Group Reflection

This change is important, and valuable for me because I did not used to work as a team. I preferred to work alone because I thought that working, as a team is waste time. However, I was wrong, and I was missing out on the benefits of teamwork, such as active learning, key critical thinking, communication, and decision-making skills. All those factors are essential for the development of student learning. Now everything changed, I like to work in a group because I can share my ideas, and discuss one subject about it. In addition, teamwork has brought me many benefits in my life as a student. One of that benefits is I am more responsible. For instance, if I have to research one subject, I have to read many books or find the right information on the Internet, and deliver my investigation on time to discuss the information as

Considering that this was my first time, the purpose of the group is to address any PTSD symptomatology and invite all members to participate in group discussion about any related issues or topics. The group doesn’t seem structured or formatted in any way. I believe it meets the pt’s where they are and goes from there.

When someone says group project one can see who likes them and who does not. There are people who like group project and there are people who hate them. Some people like to work together and all share responsibilities but there are the people who have had bad experiences with group projects. It is interesting to see how people act in a group setting. Some people sit back and let others do their work and some work hard and try to get everyone involved. The roles of group members can be categorized and analyzed.

The second “best practice” for group work is to look for the best in people. Refrain from going into the project with negative expectations of the assignment or members of the group. In addition, bar yourself from masking your own insecurities by pointing out faults in others. Look for and expect the best from every member of the group, including yourself. Ask yourself how what each person’s strengths are and what makes them a valuable contribution to the group (Hunter,

Group projects are a large component of online learning, particularly in obtaining my masters degree. I have participated in group projects in several instances within my master’s journey, and this course was no exception. There are various technologies used to collaborate as a group, a number of which were beneficial, and others less so. While the project overall went smoothly, there were a few hiccups, and lessons learned for the future.

My prior experience in leading a group is when I lead a group of young men that were growing up in low-income housing. Ironically, most of these young men were growing up in a household where there is no father present, and they looked to the streets for guidance. During these group sessions, we talk about the stigma that was placed upon them for coming from the area in which they were growing up in. We also talked about social issues that they are dealing with growing up as African American males. Another point that was brought up was how do they deal with the police that patrols the area. Also, we created a dialogue that entailed discussing what the short-term and long-term goals were. Many participants of this group were eager to

I have often dreaded group projects, throughout my 4 years at Dalhousie University, I’ve never really had a good experience with them. So going into this class, my expectations were really low. I didn’t expect that I would actually enjoy working on these modules, and so much that I’ve worked with the same team for all 3 modules. This arrangement has allowed us to continue to develop our writing, research and presentations skills, as well as improve upon weaknesses, in our previous modules as well as personal skills that we want to improve. Personally, through these modules I have developed my presentations skills further, and through this particular module, I learned how to approach a problem or project from a different perspective, from different stakeholders.

Our small group project was quite effective because with the whole group effort, it made it easier for the team to complete a wide variety of tasks and it helped us establish meaningful connection with each other. Most importantly, it helped us build, and change our sense of self. The positive aspect of working in the small group is that all of our cultural uniqueness aided the group in a creative sense. Everyone in our group contributed equally, clearly presenting our case.

I learned that I am very responsible when it come down to group presentations. Especially ones that I have a big interest in. I also found out what my beliefs in completing a group assignment is. My belief is that if everyone does their part and contributes equal amounts, there is no way that the assignment can get a low grade. As for my community / peers, I learned that choosing the right people is a very big key. Not only because you know everyone will do their part, but also because you know that everyone will actually care about what they do. As a writer, this improved my skills because although i know the information, the people that I am introducing it to don't. Therefore, I had to make sure I wrote all my information is such a way that will make someone who is new to the information, clearly understand it. It was a challenge because every medical term had to be fully explained therefore people can understand what is going

Being able to work with a group to arrange a presentation taught me to work on my communication skills, which came to use when we needed to turn in our part of the project to put the presentation together. At the beginning of the project everyone in the group was doing their own thing which soon to realize was not a good idea due to the fact that it wasn’t helping the presentation flow. After getting into contact with everyone and actually planning out what we were going to focus on, the presentation came

I think I learned a lot about my teamwork skills. I am such a perfectionist and like to get things done early. Working with a group makes it changeling, because people had different time schedules. I think I learned that I am someone who engages with a project more often then my group, because I want to get my work done. My goal for this whole semester in this class was to get an A, and I think with

Meeting up with my group for the collaborative library project was a very interesting project. In high school, my English teacher did not assign us many projects where we were in groups and everyone had to put in effort to get the project completed. When we did has group projects, in high school, many students did not hold up there end of the bargain. Usually I am not someone who particularly likes working in groups because I feel as though some people can slack off and not do their part of the assignment to the best of their ability. That is the reason why I thought that was how this group project would be. After doing this project with my group members, it changed my whole view on group assignments. I expected for this group project to be

But I am happy that this was a requirement for the class because teamwork is a skill that most jobs requires and recruiters want to a person who possess it. Teamwork is imperative and many of us lack this essential skill. I tried to get the group going by constantly and trying to get them eager to work on the project. Overall, everyone contributed to the project and the outcome was great and we got things done efficiently. Everyone worked on the project equally and it has helped me personally enhance my team work abilities. An effective leader begins projects weeks before it is almost due and not wait until the last minute. If I want to be a great leader that is an aspect in which I need to work on. Moreover, I have made great friends in the Fast-forward program and with the clubs I associate myself with. I continue to be active on campus and networking. At first we would only hang out in club meetings, but now we hang out on weekends. If I want to be successful, I need to surround with those who share the same mentality. The classes I have taken this semester has allowed me to open my mind and explore new ideas. At the start of the year I was extremely shy, but trough the oral communications course I have stepped out of my comfort zone and have begun letting that fear

The things I will have done differently in the group was to use my time wisely. I believe because we were on a time frame, I tended to rush things just to say okay where done. Also, more support and trust at a point of time I was kind of second guessing another idea. I feel that you have to have trust in your group member to make it effective.

One thing I realized from doing this project was that I was motivated. For example, group work helped me to stay motivated and focused on the topic even when the topic sometimes confused me. This is because group work allowed me to interact and discuss the topic with group members instead of just reading articles. Moreover, it forced me to be responsible to others and, frequently then, to do more and better work on the project than I might have done when only responsible