Working in personality type groups

ENFPs explore ideas to create their poster.

This week, one of your options for blogging is to reflect on the experience in class of working within your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality group. Another idea is to take a closer look at your MBTI type as a learner. You can see this by clicking on your personality type on the InsightGame.org site and then clicking on "cartoon views of this type in work and love settings." One of the tab options at this screen is "Your Personality Type's Learning Style." Here you will see descriptions that might be useful in comparing your experience as a student to your personality type. You will see that these descriptions focus on the middle two letters.

ESFJs want to have a clear understanding of the assignment.

Several books on teaching identify MBTI types as a way for instructors to adjust their strategies in working with different learning styles. They suggest that instructors should find out the learning styles of their students and be prepared to respond to them, also taking into account the instructor's preferences. 

A similar strategy can be applied to work or personal life. If you know the MBTI of members of your work team, you will understand how to better present your ideas and make decisions.

INFPs check their notes for key information they can use.

It was interesting to me -- as you ENFJ instructor -- to see not only how each group chose to represent itself on the poster, but more so how you worked together. As I observed each group, your personality preferences were exhibited. I'd like to hear from you about your experience working in the group to create the poster and then in getting feedback on your writing.

STs represent each of their programs on their poster.

If you look under "teaching style" for ENFJ, you will see that I take a humanistic approach to teaching, meaning that I am interested in working with each student as an individual. You will also see that NF instructors have to be careful to make connections between the "big ideas" we have and the practical, career-oriented goals of some of our students. Knowing my personality style helps me not only capitalize on what I do well, but acknowledge and adjust for what I need to work harder to accomplish.

With the need to make connections in mind, the posters you created have the practical value of being used as learning tools and ways to recognize our differences while we are in class. They give you hands-on practice for using the MBTI game and reflection. Finally, this knowledge and experience can be something you explore in your blog and in your next version of Assignment B.