Class 5: Presentation/ Group Dynamics Reflection

At the halfway point in our course, we finished our first major group paper/presentation project. Thus we evaluated how both things had gone. I have included a picture of what our group discussion; for both topics we discussed what we would remove, what we wanted to keep the same, and what we wanted to add.

For our project, we wanted to:

• Remove the lengthiness of our presentation which occurred from dividing up the class in too many small groups for our activity. 
• Keep the hands on activity in the form of a game we used to illustrate our points. We also liked how we broke up our presentation with the game as a break. We used many forms of media including a video and pictures. 
• We would add in citing specific facts and examples and overview of all concepts to better hone in the points. We would also include ourselves in the group activity to make the game go faster.

For our group, we wanted to: 

• Take shorter frequent study breaks rather than allowing ourselves to take a few lengthy study breaks, thus increasing productivity. 
• Keep the delegation of group work and the accountability each person showed for their section, including preparing before we met as a group to edit the paper. Our casual, realized group dynamic filled with music and food allowed for cohesive editing. 
• We would change our study environment to see more of Copenhagen. We would also would become familiar with the requirements earlier.