aChapter 11 The Learner: What We Need to Know
Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

In This Chapter

  • Understand how learners learn—learning styles and more
  • Learn what's important about the brain in learning
  • Apply learning styles and brain dominance to create effective learning

We have all experienced it—a frustrated learner who just doesn't seem to get it the way we or others seem to. Learning styles have emerged during the last 30 years as a path to diagnose and then design to meet the needs of our diverse learning populations. In addition, there continues to be a quest for greater return-on-investment (ROI). We have more learners and less time to get what ...

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