Tuesday, April 21, 2009

What Happened in Class 2415

Speakers/dates:

May 1:

Victoria
Anthony & group
Adriana
Vincent
Emily

May 5:

Chris
Denyce
Scott
Kayla
Steve
Diane

May 8:

Theo & group
Nicole
Roberto
Ursula & group (20")

Friday:

Students met with each other to plan their group presentation or to consult with others about software.

While the students met, the instructor evaluated and graded notebooks.

Next week:

Work with personality profiles.

Tuesday:

The instructor handed out the assignment sheet for the next and last project of class (it was posted here on Friday. See Links section). We went over the assignment sheet. If you didn't get a copy, it is available by going to last week's blog post.

Next we had the last of the student presentations, which were on group think.

After the presentations, we broke down the chapter material for the upcoming presentations, which will start April 27 and go through the conclusion of class.

Breakdowns:

Small groups:

Ursula, Bruce & Ismael: conflict
Anthony, Vincent & Brendan: effective problem solving
Theo, Dagmara, Nneka: planning for meetings, developing the group.


Individual multimedia projects:

Victoria: collaboration
Vincent: problem characteristics
Roberto: effective group decision-making

Kayla: positive & negative outcomes of conflict
When negotiation fails: alternative procedures

Scott: competition

Chris: basic approaches to conflict management
Leader as completer

Denyce: accommodation

Adriana: organizing problem solving discussions

Next class:

Small groups will work together. Individual projects will be grouped by software.

Bring notebooks on Friday, as the instructor will grade your notebook while you are working in the small group.

Notebook grade: The best grades are given for neatness, thoroughness, and organizational skills. Consult the handout given to you at the beginning of class.

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