Attending to Process

Attending to Process - Learning Community Initiativ
Handling Conflict- NOAA Coastal Services Center notes that, "conflict is a natural and necessary part of social interaction, and plays an important role in the collaborative process. When managed productively, conflict can clarify differences, increase creativity, and help build strong bonds within the group. Alternatively, if not acknowledged or managed effectively, conflict can detract from the group's productivity and damage its cohesiveness. Read more about positive and negative outcomes of conflict.

Building Trust- Trust Matters a PPT by Megan Tschannen-Moran, College of William & Mary

Attend to Process- Where are you on the content-process continuum? Take this quiz to find out if you are process or content oriented in relationship to these 12 leadership actions.

Continuous Improvement- Consult the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice for resources. "Our interest and concern is with approaches to action research which integrate action and reflection, so that the knowledge gained in the inquiry is directly relevant to the issues being studied; and in which there is increased collaboration between all those involved in the inquiry project. Our work aims at helping the individual practitioner develop skills of reflective practice and to help organizational members develop communities of inquiry, as well as contribute to wider understanding of the place of inquiry in the development of professional practice."

Reflection- Assessing Learning Community Effectiveness; North Seattle Community College has used several quantitative methods to assess the impact of learning communities from an institutional perspective. Data on student retention, student performance, student development, and faculty/student ratios compare learning communities with traditional stand-along courses. Read the complete article.
Using Case Studies for Continuous Improvement and Learning. Also see the the complete table of contents on Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning developed and edited by the Washington Center's Evaluation Committee.

Using Case Studies- See the attachments at the bottom of this page for both parts of the OLN Portrait of Practice

Challenging Each Other
All Members Feel Valued
Getting to Know One Another
Time Management
Collaborative Skills
Adapting
Respectfulness


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Part I and Part II of the First Year Portrait of Practice
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