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Are You a Thinker?

Some characteristics of Thinker: In online courses, you should look for: The online course that is right for you:
  • Place a high value on logic, ideas, and systematic inquiry
  • Find satisfaction in identifying problems, developing a variety of possible solutions, weighing them carefully, and testing them
  • Are typically steady, tenacious, and rational
  • Typically avoid emotionalism and speculation
  • Consider all possible alternatives before making decisions
  • Can be overly cautious or conservative, even rigid
  • Clear course outcomes and objectives
  • Consistent feedback from the instructor
  • Content and activities that build on one another
  • Research-based content
  • Structured teaming activities with set team roles and operating standards
  • Clear, consistent due dates for assignments
  • A heavier focus on asynchronous discussions than synchronous chats

As a logical result-getter, you can easily structure a steady plan to complete a self-paced course. In a self-paced course, you will have the structured feedback from the instructor to be successful in your learning.

As a Thinker, you can be highly effective when organizing yourself and others in research and planning, which can contribute to your success in a course that incorporates collaboration with others. You would benefit by working on a clear, consistent cycle of instruction, like those in a fully facilitated course.

Communication Characteristics Adapted from: Communication Styles. (n.d.) Retrieved
March 3, 2003, from http://www.sdmf.k12.wi.us/bf/resources/toolkit/commstyles.html JHU CTE ©2003