Team Building and Motivation
A team comprises a group of people linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially
appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent
subtasks.
A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a
team.
Teams
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Why is team building important so important in Connecting Classrooms?
• To engage a diversity of cultures, working practices and languages
• To share strengths, responsibilities and resources
• To overcome obstacles together
Why is team building important so important in Connecting Classrooms?
• Partners are dispersed and may feel isolated
• Meetings are infrequent & intensive
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We
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The Development of a Team
Activity: exploring elements of an effective team
• Identify 3 qualities of an effective project team
• Identify 3 reasons why a team does not work well together
• How could a team overcome these obstacles to good team working?
Attention Density
Dream Teams
Balanced Teams
Overall Belbin Role
Leading Co-ordinator
Shaper
Doing Implementer
Completer/finisher
Thinking Innovator
Monitor/evaluator
Socialising Resource investigator
Team worker
Orchestrating the talents…
How do we keep them on board?
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