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Richard pushes himself, but his parents understand if he gets poor grades sometimes. Richard works hard for schools, but at times can prioritize work more for financial gain. Charles must maintain his academic scholarship. He must save money because he cannot work. Sofia must also maintain her scholarship. She must live under the shadow of her brother who failed out of school.

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Richard is a commuter student, Charles wants every meet up to be face-to-face, Sofia wants to meet in nearby cafes

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-Richard, young white male who grew up in the area
-Charles, jovial young man who recently moved from Nigeria
-Sofia, youngest student, female, dual citizen of U.S.A and South Korea

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The group may choose to switch off meet up locations. It may be easier to meet up on the weekend outside of school. Maybe during the week they can meet up in the library between classes.

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The two boys dominate conversation. Sofia is used to being quieted and can be timid to speak up. She has great knowledge and research ability that is not being shared to its fullest.

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Richard has a lot of other obligations and he wants the group meeting to be as short and efficient as possible, he wants the group to delegate the tasks. Charles wants everyone to work together and take time out to work collaboratively. Sofia is proactive and has done a lot of research already, and done some writing for the project.

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The boys should learn to give Sofia her space to speak. They must learn to actively listen. Sofia should also push herself to be heard and not take no for an answer.

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Sierra is not use to group projects. She is brand new to college and may not understand the importance of learning in group settings. Because she believes everyone else will do the work, no work will get done. The other group members will always be waiting for Sierra to complete her part.

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Sierras parents are only concerned for her to keep a "decent" GPA. The other group members are on scholarships and have more pressure from their parents. Sierra clearly does not have as much stake in her education.

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To compromise for the different learning styles, they should determine which parts will be done independently or together. (Maybe they could help get started by working together, and after delegating roles, do research independently, and then come back together to discuss).

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The individuals seem to have strengths in different areas based on their backgrounds. However, they are strangers, and are not aware of each other's strengths or interests. By discussing their interests, they may split up the work more efficiently, and therefore get a better grade in the end.

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Motivation differs between individuals based on the pressure their family and culture places on them to perform well academically. Some group members are on scholarship, and view the project as important, while other members may let things outside of school take priority.

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This is Sierra's first semester at college and first group project in college. She grew up a couple hour plane ride away from the University in another state. She is at school to socialize mostly but for her parents sake wants to maintain a decent GPA. She is willing to work on the project when the group schedules a time to meet up and brings a friendly and engaging personality with her. But she is unlikely to do much outside of the group and would not want to delegate tasks. She feels like she does not know enough about what is expected in a college presentation or how to appropriately contribute. She figures since she is new the other group members will not mind picking up a little more than she so she can just learn on the go.

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The other group touched on the different work approach for international students. While we acknowledged Sofia and Charle's dedication to work, we did not name it specifically.

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The other group talked about how Richard (white male) had no stake on his financial status and educational success, but Charles and Sofia are in the U.S. on a scholarship and work visa, etc. Sofia is on a need-based merit (academic scholarships is what Charles and Sofia are pressured by)

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The males didn't listen to Sofia which is what turned her to working more by herself.

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The other half of our group viewed the difference in citizenship status to be a barrier. We focused on other barriers, like their conflicting schedules and preferences, and how their citizenship status and background may contribute to their learning preferences.

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The other group really favored communicating face-to-face, and our group didn't see a big issue with using technology. Our group seemed to lean toward more compromise, and dividing and conquering to meet individual schedules, as opposed to coming together to work as a group. Different ways of communicating will give different people opportunities to speak. Charles may feel more comfortable sharing ideas in person, while Sophia may be more comfortable communicating through technology.