Welcome everyone!

Who Are We?

Introduce yourself (audio/message)

Share what you expect from today’s session

Why Are We Here?

Why Are We Here?

Participants’ views

Pass NDEB Accreditation

Prepare for NDEB exams

Join a Study Group Share group resources Have answers for

NDEB exams Other

NDEB Accreditation

Equivalency Process Timeline

Why Are We Here? Facilitator’s views

To build a Study Group that uses:

• Effective Communication• Effective learning

approaches• Appropriate study skills • Friendly IT learning tools

Strong Study Group Foundations

Communication

Study Skills

Learning Approaches

IT tools

Communication & Cultures

Cultural Dimensions

Time-orientation Communication Styles Work-life Values

Time Orientation

Sue confirmed her participation to a training meeting in her office. A week later, when she was reminded about the meeting, she said she couldn’t make it because she had another appointment

How does Sue perceive time? Check this link: http://thearticulateceo.typepad.com/my-blog/2011/08/cultural-differences-monochronic-versus-polychronic.html

Time Orientation

Teo confirmed his participation to a training meeting. When he was reminded about the meeting, he reconfirmed he was attending it and asked for the meeting agenda

What’s Teo’s perception of time? Check this: http://www.harley.com/writing/time-sense.html

Time Dimension

Discussion Point

What are the implications of these divergent views of time in relation to a Study Group?

How can it affect the Study Group activities?

Communication Styles

High & Low Context Communication

High or low-context Communication Teo wants to apply for his professional

accreditation exams. He calls the regulatory body to ask for the procedures but he is nicely told he can access the information on the web site.

What’s Teo communication style to get information?

What communication style does the regulatory body favour?

Sue decided to take a professional accreditation exam just to find out how the exam was. When asked whether she used the exam blueprint to revise topics, she says she relied only on what her friends told her.

What did Sue rely on to make decisions?

How did she get information for the exam?

Communication Styles

Discussion Questions

Where does your communication style fall with regards to the Study Group?

What low-context communication aspects does the study group follow?

Time Dimension & Communication Stylesin the Study Group

Study Group Time Orientation

M

ONOCHRONIC

Schedule study group activities

Keep track of deadlines Focus promptness on task Be punctual & meet deadlines Commit to the job Respect for privacy

Study Group Communication Style

LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION

Rely on email communication Use direct & clear messages Stick to group ground rules Focus on rational solutions

not personal ones Monochronic