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Teamwork : Help Students Make the Most of the Experience

This panel discussion explores various aspects of working in teams and provides practical strategies for students to excel in team projects, develop essential team skills, utilize online resources, and benefit from peer evaluations.

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Teamwork : Help Students Make the Most of the Experience

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  1. Teamwork:Help Students Make the Most of the Experience Panel: Jennifer Kreie New Mexico State University Jane Carey Arizona State University West Sherry Mills New Mexico State University Cathleen Burns University of Missouri-Columbia

  2. Forming teams • Random assignment • Instructor assignment • Cross-functional • Student choice • Hybrid Working in Teams

  3. Team projects • Working with businesses • Real-world experience Working in Teams

  4. Team skills • Essential roles for team members • Factors for team success • Essential skills • Modeling team behavior • Faculty involvement Working in Teams

  5. Teams Online • Private discussion group • Common area to post documents as well as messages • Public discussion group • Disseminate information Working in Teams

  6. Project Web Page • Project Web Page • Central point to store project files. • Motivates students to “look good” to other students. • Gives each student a final product they can keep on CD. Working in Teams

  7. Team Evaluation • One grade for all? • Objective criteria • Peer evaluation Working in Teams

  8. Peer evaluation Help students benefit from: • Positive feedback • Negative feedback Working in Teams

  9. Resources • Examples of peer evaluation forms • Access database for peer evaluations • Example team contract • Team membership policies • Examples for hiring/firing a team member Working in Teams

  10. Resources online • Web site: http://cbae.nmsu.edu/~jkreie/teams/ User name: teams Password: dsi Working in Teams:Ideas for Managing Student Teams Panel: Jennifer Kreie, New Mexico State University Sherry Mills, New Mexico State University Jane Carey, Arizona State University West Cathleen Burns, University of Missouri-Columbia Working in Teams

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