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My involvement in the Learning Team environment at the University of Phoenix has been a great learning experience. When we were assigned teams at the end of the first week, I did not really know what to expect. I was scared on being on a team because I really did not do learning teams a great deal in my life and I really did not like having to relay on other people for their parts. I have been on teams before and either no one worked together or you had to do the work by yourself to get the job done.
The first task my learning team was confronted with was coming up with an effective method of communicating. “High-performing teams have extensive communication mechanisms. They communicate regularly with each other wither in person, via telephone, or through e-mail and keep those unable to attend meetings informed of the group's progress (Teams in the Workplace, Pg. 317).” We decided to either email or meet in person for are group homework.
Our first official task was to create a team Charter. One of the questions in this charter was to determine if the team would have a leader and if so, the term of that leader. “All groups need leadership. Without leadership, a group may be nothing more than a collection of individuals lacking the coordination and motivation to achieve a common goal (Leadership in Groups, Pg.173).” Instead of having one leader for the entire course, the team decided to rotate leaders at the beginning of every school week. I was selected by my peers to be the team leader during the first assignment. Being the team leader, I was not only responsible for making sure that my part of the project was completed, but also everyone else's. I had to devise a timeline and milestone events that would ensure us successfully completing the task on time. As the leader, I was also responsible for resolving any conflicts that may have arisen during this assignment. I consider myself (and the team) to be lucky in this, as we did not...