"Class: you submit with 100% agreement, by the end of session, a proposal with respect to how we should address the results of the 1st exam. I'm offering not additional direction. Ready... GO!"
Wow... with a class size that large, there were a lot of opinions... but thankfully we were able to submit an acceptable proposal within the allotted time frame.
I feel that my role was that of the moderator. Although I technically could have expressed my voice/opinion, I felt strongly that we needed to have an appointed leader to successfully execute the task. I also felt that if that leader was to be accepted by the group and exercise 'authority' that I needed to forfeit my vote. I wanted to ensure was heard.
Admittedly, I could have done things a little more efficiently. Perhaps breaking out into smaller groups would have kept things organized, though based on previous activities I believe some larger conflicts may have arose in the process as well. I also wish that we had explored more alternatives. As a facilitator that was my responsibility, and in that I failed my peers by not pulling more from them.
When it comes to the 5 ways people act in decision making, I believe I exhibited both compromise and accommodation. I worked as a mediator for the "outliers" and tried to keep the group on a path. By putting my own needs aside, I showed the class their needs were my main concern which afforded me the ability to take command of the task.
My last appeal for those who may not have spoken up... I still feel that we posed the question of "better of the 2" when it comes to the mid-terms... And I recognize that option was somehow either not vocalized or was taken off the table due to a misunderstanding of the parameters. There is a first time for everything... so I hope our WONDERFUL Professor will amend the agreement to include this as well.
Now, I'm off to make another big decision... and though I hate to say it... I wont miss the commentary of my classmates during the process.
Cheers all!!
Seecr
