Collaborative Techniques for Group Work

Phillips 6/6

Obtain a group's ideas on a subject quickly. Understand group concerns. Survey group knowledge on a topic. Summarize, sort, and link ideas.

Whisperer

Review or consolidate previously supplied reports. Designate the topic at hand.

Seminary

Achieve findings and assess any type. Coordinate and actively participate. Cabinet: Concrete conclusions and immediate problem-solving. Make decisions based on facts. Organize groups. Oblige participants to research and document. Start studying a topic or delve into it. Designate a "president" of the table.

Risk

Reduce or eliminate collective fears or risks from certain situations. Guide the group to see the situation calmly.

Rumor

Demonstrate how information is distorted from particular interpretations. Prevent excessive credibility. Prepare and direct narrative technique.

Sociodrama

Show elements for the analysis of any matter or situations based on real events. Start studying a subject, such as diagnosis, or probe existing knowledge. Pedagogical: Coordination and oversight.

Role-Playing

Analyze different attitudes and reactions in specific situations. Start studying a subject. Delve into an aspect. Assess the importance of a role or position. Prepare an activity. Clarify group internal problems. Rehearse early solutions. Pedagogical, investigative, anticipatory: Direct staging and use of technology.

Brainstorming

Share ideas and collectively develop a synthesis or conclusion. Small groups. Prepare a topic. Organize work. Generate many ideas quickly. Promote creativity. Explain rules and coordinate next steps.

Studies

Jump to conclusions or make choices about a situation or problem. Conclusions on facts or specific tasks. Note a specific aspect of a topic. Provide significant input and coordination to final conclusions.

Efficient Reading

Assimilate the contents of a reading. Overview: Discuss central ideas of a reading. Coordination.

Description of Posters

Increase expression capacity. Coordination.