Title: Skills@Library Group Work Session 1 Effective group practice
1Skills_at_LibraryGroup WorkSession 1Effective
group practice
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2Group Work Session 1
- Examples of groups or teams
- What do teams do?
- Factors that influence a groups success
- Building better teams
3Examples of groups and teams what groups do you
belong to?
Academic Extra curricular Social
4Examples of group activities what do teams do?
Why do groups exist?What functions do groups
perform?
5 Working in pairs think about groups you
havebeen a member of or have seen
functioning.What things create problems for
groups?
Factors that influence a groups success
6Video clips illustrating group behaviour
Leadership Organisation Feedback and
communication Non-participation Peer assessment
7Establishing ground rules
- How often will the group meet?
- Will you appoint a leader?
- How will you ensure that everyone has opportunity
to contribute to the discussion? - How will you make decisions?o Will you vote with
a show of hands or anonymously?o Will you always
make decisions in the same way?o Do you all need
to be present to make a decision? - How will you keep a record of decisions made?
- How will you share information outside the
meetings, including to people who could not
attend?
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8Discussion and summary
- Why do we have groups?
- What makes a group effective?
- Why are ground rules important?