Off Day: Group Work

            Once again I’m unsure if any learning journal is actually assigned for this date but I intend to post one regardless.  With class canceled to allow us more prep time on our projects our group met up for the first time outside of class to discuss the upcoming presentation along with the matter of the 3-minute video.  This is the first physical group meeting we’ve ever had not counting brief conversations in class between talking points and so forth and the results were less than encouraging.  Luis seems very quiet and timid though willing to put in the work necessary to help make these projects a major success but Anthony seemed reticent to most of the suggestions.  My biggest issue with Anthony is his irksome habit of only providing problems and no solutions, most of his time during the meeting was spent fretting over a lack of official guidelines for what the power point and video should entail.  While I certainly appreciate Anthony’s concerns towards structure he came off more distracted than anything else, like he was simply treading water and marking off time till one of has to leave and he could escape our company.  Discussing audio recording for the video was even worse as he constantly shot down my suggestions and brought no personal initiative to the table, it may be necessary to nursemaid him through the process entirely or alternatively simply cut him out of the video all together.  Our current plan is simply to do voice over with still images as that’s the easiest option for our various busy schedules with me acting as central coordinator.  I have no doubt that Luis will provide his audio as despite his shy exterior he’s demonstrated consummate professionalism and follow through but as I mentioned I have some definite concerns about Anthony’s ability to work as a team player or provide me with what I need in a timely manner.