LEARNING STYLES

ELSIN - European Learning Styles Information Network

ELSIN is an inter-disciplinary body attracting members from a wide range of disciplines and professional contexts.

University of Central Florida Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning

Personal Learning Styles: Inventories, Learning Styles Summary, Articles, Applications of Research

Learning Styles and Technology

Multiple Intelligences and Technology

Two on-line courses from Bergen ETTC - Educational Technology Training Center

Richard Felder's Home Page - Resources in Science and Engineering Education

Many education-related materials, including papers on learning styles and active and cooperative learning, and an "Index of Learning Styles" questionnaire

http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm

General information on learning styles and multiple intelligences, interactive tests, practical suggestions and many references and links.

http://www.geocities.com/~educationplace/index.html

On the Education Place website, maintained by teachers and educators in North Carolina, USA, an online tutorial on the basic teaching actions to take account of students' learning styles.

http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod3/index.html

A site for students, teachers and researchers, centred on the value of self-awareness as a crucial part of learning. In the learning styles section, profiles, tests, exercises, strategies and links.

http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod10/index.html

On the same site, a special section on the biological bases of learning.

LEARNING STRATEGIES

Learning Strategies Database

Center for Advancement of Learning, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio

A rich selection of general-purpose and content-specific strategies with a bibliography of learning strategies resources.

Second Language Learning Strategies Project

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota, USA

What strategies do students report using in learning a second language? How do strategies affect the learning process? How can teachers help effective strategy instruction?

National Capital Language Resource Center

Located in Washington, D.C., is a collaboration between Georgetown University, Center for Applied Linguistics and The George Washington University

Among NCLRC's publications, The Language Resource, an electronic newsletter; Assessment instruments, like the Learning Strategies Questionnaire and the Language Self-Efficacy Questionnaire; Research Reports and Studies; and Teacher Resource Guides such as the Learning Strategies Instructional Resource and Teacher Resource Learning Strategies Cards.

Word surfing

A vocabulary learning strategy which encourages students to develop good language habits by keeping well-organized and personal notebooks.

http://www.ku-crl.org/iei/sim/index.html

The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) designed by the Center for Research on Learning (University of Kansas, USA) is an integrated system whcih considers different learning styles and teaching routines to meet students' needs. 

http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/mod8/index.html

A special section devoted to problem solving skills in relation to learning style preferences.

http://www.cilt.org.uk/research/resfor1/index.htm

A Research Forum on language learning strategies organized by the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, London, UK.

http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/front_strategies.html

In this area of the website you will find information on some of the best researched and the most widely implemented methods of helping all students to learn more successfully.

LEARNER AUTONOMY

Learner Autonomy in Language Learning

The official site of the AILA Scientific Commission on Learner Autonomy. Find out about AUTO-L, the electronic discussion forum on learner autonomy, LAPI, the Learner Autonomy Project Inventory, forthcoming events and new publications. Newsletter edited by Sara M.Cotterall, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Autonomy and Independence in Language Learning

Phil Benson, English Centre, University of Hong Kong

Information on conferences, contacts, self-access centres, resources, plus a comprehensive bibliography, a message board and a search engine to explore one of the best sites for Learner Autonomy on the web.

Learner Development Special Interest Group

of the Japan Association for Language Teaching

Learner Independence Special Interest Group

of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

Learner Autonomy in Practice

by Barbro Blomquist and Ingrid Sandström, Umea, Sweden
"Video and report from a classroom floor in compulsory school"

Hayo Reinders Home Page

Learner Autonomy, Self-Access Language Learning, CALL, Civil Society & Arabic

Teacher Development and Autonomus Learning Special Interest Group  

of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language - Poland

Andy Barfield´s Home page

Materials and links on action research, communication , learner autonomy, learning vocabulary, reading, researching vocabulary, teacher autonomy and writing

Independent Learning

The Independent Learning Association is an organisation for language practitioners and
researchers working in or otherwise interested in independent language learning. Specific areas
of interest include: fostering Learner Autonomy through classroom practice, supporting Self-Directed Learning, providing Self-Access Language Learning facilities, Teacher Autonomy

Learner Independence SIG (TESOL Arabia, United Arab Emirates)

A discussion list and a website with a wide range of articles, links, activities, research and ideas.

Learner Autonomy in Initial Modern Language Teacher Education

This web site contains information about material for initial language teacher training developed in a LINGUA project with the above title between 1998 and 2001. The objective of the project was to produce course modules with a learner autonomy focus in the four language skills and in intercultural competence skills.

MOTIVATION

http://nadabs.tripod.com/motivation/

An accurate summary of motivation theories, including evaluation tools and pedagogical implications, with several references and links.

http://www.cilt.org.uk/research/resfor3/index.htm

A Research Forum on motivation in language learning and teaching organized by the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, London, UK.

OTHER AUTONOMY-RELATED SITES

Learning to Learn: Thinking and Learning Skills
University of Toronto, Canada

Lots of ideas, information and links on such basic issues as consciousness, metacognition, learning styles, memory, language, reading, problem solving, creativity and the biology of learning.

Funderstanding

Livingston, NJ, USA

How learning potential is enhanced: explore topics like theories of learning and schools of thought, history of educational systems, emotional intelligence, educational reform, and others.

Creativity Web

Resources for Creativity and Innovation by Charles Cave in Sydney, Australia

Lots of references to mind maps: notes from books by Tony Buzan, mind mapping software, mind map web sites, templates to use as starting points for mind mapping a problem.