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U414A·SUNDAY WORKSHOP: Dysfunctional Teams, Functional Teaching Approaches: Implementing Conflict Management Training in the Classroom for Engineering Teams
NOTE: The session information below is the most current information and differs from the printed program guide.
Workshop Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)
Sun. June 25, 2023 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room 324, Baltimore Convention Center
Session Description

Free ticketed event
This workshop will train engineering educators in how to facilitate an activity that helps students develop conflict management skills. It will introduce conflict management theory and provide examples of activities instructors can integrate into their classes to ensure students are developing teamwork skills aligned with ABET.
An in-class activity is unique in leveraging instructional technology to foster engagement and encourage students to reflect on information about conflict management strategies and types of conflict. The activity also uses scenario-based learning to allow students to practice different conflict management strategies in a low-risk environment.
Participants will learn a unique way to develop conflict management skills in their students and how best to adapt these activities to their own course structures and needs. The team will also share additional research findings, including information about the development of the activity, student benefits from the activity, and other information relevant to the classroom for using of tools such as CATME.
Part of the workshop will be presented through the interactive presentation tool Mentimeter (Menti), with best practices and choices to consider in deploying the activity. A discussion about how the activity can be adapted for instructors also will be included.

Speakers
  1. Olivia Ryan
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    1st year doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech who developed and facilitated the in-class activity.

  2. Lisa Schibelius
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    2nd year doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech conducting research on conflict management in engineering teams.

  3. Dr. Mark Vincent Huerta
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech conducting research on teamwork in engineering education.

  4. Marin Jayne Fisher Hale
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    1st year doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech who developed and facilitated the in-class activity.

  5. Susan Sajadi

    Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech conducting research on teamwork in engineering education.