Activity 3A

Objective

Encourage team members to participate in and to take responsibility for team activities

In groups of three (3) or as directed by the instructor. Conduct this activity reflecting on your own experience when you were assigned group work to work with your classmates.

Question 1

Use the template provided below to guide your discussion. Discuss with your group what strategies or techniques that you used for encouraging your team members to take their responsibilities for group activities including communication processes.

Please noteyou must explain your strategies and techniques and describe their efficiency

• What strategies do you use to identify factors which need to be considered when assessing team capabilities?

• How do you evaluate areas that affected the overall team results and achievements?

As a team

• What area/s did you personally identify that directly impacted on team work performance problems?

As a team:

• How important was communication to your overall success and which communication strategies did you find most effective in facilitating a project?