tom Patton Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:29:11 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=39815#comment-203234 Hi Lori,

Thanks for the post. Very interesting article.

The article prompted me to research the subject in a little bit more depth, and I am not sure that it is disproving the idea of multiple learning styles. Instead, I believe that it’s calling the experimental data produced around the subject into question.

“When he reviewed studies of learning styles, he found no scientific evidence backing up the idea. We have not found evidence from a randomized control trial supporting any of these.”

Your right, the research around the topic is fairly unclear. However, from my experience, I have found that technology can be a key enabler for student centered instruction.

Thanks again for posting, and I would love to hear any other thoughts that you might have.

- Tom Patton

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]]> By: Lori Bush http://blogs.cisco.com/education/part-2-of-2-a-student%e2%80%99s-perspective-the-borderless-classroom/#comment-201692 Lori Bush Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:22:44 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=39815#comment-201692 Looks like there is new evidence that the learning styles aren’t as prevalent as Christiansen has written about.

Check out NPR’s story – “THink You’re an Auditory or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It’s Unlikely”

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/29/139973743/think-youre-an-auditory-or-visual-learner-scientists-say-its-unlikely

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