Group Reflection Analysis

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This was my first time to work within a group academically; during my degree my grades had always been dependant on my own personal work and effort, but now for the first time my grade relied on the work and effort of others also. This was a little worrying at first as I was unsure how I and my group would work collaboratively, and how we would manage to create a coherent module design. As I had also started building many good relationships with the members of my group over the last four months, I feared the collaborative project may negatively impact on this, if any conflict was to occur. Thankfully this did not become an issue and working collaboratively turned out to be more beneficial than I had first anticipated. I was aware of the collaborative project from the beginning, but I was unsure of its structure or relevance until it was spoken about in our workshop prior to teaching practise (hereafter TP). I found this workshop extremely useful as many of our questions and doubts were clarified and it also allowed us to begin working collaboratively immediately. We began by brainstorming themes for the module and before the workshop ended we had all agreed on genealogy as our chosen theme and decided to research different aspects while on TP. On returning to college after TP we discussed the feedback and advice we had received from the TY teachers within our TP schools, and began to discuss the module we wished to devise in greater detail. After examining the brief, we decided to narrow it into sections and assign each individual their own section in order to get the project underway. This worked well for us as we could all complete our individual section at a time that suited us, rather than a time that suited every member. I ... ... middle of paper ... ...ted me in many ways. I learned a lot while working with the members of my group, they helped me gain a greater understanding for project, and without each and every one of their involvements I don’t believe we would have accomplished such a satisfying end result. I also learned what may work for me, may not always work for others and new methods may need to be established to make working together successful. The main thing I have learned is strong communication is the key to collaborative success and when it is carried out correctly, it can lead to the work load being shared and a greater amount of resources being obtained. I now know working collaboratively will not always be easy, but the recognition and reward gained at the end of it, makes the whole process worthwhile and I look forward to working collaboratively in the future, with students and fellow teachers.

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