TEAM COLLABORATION

TEAM

Collaboration

How can universities teach employabIlity skills?

BY SINGLAND - ONL 03(+)

Match Summary

The Dilemma

The Problem...

...and why

Group Formation

Teaching collaboration

A Solution

embracing collaboration

Reflection

The Collaboration Dilemma?

How can WE get people to really recognize the value of becoming part of a learning community and experience the benefits of social learning?

What is the problem?

Group work isn’t often done collaboratively by students

Instead, students see education as competition or a one-man sport

WHY?

There are many reasons:

• teaching tradition
• lack of scafolding

• competitive culture
• difficulty in assessment
• time constraints
• student anxiety
• lack of appreciation of collaboration

A SOLUtion

REDEFINE GROUP... ...AS TEAM

COLLABORATION IS NOT COMPETITION TEAM MEMBERS have a common shared goal to strive towards GROUP MEMBERS may have different objectives and may strive to complete their individual tasks

TEAM FORMATIOn

FORMING TEAMS:

• should not based on choice (e.g. friends - less objective),

• should be based on other skills (hobbies, talents etc.)

Tools that may help identify students' skills:

• Talent Today

• 16 Personalities

TEACHING COLLABORATION

Collaboration:Skill Development Framework

by Pearson

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Collaboration Sub-skills

Task management

Interpersonal communication

Engaging with Ideas

CLIck the link above and read part 3

Click the link Above and read part one

Click the link above a And read part two

embracing Collaboration

Collaboration is a professional quality, a skill and a disposition that can be developed

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bonding

Environment

Strengths

Allow for time for the team to get to know each other to build the required trust

A conducive and safe environment plays a big part in enabling people to collaborate

Encourage team to try different positions to find what best suits them (and the team)

embracing Collaboration

Collaboration is a professional quality, a skill and a disposition that can be developed

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Intentionality

Orchestration

Willingness

The reasons and actions for collaboration must be intentional...

The role of the orchestrator/facilitator is critical in fostering collaboration...

To enable collaboration, the team members must be willing...

REFlection

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COLLABORATION NEEDS REFLECTION

Helps to avoid mistakes

Enhances learning

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Informs about future steps

evokes intentionality

Reflection on the collaborative learning process throughout the project is critical for identifying how the teams skills have developed (both as a team, and as individuals)

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transfers learning to other fields

ENABLES PROGRESS evaluatION

"This [the presented solution] is something that we, as tertiary educators, can implement. However, it really should be rolled out even at a primary education level since the earlier these skills can be developed, the more benefit the scholar/student will experience!"

SINGLAND, 2022

THANK YOU!