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What is multimodal learning? Experts advise against relying too much on a single sensory mode – even if it is your preferred learning mode. Mix it up every now and then! Multimodal learning incorporates many sensory modes into a study routine, and it’s a particularly effective way to learn. For example, visual learners always benefit from listening to an audio podcast. Audio learners can enhance their learning by constructing a model or diagramming a concept. Kinesthetic learners can benefit from studying maps, charts and images or listening to a lecture. The bottom line is: Brainy likes to have information presented to it in a variety of modes. It's all about strengthening those synaptic patterns and connections. The more and different ways you learn and review information, the better you will comprehend it and remember it. Throughout high school and college you will be confronted with learning challenges. They may come in the form of a class that is slightly too difficult for you, or a teacher or professor who is heavy on resources that do not favor your preferred learning style or moves too quickly through the material. Years ago, these challenges would have been a serious obstacle to learning, but you have no excuse. Awesome additional resources are literally at your fingertips. Know your learning style and bookmark a stash of resources that support it. When faced with an academic challenge – go ahead, make it personal. PRODUCT PREVIEW THE BIG PICTURE
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