in reading the classroom incivility article, a few thoughts popped into my head:
passive learning–good term for what i believe the college experience has turned into. maybe it’s just the style of our education system, but this is evidenced in my other classes as well. when there is discussion, i’m usually disappointed at the superficiality of it…almost as if processing does not really occur. how do we teach people how to think?
35% of the participants said their parents were paying for college. how different is this from 10 years ago? did level of incivility correlate with whether or not students were accountable for their education?
evaluations of professors and how they are used–this relates back to the other article i read. if students feel like they have an inflated sense of power because they evaluate the professor, then the evaluations are somehow used to determine a professor’s performance, perhaps institutions should consider how those evaluations are used. if a professor is going to keep classes so students evaluate them positively, they aren’t going to change their style of teaching or enforce classroom ettiquette rules.
…moving to a knowledge age economy–one of the things i was honored to participate in 2 years ago was an entrepreneur training course for people looking to start high tech businesses. the originator of this group, drew fleck, was working for an organization in oshkosh that was promoting entrepreneurship pretty hard. it’s a big trend these days. in any case, when i told him my idea for rockin’ women, he invited me to be a part of this program called “Fast Track Tech.” during those sessions, we talked a lot about one’s capacity for starting a business, how to understand one’s market and all sorts of related concepts and philosophies. one of the things that he talked a lot about was the fact that our country is moving into the knowledge age. what we need to be producing is people who can synthesize, creative, critically develop ideas and innovations and part of the way he saw that happening was through small networks of idea-sharers. i could ramble on more about this, but the idea of college as a consumer product that will eventually help the student generate more money is the most ridiculous idea i’ve heard in awhile. not to say it’s not a true belief that they hold, but that it’s leading them in the wrong direction.
drew recently published his dissertation and i’m trying to get a copy of it. he has some interesting ideas about networking and not sure how it could relate to intro to psych though…
Title
The Relationship Between Network Centrality and Temperament Intelligence Type in a Small Innovation Network: Exploring the Implications for Emergent Innovation Networks.Abstract
This study explores whether centrality in a small emergent innovation network might be related to individual temperament intelligence type when it comes to sharing new and innovative ideas. Using data from a 17-member innovation network devoted to creatively building and improving the Internet, the researcher tested whether centrality and temperament intelligence type within the network might correlate. This study reflects a multidisciplinary approach to research and practice that integrates two important fields of inquiry—social network analysis and personality theory. Combined, the two fields provide a rich analysis of the individual in relation to others in social and organizational networks that cannot be obtained solely through one approach or the other.Besides employing a social network survey designed to uncover relationships based on new and innovative idea sharing within the network, this study also uses a Five-Factor personality assessment (IPIP-NEO) and converts the assessment results (T-Scores) to a temperament taxonomy (MBTI/Keirsey). This study does not rely solely on correlation analysis, but supplements the quantitative analysis with graphical illustrations (sociograms) to enable the researcher and the reader to gain greater insight into the data.
The pilot study supported the methodology. Yet, due to the extremely homogeneous nature of the innovation network in the dissertation study, combined with its small population size, the dissertation study correlation analysis did not confirm a statistically significant relationship between centrality and temperament intelligence type. However, the supplemental sociograms did suggest a relationship. Also, the temperament analysis of the innovation network members appears to support the temperament research literature regarding which temperament patterns are more inclined to participate in certain kinds of innovation and entrepreneurship. Further research using social network analysis, temperament analysis, and statistical analysis is recommended.
Committee
- Chair: Milton Lopes, PhD
- Faculty Reader: Leonard Bacca, EdD
- Faculty Reader: Jeremy Shapiro, PhD
- Student Reader: Bill Huffaker, PhD Candidate
- External Examiner: Bruce Hoppe, PhD
Andrew M. G. Fleck – Biography
Drew is a 20-year veteran of the High Technology industry working with virtual teams and work design within collaborative knowledge networks. Drew has worked in various capacities with ADC WorldMap, Dell, Empower, Microsoft, SpatialSherpa, TerraGraphics, and Toshiba. He is known for designing integrated marketing management systems and creating worldwide innovation alliances for technology start-ups and projects. He co-founded a Business Intelligence firm serving High Technology start-ups in the Pacific Northwest. Drew also co-founded a networking group for technology professionals called The Hive. He is an adjunct faculty member specializing in virtual and blended learning systems at the ADVANTARA Global Executive Learning and Coach Training Institute in the United Kingdom. He is an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University teaching International Business in their MBA program. Drew is a Certified Facilitator for the Kauffman Foundation’s FastTrac TechVenture learning program for high-impact entrepreneurs and is currently part of a Kauffman entrepreneurial SWAT Team responsible for expanding innovation and entrepreneurship during the current economic downturn. He practices strategic management consulting under his GlobalVoyager Enterprises banner.
Drew completed Fielding Graduate University’s Ph.D. program in Human and Organizational Systems with an Information Society and Knowledge Organization (ISAKO) concentration. He also earned a Master Degree from Fielding in the same area of specialty. Additionally, Drew has a Master Degree in Management & Organizational Behavior with emphases in International Business and Training & Development, a Bachelor Degree in Management & Communication, and a Bachelor Degree in English Literature. Drew also spent eight years in the US Air Force and US Air Force Reserve as a member of the command section in an award-winning Air Base Ground Defense unit.
With a passion for cross-cultural dynamics, innovation and entrepreneurship, network weaving, systems thinking, and unified communication technologies in organizational design and development, Drew believes in building virtual and learning organizations through organic management systems and collaborative knowledge networks. In short, Drew wants to change the world by creating better ways to foster human and organizational systems that are more natural, healthy, and productive in light of our new realities.