[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

Tue Oct 1 01:54:11 UTC 2013

True, but keep in mind, in the real world, there are a lot of projects that
are done in groups, teams, and task forces.  Great learning experience.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Germano
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:39 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

We just found out there was going to be a group project via blackboard.
Guess I'll try the guy next to me.

The last programming group project I did many years ago, I had to redo the
other 3 people's portions in order for us to get an A. So basically I did
the entire project and they all got  A's. I am not fond of group projects in
school. I bust my ass for A's and dont' want someone else having any input
on my grade.

On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Arielle Silverman <
Arielle.Silverman at asu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Suzanne,
>
> If you know when the group project will be assigned, maybe try asking 
> the person sitting to your right before class if they want to pair up 
> with you. When I've asked people I don't know to be in a group, they 
> never turned me down, at least not in college (happened in high school 
> though). If the group assignment is a surprise, then you could just 
> try walking around and asking people you come across if you can join 
> them until you either find a group or until most people are paired up 
> and you find the odd one out or the pair that lets you be the third 
> group member. My guess is that at least some of the other students 
> don't have any friends in the class either.
>
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 9/30/13, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Suzanne,
> >
> > On the first day of school I usually send an email to my teachers 
> > asking them to send me the rosters for the classes I am in. Once 
> > they have done this, I can read and refer back to a list of all the 
> > students in my class. This allows me to have a list of names from 
> > which to pick group members for these kinds of projects, as well as 
> > to simply know who is in my class. Keep in mind that I am in high 
> > school, but you should be able to do this also with your college
professor.
> >
> > Once I have a roster, I usually see if I know any of the kids in my 
> > class. When we do group projects, I try to get partnered with 
> > students I know so we can easily work together. However, if I do not 
> > know anyone in the class or if the people I know already have 
> > partners, I will just pick a random name from the class roster and go
from there.
> > If it's a big class, I will sometimes ask the teacher or another 
> > student if there is anyone who still has not joined a group or who 
> > needs a partner. Once in a group, if I do not know the student(s) I 
> > am working with, I will usually ask my group members to describe or 
> > read material if this is necessary. Once the students get to know 
> > me, I find that they will do this naturally without my asking. This 
> > is especially important for group projects in science or math 
> > related classes. I hope you will be able to use one or more of the 
> > above suggestions in your group project. Best of luck.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Chris Nusbaum
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:48 PM, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am forced to do a group project in my programming languages class.
> >>
> >> what methods do you prefer to find group members? The groups are 
> >> 2-3 people.
> >>
> >> I do not know anybody in the class. I do not know if I have had any 
> >> of these students in previous classes or if they are in any of my 
> >> current classes.
> >>
> >> I sit in the front in the middle. There is an wide center aisle to 
> >> my left.
> >> One person to my right and no body behind me for 3 rows. I sit at 
> >> the larger desk meant for wheelchairs so I can use my laptop and 
> >> cctv. The other seats are the kind with the little desk that flips 
> >> up from beside you that isn't even big enough for a sheet of paper. 
> >> Anyway I haven't spoken to anyone in class. No one really talk 
> >> before class aside form a couple
> that
> >> obviously know each other outside of the class.
> >>
> >> I can be very social for example where I did my internship because 
> >> we were all introduced to each other and I worked on small projects 
> >> with a
> couple
> >> of people at a time.
> >>
> >> I am not good at just taking to someone in a classroom for no 
> >> reason. I also feel I don't really fit in since i am 49 not 18-20.
> >>
> >> I only want to work with those who also want A's.
> >>
> >> Suzanne
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