Jodi Hallsten, Communication
While students receive training in Com 110 on group communication, they do not always choose to consistently apply their knowledge in courses outside of Com 110. Thus, if instructors expect students to be successful, they need to help students along. This presentation introduces techniques that will help instructors facilitate superior team projects in their classes. Specifically, these techniques: help facilitate productive team meetings; help facilitate team members’ personal responsibility; help the instructor assist students and guide them toward successful decisions and quality end products; help students budget and use both their project and meeting time wisely; and provide proactive peer feedback which gives students the opportunity to recognize and change poor teamwork behaviors during the course of the project.
