Introduction
How teams, tasks and individuals interact for rewarding groupwork
Team
Get your group off to a good start
Task
Discussion points to bring things out into the open
Individual
Reflecting on how you and your team approach a task
Activities
Practical ideas for working together effectively throughout your team's lifecycle
Planning Wizard
Use this tool to plan your team project or assignment in a structured way
Top Tips
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Teams need building
- Effective teamwork doesn’t happen by accident – check out the Task guide and Planning Wizard
- The biggest cause of conflict is workload distribution – sort out early who does what and when
Set an example for each other
- Building trust is important. Agree on early ground rules for teamwork
- Don't assume everyone interprets things in the same way. Take time to uncover diverse views – they feed creativity
You’re learning by doing
- You’re building valuable professional and employability skills alongside your subject knowledge
- Reflecting on conflict and problems helps you gain maximum learning benefit - start a ‘lessons learned log’ on day 1 of your project
Resources
Resources
OpenLearn - Groups and teamwork
A free Open University course in groups and teamwork with lots of useful ideas and tools.
Kanban boards
Trello (or Microsoft Teams/Planner) are great ways to share tasks with other team members, if you are unsure where to start you could try setting up a Kanban board. https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban/boards
Microsoft Teams
All students and staff at Falmouth Univesity and the University of Exeter have access to office.com . The Microsoft Teams app is a great way to document your teams activities and notes. Microsoft Teams works well with Microsoft Planner, or Trello and many other 3rd party apps.