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Getting Students to Work: Inspiring Group Projects for Research Teams

Learn how to make student group projects more effective by shifting the focus from the end product to the collaborative process. Explore personality types and how they impact group dynamics.

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Getting Students to Work: Inspiring Group Projects for Research Teams

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  1. Getting Students to Work …on Projects …in Groups Claus Brabrand IT University of Copenhagen ((( brabrand@itu.dk )))

  2. Getting Students to Work… • I’ll share our experiences with…: (in the context of student group projects) • What’s in it for YOU?: • 1) Get your student group projects to ”work” • Many of you will orchestrate student group projects • 2) Inspiration for your research teams • Often small [product supervised] ”group projects” Changing the focus: ”from product to process”

  3. Personality Types Claus Brabrand IT University of Copenhagen ((( brabrand@itu.dk )))

  4. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [Carl G. Jung, 1920] • Introversion vs. Extroversion ("attitudes") • I: internal world (concepts/ideas/reflect), energy from timeout, [think;act] • E: external world (people/action/things), energy from action, [act;think] • Sensing vs. iNtuition("irrational functions", applied to 'data' received) • S: "concrete", trust information in present, details / facts, [meaning ~ data] • N: "abstract", trust theories, [meaning ~ pattern, theory, or wider context] • Feeling vs. Thinking ("decision making functions", for rational choices) • F: associated decisions: empathize with situation, [inside perspective] • T: dissociated decisions: logical analysis, pros/cons, [outside perspective] • Judging vs. Perceiving ("lifestyle", relates to how to get things done) • J: come to decision, always an opinion, clear plan ["inflexible"] • P: leave matters open, await/postpone decisions, ["too flexible"]

  5. Putting People into 16 Boxes S N J ISTJ ( Inspector ) ISFJ ( Protector ) INFJ ( Counselor ) INTJ ( Mastermind ) I P ISTP ( Crafter ) ISFP ( Composer ) INFP ( Healer ) INTP ( Architect ) ESTP ( Promoter ) ESFP ( Performer ) ENFP ( Champion ) ENTP ( Inventor ) E ESTJ ( Supervisor ) ESFJ ( Provider ) ENFJ ( Teacher ) ENTJ ( Field Marshal ) J T T F

  6. USA Population Breakdown [source: wikipedia] S N J ISTJ ( 11.6 % ) ISFJ ( 13.8 % ) INFJ ( 1.5 % ) INTJ ( 2.1 % ) I P ISTP ( 5.4 % ) ISFP ( 8.8 % ) INFP ( 4.3 % ) INTP ( 3.3 % ) ESTP ( 4.3 % ) ESFP ( 8.5 % ) ENFP ( 8.1 % ) ENTP ( 3.2 % ) E ESTJ ( 8.7 % ) ESFJ ( 12.3 % ) ENFJ ( 2.4 % ) ENTJ ( 1.8 % ) J T T F

  7. FIRST Population? [source: wikipedia] S N J ISTJ ( 11.6 % ) ISFJ ( 13.8 % ) INFJ ( 1.5 % ) INTJ ( many ) I P ISTP ( 5.4 % ) ISFP ( 8.8 % ) INFP ( 4.3 % ) INTP ( 3.3 % ) ESTP ( 4.3 % ) ESFP ( 8.5 % ) ENFP ( 8.1 % ) ENTP ( 3.2 % ) E ESTJ ( 8.7 % ) ESFJ ( 12.3 % ) ENFJ ( 2.4 % ) ENTJ ( many ) J T T F

  8. Exercise: Profiling Test • 1) Take the test: • Now, offline (i.e., answer 72 personal Y/N-questions) • 2) Enter your ”answers” into the web-service • You’ll get your ”profile results” • 3) Give/submit ”profile results” to me: • Either on paper or via email: ( brabrand@itu.dk ) • 4) Tomorrow, I’ll present the ”FIRST results”: • …along with what it may be used for • …in particular; what we’ve used it for ENTJ: ( E=33%, N=100%, T=75%, J=67% )

  9. More on this tomorrow!

  10. Personality Types Claus Brabrand IT University of Copenhagen ((( brabrand@itu.dk )))

  11. Introversion vs. Extroversion Introversion Extroversion FIRST: POP: [cf. wikipedia]

  12. Sensing vs. iNtuition Sensing iNtuition FIRST: POP: ! [cf. wikipedia]

  13. Feeling vs. Thinking Feeling Thinking FIRST: POP: [cf. wikipedia]

  14. Judging vs. Perceiving Judging Perceiving FIRST: POP: [cf. wikipedia]

  15. Artisans / Crafters (SP) Sensing Perceivers: • Fun-loving, optimistic, focused on present • Daring, unconventional, bold, impulsive, and spontaneous.  • Want recognition and seek attention • Entertainers ! POP: FIRST: [cf. wikipedia]

  16. Idealists / Catalysts (NF) iNtuitive Feelers: • Enthusiastic, trust their intuition, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships  • Kindhearted and authentic, dislike conflict • Giving, trusting, spiritual • Passionately concerned with personal growth & ethics • Mentors and advocates POP: FIRST: [cf. wikipedia]

  17. Guardians / Stabilizers (SJ) Sensing Judgers: • Dependable, loyal, helpful, hard-working • Follow rules, trust authority, and cooperate with others • Prefer structure and order, and focus on credentials and traditions • Stabilizing leaders • Administrators ! POP: FIRST: [cf. wikipedia]

  18. Rationals / Strategists (NT) iNtuitive Thinkers: • Inventors, coordinators, and competent planners • Trust logic, independent, and strong willed • Outspoken, don’t care about political correctness • Skeptical of others, confident of themselves • Yearn for achievement, want to understand how the world works • Strategic leaders ! POP: FIRST: [cf. wikipedia]

  19. [source: Sandra Poindexter, Northern Michigan University] Considerations (Group Formation) • A) Balance Introverts and Extroverts: • Too many intros  few discussions / limited exchange • Too many extros  Blah blah blah… • B) Avoid ”strategist-strategist”(aka., NT-NT) clashes: • More likely to ”clash” • C) Balance heterogeneously wrt. ”MBTI” (and ”VARK”) • Many different inputs • D) Avoid ”old group mates” in same group • Learn to work with ”new people” • Avoid sub-groups (aka., cliques)

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