Elanor, Išd want to encourage the team to find ways of managing difficulties themselves first before intervening directly. I think these are very rare occurrences with the vast majority of teams self-managing without difficulties. Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simon Tweddell BPharm MRPharmS FHEA Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice Curriculum Development Fellow Centre for Educational Development University of Bradford Bradford United Kingdom BD7 1DP Tel. +44 (0)1274 235241 Email. [log in to unmask] Twitter: @simontweddell Skype: simon.tweddell Accredited Consultant-Trainer in Team-based Learning On 19/10/2014 22:21, "Elanor Withnall" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Is it too simple to ask Jeff if there is a reason he is not participating? >Elanor > >Simon Tweddell wrote: >> Sophie, >> >> I was asked a similar question by a colleague using TBL in another >> discipline a couple of weeks ago. Išd not had this problem before so I >> had to think about it for a day or two and discussed it with a >> colleague. Herešs what we came up with: >> >> 1. Write an impromptu, discipline-related task (as an application >> exercise) that challenges the teams to solve a similar problem, but in >> the workplace i.e. looking forward to a time that they are in practice. >> This task might include others tasks as well but build in an appropriate >> problem e.g. a colleague in the work team that isnšt pulling their >> weight or a client that wonšt engage or talk during a case >> review/hearing or a case that demonstrates the need for all team members >> to pull their weight in the workplace. A 4S case that challenges the >> teams to come up with a solution might create some useful class >> discussion afterwards and provide the team with some ideas. Jeff might >> even come to realise that actually the workplace is all about teamwork >> and reflect a little on his behaviour to date? >> >> 2. Consider using the Jeff Caseš you describe below as an application >> exercise when introducing students to TBL for the first time in the >> future. Setting the teams a similar challenge about how they would >> engage with and challenge a possible Jeffš in their team will create >> some really useful class discussion and acts as a kind of preventative, >> pre-emptive strike in case there are any possible Jeffs out there. If >> someone isnšt engaging later on in the course, then the teams might be >> able to draw on this discussion and handle this themselves, possibly >> just with the phrase come on, talk to us, donšt be a Jeff!š Deep down, >> no one really wants to think that they are being the Jeff' in their >>group. >> >> Hope this makes sense and good luck with Jeff! >> >> Perhaps you could share with the Listserv how and if this problem is >> eventually resolved? >> >> Best wishes >> >> Simon >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Simon Tweddell BPharm MRPharmS FHEA >> Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice >> Curriculum Development Fellow >> Centre for Educational Development >> University of Bradford >> Bradford >> United Kingdom >> BD7 1DP >> Tel. +44 (0)1274 235241 >> Email. [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> Twitter: @simontweddell >> Skype: simon.tweddell >> >> Accredited Consultant-Trainer in Team-based Learning >> >> >> From: "Sparrow, Sophie" <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> Reply-To: "Sparrow, Sophie" <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:56:41 +0000 >> To: <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >> Subject: Team dynamics problem >> >> Greetings TBL colleagues - >> >> I could use some advice. >> >> For the first time in the 8 years I have been using TBL, I have a team >> that is not working well. One of the team members (Išll call him >> Jeff-not his real name) does not talk to, make eye contact with, or >> engage with the team unless they are working on a tRAT. When they are >> engaged in team applications during class, he does not turn to face the >> rest of his teammates, does not contribute and does not listen to them. >> As with all students, he knows that team contributions count for 15% of >> the final grade. >> >> Context: >> This is a first year graduate US law course, and I am working with teams >> of 6. >> >> On this particular team, half the students have come straight from >> undergrad,and 2 of the others have worked for a while before coming to >> law school. Jeff is a bit older than the others, has a PhD in science >> and was educated in EU in predominately lecture-based settings. In his >> team he has voiced his dislike of all the assessments in this course, >> and said that he wished it were like some other law school courses, >> where the only grade is on the final exam. >> >> Students in this class have given and received anonymous midterm peer >> feedback (now 2 weeks ago). Several of the members of the team have >> several times come to talk to me about how to engage this student. In >> the feedback he received, Jeff was asked to participate more. That has >> not happened. The students had ideas about how to try to engage him >> more, and he has not been responsive. At this point, two of the students >> are very frustrated as they keep trying to get Jeff to work with them, >> but they are finding that they are spending a lot of time trying to get >> him involved when he appears to have no interest in doing so. They donšt >> want to łwrite him off˛ and not engage him during team applications, but >> they and I are not sure how best to handle this. A couple of team >> graded team applications are coming up over the next month, and we have >> 2 more tRATs to do. >> >> I am not sure how to respond to this situation, and would love your >> ideas and suggestions. >> >> Thanks much, >> >> ~ Sophie >> >> Sophie M. 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