Teams
Scope
This guide provides the user with a starting point for locating sources and finding information related to the use of teams in education.
Books and Videos
Use the
Moraine Park Catalog to find books, e-books, and videos on this subject.
Sample keyword searches:
"collaborative learning"
"group problem solving"
"group work in education"
"virtual work teams"
"teams in the workplace"
Periodical Articles
Use the following databases to find articles on this topic.
Ebsco
WilsonWeb
Websites
Accounting for Individual Effort in Cooperative Learning Teams
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/Kaufmanpap.pdf
This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education that deals with the use of peer rating systems to account for individual performances in team projects. A sample form used for the ratings is included.
Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/collaborative.html
This page is an electronic version of a chapter from the book Tools for Teaching by Barbara Goss Davis. The page contains information that would be useful to an instructor looking for information on the topics of group work and/or study teams.
Cooperative and Collaborative Learning: Exploration
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/coopcollab/explor_sub2.html
The focus of this page is conflict resolution in a collaborative learning setting. It contains a checklist to help students resolve small-group conflicts.
Facilitating Dysfunctional Teams
http://www.foundationcoalition.org/home/keycomponents/teams/dysfunctional_facilitator.html
This page contains suggestions for recognizing and dealing with dysfunctional teams. The information is aimed at instructors but students will also find the information useful.
TLT Building Blocks for Teams
http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/teams/
This site was developed to demonstrate how to effectively incorporate teamwork into courses, avoid common pitfalls and turn it into a valuable learning experience for students. Most of the information is aimed at instructors but there is a special section that will be helpful to students.
Working in Teams
http://terrymorris.net/teamwork/
This learning object discusses teams, virtual teams, team roles, conflict resolution, along with some information on students that were members of successful teams.
Updated 7/2009
