Donald Bechtel
Succeeding in College - CSS106_1047
May 2, 2022
Learning Strategies and Learning Styles
My two biggest concerns while taking online college courses are having enough time to
study and scheduling when to do the work needed to be successful. Life is busy and trying to
arrange my studies around family, work and entertainment is difficult at times.
I am a hybrid learner depending on what I am trying to learn. I use all three learning
styles. I employ the Auditory Learning Style when I am attending a stand-up lecture. The Visual
Learning Style when I attend presentations and online courses. The Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning
Style when I am learning hardware or equipment.
As an auditory learner, I find it helpful to record the class lectures. Because I learn
from audio sources, I listen to the information as much as possible and participate in class
discussions and debates. When I study, I read the textbook aloud. As a visual learner my study
habits include drawing diagrams in the margins of the text you are reading. Highlighting
and underlining information also helps me to retain the materials. As a Kinesthetic learner I
do my best by doing. When I am learning technical hardware or equipment, being able to put my
hands on it provides me with a better understanding of how things work.
The visual learning style is the predominant method of learning while taking online
college courses since no interaction with the other students or professor exists outside of written
communications. The course material is read and digested independent of any interactions.