In the lab we make collaborative projects, we work in groups of 3 or 4 people and we have different roles, students may be assigned to only one role or a combination of roles during a activity.
Leader/manager/organizer: Manages the group and ensures that members fulfill their roles in a timely manner.
Recorder: Records group’s answers and discussion outcomes.
Materials manager: Collects materials for the group and performs technical information analysis.
Reflector: Observes and notes the group dynamics for better future group functioning.
Time keeper: Keeps the group on-task and within the time limits for the activity.
Encourager/coach: Ensures that all members are participating.
Reader:Reads the instruction or any information orally to the group.
Reporter/spokesperson: Reports the groups’ conclusions to the whole class.
Checker: Checks group members to ensure that each member can explicitly explain how the conclusion/solutions were derived.
Today we will introduce the leaders of the different teams: