primary goal of this part of the discussion is to analyze the Learning Patterns of another person in your life.  A heightened awareness of the differences and similarities between yourself and others around you is a critical component in the process of becoming an intentional learner.  Consider this as you respond to the following:

1. Pick one person in your life that you regularly interact with.  Briefly describe them and hypothesize their Use First, Avoid, and Use as Needed Learning Patterns. If you prefer to give them the LCI, please download the instructions. This version is appropriate for individuals ages 16 and up.
2. What evidence do you have to support your hypothesis?  If they completed the LCI, what evidence do you have to validate their scores? Provide specific examples of how the person you identified uses their Learning Patterns.
    

Part Two:
Now that you have identified and analyzed the Patterns of someone else, think about potential areas of Pattern Conflict.

1. How do their hypothetical Learning Patterns compare to yours?  List your LCI scores to remind us of your own Learning Patterns. 
2. Which Learning Pattern(s) help you connect and work positively with the person you described?  Conversely, which Pattern(s) have contributed to or have the potential to lead to Pattern Conflict?   Provide specific examples of how each Learning Pattern played a role in your interactions. 
    
   Your initial post should contain a minimum of 250 words.
    
    
   Note from Audio:
   
   One of the main purposes of a college education is to challenge ourselves to use higher levels of reasoning and thinking skills. Critical thinking involves being able to solve a problem, examine information from several different perspectives, and resolve conflicts.  In addition to critically reading Chapter 3 of your textbook, watch the
   Do You Think? video (above) for another perspective on critical thinking, or view the
   transcript.
   
   
   Critical Thinking plays an important role in helping you analyze your own Learning Patterns as well as identifying and understanding the patterns of others.  When analyzing the Learning Patterns of others, the concepts of 
   Pattern Conflict
    and 
   Pattern Bias
    play a key role in the understanding the quality of our relationships with others.  
   
                
   
   The
   group exchange video from Chapter 2 highlights how an understanding of others’ Learning Patterns can help reduce Pattern Conflict and Bias. Furthermore, the story of Mark and Tanya hanging wallpaper in Chapter 2 (Section 2.2 – Precision) is a real-life example of
   Pattern Conflict.  When working with others, your unique combination of Learning Patterns may clash with theirs. These conflicts can get in the way of achieving tasks and make it difficult to get along with others.

   In addition to causing conflicts, differences and similarities in Patterns can lead to 
   Pattern Bias
   , which can be both positive and negative. For example, a highly Sequential manager may have a positive bias for employees who are well organized, keep a tight schedule, and stick to the rules. On the other hand, that same manager may have a negative bias against those who are more Confluent and want to bend the rules or change procedures.  Whether we are aware of them or not, we all tend to have biases related to our Learning Patterns. Critical Thinking helps us to identify our biases and is the first step to understanding them.