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Successful Collaboration and

Team Dynamics

COM/516

Michael Brummett, Andrew Cyr,

Marvin Hoffmann, Mallory Quigg, Benjamin Shuffain, Marie Woods

April 13, 2015

Donna Monahan

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The value of team collaboration for

academic success

• Collaboration is necessary skill set in virtual classroom to be effective

• Develop clear goals and objectives

• Facilitate better communication among team members

• Planning and brainstorming varied ideas

Marie Woods

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Strategies in using conflict resolution as opportunities for learning

• Managing conflict resolution is critical to virtual team’s success

• Definition and characteristics are identified

• Sources of conflicts are identified

• Virtual negotiation and mediation systems are introduced

• Methods of conflict training are suggested

Marie Woods

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V I S U A L

A U D I T O R Y

K I N E S T H E T I C• ‘hands-on’ experimentation• need to move around• communicate through touch

• hearing / listening• spoken instructions• often read out loud to hear the words

• reading / pictures• often close eyes to visualize/

remember• easily distracted by sounds

Michael Brummett

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Kolb’s Model

“Learning requires the resolution of conflicts between dialectically opposed modes of adaptation to the world. Conflict, differences, and disagreement are what drive the learning process.” (Kolb & Kolb, 2005)

Michael Brummett

Concrete Experience

Abstract Conceptualization

Active Experimentation

Reflective Observation

Accommodating

Diverging Assimilating

Converging

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• Pragmatists (Contributors) – practical application, good with details

• Reflectors (Communicators) – introverted, reviewers, planners, good at thinking through problems

• Activists (Challengers)- activities and challenges, motivator, tends to jump in and do before thinking things through

• Theorists (Collaborators)- “big picture people,” understanding why, linking events, ideas, situations.

Honey and Mumford Model(with UOP Learning Team Toolkit designations)

Michael Brummett

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Crucial Communication Skills

Communicate with teams to fully understand each others ideas

Ben Shuffain

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Crucial Communication Skills

• Listen

• Clarity

• Friendly

• Confidence

• Open Minded

• Respect

Ben Shuffain

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Learning Team Charter

• Completed at the beginning of the online course process to:– describe our team’s mission or task.– to set our goals– secure each members commitment in achieving our goals– to plan– to allocate its resources

• A Charter increases the likelihood that a team will reach it’s objectives in an effective and an efficient manner

• Helps identify potential conflicts and decide how to resolve conflicts should they arise.

• Filling out the Learning Team Charter will prove to be beneficial for each team and project you work on– New teams means new missions, goals, commitments, plans, and resources– Same team but different instructor and/or project will requires thought of missions, goals,

commitments, plans, and resources.

• members should use the Learning Team Charter form to guide them through the process.

Mallory Quigg

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Learning Team Charter

COURSE AND CONTACT INFORMATION

• contact information.• Signature of

collaboration and agreement of contents.

• creates a sense of shared commitment

TEAM MEMBER SKILL INVENTORY

• What do you bring to the group?

• What skill would you like to learn form the group?

LEARNING TEAM GOALS

• lists the goals for the project.

• Create specific and measurable goals.

• Identify barriers to meeting goal.

GROUND RULES

• Identifying ground rules to be agreed on by all team members.

• Member’s personal needs stated.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

• Identifying issues that may arise and cause conflict.

• Agreeing how to resolve potential conflict.

Mallory Quigg

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Effective Components Necessary for Team Success

• Active Team Participation

• Open Communication

• Leadership

• Clearly Defined Goals

Andrew Cyr

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Strategies of Productivity Prepare to commit oneself

Stay positiveMaintain good health Reserve time for studies Be adaptable and open-minded

Establish lines of communication Stay in contact Express concerns early Provide feedback

Understand the assignment Suggest alternative perspectives Share strategies or information Regularly review the requirements

Set milestones Create realistic goals Update on progress often

Marvin Hoffmann

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ReferencesSlides 1 & 2:

Dittman, D. Hawkes, M., Deokar, A., Sarnikar, S.. IMPROVING VIRTUAL TEAM COLLABORATION OUTCOMES THROUGH

COLLABORATION PROCESS STRUCTURING. Quarterly Review of Distance Education11.4 (Winter 2010): 195-210,289-290. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/873033438?pqorigsite=summon&http://search.proquest.com?accountid=35812

Yuhyung, S. (2005). Conflict Resolution in Virtual Teams. Retrieved from

http://www.sciencedirect.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/science/article/pii/S0090261605000392

Slides 4-6

ANTA. (1998). Workbased Learning: A Ready Reference. Melbourne: Australian National Training Authority

Education Planner.org. (n.d.). What's Your Learning Style? The Learning Styles. Retrieved April 12, 2015, from Education Planner.org:

www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-styles.shtml

Kolb, A. Y., & Kolb, D. A. (2005), Learning Styles and Learning Spaces: Enhancing Experiential Learning in Higher

Education. Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 4, No. 2, 193-212.

Slide 8-

Doyal, A. (2015). Top 10 Communication Skills. Careers.

Slides 9 & 10-

University of Phoenix. (2002). Guide to completing the university of phoenix learning team charter . Retrieved from University of Phoenix, COM516-

Professional Communications website.


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