Unit 3  

Personal Communication & Learning Styles

Academic Strategies Academic Strategies CS 119CS 119

Petra Jones HillPetra Jones Hill

Agenda for Seminar 3

• Reminders• Housekeeping• Seminar Rules

• Learning Styles• Study Styles• LASSI• Case Study - Jayden

Reminders• (Petra, Professor, Prof)

Whatever makes you most comfortable

•AIM-Petra4Kaplan office hours Sunday 6-8PM EST

•Email- PJones Hill@kaplan.edu

Contact me for all curriculum and class related issues.

Reminder--Help Desk phone number

1-888-747-4710

Remember that your instructor is not equipped to help you with technological

issues.

Housekeeping•Are you getting the hang of this?

-You used Microsoft Word to get document from Doc Sharing

-You found all of the Reading-You made sure to upload the document and checked that it was

-There (saw the paper icon)-The right document uploaded (Open it and check!)-Named correctly (Used appropriate naming conventions)

Reminder- When will I get my Grade???

•Assignments (course projects) will be graded within one week of the due date.

•Discussion grades will be updated each week by Sunday of the week following the Unit’s completion.

•Personal questions about grades should be discussed privately and will not be discussed in Seminar or the classroom. Contact me directly through email, phone, or AIM

Questions?

Reminder

• Seminar time is limited and goes by quickly

• Please adhere to the following policies to be sure that we can cover everything for the week!

How the Seminar is Conducted…

• First, when you respond to a comment someone made, preface it with their first name. For example, if their screen name is Mary Smith, say: Mary - What you say is correct. My perspective is ____”

• Second, when you want to address the entire class, preface it with “To All”. For example, “To All - I would like to know ____”

- Note - Everyone should use upper and lower case in responding. Please do not use all caps.

• Third, when you want to address a question I asked or ask me a question, preface it with “Bori” or “Prof” For example: “Bori - I would ____”

How the Seminar is Conducted…

• Fourth, Please refrain from off-topic conversation :-)

• Fifth, although I may ask a specific question to a specific student you are all welcome to respond to it.

- The seminar is a learning experience where you learn from each other. I act as the facilitator. Not everyone has the same view, so don’t take a fellow classmates post as a value judgment on yourself.

• Sixth, Student responses should never be one or two words. Most responses like this do not help others to understand what you are saying.

- Get into the habit of adding value to each and every response you make.

Special Seminar Rules continued

Please do not

Announce that you are late or

Announce that you are leaving the seminar early

orDiscuss other issues which cannot be dealt

with during seminar.

Special Seminar rules continued

• As a review, conduct yourself as you would in a traditional class setting.

• Let’s save the last five minutes of the seminar for questions because chances are that any questions you come with will be covered during the seminar.

Seminar Flexability

Tonight’s agenda is pretty flexible and I welcome

questions along the way. Please do not hesitate to ask

questions. I do ask that if you have a question, you “raise

your hand”. That helps me to “see” you a little better—I

want to make sure all your questions are answered.

However, if I ask you (the class a question), you do not

need to raise your hand. Once we get to the Case study,

you do not need to raise your hand; Just jump right in!

Great job last week!

I Enjoyed

All the Conversations.

IDENTIFY THE PERSONAL

COMMUNICATION STYLES?

COMMUNICATION STYLES

Personal Communication Styles

PassiveAggressivePassive-AggressiveAssertive

Personal Communication StylesDiscuss your individual personal

communication style.

How will assertive communication help you at Kaplan (discussion boards, emails, etc.) and in your future career?

Learning

Styles

Improved efforts by knowing your style

We will cover …

-What is your personal learning style?-Which study strategies fits you best?-What are your personal strengths ?-What are your personal weaknesses?

Why should you know your learning style?

Do you know yours?

