I formed this group because Alyssa and I were both struggling and I know Porter is great at math so I reached out to him to help us and study together. The group has been helpful because a lot of my questions can be answered by my friends. The dynamic is great because none of us are afraid to sound dumb with questions, so we are all very open and open to helping. We haven’t strictly followed the guidelines in the hand out being that we feel that the way the study group naturally works is great for us and our own learning styles.
Having experience in conducting group did not decrease the level of preparation and anxiety that came with the preparation for this exercise. However, the experience made the actual process of conducting group therapy less intimidating once the session started. This experiential exercise fostered the ability to look at myself as a group facilitator and be able to plan for group; it allowed me to be in tuned to the ongoing process occurring during the session and the ability to reflect after it was completed. In preparation, my co-facilitator
Last spring I was enrolled in GCOM 123: Group Presentations. About two weeks into the class, I was assigned my group, which I would work with for the entire semester. For our first presentation, I met my group members at Carrier Library in a study room. My group consisted of five people who for the purpose of this assignment I will call Joe, Sally, Amy, Danielle and myself. During our meeting there was a major lack of motivation and it was startlingly clear nothing was being accomplished.
We will have to show the group how to use “I” statements, how to address members with respect, how to give appropriate feedback, and how to maintain appropriate boundaries. It is our task to get the group to talk to each other rather than talking to us or through us. We also need to teach the students how to listen by modeling the way we attend to them. Thus, when participants state specific issues related to the group, my coleader and I will actively get involved to assist each member to solve their conflict such as another member not following guidelines. This will also give us an opportunity to explore why a person is feeling the way they do and bring it to the
Group learning was imperative for my growth as an individual in a society where working with others is inevitable, and an essential ability. Knowing this, I am going to communicate this as much as I can to any students I encounter who are anti-group
We did interviews and research on how to get the groups to interact with each other. We came up with the solution of have more student events, so they could mingle and make friends. Describe a time when you worked in a small group. What was particularly good about that group?
My assignment for the writing 101 group project was to present how to conduct an interview. The information for this presentation came from The Curious Researcher by Bruce Ballinger. My group consisted of five people, we all would present this topic together. Knowing that we had a big group for a relatively small presentation, we had to divide the groups roles up very evenly so everyone could participate. This was the first thing we did as a group.
Group projects were a reoccurring difficulty in JD’s life. His mother and the speech pathologist made the entire school faculty aware of how damaging it can be to a child’s self-esteem to be left out of a group. I had never thought of this before. JD’s story made me aware that leaving students responsible for forming their own groups has the potential to do more harm than good. Moving forward, I will be more conscious about assigning partners for activities in my graduate and professional
I believe we worked well as a group even though we were not working directly with each other. This helped me understand as to how a group effort can involve more than one set of people. While we were Luckyday volunteers they included us into their group of everyday workers. The work was completed by the entire team. Not one person received more credit that the other.
The purpose of group learning and development is to ensure that all learning styles are catered for and the ultimate goal of sharing knowledge is achieved. When using a group to deliver something new each individual can call on a fellow participant to confirm understanding. 1.2 Explain why delivery of learning and development must reflect group dynamics When delivering to a group it is important to consider, what is the normal behaviour within the group? Who plays what role?
My Personal Group Experience: Assignment: “Homosexuality” Our group met and discussed our assignment, “Homosexuality”. I thought the way the assignments for the topics was made was fair and equitable and helped to create a diverse group with no bias towards the topics. The group met during our assigned time period and I offered to serve as facilitator to get the discussion going. Our discussion regarding the topic and the assigning of each individual discussion question evolved in what I consider a natural way.
Having worked in many group assignments both as a leader and member, the most important aspect is how effectively the group is managed. I have significantly improved in my managerial skills after understanding the needs of different members
this made me gain a strong relationship between me and my group mates, making us more comfortable to be around each other and learn from one another. Another way my group enhanced my social experience is by paying compliments to the ideas that I have given out which benefits the whole group and this makes me feel because the ideas I have given out have helped them in their work. My group members enhanced my learning experiences in many different ways, by seeing the members in my group being motivated it made me realise that I need to be on their level of work as well in order to pass exams or coursework. Furthermore, another way my group enhanced my learning experience is by them listening to what I have to say when I don’t understand a question or a task. Lastly, my group members would create mind maps and system diagrams in group meetings and then write every member ideas on the paper then we would go through each idea and debate whether if those ideas that are implemented are good enough to be put into the finals of our
supportive ties with service user who came from a different background, religion and culture. People with communication disabilities are at risk of not being able to communicate effectively with their career. The different context which communication can be explained is one to one, group, formal, informal communication. One to one communication is way of one individual communicating with another, this can be presented to be interpersonal interaction and it can also be done face to face, e-mail, letters, and sign language.
The role that I played in my group are initiator-contributor, coordinator, and recorder. In my group, I propose a new idea for my chapter on what to do as an exercise for the whole class. The idea that I came up with was that each group will create their own band, decide who the leader will be, what the other team members roles is and, in the end, explain why they picked those roles. This exercise will not just cover the chapter I'm going through but it will also summarize the chapters my group will present and, in each team, they will experience conflict and different type of communication skills.
