study group readiness: time & communication dimensions
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Welcome everyone!
Who Are We?
Introduce yourself (audio/message)
Share what you expect from today’s session
Why Are We Here?
Why Are We Here?
Participants’ views
Pass NDEB Accreditation
Prepare for NDEB exams
Join a Study Group Share group resources Have answers for
NDEB exams Other
NDEB Accreditation
Equivalency Process Timeline
Why Are We Here? Facilitator’s views
To build a Study Group that uses:
• Effective Communication• Effective learning
approaches• Appropriate study skills • Friendly IT learning tools
Strong Study Group Foundations
Communication
Study Skills
Learning Approaches
IT tools
Communication & Cultures
Cultural Dimensions
Time-orientation Communication Styles Work-life Values
Time Orientation
Sue confirmed her participation to a training meeting in her office. A week later, when she was reminded about the meeting, she said she couldn’t make it because she had another appointment
How does Sue perceive time? Check this link: http://thearticulateceo.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/08/cultural-differences-monochronic-versus-polychronic.html
Time Orientation
Teo confirmed his participation to a training meeting. When he was reminded about the meeting, he reconfirmed he was attending it and asked for the meeting agenda
What’s Teo’s perception of time? Check this: http://www.harley.com/writing/time-sense.html
Time Dimension
Discussion Point
What are the implications of these divergent views of time in relation to a Study Group?
How can it affect the Study Group activities?
Communication Styles
High & Low Context Communication
High or low-context Communication Teo wants to apply for his professional
accreditation exams. He calls the regulatory body to ask for the procedures but he is nicely told he can access the information on the web site.
What’s Teo communication style to get information?
What communication style does the regulatory body favour?
Sue decided to take a professional accreditation exam just to find out how the exam was. When asked whether she used the exam blueprint to revise topics, she says she relied only on what her friends told her.
What did Sue rely on to make decisions?
How did she get information for the exam?
Communication Styles
Discussion Questions
Where does your communication style fall with regards to the Study Group?
What low-context communication aspects does the study group follow?
Time Dimension & Communication Stylesin the Study Group
Study Group Time Orientation
M
ONOCHRONIC
Schedule study group activities
Keep track of deadlines Focus promptness on task Be punctual & meet deadlines Commit to the job Respect for privacy
Study Group Communication Style
LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION
Rely on email communication Use direct & clear messages Stick to group ground rules Focus on rational solutions
not personal ones Monochronic