Learning as a manner of absorption has a pattern, which has to be identified. You learn in a certain way in accordance with your natural inclination. By natural inclination, I mean you have preferences and you learn through these preferences be it, music, videos, books, conversations or activities. Without deliberation, you absorb inputs when the stimuli stimulates you. If the stimuli does not interest you then it is not stimulating and you do not absorb. It is therefore important to identify your preferences and use them as means to learn. Not everyone likes text, not everyone likes numbers and not everyone likes animation. Different learners have different preferences. Some may like numbers and may find descriptions distracting. Take story problems in Mathematics. When there is a problem to be solved, the focus drifts when there is a story about how Ramesh or Langston when to a shop and bought his favourite candy. The Mathematical problem is what interests some learners and the story is a distraction that they do not like. It would be better then, to do away with these distractions and focus on the Mathematics of it by minimizing the description to a point of relevance. These learners are focussed and are different from learners who need stories with characters and real events to motivate them. There should never be trends in learning because then, there would be a domination of one media, and people with a certain learning preference, will be left out. The same goes with animation. Not everyone likes animation. Some prefer text, poetry and just a few words to explain concepts. In that case animation and graphic elements should not be used. Verbal communication is the preferred route for them. It cannot be assumed that most people are visual or multi-model learners. Learning preferences have to be individually identified and specific learning needs have to be met.
Identify your learning style and discover the enriching experience of learning.
