[nabs-l] group projects issues

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
I always am the first to get up and grab people when she says get a group. I 
ask the persons to either side of me if they want to be a group and if I get 
going with in the first few seconds I 90% of the time get a group.
Black board is accessible. You should also take a group communication class, 
it will help you understand why people do the things they do when they are 
in groups and how to counter them.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 4:54 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] group projects issues

Hello all,
I consider myself to be outgoing and approachable; I participate in class 
discussions fairly well since its organized and the professor calls on 
students to talk. Sometimes, I even get compliments on my contributions.

But a big challenge I’ve encountered is group projects. I mean those 
projects where class chats amongst themselves and forms groups.
I have a group project for family sociology where we have to create a tv 
show skit to illustrate sociological concepts. I’m also concerened about 
accessing comments students use on blackboard since we are linked as group 
members. I am not sure that is accessible. At one point it was not.
I also am not always keen on group projects due to communication issues and 
other classmates waiting to the last minute to do the work or failing to do 
their part.
But those issues aren’t blindness specific but it sure magnifies the 
problem.
I’m going to get into a group Thursday. I asked the professor if she could 
help me find a group and she will Thursday during class. She said absent 
students did not have a group yet either.
So, any tips on interacting with group members or finding groups would be 
good. I also struggle with this sometimes during general class group 
discussions. Often I speak up to people around me and join their group. But 
sometimes, they have enough people already and I have to find another group.
Anyway thought I’d share this issue. I recall feeling left out in high 
school and its sad to me this reappears in college.
Ashley
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