Leadership Teamwork
Communication
Skills
Problem
Solving
Benefits
• Increased critical thinking
skills
• Creativity
• Cooperation
• Responsibility
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
Concerns
• Free-Riders
• Bad experiences
• Too busy
• Unclear expectations
• Grading concerns
Benefits
• Increased critical thinking
skills
• Creativity
• Cooperation
• Responsibility
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
Concerns
• Not a guarantee of learning
• Divvying up work
• Collaborative of
Cooperative?
• Minimal group interaction
Students
Instructor
Goal/Norm
Setting
Students
Instructor
Check-in /
adjustments
Project
Completion
Collaboration
requires good
communication
Collaboration
requires good
communication
Respect
• All have a chance to talk
• All ideas considered
Intelligent Collaboration
• Sharing relevant information
• Clarifying information
• Critical feedback
Deciding Together
• Explicit joint agreement
• Group responsibly, not
individual
Encouraging
• Ask questions
• Give positive feedback
Phase 1: Breakout and
tackle one guideline
Phase 2: Mix groups
and tackle a problem
Phase 1: Breakout and
tackle one guideline
Phase 2: Mix groups
and tackle a problem
Phase 1: breakout and
tackle one guideline
Phase 2: mix group
and tackle a problem
Team problem: what group project do you suggest to address this
class project – “your final project is to be a multimedia
presentation that gives new instructors 5 tips for their first year.”
[Remind your group about your guidelines]
Students
Instructor
Goal/Norm
Setting
Students
Instructor
Check-in /
adjustments
Project
Completion
Using the RIDE Model for Group Projects
Using the RIDE Model for Group Projects

Using the RIDE Model for Group Projects