1. ACCELERATED
LEARNING
How can you learn most effectively?
~Or
Learning how to learn
2. THE BIG PICTURE
Variety
and
Relationships
challenge
Breaks
and
Environment review
Accessible
Physical and and inclusive
emotional
state
3. PREPARE TO LEARN
Relax Oxygen and light
The correct diet levels
Hydrate Reduce stress
Temperature Motivate
Sleep
4. RELAXATION
Basic meditation techniques can be learned. A simple
focus on breathing, in through the nose out through the
mouth is good. Count your breaths. A visualisation of
an activity or environment that makes you happy, that
can be recalled prior to learning or assessment.
5. DIET
Vitamins A/B/C/E help to make you alert, improve
vision, improve memory and help support proper brain
function.
Avoid starch, sugar and caffeine.
Never miss breakfast.
Eat regularly throughout the day.
6. HYDRATION
Hydration helps to maintain optimum brain
functioning.
Always keep a bottle of water next to you.
This will prevent interruptions to your learning
session.
7. TEMPERATURE
Be aware of the temperature in your room,
this will allow you to maintain an optimum
temperature that is not too hot and not too
cold.
8. OXYGEN AND LIGHT
LEVELS
Open your windows.
Keep plants in your room, they also filter out harmful
gasses from computers.
Allow as much natural light as possible, avoid fluorescent
lighting if at all possible.
9. REDUCE STRESS
Acknowledge the presence and importance of stress to
yourself.
Use music to relax.
Use basic meditation techniques.
Have plants in your room.
10. MOTIVATION
The most effective motivation is intrinsic
not extrinsic.
Establish “what’s in it for me”. Set your
own learning goals. Use SMART targets.
11. SLEEP
Sleep helps you to remember what you have
learnt during the day.
Remember, the hours before midnight are
more important than after!
12. ROOM TO LEARN
The room in which you A study time table
learn should be a Deadlines for
multisensory environment. examinations or
Displays are an essential assignments.
part of this. Motivational posters.
Key words of the
They should include :
topics.
13. MUSIC TO AID LEARNING
Its not just baroque (classical) music that helps.
Remember, most students will listen to music at
home while studying.
You might even find silence unsettling!
14. MUSIC TO AID
LEARNING-PLAN IT,
DON’T JUST PLAY IT!
Upbeat positive music before you sit down to study.
Music linked to the topic of study.
Use relaxing background music (60 beats per minute) to aid
learning.
15. STRUCTURING A REVISION
SESSION
Part 1: put the learning in context.
Review learning from previous session- what do you know?
Relate learning to examination - what is in the exam?,
Make learning outcomes clear.- What do you want to know
by the end of your session?
16. STRUCTURING A REVISION
SESSION
Part 2: Starter
Engage your interest, look at a picture or read an article relating to
the subject, or even visualise using the knowledge for something
important.
Try to put prior knowledge in context, how does it relate to what
you want to know?
Prepare for main task.
17. STRUCTURING A REVISION
SESSION
Part 3: Main revision:
Learning should be multi-sensory and engage different learning
styles. Try to include many different forms of learning including,
mind maps, flash cards, association images or stories.
Work should be challenging and broken into achievable chunks, 45
mins is just about anybody's maximum focus.
18. STRUCTURING A REVISION
SESSION
Part 4: Plenary
Review what you have learned. Use these techniques:
Write out summary points
Draw a mind map of your session
Name the most important thing you have learned.
Prepare flash cards or summary diagrams.
Develop a technique to question yourself. Write and answer 5
questions on the main points you have covered.
19. H OW D O YO U L E A R N ? D I F F E R E N T
LEARNING STYLES
Auditory
Kinaesthetic
Visual
20. AUDITORY: DO YOU...
Characteristics
Listen to music when relaxing
Prefer to talk on the phone
Eager to talk
Forget faces but remember names
Talk when inactive
Outburst when angry
Don’t like reading books or manuals
21. AU D I T O RY: T H E B E S T L E A R N I N G
A C T I V I T I E S F O R YO U :
Hearing a presentation Explaining to another
Reading aloud student
Making a tape to listen Internal verbalisations
to
Practice saying words
Verbal summaries
before writing
22. KINAESTHETIC: DO YOU...
Characteristics Fidget when inactive
Play games or sport to
When angry you
relax
clench fists, grit teeth
Prefer to talk while doing
something else and storm off.
