TEAM PROJECT GUIDELINES
1. Create a team of no more than 4 students.
2. Team service experience
3. Teams will gather to discuss their learning using the following format:
Keys to Articulate Your Learning
The statement “I learned that” should…
 Express an important learning, not just a statement of fact.
 Provide a clear and correct explanation of the concept(s), as a result of reflection on
your experience.
 Be expressed in general terms, not just in the context of your experience (so that the
learning can be applied more broadly to other experiences).
“I learned this when” should…
 Connect your learning to your specific activities, making clear what happened in the
context of that experience so that someone who wasn’t there could understand it.
“This learning matters because” should…
 Consider how the learning has value, both in terms of your project-related activities and
in broader terms, such as:
o Other organizations or issues
o Other activities you participate in
o Other personal interests or professional goals
o Other courses
“In light of this learning” should…
 Set specific and assessable goals and consider the benefits and challenges involved in
fulfilling those goals.
 Tie back clearly to the original learning statement.
4. Find a common theme amongst the group
5. Relate it to class content to explain/offer insight into learning
6. Create presentation for class following presentation components
7. Collect/create artifact from experience to use in presentation
8. Assign speaking parts to ALL group members, unless prior arrangements have been made with
Instructor. ALL group members MUST participate in presentation unless other arrangements
have been made with the Instructor.
Presentation components:
1. Introduction of Presentation (2 minutes)
a. Introduce individuals
i. Names
ii. Info about individuals
iii. Roles in the group
b. Introduce where service occurred
c. Outline what you will cover in your presentation
2. Service site Introduction (3 minutes)
a. Give background on location(s) for service
b. Why you all selected this location
c. What you did during your service
3. Learning content (7 minutes)
a. Identify the major theme of learning for your group and explain it
b. State major insights/aha moments from the learning of the individuals within the group
as they relate to the major theme
c. Give examples of learning from the service experience
d. Show/demonstrate artifact and explain its purpose and function
4. Connection to class content (6 minutes)
a. Explain/define/connect the major theme of learning with content from class (either
book or lecture information)
5. Summarize how this experience contributed to your individual experiences of learning about
human relations (2 minutes)
Submit to Instructor on the day of presentation:
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For the group:
o Outline of presentation containing the FIRST and LAST names of all individuals
within the group
 Include which students will be presenting for each section
For the individual:
o Your own written up version of articulated learning
o Peer evaluation
Tips for success:
Presentation
Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.Present within the designated time frame (15-20 minutes).
Sources
Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All
documented in desired format and is clear.
Requirements
All requirements are met and exceeded.
Content
Covers topic in-depth with details and examples that go beyond the
textbook material. Subject knowledge is excellent.
Originality
Presentation shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are
creative and inventive.