Have an ongoing conversation about how you get the best out of your meetings. Try with different methods until you find those that work for you.
As you get more experience with the academic field and each other you can change the methods, you have chosen, if they don’t work for you anymore.
At one of the first study group meetings, you should talk about:
- How will you take notes? Will you e.g. have an agenda?
- Do you want someone leading the meetings/a facilitator?
- How do you want to meet? When do you prefer to meet and what is possible?
- Are you going to distribute the tasks among you or will you take turns?
- Do you want a notetaker? Or a timekeeper?
- Will you take turns on the different roles?
Ideas that can give structure and meaningful meetings:Have a plan for the meeting: Make a plan or an agenda either before the meeting or at the start of the meeting and have your discussions according to that. |