Web Resources for Lesson 3: Ideas Are Tools

Web Hunt: Learning Styles

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that define and describe the various types of learning styles. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "learning styles," "learning skills," "learning theories," "learning tips." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit the following sites at:

• http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/Hemis_files/frame.htm (see below credit line #1)
• http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/resources/stylelinks.html
• http://www.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwmbti.html
• http://www.manateemiddle.org/phonics/learning.htm
• http://amby.com/educate/learning.html

After viewing the sites, write a brief review of both of them. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. Did you learn anything of value at the site? Who might benefit from it? Would you recommend it to your fellow students? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

Web Hunt: Hemispheric Dominance: Right Brain vs. Left Brain

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that provide information on hemispheric dominance. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "hemispheric dominance," "right brain," "left brain." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit the following sites at:

• http://www.mtsu.edu/~devstud/advisor/learn.html(see below credit line #1)
• http://inpsyte.asarian-host.org/iaccino.htm

After viewing the sites, write a brief review of both of them. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. Did you learn anything of value at the site? Who might benefit from it? Would you recommend it to your fellow students? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

 Please note: The World Wide Web is an ever changing environment. URLs frequently become outdated, obsolete and/or change when Internet sites are updated, or servers become disabled. If you are not able to access one of the URLs listed above, try the following: access the host name only; log on to search engines; or try the URL the following day. If you are still unable to access URLs we have listed at this site, there is a good chance that the site has been disabled.It is our intention to keep this site up to date. We would greatly appreciate any feedback you can give us.

Please contact us and let us know if there are URLs in our listings that are no longer accessible.

Special Thanks and Credit go to:
Carolyn Hopper, author of Practicing College Study Skills, 2nd edition (Houghton Mifflin, 2000). Dr. Hopper can be reached by e-mail at chopper@mtsu.edu

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