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Collaboration
Let’s talk about group work….
See Chapter 4 in your book for more information.

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Ok, I know you are all asking, “why
do we have to do this??”
 1) Trust me. As someone who writes for a living, working together is a
workplace reality. You need to be able to collaborate with others in a
variety of environments.
 2) There are benefits to working in a group!
 Sharing the work and the workload.
 Splitting up the tasks make daunting projects more manageable.
 Sharing of the minds.
 You all bring something unique to the table.

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Managing the Group
 Choose a group leader.
 Share the wealth.
 Plan the project.
 Create a schedule.
 Communicate
frequently.
 Send each document to
the whole group for
editing IN ADVANCE.
 Be flexible.

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Meetings
 Listen effectively. This
is especially important
in an online course
where you will be
communicating
electronically.
 Communicate
diplomatically.
 Don’t get emotionally
attached.

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Pull Your Own Weight
 Your grade depends on it.
 It is only fair.
 I will ask for feedback on the experience when you turn in your
project – this is your chance to let me know how things went.

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Electronic Tools
 Track comments in MS
Word (like you did for Peer
Review).
 Use the
highlight/underline/commen
t features in MS Word.
 Video Conferencing – think
about having group
meetings via Skype.