Three very similar compressed
software development training programs have emerged in the last few
months: Code Academy (not to be confused with the startup
The programs make an implicit rejection of
the conventional wisdom that a pr
ofession (especially one as cerebral as
programming) requires a base of abstract, academic study.
the roles of
recruiter and trainer and tightly aligning the incentives
of everyone involved. Access to literature and materials is no longer
the bottleneck for students, so they instead optimize on the new
bottleneck and offer direct, personal access to an instructor, with
close guidance through projects, and a community
of peers and mentors.
Perhaps students need the preparation in being evaluated by both?
Since oral learners often learn best in dialogue with others, create opportunities for dialogue to occur. This could be in the form of group projects outside of class or small group discussions in the classroom.
Oral learners also learn best when learning is connected to real events, people, and struggles of life instead of learning principles that are removed from actual people and struggles.
Generally, oral learners have a more difficult time with online learning. It is not that they cannot do the work; rather, they will have to work harder to stay engaged through this print-based teaching form. Many of the above recommendations still apply but they may be more difficult to provide in an online platform. Suggestions for teaching oral students online include:
personal contact
Incorporate media assignments in the classroom,
Provide opportunities for assignments that are engaged in real life struggles, events, and people instead of abstract principles
Oral learners learn best and have their lives most transformed when professors utilize oral teaching and assessment methods.
Whereas previous generations in U.S. seminaries assumed that print-based means of teaching and assessing were effective to produce student learning and transformation, many contemporary students prefer to learn through oral means
The results of this research indicate that slightly more seminary students had an oral versus print learning preference. In order to create positive learning experiences and effectively reach students, it is important to understand the difference between oral and print preferences
, this paper seeks to understand how learning is shaped by oral versus print preferences. In short, how do oral learners learn differently than print learners?
discovered that slightly over half of the students evaluated via an Orality Assessment Tool (Abney 2001) had a preference for oral learning
Her grades were based entirely on print-based rubrics. Part of the difference in her grading was due to learning/assessment preferences rather than intelligence. This was a breath of fresh air for her as she was finally starting to understand herself and her learning preferences better.