Learning styles are a myth, we all benefit from having information explained in different ways. AI can do that (assuming an expert also checks the information) Explain spaced repetition… Like I am 10 As an Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia script With examples With an experiment

Dec 3, 2022 · 8:16 PM UTC

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More on the myth of learning styles 👇
Ethan Mollick @emollick
21 Sep 2021
Depressingly, a debunked theory is believed by the vast majority of teachers. The belief in Learning Styles (that some people are auditory learners, visual learners, etc) is not only wrong, it can hurt. But the research shows that when teachers learn why, they change. So, a 🧵1/
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Man, it really is phenomenal.
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👍. But the first sentence seemed paradoxical if one includes a “style” that is maximally heterogeneous… a style that wants as much different inputs as possible. Took a couple of readings to get it.
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wow
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same on bsky 🕎🇵🇸 @saintlennybruce
5 Dec 2022
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This is true … about a specific theory called Learning Styles, and its pedagogical progeny, pitched at NT students generally. But also, disabled and ND students *do* have different “learning styles”, including auditory processing deficits with ADHD, dyslexia, etc.
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Haha the it's always sunny in Philadelphia version is remarkably accurate! Hilarious!
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Scary good except I think the AI should have switched Mac and Dennis in the skit. Other than that, spot on
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AI will be transformative. AI tutoring could identify areas where a student needs to do better and offer tailor made solutions #ArtificialIntelligence #edtech
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big assumption, knowing how humans, and capitalism, operate
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