Got Style and Personality? Using Personality Type and Learning Style to Improve Teaching and Learning Dr. Marsha Fralick Ice Breaker What should I visit if I were to travel to your city? Think Pair Share Overview Course description and results Learning style Exercise Personality type Exercise 7 minute demo Resources for faculty Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success 8000 students enrolled in college 2000 take PDC 124 each year One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college 56 sections a year College Success Course 3 units Transfers to four year universities One of the top 15 revenue producing programs in the college Course Choices Face to Face 22 sections Blended 22 sections Online 12 sections Bridge High School Community College University Key to Success: Make it Count Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding Transfers to University of California Applied Psychology From theory to practice Academically rigorous, yet practical Easy to read Broad Scope College success Career success Lifelong success College Success College Success Motivation Time and Money Memory and Reading Test Taking Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking Career Success Personality and Related Majors Learning Style and Intelligence Interests and Values Career and Educational Planning Lifelong Success Communication and Relationships Critical and Creative Thinking Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Appreciating Diversity Positive Thinking Life Stages Program Results Program Review 2000, 2005 The most significant finding is increased persistence. Persistence Students who return the next semester. Approximately half of community college students nationwide do not persist after the first semester. College Persistence Semester to Semester 5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College All successful PDC students 89% All students 63% A 26% improvement! Key Theme Learning Style How to learn new and difficult material How to become a lifelong learner Measures preferences in 20 areas Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile Immediate environment Sound Heat Light Design (formal or informal) Emotionality Motivation Responsibility Persistence Structure Sociological Self oriented Peer oriented Adult oriented Physical Time of day Food intake Mobility Note that a detailed list of learning strategies for your style follows this chart. Learning Style Exercise: The Paper Airplane Key Theme Personality Type What is your type? How does it affect your teaching style How can you help your students? Carl Jung We are born with natural preferences which we develop over a lifetime. There are no good or bad types. Each type has their own unique gifts and talents. Exercise: What is a preference? Begin Self-Assessment How we interact with the world and where we place our energy E _________________________|_________________________ I Extraversion Introversion Self-Assessment The kind of information we naturally notice and remember S _________________________|_________________________ N Sensing Intuition What are your goals for this workshop? Think Pair Share By Ian Jackson Self-Assessment How we make decisions T _________________________|_________________________ F Thinking Feeling Self-Assessment Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way J _________________________|_________________________ P Judging Perceiving J and P Exercise: Where do you stand? I can play anytime I have to finish my work before I play College Success 1 Resources for faculty and studentsTraining Notes What is Something you learned? Something you found useful? Questions? Discussion Evaluation