Dr Tehmina Gladman​

Education Adviser, Co-Director, Education Development and Staff Support Unit (EDSSU), University of Otago, Wellington, NZ​

Tehmina Gladman is a Senior Lecturer at University of Otago. She is the Education Adviser for University of Otago Wellington and Co-Director of the Education Development and Staff Support Unit (EDSSU) for the Otago Medical School. She started in the field of Experimental Psychology and taught for many years, developing an interest in educational technology and staff development. Tehmina’s research interests focus on the factors that support student learning including academic motivation, student self-efficacy, and the use of technology in education.

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​Contemporary Evidence on Learning and Learning Styles

​Learning is a complex, and multi-factorial phenomenon. To try to describe and predict how different activities will facilitate or hinder learning, contemporary learning theories have been developed which build on previous learning theory. In this session we will briefly consider several contemporary learning theories and the evidence for and against. Of more specific interest to those who teach are theories of learning design. We will look at two of these, Learning Styles and Universal Design for Learning, and consider their pros and cons.