Welcome to Eight Skills for the Effective Online Criminal Justice Student!! Unit 6 Seminar - Learn

Unit #6 Seminar Quiz Discussion Proposals will be graded and returned soon Review my feedback; proceed with interview

Question What is the best way to learn?

“Best way to learn…” There is no “best way!” Depends upon: Your particular learning style, your personal intelligences, your personality experiences, and your attitude the topic how the instructor is delivering the material.

Question Suppose your instructor teaches in a way that does not conform well to your learning style. What would you do to adapt?

Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner, Harvard University

EIGHT MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Visual / SpatialPicture Smart Verbal / LinguisticWord Smart Music / RhythmMusic Smart Logic / MathNumber Smart Body / KinestheticBody Smart InterpersonalPeople Smart IntrapersonalSelf-Smart NaturalisticEnvironment Smart Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

VISUAL / SPATIAL PICTURE SMART Thinks in pictures; knows where things are in the house; loves to create images; best learns information with graphs, charts, pictures and maps. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

VERBAL / LINGUISTIC WORD SMART Communicates well through language; likes to write; good at spelling; great at telling stories; loves to read books Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

MUSIC / RHYTHM MUSIC SMART Loves to sing, hum, and whistle;has the ability to comprehend sound; responds to music immediately; performs music Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

LOGIC / MATH NUMBER SMART Can easily conceptualize; can easily reason, uses logic; good problem-solving skills; enjoys math and science Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

BODY / KINESTHETIC BODY SMART Learns through body sensation; moves around a lot; enjoys work involving the hands; graced with some athletic ability Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

INTERPERSONAL PEOPLE SMART Loves to communicate with other people; great leadership skills; has lots of friends; involved in extra- curricular activities Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

INTRAPERSONAL SELF-SMART Has a deep awareness of his or her own feelings; very reflective; requires time to be alone; does not get involved with group activities on a regular basis. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

NATURALISTIC ENVIRONMENT SMART Has interest in the environment and in nature; can easily recognize plants, animals, rocks and cloud formations; may like hiking, camping and fishing Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Adjusting your style Figure out how to adapt the information delivered to your particular style Ask the instructor to adapt it Ask a student for the same Ask or seek out other resources

Question Suppose you are a logic/math (number smart) learner. What are some ways you could adjust criminal justice topics to your style?

LOGIC / MATH NUMBER SMART Can easily conceptualize; can easily reason, uses logic; good problem-solving skills; enjoys math and science Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Adjusting your style…logic/math Make (logical) connections between subjects Apply information to reality Create visual charges that show relationships, sequence, etc. Reflect back upon what you’ve studied

Learning Styles “the way in which each learner begins to concentrate on, process, and retain new and difficult information.” – Rita Dunn Not a strategy (note cards, charts, etc.)

LEARNING STYLES VISUAL AUDITORY TACTILE Successful use all three Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Question How would you teach crime scene investigators how to testify in court using: A) visual B) auditory and C) tactile methods?

Visual, Auditory, Tactile A) Visual – watch video examples of testimony B) Auditory – lecture students, let them listen to the words used C) Tactile – have students participate in a “mock” trial and testify Improve study through the use of all three

Question Why will learning your personality type help you in your studies and career?

MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR EXTROVERT / INTROVERT SENSING / INTUITION THINKING / FEELING JUDGING / PERCEIVING Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Extrovert (E) vs. Introvert (I) The way we interact with others and the world around us

Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N) The way we learn and deal with information

Thinkers (T) vs. Feeling (F) The way we make decisions

Judgers (J) vs. Perceiving (P) Deals with the way we live

Personality type and learning style… You can adjust your methods to match your personality type Ex: Introvert Study in a quiet environment Take time to reflect Use “alone time’ to study You can work to improve Work with study groups Seek/take advice Use mnemonics

Personality type and career… Consider the ramifications of your personality type and your career choice Ex: Introvert May not be as comfortable with interviews, dealing with the public Might enjoy technical jobs more Does not mean an introvert can’t be successful in such a career!

Now – what about you? What learning style bests describes how you learn? Which style is the weakest?

Forbes Five Building You

Questions?? Does anyone have any questions on the materials??