{"636273":{"#nid":"636273","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cultivating Effective Team Dynamics While Collaborating Remotely","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMany students, faculty, and staff have found themselves working \u0026mdash; and collaborating \u0026mdash; remotely this summer. With the shift to online courses and meetings, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.etd.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEffective Team Dynamics Initiative (ETD)\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech believes that it\u0026rsquo;s more important than ever for team members to understand and appreciate each other\u0026#39;s strengths.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026rsquo;s why ETD recently launched a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5_s1tQbGbV96XAJxHUHomg\/\u0022\u003EYouTube channel\u003C\/a\u003E, where it posts videos adapted from its curricular materials. In the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLGLnwXlfCSEDFyLf9obOLwH5m7xE_aEck\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;How do we team?\u0026quot; playlist\u003C\/a\u003E, ETD Director Mary Lynn Realff shares tips on encouraging contributions so that a team can thrive. These one-minute videos cover such topics as clarifying deliverables, building skills, developing consensus, discussing impact, and upholding integrity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EETD creates opportunities to reshape team experiences by asking three key questions: Who am I? How do I team? How do we team? By supporting undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff in identifying and leveraging individual strengths, ETD works to develop effective and harmonious teams grounded in strengths-based collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If your teammates aren\u0026#39;t doing what you expect them to do, they might be unaware of their tasks or responsibilities, or they might not have the necessary skills to do it,\u0026rdquo; said Realff. Other problems could come from a team member not agreeing with a decision, not thinking their task is essential, or not feeling accountable for their work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Once you understand the issue, you can find a solution together,\u0026rdquo; Realff added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EETD encourages faculty, staff, and student organizations to reach out for teaching and learning support. To request curricular materials on strengthening online teamwork, email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:etd@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eetd@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Effectiveness Team Dynamics Initiative has resources to help.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Effectiveness Team Dynamics Initiative has resources to help."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2020-06-16 19:56:12","changed_gmt":"2020-06-25 15:31:19","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634287":{"id":"634287","type":"image","title":"Remote Learner","body":null,"created":"1586550415","gmt_created":"2020-04-10 20:26:55","changed":"1586550415","gmt_changed":"2020-04-10 20:26:55","alt":"Female university student takes remote learning courses on laptop.","file":{"fid":"241358","name":"remote-learning-1900x930.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/remote-learning-1900x930.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/remote-learning-1900x930.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":176825,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/remote-learning-1900x930.jpg?itok=_VeWdZwr"}}},"media_ids":["634287"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ETD_GT","title":"ETD on Twitter"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EffectiveTeamDynamicsGT\/","title":"ETD on Facebook"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4845","name":"teamwork"},{"id":"185138","name":"working remotely"},{"id":"185139","name":"virtual learning"},{"id":"185140","name":"remote working"},{"id":"184835","name":"remote learning"},{"id":"185141","name":"effective team dynamics initiative"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}