Participation is an important part of being in a group.
- Work together as a team.
-Take an active role in the group no matter what.
Make sure and listen to all the members of your group.
-Actively listen, THEN contribute to the group.
Stay focused when your having group disscusions or meetings.
-If you do not stay focused, there is a chance you could miss something important.
Make sure and ask questions.
-The best time to ask a question is if you are confused and you are not sure of what is going on.
Take notes while you are having team meetings.
-Notes can help you remember exact details and information.
-Notes are always a good resource to look back on.
Monitior your contributions to the team while you are having meetings.
-Ask yourself:
-Do I need to contribute more or less to my group?
- What is my role in the group?
- Am I contributing enough to my group?
ALWAYS communicate your progress to the team.
-It is key to your teams success that you communicate your progress.
-Make sure the rest of your team is well informed on what is going on.
-Let your team know how far along you have getten with specific tasks.
-Make sure your team is aware if you have fallen beind. This is why you are team. They are there to encourage you and help you successed.
* Groups are teams*
Resources:
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great blog! i could totally use that in my other class where our group project isn't going the greatest!
ReplyDeleteI love this post! The best piece of advice I read was "Actively listen, THEN contribute to the group." I can apply this to all other aspects of my life as well!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! I like this tip- "Make sure your team is aware if you have fallen behind. This is why you are a team. They are there to encourage you and help you succeed." This is very true! You cannot help contribute to the team if you don't know what's going on!
ReplyDeleteI have been in many types of groups. They would work out, accordingly, based upon chemistry I believe. For example, last semester, I worked with two groups. One of them was lazier than dirt and I ended up retyping 18 poorly written pages for a project that was twenty percent of our grade. They pretty much shoved everything to the last minute.
ReplyDeleteOne the other hand, I had another group, with responsible exchange students from China. They did not come to the United States to do poorly of course. That group was great.
The last line of your article stated "Groups are teams". That was a good way to end your article! I think of my group of Chinese exchange students more as a team.