Leadership/Facilitation in Small (3-12) Mixed/Collaborative Groups

Sample Guidelines from Working Draft tlt.gs/SGCguide


Leadership/Facilitation Matters

• "There is always someone who 'naturally' takes leadership in any group... either implicitly or by explicit agreement."  
• So, quite early,  explicitly identify and describe the role of leaders/facilitators... even if the decision is to share leadership/facilitation among all participants equally in a VERY small group!
• Include potential leaders/facilitators at earliest stages of planning.

See More:  "Guidelines/References for Frugal Innovation thru Small Group Collaboration:  Working draft from TLTG Annual Online Symposium 2011" tlt.gs/SGCguide

These Guidelines & References are based on the work of the TLT Group's 4th Annual Online Symposium on Frugal Innovation and Collaborative Change: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! SMALL MIXED GROUP COLLABORATION (August, 2011). Registration was free to TLT Group members. See the homebase Web pages for each of the 3 online sessions:

Session 1    Session 2    Session 3

TLT Group Members are also invited to participate in a "small mixed collaborative group" to continue developing these resources in academic 2011-12!

To join this working group, send email to Rebecca Kurtz:

kurtz@tltgroup.org

The Symposium strongly influences the TLT Group's agenda for our weekly FridayLive! online sessions. Our 2011-12 "season" begins on September 9, 2pm Eastern with a recap and extension of this summer's work on Small Mixed Collaborative Groups. In the Symposium, guest presenters discussed specific kinds of successful small-group collaboration:

• Student-Faculty - Session 3, Elon University et al.
• Faculty-Faculty - Sessions 1, 2, 3 - Temple University, Miami University of Oho, Elon University et al.
• Faculty-Librarian - Sessions 2, 3 - Miami University of Ohio et al.
• Faculty-Faculty Development, and Faculty-Tech. Participants - Sessions 1, 2, 3 - Temple University, Miami University of Oho, Elon University et al.

We welcome all in higher education - faculty, librarians, faculty developers, administrators, and students; but we especially encourage small groups of colleagues from the same institution.

We believe that focusing on small, realistic steps will lead to more widespread, long-lasting meaningful changes. In fact, in these especially challenging times, small steps may be the ONLY way to keep moving - in the right direction.

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Photo of "Senior leadership from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) perform a traditional breaking of the taru, or sake container"
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SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 24, 2007) - Senior leadership from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) perform a traditional breaking of the taru, or sake container, during a reception aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in honor of the aircraft carrier's first visit to Sasebo, Japan. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed in support of operations in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Lasco Image released 24 February 2007 by the United States Navy with the ID 070224-N-2959L-016.