Cooperative Learning Techniques for Team Building Activities
Cooperative learning is a learning and teaching technique that helps colleagues interact with each other in the process of achieving common goals.
But, cooperative learning is more than simply working in a group environment.
This type of team building activity is most effective when individuals can operate as a collective team.
By working in a positive team environment, it is possible to improve on profit margins, productivity and boost morale.
Let’s look at some of the most efficient ways that cooperative learning can be utilised in the process of team building:
1. Boost team success and collaboration
If you are planning to work on the multi-tier or complex project, you want to look at establishing a supportive and caring peer relationship.
The above also can strengthen the ability of team members to bond as well as to enhance the commitment and desire to reach a shared goal.
Cooperative learning is a very useful technique to help each of the team members throughout the course of the project and make it possible for them to work closely and efficiently.
2. Help to create positive interdependence
When it comes to cooperative learning, it is essential that each and every team member is taking an active role and participating in the project to the fullest of the ability.
This ability to participate applies to all types of team building activities.
To increase the likelihood of every member participating, you want to look at giving each person some responsibility to ensure that the project is a success.
By creating the individual roles for each team member and to ensure that they fully understand the responsibility, there is a greater chance of the most collective teamwork taking place.
3. Improving social skills
For any work based project to be completed to a high standard, the group members must have the ability to communicate effectively and have the great team and interpersonal skills.
It is possible to rely on team building activities to improve these particular types of skills by using conflict management resolution and trust building exercises.
4. Establishing the group process
Group processing is a useful technique to increase the ability for the team to make decisions as a collective unit.
In any environment that does not have a defined leader to make the final decision, the team may not have the confidence which can have a negative impact on the end result.
Each of the team members should take on a personal ownership of their assigned role to minimise conflicts or poor decision-making throughout the course of the project.
5. Work in small groups
Customised learning solutions promote working in smaller groups as it is more productive and makes it possible for colleagues to share strengths and help each other overcome their weak skills.
Additionally, in the small group it is much easier for the team members to feel comfortable and safe, but also still be in an environment that can challenge them.
Other benefits include the ability for everyone to make a contribution with no one feeling left out.
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