As students
move through the different quadrants when learning a lesson, the teacher’s
role changes from content expert (quadrants 1, 2) to facilitator and coach
(quadrants 3, 4). The 4MAT cycle of learning centers on teaching to the learner
where they are by considering their learning styles, left-right brain processing,
and multiple intelligences (cf. Gardner 1999). The 4MAT model has been adapted
to distance education by offering web-based educator training that mirrors
the core principles of the 4MAT model.