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Working in Groups. this is a diagram of a brick. A brick can be:. Inflexible Heavy Brittle Destructive. Can create walls. A brick can also be. Strong Mighty Helpful . Can help to build bridges. When you work in a group what kind of brick are you? Do you build bridges or walls?.
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A brick can be: • Inflexible • Heavy • Brittle • Destructive
A brick can also be • Strong • Mighty • Helpful
When you work in a group what kind of brick are you? Do you build bridges or walls?
Be a group worker who is • Looking for ways to learn from situations. • Looking for opportunities to learn. • Looking for ways to be creative. • Looking for reasons why and how something is possible. • Looking for solutions.
Working in Groups/Teams • helps develop skills in critical thinking • problem-solving, • communication, • interpersonal relations, • teamwork, and • lifelong learning skills, (which will make you a good employee and make companies want to hire you.)
Working in Groups/Teams helps you to develop important valuable skills like: • debate, • discussion • and negotiation.
If your team is working on a large or difficult project, you can SHARE the work to get it all done.
Group Work • builds your confidence by enabling you to develop and share ideas • You discuss topics with students from other backgrounds who can expose you to different points of view. What do you mean by an “arranged marriage?”
How to talk and listen • It is important to make sure that you both express your views and listen to others. • There is nothing wrong with disagreeing with your group mates, no matter how confident they may seem to be about what they are saying. • When you disagree, be constructive and focus on the issue rather than the person. Your idea is stupid! I think this might work better Not
Positive, 'active' task roles Which role/s do you think you would take ? • The initiator - makes suggestions and offers ideas. • The information seeker - asks members to share information on a topic. • The information giver - provides information and answers. • The summarizer - summarizes the discussion so that the group can understand and agree on what has been said.
Positive 'maintenance' roles Which role/s do you think you would take? • The social supporter - encourages others. • The harmonizer - looks at opposing views and finds something useful in each of them • The tension reliever - steps in if the discussion becomes heated. It’s O.K. to use humor. • The compromiser - helps the group agree when there are opposing views. • The gatekeeper – runs the discussion; encourages quiet members to contribute by asking for their opinions
Negative Roles If you play one of the following 'negative' roles, you can stop your group being co-operative, supportive, productive and fun. • The non-participant - will not contribute and/or discourages the others. • The attacker - is aggressive and disapproves of others' contributions. • The dominator - talks too much and interrupts or patronizes the others. • The clown - distracts the others, doesn't take the discussion seriously, tries to be the centre of attention and wastes everyone's time.
Working successfully as part of a team is a skill you can use throughout life. Group projects can be fun and rewarding.
You Try! • Look back for help if you need it.
“I know you both think you’re right, but how about if we use a green cover, like Mary wants, but use the fancy font that Susan suggested.” This person is • B. The attacker • A. Compromiser • C. The non-participant • D. The clown
“No, John, the picture you drew is not ugly, it’s perfect for the poster. This person is • A. information seeker • B. Social Supporter • C. The clown • D. The attacker
Well, I think we should do the first topic because my grandmother lived there, and I think we should always meet on Fridays and I had macaroni & cheese for supper last night and I think that ….. This person is • A. The social supporter • B. The non-participant • C. The initiator • D. The dominator
