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Outcomes Describe key considerations when designing effective teamwork assignments Implement Peergrade to support peer assessment of teamwork Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 2

Chat question Why do you want students to work together? Webinar recording and slides will be available at 3 https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars

Group work / Teamwork: What’s the difference? Group Team Week 1 Week 13 “With a group, the whole is often equal to or less than the sum of its parts; with a team , the whole is always greater” (Oakley, Felder, Brent & Elhajj, 2004). Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 4

Chat question What can be challenging about teamwork? 5

A challenge with teamwork “The vast majority of dysfunctional student behaviors (e.g., social loafing, one or two members dominating the discussion, etc.) and complaints (e.g., having to carry the dead wood, the instructor isn’t teaching, etc.) are the result of bad assignments, not bad groups.” (Michaelsen, Knight & Fink, 2004, p. 394) Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 6

Designing 1 2 3 Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 7

Characteristics of well-designed teamwork assignments Are linked to course Help students develop goals teamwork skills Are engaging Build in checkpoints Promote interaction Provide opportunities and interdependence for feedback among group members Provide individual and group accountability Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 8

How do you design effective teamwork assignments? A framework for fostering effective teamwork Check out this TLS video Forming Storming Performing Norming (Tuckman, 1965) Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 9

How can peer assessment (PA) be integrated into teamwork? Assessment Criteria Presence Contributions Team skills Communication Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 10

Implementation 1 2 3 Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 11

What tools can support collaborative work? myCourses groups and discussions Microsoft Teams Zoom breakout rooms Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 12

What technology can I use to support PA of teamwork? Enable Peergrade Create your • Send request to IT assignment • Follow instructions • Set up feedback rubric Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 13

Using Peergr grad ade for PA of teamwork Students submit Students give Students read their Instructors see an Students read their work. feedback using feedback and give a overview of the process assignment rubrics. feedback reaction. and students’ feedback. instructions. Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 14

Designing a rubric for PA of teamwork An example … (Rubric: Barkley, Cross & Major, 2014, p. 110) More examples: Using Peer Assessment to Make Teamwork Work: A Resource Document for Instructors – Appendix A Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 15

Should PA count toward students’ grade? It depends … Forming Storming Performing Norming Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 16

Key take-aways and Resources 1 2 3 Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 17

What’s your most important take-away from today’s session? Type your response or question in the chat window / Raise your hand To To raise yo your ha hand: nd: • Click on ‘Participants’ in the zoom control panel • In the new window, click on the ‘Raise Hand’ icon

What’s your most important take-away from today’s session? What else would you like to know? Type your response or question in the chat window / Raise your hand To To raise yo your ha hand: nd: • Click on ‘Participants’ in the zoom control panel • In the new window, click on the ‘Raise Hand’ icon

Resources Add Peergrade to myCourses: IT Support - https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal TLS support resources:  Setting Up Peergrade for Peer Assessment of Teamwork https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/files/tls/setting_up_peergrade_for_peer_assesment_of_teamwork_final.pdf  Using Peer Assessment to Make Teamwork Work o A Resource Document for Instructors: https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/files/tls/using_peer_assessment_to_make_teamwork_work_-_feb_2020.pdf o Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjmfT-w7zA o Peer grading calculations spreadsheet and video tutorial: https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/assessment/peer Peergrade support: http://help.peergrade.io/ McGill instructors have implemented PA of teamwork using Microsoft Office Forms: o Peer Assessment Within and Among Teams: https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2018/05/08/peer- assessment-within-and-among-teams/ o Peer Assessment as a Sustainable Feedback Practice: https://teachingblog.mcgill.ca/2019/04/25/peer- assessment-as-a-sustainable-feedback-practice/ Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 20

References and supplementary reading Barkley, E. F., Cross, K. P., & Major, C. H. (2014). Collaborative learning techniques: A handbook for college faculty. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/mcgill/reader.action?docID=1745058 Horn, E. & Peloza, E. (2020, October 12). Addressing common issues with online group work. The Teaching Professor. https://www.teachingprofessor.com/topics/online-learning/addressing-common-issues- with-online-group-work/ Michaelsen, L. K., Knight, A. B., & Fink, L. D. (Eds.) (2004). Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups in college teaching . Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. Oakley, B., Felder, R. M., Brent, R., & Elhajj, I. (2004). Turning student groups into effective teams. Journal of Student Centered Learning, 2 (1), 9-34. https://www.engr.ncsu.edu/wpcontent/uploads/drive/1ofGhdOciEwloA2zofffq kr7jG3SeKRq3/2004-Oakley-paper(JSCL).pdf Suskie, L. (2018, October 27). Grading group work. A Common Sense Approach to Assessment in Higher Education. https://www.lindasuskie.com/apps/blog/show/46003833-grading-group- work?siteId=115520809&locale=en-US Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 21

References and supplementary reading Teaching and Learning Services. (2020). Using peer assessment to make teamwork work . Montreal: Teaching and Learning Services, McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/files/tls/using_peer_assessment_to_make_teamwork_work_- _feb_2020.pdf Tuckman, B. (1965). Developmental sequences in small groups. Psychological Bulletin, 63(6 ), 384-399. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0022100 Tuckman, B. W., & Jensen, M. A. C. (1977). Stages of small-group development revisited. Group & Organization Studies, 2 (4), 419-427. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/105960117700200404 Weimer, M. (2013). Defining and promoting teamwork in the classroom. Faculty Focus. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/defining-and-promoting-teamwork-in- theclassroom/ Williams, S. J. (2016). An approach for the assessment and allocation of individual grades for group-based, collaborative work by combining self-assessment, group-evaluation and wiki data: Results from an action research. In S. Tang & L. Logonnathan (Eds.). Assessment for Learning Within and Beyond the Classroom (pp. 361-372). Singapore, HK: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0908-2_29 Webinar recording and slides will be available at https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/class-disruption/webinars 22