Vol. 12 No. 24 (2019): Learning Styles in Higher Education

We are living in one the decades with more economic, social, cultural and technological changes than ever. This situation has transformed the way we behave and see the world. In consequence, the education sector has opened a discussion about the need for innovation and for a methodological change in Higher Education in order to promote attention to the different learning styles university students have. From these reflections, among others, a clear commitment to use technology and active teaching-learning methodologies meeting nowadays students' needs arises.

Given the requests to promote speeches and practices that consolidate the basics for a critical, reflexive and creative thinking that helps students understand, advance and adapt to the changes in today's society, it is necessary to look into the reflection on the education quality problem. This involves the need for university institutions, along with the teachers and/or professors at Higher Education, to focus on a new vision and model concerning their students' education.

From this perspective, this issue of the Journal of Learning Styles aims at dealing with innovative approaches to study old paradigms and broaden the horizons of analysis of innovative experiences, studies and practices in Higher Education. Special attention will be paid to dynamics and interactions developed from virtual environments and tools, university teaching practices, teacher training and the different learning styles students have.

Therefore, this monographic issue is intended to meet original contributions on:

• Learning styles in teacher training
• Learning styles with reference to university students' academic performance
• Innovation in the teaching, learning and assessment processes in different university contexts
• University teaching styles
• Innovation within the university virtual context