Chapter 4: Building a Collaborative Culture

I’m a Finance major but also employed within Finance. Easy task? No, not at all. What I’ve learned through my work experience and educational endeavor, strong team work. Managers rely heavily on an employee who have individual strengths but can also be progressive within a team. Trust, congeniality, and collegiality are key factors necessary at your place of employment, school and online communities.                             

I found in order to establish and sustain a strong relationship online presence is to maintain a high level of integrity and also by just being me.  Your personality will shine through when corresponding with online partnerships.  Be kind, aware and respectful of words. We’ve all experienced that text message that went all wrong. Remember, these are co-collaborators, remind yourself of the line in the sand.  

Connected learners have to work harder to establish trust. In face-to-face interactions we get to know people over time through casual interactions. In online spaces, we can have many of the same casual interactions if we think through how to make them happen. Intentional trusts have the same trust-building effect as those that occur naturally. Norms of etiquette provides us with boundaries within which acceptable behavior occurs and allows trust to develop.

Nussbaum-Beach, Sheryl, and Lani Ritter. Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in Digital Age. Solution Tree Press, 2012. Chapter 4: Building a Collaborative Culture, pgs. 57-71