- It will be important to not only have a daily schedule and stick to it, but also, to have an alternate plan B in case life happens! Working ahead could be a useful strategy.
- I think it is especially important to check the discussion boards and read about what others are doing and any new activities. It is also important to read the news/announcements daily.
- I will need to track my work schedule so that I can be an active participant by working around that schedule and multi-tasking whenever possible.
- It will be important first to have good communication with team members to understand the needs of each person and then to actively participate and contribute as needed.
- Team activities will need to be scheduled first indicating the need for a regular, maybe weekly team meeting to chat about what needs to be done and when.
- I would like to offer the opportunity for members of the team to meet me in Elluminate, the live online program that I use for instruction. I think it offers the opportunity to share ideas in real time and could be a great way to meet weekly.
I have taken the inventory on communication styles and was not surprised to find that I am a Feeler and an Intuitor. This information matches other inventories that I have taken like the Myers-Briggs and others based on Carl Jung's work. I think I lean toward being more of an Intuitor in most situations. I tend to be a visionary and a dreamer. I definitely need to see the big picture before digging in on any project. I tend to be a process person- more is learned in the process and interaction than in the content sometimes. I am a good listener and also like stimulating interaction. Since the two styles I mentioned converge, I tend to be sensitive.
There are many implications for online learning from my communication styles.
- I always begin with the big picture and the outcomes. Sometimes working with a real detail person can be good for me since I may overlook detail for the big picture, but sometimes it can also be tedious, especially online when communication takes longer.
- It is more difficult to determine team members communication styles online and so it would be a good idea to know the style. I think it is important online to know more about the team members you are working with since it is not possible to "read" their body language and non verbal cues. Since I am a feeler- I find it necessary to know about the people I work with.
- Since I tend to be sensitive, I might misinterpret some written communication and I think it is important for me to ask for clarification rather than trying to guess.
- Since I tend to look at the big picture, online reflections will be good for me to look critically at ideas or processes and reframe ideas. as well as, looking at the ideas of others.
I think I will just need confirmation that what I am doing is correct. I would also appreciate any advice or hints that might help me out. There will probably be some assignments that will require some tech skills that I am not familiar with and I just need a person or place for consultation when this happens.
