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iStudy Modules for Teams and Groups


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Modules have been designed to work from within ANGEL. Modules import quickly and easily into existing ANGEL courses and groups. To see the content of each module, click the title below.



Active listening

Whether assuming the role of student, friend, worker, or family member, we spend a lot of time communicating. The communication process actively involves a sender and a receiver. This module describes effective active listening skills.


Brainstorming

Learn to use brainstorming to tap the creativity of a limited number of people for a large number of ideas in an uninhibited, nonjudgmental explosion of ideas, concepts, policies, decisions, and strategies.


Conflict management

This module discusses some reasons for conflict, why you should manage it, and five conflict-handling modes. These skills will help you understand and manage conflict in your everyday life.


Cooperative learning

The ability to work in a team is a skill most employers value. This module describes the basic concepts of cooperative learning and presents techniques to help groups work effectively and efficiently.


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