1. ARG Affinity Research Groups SPIRE-EIT 2014 Facilitators: Stephen Gilbert & Andrea Halabi

2. Agenda What is ARG? Brainstorming Activity Team Skills and the PIG’S Face Problem Solving Activity Goals & Planning as Research Team

3. Professor Grad U-grad Power Distance Does it have to feel hierarchical? Problem #1

4. Problem #2 What if life experience has taught you that your voice isn’t important?

5. Diversity “Problem” #3

6. What might you see in a group when these problems are present? 1.High power distance 2.Voice not valued 3.Diversity of backgrounds and personalities Some people get overpowered. Intelligence gap ; ability to contribute Not racially respectful; deter work together Mess with confidence and abilities. Diffusion of responsibility

7. ARGs try to address these problems

8. ARG Model Integration of diverse students Cooperative group interaction Deliberate development of skills Support structure Best practices

9. Teams have: & Team work Task work An ARG thinks about both.

10. Brainstorming Each member contributes or passes. The recorder writes it down. Brainstorming ends when everyone passes or time is up. Generate as many ideas as possible. No discussion. No criticism. Being inspired by others’ ideas is good.

11. Role Assignments Recorder Time keeper Facilitator

12. $75 million from Dept of Ed 1.Increasing Access and Completion for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students 2.Increasing Community College Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low- Income Students 3.Increasing Enrollment and Completion of Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degree and Certificate Programs 4.Reducing Time to Completion, Especially for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students 5.Improving College Affordability, Especially for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students

13. $75 million from Dept of Ed 1.Increasing Access and Completion for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students 2.Increasing Community College Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low- Income Students 3.Increasing Enrollment and Completion of Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degree and Certificate Programs 4.Reducing Time to Completion, Especially for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students 5.Improving College Affordability, Especially for Underrepresented, Underprepared, or Low-Income Students 1.Assign roles. 2.Brainstorm ideas for DoEd for 5 minutes 3.Report out. 4.Thank your teammates.

14. $75 million from Dept of Ed

15. PIG’S Face Positive Interdependence Individual Accountability Group Processing Social Skills Face-to-Face Promotive Interaction

16. Positive Interdependence Understand that your work benefits the team. Understand that other members’ work benefits you. Your success depends on the team’s success.

17. Individual Accountability Social loafing/free riding happens when: It’s difficult to identify member contributions Member contributions are redundant Members are not responsible for final outcome Therefore: Regular questioning, status checks Assign a role of checker?

18. Group Processing Make time for it. “list three things your group is doing well today and one thing you could improve” Be specific not general Get everyone involved in processing

19. Social Skills Incidental conversation (Nardi) How was your weekend? Eye contact Respect for background.

20. F2F Promotive Interaction Help each other be right, not wrong. Look for ways to make new ideas work, not for reasons they won’t. If in doubt, check it out. Don’t make assumptions. Help each other win and take pride in each other’s victories. Speak positively about each other and your organization at every opportunity. Maintain a positive mental attitude. Act with initiative and courage as if it all depends on you. Do everything with enthusiasm. Don’t lose faith. Have fun!

21. How to Plan 1/2 SMART goals Specific Measureable Achievable Realistic Time-bound

22. How to Plan2/2 Define mission & overall goal Map tasks to goals WHAT: For tasks, what are the deliverables? HOW: For tasks, what are the activities? WHEN: Create timeline WHO: Roles Make sure you know how you’ll know if you reached your goal?