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Understand yourself

• Self-reflective team communication exercise [doc]
• Managing time in university

Understand your group

• Group inventory tool [doc]
• Teamwork skills: being an effective group member [pdf]
• An introduction to unconscious bias

Develop a group charter

• Group charter template [doc]
• Group charter with guidelines and examples [pdf]
• Team contract template [doc]
• Sample group contract [doc]
• Making group contracts

Getting started

• Teamwork skills: being an effective group member
• Receiving and giving effective feedback

Plan effective meetings

• Meeting strategies for group work
• Minute-taking tips and techniques guide
• Group meeting minutes template [doc]
• Guide to group roles and maximizing group performance [pdf]

Negotiate disagreements

• GroupThink: an introduction
• Group charter template [doc]
• Group charter with guidelines and examples [pdf]
• Stop, name, ask, and explain technique [pdf]
• Dear Man DBT skills
• Resolving conflict: working in groups student toolkit

Be intentional about modes of communication

• Communication and planning tools guide
• Synchronous versus asynchronous communication
• York 101: virtual learning special
• York 101: exploring the world of netiquette
• Student guide to remote learning

Understand the assignment

• SPARK understanding the assignment module
• Understanding your group assignment checklist [doc]

Identify group roles and tasks

• Guide to group roles and maximizing performance [pdf]
• SPARK academic integrity module
• Integrity in group work checklist [pdf]

Plan ahead

• Tasks planning tool template [doc]
• Tasks planning tool sample [pdf]
• Group assignment task checklist [doc]
• Communication and planning tools guide
• SPARK time management module
• SPARK creating bibliographies module

Use planning tools

• Communication and planning tools guide
• Student guide to remote learning
• Zotero guide