[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

[Sophie Trist]

Chris, I'm surprised they'd give you that info. I mean, doesn't 
that violate some student privacy law?

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From: christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:12:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

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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