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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a prof and I would say a) talk to the group first and try to get them to change their minds and if that doesn't work after a number of attempts--including directly saying "I do not feel comfortable including this video, what are we going to do about that"  b) talk to the prof about the issue but in a diplomatic way--e.g., I'm not really comfortable with the direction my group is going because of x, how do you suggest I handle that.

As a prof, I usually have a pre-assignment talk where everybody raises issues they have had with group work in the past and then we collectively discuss how to respectfully handle challenges.  That way the issues are noted before they become personalized.   I also do an post-reflection where everyone writes down the role they took on, the roles others took on and reflect on their collaboration.  99% of the time this seems to eliminate issues with group work, and then I handle the remaining 1% on a case-by-case basis.  I do not make the assumption that if 3 of the 4 group members complain about the other one that they are in the wrong--because sometimes the lone voice is just raising reasonable concerns.

Even with all that, I try to make the group project not a major part of the grade and something they can make up in other ways just to lower the stakes of it all.  But learning to work in a group is critical.[/quote]

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