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- Tips for how to build effective teams from the University of Calgary
- Implementing course work in the classroom from the University of Waterloo
- Tips on how to use group projects effectively from Carnegie Mellon University
- Active learning techniques from Camosun’s Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Icebreaker ideas for introducing team skills in the first class
- Tips for developing team charters (group contracts) from the University of Waterloo
- Tips for developing team charters from Carnegie Mellon University
- Assessing group projects from the University of Waterloo
- Assessing group projects from Carnegie Mellon University
- Assigning roles to team members, by instructor Tim Kemp, Camosun College: Tim uses a ‘horizontal-leadership’ model for assigning roles. For a group of five, each member is assigned one of the following roles: Coordinator, Researcher, Analyst, Editor, or Presenter. Each person steps up and ‘leads’ as appropriate for the project. Everyone participates in the analysis, for example, but the Analyst is responsible for ensuring everything gets done in a timely manner. S/he ‘leads’ when analysis is taking place. S/he ‘follows’ and supports when others ‘lead’. (i.e.: The Analyst does research, writes, etc. in support of other team members as appropriate.)
