1. Develop an awareness of the types of teaching activities or assignments that favor a particular type of learning style. (See table provided in this chapter for examples.)

2. Vary your teaching activities and assignments so that certain learning styles are not constantly disadvantaged. (See the chapter on Instructional Strategies in this resource guide.)

3. Allow students to choose, if possible, how they demonstrate competence in some assignments, e.g., paper or project, individual or team work.

4. Provide appropriate support when you know that an activity or assignment requires behaviours to which one style is unaccustomed. Techniques for doing this could include additional tutorials, group assignments, availability during office hours and peer support.

5. Determine your students' learning styles as much as possible. In other words, try to understand not only what your students know or don't know, but also how they came to know it. Techniques for doing this could include observation, discussion, or asking students to write a mini-paper on "How I learn best" or "My most rewarding learning experience." Questions also are available to assess various dimensions of learning styles.

6. Conduct your own classroom-based "action research" on the relationship between learning styles and student satisfaction/performance. OIDT staff can assist you in designing and conducting these types of studies.