This week we learned about networks. This information was all new to me and was a lot to digest, but it is a very interesting topic. I did find the variety of presentations for this material to be helpful to varying degrees. I like being able to look at a link with a Wikipedia entry so that I can grasp the basic definition of a term before moving on--I usually wait until the second reading of the material to read the entry past the first paragraph, otherwise I can trip myself up by forgetting the basic concept as I continue with the lecture.
I really enjoy videos, especially ones like "Warriors of the Net" where there are helpful visuals rather than just somebody talking. I think that I tend to be a more reflective learner, and prefer to work by myself for the most part. However, as the article mentioned, everybody uses different learning styles sometimes, and a lot of the material in this course is much more understandable to me by being active with it. I think for me it depends upon the nature of the material and my level of comfort with it. I had a harder time determining what other specific learning styles I use, such as visual vs. verbal. Again, I think that I use a mix and it depends upon the material. Sometimes visual aids are extremely helpful to me, while other times they confuse me (I tend to have a hard time with graphs). I appreciate the mix of methods used in this class.
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