LIS 4480 Activities Group

Leaders:Alexis Garber

Garam Han

Build Teamwork

Creating Leader in the classroom through activities

Build trust between classmates

Team Goal

Qualitative Research Shows:Class members enjoy activities throughout the semester creating bonds with other classmates.

Class members not only have fun doing the activities, but demonstrate qualities of an effective leader.

Analytics

Observing the beginning of the semester, students were unfamiliar and timid with other classmates. As the semester went on students became closer as a whole and effective communication increased.

Analytics cont.

Main concern was communication & time

Solution: Skype group chat

Another main concern was the lack of participation by some members in the group.

Solution: Communication was finally reached between participants and leaders

Group Problems & Solutions

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Database

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Human Knot Standing in a circle, group members reach across and shake hands - use hand connecting to a different person. The group then tries to unravel the "human knot" by unthreading their bodies without letting go of each other people's hands.

Minefield Objects are scattered in an indoor or outdoor place. In pairs, one person verbally guides his/her partner, through the minefieldScavenger Hunt

Divide class into groups of 3-4, have pre-made list of things around campus to take pictures of. Give 25 minutes to take pictures and be back in the classroom.

CNN+ Discuss anything for the activity, the next person must be able to come up with something similar to the previous discussionDouble Blind Fold In groups of three, the leader must take two blind folded to point A and back to point BGet it together This game builds your team's descriptive, listening and voice-recognition skills and helps develop trust amid confusion.

Bull Ring Bull ring is a physical challenge that reinforces effective communication and teamwork.Jedi Mind Trick

The goal of the person in the center is to take another participant's place in the circle. Members of the outer circle attempt to switch places without losing a spot in the circle to the person in the middle.

Stand by Your Quote 10 Different leadership quotes put up throughout the room. Go through each set of people and ask them why they chose that particular quote.Tarp challenge In groups of four or five, the group must flip over the tarp in a given time. The group are not allow to step out of the tarp.

No more BLIND FOLD activities!

Conclusion