External links

External Links on Effective Learning

The following is a selection of sites on the topic which you might find useful. The links have not been placed in any particular order and there is no implied order of merit or quality in the listing. If you come across any 'dead' links or have any links you would like to share with other readers please mail us at deliberations@londonmet.ac.uk

General

• Learning by Doing
  An electronic version of the classic book by Graham Gibbs(1988) on experiential learning and learning styles which has been out of print for several years. Courtesy of the Geography Discipline Network.
• Review of Action Learning Literature
  A review by Alan Mumford, 1995.
• The Active Learning Site
  This site is devoted to the topic of active learning. It includes a number of interesting little items on the topic, including a learning styles inventory referred to as VARK.
• The University of Learning
  Review of the book by this title by John Bowden and Ference Marton published by Kogan Page in 1998. The book examines the role and methods of the university and, in particular, the effectiveness of student learning.
• What do we know about Students' Learning and how do we know it?
  A speech from the 1998 AAHE conference which looks at the focus on learning rather than teaching. This is discussed in the light of the 'Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education'.

Deep and Surface Learning/Learning Styles

• Deep and Surface Learning
  A discussion on the subject of surface and deep learning from an Australian-based discussion list.
• Deep/Surface Approaches to Learning: An introduction
  An article providing a good introduction to surface and deep learning, published in the 1995 issue of The National Teaching and Learning Forum, a journal which is available in both electronic and print formats. The full article can be downloaded in PDF format.
• ELSIN, the European Learning Styles Information Network
  ELSIN is an association of researchers, educationalists and trainers interested in the theory and application of Learning Styles. ELSIN is an inter-disciplinary body attracting members from a wide range of disciplines and professional contexts. It runs conferences and has an ELSIN mailing list.
• Fostering Deeper Learning
  An article (1998) by Carol Johnston, University of Melbourne, Australia, which discusses ways in which deeper learning can be encouraged and fostered in students. Includes a useful bibliography on the subject.
  
• Learning Styles - The key to personalised e-learning?
  Peter Honey discusses the results of a survey he has conducted about e-learning, in particular the things that people like and dislike about e-learning.
  
• Phenomenography Crossroads
  Links to information about phenomenography generally and more specififically to phenomenography as a scientific approach in the study of student learning. Links to the publications of Ference Marton, who did seminal research in this area, and to other items of relevance to effective learning in HE.
  
• The application of learning style theory in higher education teaching
  A critical review (1999) of learning style theory with particular reference to Kolb's theory.