Non-traditional students +Traditional students

Learning Styles

•Sensitive and Intuitive

•Visual and Verbal

•Sequential and Global

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LEARNERS

ACTIVE Retain and understand

information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others

Group work

REFLECTIVE Prefer to think about it

quietly first Independent work

Everybody is active sometimes and reflective sometimes. Your preference for one category or the other may be strong, moderate, or mild. A balance of the two is desirable. If you always act before reflecting you can jump into things prematurely and get into trouble, while if you spend too much time reflecting you may never get anything done. http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm

SENSING AND INTUITIVE LEARNERS

SENSING

Learning facts Solve problems by well-

established methods and dislike complications and surprises

patient with details and good at memorizing facts and doing hands-on (laboratory) work

INTUITIVE

Prefer discovering possibilities and relationships

Innovation and dislike repetition

Able to grasp new concepts and are often more comfortable than sensors with abstractions and mathematical formulations

VISUAL AND VERBAL LEARNERS

VISUAL

Learn best from what they see- --pictures, diagrams, flow charts, time lines, films, and demonstration

VERBAL

Learn best through words--written and spoken explanations

Everyone learns more when information is presented both visually and verbally.

When you.. Visual Verbal

Active

Spell Do you try to see the word? Do you sound out the word or use a phonetic approach?

Do you write the word down to find if it feels right?

Talk Do you sparingly but dislike listening for too long? Do you favor words such as see, picture, and imagine?

Do you enjoy listening but are impatient to talk? Do you use words such as hear, tune, and think?

Do you gesture and use expressive movements? Do you use words such as feel, touch, and hold?

Concentrate Do you become distracted by untidiness or movement?

Do you become distracted by sounds or noises?

Do you become distracted by activity around you?

Meet someone again Do you forget names but remember faces or remember where you met?

Do you forget faces but remember names or remember what you talked about?

Do you remember best what you did together?

Contact people on business

Do you prefer direct, face-to-face, personal meetings?

Do you prefer the telephone? Do you talk with them while walking or participating in an activity?

Read Do you like descriptive scenes or pause to imagine the actions?

Do you enjoy dialog and conversation or hear the characters talk?

Do you prefer action stories or are not a keen reader?

Do something new at work

Do you like to see demonstrations, diagrams, slides, or posters?

Do you prefer verbal instructions or talking about it with someone else?

Do you prefer to jump right in and try it?

Put something together Do you look at the directions and the picture?

Do you ignore the directions and figure it out as you go along?

Need help with a computer application

Do you seek out pictures or diagrams?

Do you call the help desk, ask a neighbor, or growl at the computer?

Do you keep trying to do it or try it on another computer?

How can you find your learning style?

Take the Learning And Study Styles Inventory

LASSI

Very Important Message

Unit 3 LASSI Score Reports: 

Please make sure to SAVE your LASSI scores

What is it?

It’s an Assessment-10-scale

-80-item

Assesses student awareness about and use of-

learning and study strategies related to - Three components of strategic learning

skill, Willself-regulation

LASSI

The focus is on both covert and overt thoughts,

behaviors, attitudes and beliefs that relate to successful

learning and that can be altered through educational

interventions.

What do you think this means?

Terminology

•Covert—means disguised or concealed

•Overt—means it is easy to spot

Educational interventions

•What might this refer to?

You Tube

Success can be

Learned or Enhanced

LASSI

• Provides standardized scores for ten different scales

-percentile score equivalents-national norms

• Does not give a total score since this is a diagnostic measure.

Diagnostic serving to identify or characterize

• It provides students with a diagnosis of their strengths and weaknesses, compared to other college students, in the areas covered by the 10 scales

Prescriptive giving directions or injunctions*

It provides feedback about areas where students may be weak and need to improve their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and skills.

*meaning giving directives

The 10 Scales

• Attitude• Motivation• Time Management• Anxiety• Concentration

• Information processing• Selecting Main Ideas• Study Aids• Self-Testing• Test Strategies

How can this help at work?

• Solving problems • Acting responsibly • Time management • Communicating clearly • Acting motivated • Getting along with others • Thinking about 'the big picture.‘• Other ideas?

Case Study

Case Study

Jayden liked school, but always got in trouble from getting up and moving around in his high school class. He would tap his pencil on the desk when he was reading, and when doing his assignments at home he liked to walk around. He didn't like to follow instructions on assignments, but preferred to just get started and do the work. This caused some problems for him because he sometimes missed important parts of the assignments.

