Learning In Color, Inc.
Learning In Color, Inc. is owned and operated by Jennifer JM Salisbury.
Her efficient learning strategies using color have helped countless students of all ages. Her upcoming book, The Cure 4 Common Learning, details these strategies! See her impressive resume to learn more on her.
Let me give you a bit of background on how Learning In Color got started. My senior year at US Naval Academy, I took a thermodynamics course. The professor taught in color - meaning he had 8 colors of chalk, and each color had a meaning. He encouraged us to write in our notes in the corresponding color. This worked very well for me, and excelled quickly in the class. However, I found many of my classmates not having the same success and some even being confused about the colors. However, what intrigued me most was WHY I was so helped by the use of color, and my classmates weren't. I have read hundreds of books searching for the answer, and wrote a book myself to answer it. The whole use of color is quite simple - color enters the mind at a certain frequency visually captured. With structured color, that frequency is linked to the consistent meaning. This gives life to the material and instantly promotes the concept of subject understanding. If you have any questions you can email Learning In Color, Inc. or call toll-free at 877-365-LEARN (5327).
When I entered nuclear training I found myself having to learn things very quickly and having to gain subject understanding. I took the color idea I had learned previous to the nuclear field and expanded it. I created an entire system based on "structured color" (color with consistent meaning). I reduced the number of colors to 4, and created a standard meaning for each one - a meaning that could apply to many subjects as possible. The colors I chose were very different, and also and more important, corresponded to colors of school supplies for support (highlighters, pens, etc.)
Green - definitions and major topics
Red - numbers, dates, times quantities and equations & symbols and major themes (for non-analytical subjects)
Blue - explanations from sources other than the learner (books, manuals, instructors, etc.)
Black - the learner's own interpretation of the material
The fourth color is the most important. This allows the learner to internalize the material for them. Have you ever written an entire page of notes, and have no idea what you just wrote? This would allow the learner to "digest" the material for them.
Then we introduce the problem of 1 in 10 men being color blind in some fashion - what then? Instead of colors, we use shapes, structured shapes.
I created this expanded concept to include structured colored index cards, paper-writing road maps, problem solving sheets, note taking sheets and many other simple applications. The whole premise of the company is based on providing simple, inexpensive and effective learning strategies for individuals.
I am not a school supply distributor - most people already have the supplies they need. I am interested in show them how to properly utilize them for maximum results.
The reason, I discovered, I utilized the color concepts and my classmates did not - I am extremely analytical (hence the nuclear engineer part). I use color to categorize the information in efforts to create subject understanding. My less analytical and more creative colleagues was confused by the color. However, Learning In Color utilizes color and other simple techniques for both analytical and creative learners, using supplies they already have.
I have given workshops and seminars to parents, students, faculty and several classrooms on how to apply these applications and also to tie in time management with it as well. I use calendars, and the concept of "daily touches" to discipline the learners to work on their work for 10 minutes per day to stimulate the learner's subconscious mind.