Talk slow, using gestures
and expressions
23. KINAESTHETIC: THE BEST LEARNING
ACTIVITIES FOR YOU :
Copy demonstrations Walk around as you read
Make models Underline/highlight
new information
Record information as
Use index cards for key
you hear it, preferably as
points
a mind map
24. VISUAL: DO YOU...
Characteristics Forget names but
remember faces
Prefer to watch a film or
TV or read a book to relax When inactive you doodle
or watch something or
Prefer to talk face-to-face
someone
Talk fast, don’t enjoy
When angry you remain
listening
silent and seethe
25. V I S UA L : T H E B E S T L E A R N I N G
A C T I V I T I E S F O R YO U :
Write down key facts Use time lines for
or draw a mind map remembering dates
Visualise Create strong visual
Create pictures or links
diagrams
26. R E C O G N I Z E A N D C E L E B R AT E
YO U R I N T E L L I G E N C E
Everybody possesses all 8 intelligences to some
extent and the most powerful learning combines all
8. Each has value and you should identify your
weaknesses and strengths.
27. Bodily
kinesthetic
Visual Inter-
spatial personal
naturalistic Intelligence Intra-
personal
musical linguistic
Logical
28. BODILY KINAESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE -
USED FOR TOUCH AND REFLEX
Characteristics:
Good at sport Good with your hands
Never sit still Control of reflexes and body
Like to touch Good timing
29. BODILY KINAESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE -
USED FOR TOUCH AND REFLEX
Best learning activities:
Learn by doing Writing bullet points/mind
Role play and drama maps
Field trips Changing activity frequently
Making models Mental review during activity.
30. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE -USED
FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS
Characteristics:
Relates to and mixes well Mediates between
with others people
Puts people at their ease Good communicator
Has many friends Good negotiator
Sympathetic to others Co-operative
31. INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE -USED
FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS
Best learning activities:
Learning from peers Comparing notes
Working in Making use of
teams/groups mentors
Sharing information Peer teaching
32. INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE –
U S E D F O R S E L F - D I S C OV E RY A N D
ANALYSIS
Characteristics:
Know your own Wants to be different
strengths Keeps a diary
Private Plans time effectively
Independent Self-motivated
33. INTRA-PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE –
U S E D F O R S E L F - D I S C OV E RY A N D
ANALYSIS
Best learning activities:
Setting goals and targets Seeking the human angle
Creating personal Reflecting, writing, discussing
interest what was experienced and the
feelings this evoked.
Taking control of
Reflecting on how new
learning
information fits
34. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE: USED
FOR READING WRITING AND SPEECH
Characteristics:
Extensive vocabulary Expressive and fluent
speech
Good at spelling
Good listener
Good written
Strong reasoning ability
communication
Methodical
35. LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE: USED
FOR READING WRITING AND SPEECH
Best Learning Activities:
Learning from books, tapes
Making up cross-words or
and lectures.
puzzles to solve.
Read from a text, summarize
Debating and discussing
out loud in their own words.
issues.
Brainstorming to organize
Oral presentations.
thoughts or distinguish key
points.
36. LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL
INTELLIGENCE : USED FOR MATH,
L OG I C A N D S Y S T E M S.
Characteristics:
Good at budgeting Plans time and
Logical thought, reasons effectively
explanation and action Seeks patterns and
Organised relationships
precise
37. LOGICAL MATHEMATICAL
INTELLIGENCE : USED FOR MATH,
L OG I C A N D S Y S T E M S.
Best Learning Activities:
Listing and numbering key points Analysing and interpreting data
Using a flow chart to express Reasoning and deducing
information
Creating and solving problems
Using spread sheets
Playing mathematical games.
Using time-lines to remember
dates and events
38. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE: USED
F O R R H Y T H M , M U S I C A N D LY R I C S
Characteristics:
Sensitive to music and
Good at selecting
its emotions
background music
Changes mood with
music May be deeply spiritual
Good at keeping time to
a beat
39. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE: USED
F O R R H Y T H M , M U S I C A N D LY R I C S
Best Learning activities:
Use music to relax Writing out songs/raps/poems
before learning to aid recall
Use music while Use musical approach to
studying that reflects remember key words
what is being learned. (association/ tone/ rhythm)
40. N AT U R A L I S T I C I N T E L L I G E N C E :
USED TO MAKE SENSE OF THE
N AT U R A L W O R L D.
