A workshop on culture and learning styles for new students at Middlesex University.

1. Working Across Cultures Terence Jackson Stephan Dahl Student Induction Workshop

3. Why understand cross-cultural differences? An organization you are working with is undergoing necessary changes in order to become more competitive. You know that to be successful, key members of staff must take ownership of this change. You encourage senior managers to be more participative, and involve their staff in discussions about the change process, and invite their suggestions. You begin to hear remarks like ‘He is the manager, why isn’t he managing’, and ‘We don’t understand, can you tell us what you want us to do.’

4. Geert Hofstede (1980) Individualism-Collectivism Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity-Femininity Uncertainty Avoidance Power Distance Score Score Greece 112 Malaysia 104 Portugal 104 Arab countries 80 Belgium 94 W. Africa 77 Japan 92 France 68 France 86 Belgium 65 Italy 75 E. Africa 64 Germany (FR) 65 Portugal 63 W. Africa 54 Greece 60 Netherlands 53 Spain 57 E. Africa 52 Japan 54 S. Africa 49 S. Africa 49 USA 46 USA 40 Great Britain 35 Netherlands 38 Sweden 29 Germany (FR) 35 Denmark 23 Great Britain 35 Singapore 8 Sweden 31 Denmark 18 Austria 11

6. How can we understand group dynamics? Participating Selling Delegating Telling High Low Maintenance/ Relational Behaviour Low High Task Behaviour

12. What contributes to different learning styles/types? Culture Personality Education Experience Time Motivation

13. Why do you learn? I want the Knowledge All I want is a Master I don’t care if it is immed. useful My parents told me to I can apply things I learn in other areas I want a year In London I like to explore and understand I just learn what I need to pass

14. Why do you learn? I want the Knowledge All I want is a Master I don’t care if it is immed. useful My parents told me to I can apply things I learn in other areas I want a year In London I like to explore and understand I just learn what I need to pass “ Surface” learning “ Deep” learning

15. Why do you learn? … Active intention to understand the material that is presented in its' wider context, by reflection and relating the new material with previously learned material and a generally critical and active approach to learning (Ramsden, 2003) Passive learning. The student is not critically relating new information to any previously known theories or information, but rather relies on memorising the material. (Ramsden, 2003) “ Surface” learning “ Deep” learning

16. What is the role of the lecturer? Moderator Facilitator Source of Knowledge

17. What is the role of the lecturer? Moderator Facilitator Source of Knowledge Encourage students to find out and engage Test if knowledge is repeated

18. Maybe more like this Transfer Knowledge as commodity Shape Like clay Build Can be more active or passive Travel Guide the student where to go Garden Seeding plants Simple Theories: Student passive Developed Theories: Student actively involved Fox (1983)