I think people are a mixture of the color personality types.
I better understand my own personality traits, which may not work with a blanket approach to others when seeking desired outcomes. I need to be able to recognize the traits of others that are different from my own, and leverage that understanding to help drive them to success.
I agree with Jude who states that we, as instructors, may lean towards activities / teaching strategies that would meet our own personality needs. But we must go outside our comfort zone to teach in a variety of methods to meet everyone's strengths. That way, there is at least one activity in a course that meets each person's strengths. I also believe this understanding of personality traits can be useful in setting up groups for group projects.
The first thing I took from this module is there is a coloring system for an individual’s personality type. Understanding the personality of an individual, regardless if it is a student, employee, or friend, helps one successfully engage with that individual. I concur with Dennis Eberly that people can be a mix of colors and I am not sure we can simply assign these buckets as a one size fits all. I feel I am a mix of gold and orange. The key takeaway for me is to recognize the wide variation of personality types and to be aware of them as I interact with students online.
I can not get into the color personality traits. It is hard to picture a person being a color on a spectrum wheel of all possible shades. Because so many people have more than one color it just becomes an unbalanced painting.
It is important to understand personality types and know traits and weaknesses as an Instructor.
I learned how understanding my owm personality can help me a better instructor.
TC is a great tool to help better understand a student's personality but may be too rigid.
Looking at these traits I believe some fit a color to a "T". But, I believe most are definitely a combination of at least two, if not three. Environment and age are a big factor. Being able to identify traits helps in the classroom.
I believe most people will find they are a mix of more than one color type personality.
I rarely use this form of assessment, but the concept of personality types is the same. In fact, I have used all different manners of tests to show students that they have a set or best practices method of learning and some of them even advanced to leadership roles in groups/projects because of this.
Understanding one's personality traits helps in trying to manage and motive a student. Knowing what excites them.
Who knew that colors could identify your personality traits.
The true colors system not only idenities your personality but others that you deal with once you have identifed other personality's that you come in contact with you are more capabile to understand and deal with the person or persons that you have to work with or teach.
having True colors based understanding of personalities allows me to further enhance my understanding of behavioral cues and using that knowledge to understand/comprehend the unsaid needs of my students
The True Colors system of categorinzing personalities assigns colors to describe four different personality types. Blue individuals tend to be friendly, cooperative, cause-oriented, and sensitive to the needs of others. Gold individuals are planners who like structure and are loyal, organized, and determined. Green individuals are competent, independent and visionary. Orange individuals are active, kinesthetic, and somewhat flamboyant. To me, it seems an oversimplification of human nature, which is very complex, and it seems it would be difficult to try to categorize the learners in an online course without seeing what they wear, how they speak, or how they behave, outside of observed interactions with other students, which may still not present an accurate picture and would come to late to help design the course according to their personalities. However, any inkling of where particular students may fit could be helpful in determining collaborative project groups to ensure the best skills of each type are represented in each group.
By understanding my personality traits, I can be aware of the types of lessons I am creating. If left unchecked, the lessons I create will cater to students with similar personality traits to my own while alienating students with opposite traits.
Gloria, Understanf the volor traits can give a better insight to your class which a great tool in trying to understand your students, it is also helpful in knowing how to pair students up for a group project.
TC is a great tool to help better understand a student's personality.
The true colors is an excellent tool for us to be able to understand and get to know our students a little better.
