How can teachers use information about learning style?

Some experts propose that teachers should accommodate learning style differences; others, while not totally absolving teachers of this obligation, shift the primary responsibility to students themselves. Any approach to the accommodation of learning styles should recognize the constraints inherent in teaching at the university level, e.g., large classes, limited contact with students. The most realistic approach should respect the following principles:

1. Students should be empowered through the development of awareness of their own learning styles.

2. Teachers should vary their teaching methods and assignments so that no learning styles are totally disadvantaged across a whole course.

One particularly helpful approach to learning styles is Kolb's "experiential learning model."