>John has a difficult task because he has learners of all levels, from >different walks of life. I bet he has a huge mix of learning styles. > >Now, you might think that networking attracts hands-on learners, so if he >were teaching all "real networking people," he would have an esier time. I >have actually studied this, and that's not so. There's definitely a mix of >types who are attracted to networking, both analytical/theoretical types and >kinesthetic learners. > >A few years ago I participated in a study of personality types of networking >people. We used the Myers Briggs personality test. I came out as INTJ >(Introvert, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judgeing.) A lot of other people did too. >We have a tendency to do way to much theory first! ;-) > >The other side of Intuitive is Sensory. A lot of people in the networking >field have S in their Myers Briggs personality type. These folks learn with >their senses, especially their hands. They like lots of hands-on. > >Anyway, bottom line, you need to run your class in a balanced manner to >accomodate all these types as much as possible. > >There's more about the Myers Briggs personality "sorter" here: > >http://keirsey.com/ > >Anyone else want to share what they are, or have we wasted enough bandwidth >on this already? :-) > >Priscilla >
First, you're correct about the mix of learning styles in my class. This is just a three-hour overview of networking and TCP/IP, and it is a little difficult to convey the necessary information without a portion of the class getting lost or falling asleep. :-) I've heard good things about the class yesterday that I thought went so poorly so perhaps I was overreacting. As for Myers Briggs, I'm a fellow INTJ. However, I really dislike their testing process. It seems to consist of "Given a certain situation would you do A or would you do B" with no room for a 'maybe' answer. At least a third of the time I wish there were a "sometimes A and sometimes B" answer. Perhaps that means I'm an INTJ with definite ISTJ leanings? John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62916&t=62826 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
