Conventional teaching relies heavily on words, both written and spoken. This linear, lexical presentation of information has long been assumed to be the most effective way of teaching and learning.
Consequently those who more naturally think in a holistic, non-linear, visual way (many artists, designers, architects, entrepreneurs, dyslexics etc.) are marginalised in most learning environments – schools & universities, workplace training, churches – and people who struggle with words are assumed to be less intelligent, often branded from an early age with a ‘learning difficulty’ label. But there is a growing understanding that we all think and learn differently, and that if we want to release the potential of all learners (a cause being championed by the current Government) we need to discover how visual thinkers think, and find new ways of teaching them.
This talk will offer a unique insight into the mind of a visual thinker. Strongly dyslexic himself, Oliver West will reveal how and why visual thinkers think differently. Most people have only really been presented with one way of learning – this talk will reveal innovative alternatives to traditional linear-lexical learning methods, offering a fun, hands-on experience that will stimulate inherent creative abilities that most of us may have never utilised.