Jayden is now taking classes online. He wants to get his degree and earn more money.

Case Study

Let me ask you a few questions and let’s see what we can offer

Jayden

Question 1

Why is knowing your preferred learningstyle important to your success in school?

Question 2

What suggestions would you give toJayden so that he is successful in hisonline classes?

Here is what I think…

First…

Acknowledge that he CAN learn. Jayden just learns differently

than others. He also learns against the traditional ways of

learning. That is OK. He just may learn different than the

traditional way of learning. Therefore, he is going to have to

find alternatives to be sure that he is connected. The benefit of

online classes is that it does allow you flexibility. You are not

forced to be in a CLASS all day or even for any specific period

of time. Jayden can come in and out of the discussions all

week long. This will work well for his attention span.

Second…

Communicate his style to his advisor. Oftentimes, they

have great resources for students; and they can identify

learning options.

Third…

Discover the opportunities that are in learning through an

online method. For example: Flexibility in getting the

work accomplished. Not everything has to be done in

one day.

Question

Can you think of anything else that online

offers to a student like Jayden?

Response…

It offers the chance to have ongoing daily communication

with instructors for clarification; It offers a chance to do

self exploration into topics deeper through the use of the

internet; and so much more.

Fourth

He has to create a learning plan that will work for him. Identify

his resources, time available, and strategies to help him. Write

the plan down and stick to it. He may even want to share that

plan with his instructors and advisor, and even a classmate for

support. Also, as he reads information, he has the opportunity

to actually go and talk to his friends and family about what he

is learning. Talking to others and sharing his experiences is

going to help him.

I Believe…

I would suggest that he get a planner and commit to

making a to-do list. Being organized with what

is expected, will assist his concentration. I would also

suggest that he communicate early with his professors

about his learning style. This way they can keep an eye

out for him and contact him if they see that he has not

been participating.

 

Question…

• What is Jayden’s preferred learning style? 

• How can he use his learning style to help him get the most of his education?

Response…

Well, Jayden is a either Visual, Auditory, orKinesthetic learner. According to the case study hesounds like he is a Kinesthetic learner. He likes to“do” in order to grasp the understanding of thematerial. Once you identify the ways you learn best,you can modify your study environment and tailor yourstudy experience to meet the needs of your ownlearning style.

Question…

On a side note, what is a Visual and

Auditory learner?

Lets take a field trip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooqvgcY5VKU

Answer…

• Visual learners learn best by seeing; • Auditory learners learn best through hearing.

Is it possible to be a combined Learner?

Response…

Yes! Many of us have learned how to useall the different styles and are comfortablein several settings. Some subjects mayrequire different styles. It is not a badIdea to become familiar with all the styles.

SummaryLearning information is the way the Humanpeople survive. The more we can understandabout the way we learn, the greater ourchances are for life success. Knowing yourself,and then making the appropriate adjustmentsis going to set you on the right path.

What final comments do you have?

Unit 3 Deliverables

So what is due in Week 3?

UNIT 3 QUIZ

The quiz covers the material from unit 3.  You have 55 minutes to complete 15 multiple choice questions.  The quiz will close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, February 22nd, so be sure to take it on time. 

Good Luck!

Make Sure to Read all InstructionsJournal Questions:• What type of personal learning approach and study

habits can you use now that you better understand your learning styles?

• How will this help you be more successful in your courses?

• What will you need to change in your study habits and in your study environment?

Your journal is only accessible by you and your instructor. Please try to write at least 150 words so that you are thoroughly answering the questions. This assignment is worth 30 points. If you complete the activity, then you earn 30 points. If you do not complete it, then you will earn 0 points.

Helpful Hints for Assignments This Week

• Use Microsoft WORD (not Microsoft Word Works or other programs)

• Save using the naming conventions for this assignment given in the Assignment directions.

• Check to make sure the paper icon is there and the document was successfully placed into the Drop Box

• Open the document to ensure you placed the right one in the Drop Box.

Don’t forget

• Your course is CS119

• But the section number to this course is What?

You need this information for your homework!

Thank You

• Remember , please email me with your concerns this week.

• Let’s do great on the discussion board.

• Have a great night!