Sociological Images’ link to the graphic below from Endless Origami reminded me of a thought I had the other day when I overheard students discussing group projects: students don’t like group projects because group projects force them to deal with other students. They often seem content to do things in a half-assed way when dealing with their professors, but they do not care for others doing things in a half-assed way when dealing with them. If only they would learn something from the experience…
Posts Tagged ‘Communication’
Students dealing with students
Posted in Teaching Tricks, tagged Collaboration, Communication, Endless Origami, Group Projects, Half-Assed Students, Memoirs of a SLACer, Responsibility, Sociological Images, Teamwork, Trust No One on December 2, 2011| 1 Comment »