LEARNING IN GROUPS Group Members Trun Nguyen Vanessa

LEARNING IN GROUPS

Group Members Trun Nguyen Vanessa Thi Kris Tu

INTRODUCTION v Question : What is Learning in Groups? v Critical Thinking : How to Learn in Groups. v Group Dynamics v ‘Teams’ VS ‘Groups’ v Advantages & Disadvantages

WH Questions : What is a group? Group is a structure that is made up by at least 2 people who affect and rely on each other to achieve one specific goal. How to implement a group? 1) Get to know your group mates 2) Allocate time and tasks to each members in the group 3) Communicate and share the ideas with the group members

GROUPS vs TEAM Key areas : 1) Leadership Skills 2) Responsibility 3) Ability to Perform 4) Cooperation in Group 5) Aim for the goal

ADVANTAGES v Broad skill base v Improve knowledge v Technique in problem solving v Better communication skills v Empathy development v Effectiveness and efficiency v Wide scope of ideas v Different perspectives v Resolutions

DISADVANTAGES v. Conflict In Views v. Less Independence v. Time Consuming

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Quotes about Group ‘’Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much ‘’ Helen Keller “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ” Mahatma Gandhi ‘’Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships’’ Michael Jordan ‘’None of us is as smart as all of us ‘’ Ken Blancard

Conclusion ü Values Implemented : Responsibility, Teamwork ü Work together as a group ü Allocate task to different members ü Good Communication Skill Reflective : Starting from the scratch from research until the final presentation, we have learn so much in the group.

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