Characteristics:
Interest and enthusiasm Attuned to natural
for learning about nature and
environment
different habitats (this
Troubled by pollution
obviously aids recall).
and issues of the
Comfortable in different
biosphere.
types of environments
41. N AT U R A L I S T I C I N T E L L I G E N C E :
USED TO MAKE SENSE OF THE
N AT U R A L W O R L D.
Best Learning activities:
Learning outdoors Reading about /
e.g.: field trips. listening to
Investigating/enquirin presentations on nature
g into environmental Studying the habits of
issues
animals/pets.
42. V I S UA L S PAT I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E :
U S E D F O R V I S UA L I Z AT I O N A N D
ART
Characteristics
Thinks and remembers in Good at art and
pictures drawing
Good sense of image/use of
Good sense of direction
minds eye.
Well dressed.
Strong sense of color
43. V I S UA L S PAT I A L I N T E L L I G E N C E :
U S E D F O R V I S UA L I Z AT I O N A N D
ART
Best Learning activities:
Learning from film, Highlighting key points in
video or power points different colours
Using mind maps, Studying in different
symbols and diagrams settings to gain different
perspectives
44. EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
A study on Harvard students tested for IQ and EI showed a link
between emotional intelligence and higher earning power, NOT IQ.
EMOTIONAL INTELIGENCE IS :
* SELF-AWARENESS *SELF-DISIPILNE * PERSISTANCE
* EMPATHY
***YOU CAN LEARN AND IMPROVE YOUR EMOTIONAL
INTELIGENCE!***
45. DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
1. DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH
DISCUSSION, DEBATE AND ROLE PLAY.
2. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
3. VALUE AND RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
4. CONSIDER THINGS FROM OTHER’S POINT OF VIEW.
5. DON’T JUDGE, CONTROL OR CRITICISE OTHERS
6. REFLECT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING YOURSELF AND
YOUR WORK.
46. THINKING SKILLS:
METACOGNITION
YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN…..
Process information: locate, collect and
recall information, analyse, sort, classify and
sequence information.
47. THINKING SKILLS:
METACOGNITION
YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN…..
Reason: draw inferences, make
deductions, judgements and decisions.
48. THINKING SKILLS:
METACOGNITION
YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN…..
Enquire: ask relevant questions, pose and
define problems, plan research, predict
outcomes and test conclusions.
49. THINKING SKILLS:
METACOGNITION
YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN…..
Think creatively: generate and extend
ideas, find alternative and innovative
outcomes
50. THINKING SKILLS:
METACOGNITION
YOU ARE A TRUE LEARNER IF YOU CAN…..
Evaluate: judge the value of their own
and others work, develop criteria for judging
value, have confidence in their own
judgements.
51. BASIC MEDITATION
Sit in a comfortable position.
Close your eyes, but keep your back
straight, shoulders relaxed, head up, your
eyes (behind your lids) focused ahead.
52. BASIC MEDITATION
Take a deep, cleansing breath, expanding your belly and
keeping your shoulders relaxed, and hold it in for the count of
six. Exhale, and repeat twice more. Then breathe normally, and
focus your attention on your breathing. As you breathe, inhale
through your nose and exhale through your mouth, still
expanding your belly rather than moving your shoulders up
and down.
53. BASIC MEDITATION
If your thoughts drift toward the stresses
of the day ahead or of the day behind you,
gently refocus on your breathing and remain
in the present moment. Feel the air move in,
and feel the air move out
54. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS
As you breathe, let your abdomen expand and contract,
rather than moving your shoulders up and down. This deeper
breathing is more natural and similar to how babies breathe. It
gives you increased lung capacity, whereas the ‘shallow
breathing’ adults usually utilize doesn’t allow as much
oxygenation of the blood.
55. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS
Don't breathe too quickly or too slowly;
just breathe at a natural rate, but more
deeply.
56. BASIC MEDITATION TIPS
If you find your thoughts drifting a lot at first,
don't worry that you're doing it 'wrong'. Noticing
that you've drifted and refocusing to your breathing
is part of the practice, and something you're doing
'right'!
