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E - Learning

• Virtual Behavior Settings: An Application of Behavior Setting Theories to Virtual Communities

  By Anita Blanchard - Virtual communities are a new social phenomenon in computer-mediated communication (CMC). Within these communities, a sense of place is emerging that may provide a key to understanding them. This paper proposes that virtual communities can be better understood as operating within an emerging environmental form: virtual behavior settings, a concept informed by Barker's (1968, 1978a) and Wicker's (1987, 1992) theories of (face-to-face) behavior settings, altered by considerations of the distinctive qualities of time, place, and objects in CMC. Virtual behavior settings are examined in terms of the emergence and maintenance of setting programs, their participants, and their operation within physical behavior settings. It may be a bit academic for some and appears a bit dated, but worthwhile. ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 250 )

Group Dynamics

• Group Dynamics

  By na - Good 10 page intro to group dynamics and how groups form (form, storm...) made available by a government agency in canada. In pdf ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 236 )

• GroupWorks: Thinking Together: Making Better Decisions in Groups

  By na - When was the last time you felt good helping your group decide something meaningful? Was it a simple vote, or was there good discussion beforehand? Did people understand what was being decided? Did you look at more than one possible way to solve the problem or move ahead with an opportunity? Did everyone have a chance to talk? Did you talk about the obvious issues as well as those that are sometimes %u201Cundiscussable%u201D in your group? Was there a sense of celebration when you finally made the decision? Debate versus dialogue Did you know that the word debate comes from the French %u201Cto beat%u201D? Even %u201Cdiscussion%u201D comes from a root word meaning %u201Cto break things up.%u201D In contrast, the word dialogue has a meaning more like %u201C. . . a free flow of meaning among all participants.%u201D1 Box 1 illustrates some of the differences between debate and dialogue. Groups that aim for dialogue in making decisions believe they have heard more than facts. They have a greater understanding about the meaning of the facts, experiences and feelings shared in the process of making a decision. ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 187 )

Leaders In Learning and Training

• bruce w. tuckman - forming,storming, norming and performing in groups

  By na - Forming, storming, norming and performing - developmental sequence in groups is the common, if perhaps simplistic model of group development, that Bruce Tuckman is best known for. Here more information about the man. ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 175 )

Powerpoint Presentations On Learning and Training

• Introduction To Group Dynamics Powerpoint

  By na - The proverb states the beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. This lecture heeds this advice by examining various ways to define a group and the typical characteristics of groups. It also reviews several assumptions, both historical and contemporary, that influence how theorists and researchers conceptualize and study groups. Quite basic ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 205 )

Teams and Team Building

• The Special Place Exercise

  By Jerry Noloboff - A dyad exercise suggested by Jerry Noloboff that encourages self-disclosure and the building of a group field ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 219 )

Training Methods and Activities

• Body Language Exercise Collection

  By na - These exercises are designed to help students tune in to the subtleties of body language and what they might mean about interpersonal behavior. ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 248 )

Training Methods and Activities : Games for TeamBuilding

• Group Drawings

  By na - A simple group exercise that involves drawing as a means of learning about each other in teams and groups. Particularly good for people who are not that verbal ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 224 )

Training Methods and Activities : Role Playing

• Freeze Exercise

  By Richard Homan - I learned this exercise from my colleague Richard Homan who uses it in his acting courses. We also used it extensively in our co-taught course The Psychology of Improvisation. It is basically an improvisation/role-playing technique that can be applied creatively to a variety of topics. Interesting, particularly for those who enjoy the improvisation process, but may be a bit out there for business training. ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 398 )

• Mood Role Plays

  By na - How do moods and emotions affect group dynamics? Take the group's pulse by going around the room and having each student state one word that describes how he/she is feeling at that moment. Then divide the class into subgroups so that everyone in each subgroup has a similar mood state (usually, the subgroups fall into somewhat generic categories of "anxious/stressed, relaxed/satisfied, happy/feeling-good, angry/annoyed," etc.) ^new (Added: 19-Jan-2010 Hits: 358 )

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