Brenna Walsh, 1
Enhancing Education
To enhance my education in studying and learning in an online environment I can
apply and take advantage of each of my assessed learning styles. I can apply the
strengths in my top three intelligences as well to reduce the chance of poor work. As a
strong intrapersonal learner I will apply my ability to learn in quiet spaces by myself.
Visual-spatial, I can create charts to easily interpret information online. Through
linguistic skills I can easily understating language in course outlines. Lastly by applying
my personality spectrum to online learning I can effectively create a study plan to meet
my personality’s’ needs. By applying my intelligences and skills to online learning I can
effectively learn, and study by my personal needs which increases success.
One way to enhance my online learning experience would be to apply my top
intelligences skills to the course work. By focusing on the strengths of my top three the
difficulty of learning online can be reduced. Firstly as a strong intrapersonal learner I will
apply my ability to learn in quiet spaces by myself. Intrapersonal people often achieve
better marks by working separately which fits with online learning. This skill set will
greatly help me succeed due to the lack of communication and interference while
working online. Secondly, my visual-spatial skills, I can create charts to easily interpret
information online. It can be difficult at times to interpret information in an online
environment and by creating charts and diagrams I can easily fix that problem. Also by
creating visual cues in reading notes like clip art, studying information will not be as
difficult. Thirdly, through linguistic skills I can easily understating language in course
outlines. Part of the skills set I have as a linguistic learner is the effectiveness of using
cue cards to study. Reciting information allowed as well as rewriting notes can help me
learn and study. Finally, by taking advantage of my top three intelligences skills that fit
online learning I can better prepare myself for any other the challenges online.
Another way to strengthen my studying skills and learning techniques while
learning online is to apply my personality spectrum. Each person has a certain amount
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of potential in various personality areas, by focusing on my top strength and my
weakness I can achieve a higher mark with online learning. First of all by using my skills
as an organizer in my personality spectrum I can find the study routine that fits my
personal abilities. A few ways to enhance my learning are: using a planner, organize
course material, and understanding course requirements. By organising the course
material in a way I understand and can grasp I will be more likely to succeed. For
example a skill that fits in online learning is creating a planner, with no instructor to
remind me in person, I can keep track of due dates and stay on top of my readings.
Organization is very influential in achieving success so the more I focus on the skill set
with in my organizer spectrum I will be more likely to achieve my goals. Secondly by
utilizing some skills of my weakest personality spectrum I can minimize the chance of
failure while working online. My weakest personality is the thinker. While I do not have
many skills in that category I have a few that can easily apply while learning online. For
example, seeking out facts is a skill that I have in common with thinkers. Facts can
make understanding concepts easier and simpler, instead of trying to memorize general
topics, specific facts can help me learn and apply my knowledge to other course
material. Lastly, utilizing my personality spectrums strengths and weaknesses will
enhance my ability to learn and succeed in an online environment.
In conclusion, while learning online it is helpful to apply my top three
intelligences, intrapersonal, visual-spatial, and verbal-linguistic, as well as the strengths
and weakness of my personality spectrum. First of all by applying the strengths in my
top three intelligences as well to reduce the chance of poor work. As a strong
intrapersonal learner I will apply my ability to learn in quiet spaces by myself. Visualspatial, I can create charts to easily interpret information online. Through linguistic skills
I can easily understating language in course outlines. Lastly by applying my personality
spectrum to online learning I can effectively create a study plan to meet my personality’s
needs.
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Works Cited
Drexler, Kateri, Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits. Keys to Online Learning.
N.p.: Pearson, n.d. Print.
ASSESSMENT
What the
Assessment Says
About Where I
Am
My strongest
intelligence
seems to be:
Multiple
Intelligences
Survey
reminder
(list your
Intrapersonal
top 3
intelligences) Visual-Spatial
Verbal-Linguistic
I’m not so strong
in the
intelligence
associated with:
Mathematical/
Logistical
Interpersonal
Learning Strategies
Associated with the
Style That Best Fits Me
How Online
Education Fits
My Style
- Finding a quiet place
to work, reflecting
reading and taking
notes are all learning
styles that best fit my
top 3 intelligences
- Create charts to
organize info
- Communicating
through written word.
Being strong in
intrapersonal
skills allows me
to work
efficiently alone
and quietly which
fits well with
online education.
Making charts and
organized material can
help me learn better
online. While
mathematics is difficult
for me the skills and
techniques used in that
learning style can be
applied to help me
learn.
While leaning
online there is
not a lot of
opportunity for
kinesthetic
activity which is
good for my
learning style.
Strategies that best suit
my learning style are
using a planner,
organizing course
material, analysing
assignment
requirements and using
patience.
Organizers
categorize
discussions which
is helpful for
online learning.
In a discussion
post I will look at
all the other
previous
responses and
find themes in
the posts.
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How Online
Education Differs
from My Style
My top
intelligence
encourages me to
move out of my
comfort zone and
talk with
classmates about
assignments which
is difficult while
working online.
- There is minimal
visualizations to
help me learn.
- Communicating
through written
word can be
challenging online
due to lack of
clarification.
There may be
interpersonal
components of an
assignment that
are involved in
online learning.
Body-Kinesthetic
Personality
Spectrum
My highest score
is in:
Organizer
Organizers like to
understand the
assignment in
detail and organise
it. This can be
difficult with online
learning because of
the limited
discussions with
instructors. Clarity
may be hard to get
when learning
online.
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My Lowest score
is in:
Thinker
Seeking out facts is a
skill that I have in
common with thinkers.
Facts can make
understanding
concepts easier and
simpler.
Thinks use time
management
skills which will
be very helpful in
an online course
Thinkers like to
participate in
discussions. Which
can be achieved in
the discussions
posts but are more
difficult online than
in person.