reflecting on your own needs as a learner, and how well your instructors have met those needs in the past.

“Learning needs” is a term that describes the gap between the learner’s current level of knowledge and skills, and the level of knowledge and skills required to perform a task or a set of tasks. The actual needs of learners differ, as do the instructional methods employed to meet those needs. In this discussion you will reflect on your own needs as a learner, as well as those that you believe will be addressed in the instructional plan you are creating throughout this course.
Prepare:
Read Chapter 1: The Nonnegotiables of Effective DifferentiationLinks to an external site..
Read Identifying Learner NeedsLinks to an external site..
Write:
Describe some of the learning needs you have had in the past.
Describe some of the learning needs you have currently.
Explain how your instructors have either met or ignored these learning needs.
Propose some differentiated strategies your instructors could have used to address your learning needs.
Describe how cognitive, social, affective, and psychomotor learning needs are taken into account in the big idea of your instructional plan.