[nabs-l] Finding members for group projects

[Arielle Silverman]

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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