Teaching by adapting to the learning styles of the students in a classroom is a challenging task. Studies have shown that most construction engineering and management (CEM) students are visual learners. To create a visual learning environment, the traditional lecture format style is complemented by including construction site visits. However, inclusion of site visits within the course schedule is not always feasible due to reasons such as an unavailability of construction sites meeting the class’s needs, class schedule conflicts, and safety issues. As a result of inadequate visual learning environments, CEM instructors often face challenges to communicate and transfer knowledge to students. Additionally, differences in teaching and learning styles result in problems such as the disengagement of students and a lack of understanding of the subject matter. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to address some of these challenges. BIM promotes visual learning environment through three dimensional (3D) virtual models to help students learn about the construction process more easily. BIM has the potential to greatly enhance the educational experience of students and will provide faculty with a tool that can facilitate teaching construction concepts in a more visual and interactive way. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted to discover the learning styles of CEM students in a concrete formwork course. This paper also discusses how BIM was used to facilitate visual learning in teaching formwork concepts to CEM students.