Transitioning From A Learning Team Analysis

Transitioning from a working team environment to a learning team environment can present some of the same difficulties discussed above. During my undergraduate studies at Warner Pacific College, I was introduced to the concept of a learning team. Prior to that, I had very little experience with this notion. I was introduced to a cohort of other working adults like myself, with diverse backgrounds and personalities. Coming from a military background, we often say that we are more adaptable with people of diverse backgrounds because people from all walks of life live and work in close proximity to each other. I tend to disagree with this statement. While it is true the military allows us to work with all manner of individuals, it is not …show more content…
Trust is a big factor in how I relate to people. If I feel that I cannot be myself or that people are not being themselves with me, then I have a hard time working with them. I do not like to feel as though I have to be one person with some people, and another with other people. I want to be free to be who I am. I have a concern that ego will get in the way of some people, and I base that on the limited contact I have had with them. I also noticed that our cohort displayed a fear of conflict. When asked to make a decision on what time to be back from break, nobody spoke up and the instructor made the determination for us. This could seriously hamper any goals or conflict resolution within a …show more content…
When a teammate does not do their part on a team project, I find it difficult to watch them take credit for the work. I often want to point out their failures to everyone so I may take the credit I deserve to be given. Ego has no place on a team project. I will work with my team to hold not only my team mates accountable, but myself as well. This can be established by placing clear expectations on everyone’s role within the group, and creating common goals. This also requires following up with them throughout the week to see how they have taken steps towards the goals we are trying to achieve. I also struggle to make myself vulnerable to other people. This not only stems from my personal background, but the fact that I hold myself to such high standards and high goals, that I do not want other people to know when I have failed. This requires leaving my comfort zone and trusting that my learning team has our team interests at heart. If I do not make myself vulnerable to some degree we will not be able to effectively establish common learning team rules, much less common goals. Admittedly learning to do this is not an overnight process, and there are no set steps to take that would get me to immediately trust strangers. It comes with time and being with the learning team for a while. This is where I believe activities outside the school environment would be