Team Norms

Members | Norms | Roles

Norms
Our vision is to foster a collaborative environment in which all team members can grow and develop their knowledge and understanding of instructional technology and design.

To prepare T/TAC Online for dissemination by providing user friendly information, training support, and assistance for individuals serving children with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

We value discipline, communication, enthusiasm, competency, collaboration, dependability, commitment, respect, and self-improvement. Our team norms reflect these values.

Weekly Team Meetings
The standard weekly team meeting will be held on Wednesdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
We will plan to be available for additional team meetings scheduled any time Mondays-Thursdays, 10:00am to 3:30pm.
Meetings will begin and end on time. Group consensus must be reached to continue a meeting beyond the agreed-upon end time.
We will come to meetings on time. If we cannot be to the meeting on time, we will contact the Project Manager or Team Coordinator as soon as possible. If chronic tardiness becomes a problem with a team member, the Team Coordinator will talk to the person individually. If the problem continues, the issue will be addressed by the team in a weekly meeting.
We will strive to make final decisions in group meetings by consensus. If consensus cannot be reached, the Facilitator will call for a formal vote, and decisions will be made by majority rule.
After meetings with clients there will be an optional debriefing. Attendance is suggested but not required.

Team Behaviors
We will be polite and respectful in team meetings. We will not argue, but will critically think about and discuss ideas. The Facilitator will monitor this behavior and govern accordingly.
We will offer constructive, respectful feedback on teammates' work, efforts, and ideas. We will listen to feedback from team members and strive to view it as directed at our work or ideas instead of taking it personally.
We will acknowledge teammates' work, efforts, and ideas and will attribute original products accordingly.
We will work to complete project tasks and class assignments on time. Project-related deliverables will be of high quality, including correct spelling and grammar and appropriate style. If a team member is having trouble completing a task, he/she will ask for help in a timely fashion. If completing project tasks on time and producing quality work becomes a chronic problem for a team member, the Team Coordinator will talk to the person individually. If the problem continues, the issue will be addressed by the team in a weekly team meeting.
We will check email and phone messages regularly. We will reply to messages in a timely fashion when necessary. Chronic problems with this kind of communication will be dealt with privately by a team member or the Team Coordinator, and will be discussed in a weekly team meeting if the problem continues.
If a team member has an issue with another, he/she will discuss the matter with that person privately in a polite and respectful manner. If the issue cannot be resolved in this manner, the team member will privately approach the Team Coordinator for guidance.
We will strive to give teammates a "clean slate" each day, even if there were issues on the previous day.

We will remember to have a good experience in the Immersion program: to learn, take pleasure in taking risks, relax and enjoy time together.