Ted Talk: Why you think you’re right, even when you’re wrong

This TED talk, approximately 12 minutes in length, uses both…

Preventing Group Think (Article)

This short article from Psychology Today defines and describes group…

Tech Tools for Student Organization of Collaborative Projects

This site gives links and a description for seven tech…

Guidelines for Group Writing Projects (Article)

This short article describes steps for instructors and students in establishing…

Avoiding Group Think (Article)

This is a straightforward article from the Harvard Business Review regarding…

Popplet: Group idea organization

This is a web-tool for students to use to organize…

Managing Conflict in Teams: Switching to Successful Negotiation

The site begins with an overview of different styles of…

You See U

A video-based online tool designed for assessing oral communication, but…

Collaborative Learning: Group Work

This site includes an overview of collaborative learning, suggested group…

Community Tool Box on Collaborative Leadership

Community Tool Box on Collaborative Leadership “The Community Tool Box…

Teampedia: Tools for teams

Provides a multitude of collaborative activities that can be used…

Yes, and…Using Improv to Teach Collaborative Leadership

These are two sites that have excellent game ideas that…

Barriers to Effective Communication

This is a very short description about effective communication.  The…

Decision Making Map

This resource provides the students with a narrative and a…

PressBooks: eBook Authoring Tool

Web-based program for creating books that can be published as…

Evernote: A Tool for Creating a Joint Product

Web-based software allows students to create “notebooks” and then making…

Understanding the Stages of Group Formation

Information about the group process and different activities to engage…

Strategies to Develop Trust and Team Building Skills

An article articulating five group dynamics that lead to team…

Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs & Leadership

Short video of Walter Isaacson describing Steve Job’s ability to…

Avoiding Pitfalls of Group Work

This resource clearly identifies the values that many groups or…

Dare to Disagree

Overview: This is a TED talk by Margaret Heffernan that…

OER Commons’ Collaboration and Learning: Managing Groups

“Abstract: This document describes ways to implement structure in group…

Community Tool Box Toolkits

16 tool kits for collaboration, community-building, and social change, including…