10 1 Best Practices Rothwell, J. D. (2019). In mixed company. New York: Oxford University Press. (p. 178) Small Group Communications Peer accountability is essential, as is providing rapid response to communications. (3) All present members to have video on throughout call, as much as possible. Setting group priorities helps members select which information requires their urgent attention and which can be delayed or ignored entirely. (1) 2 ACCOUNTABLITY TECHNOLOGY Rothwell, J. D. (2019). In mixed company. New York: Oxford University Press. (p. 262) PLANNING Annunciate interim goals and make pre-meeting plans very explicit. All members contribute feedback. (5) Ensure Each Attendee Has Correct & Current Materials. Record decisions taken and actions requiring follow up. (4) From personal experience making technology used accessible for everyone. 3 George, Tracy & Decristofaro, Claire & Rosser-Majors, Michelle. (2020). Virtual Collaboration in Academia. Creative Nursing. 26. 2020. 10.1891/CRNR-D-19- 00023. (p. 207) Authentic dissent, genuine disagreement, can provoke constructive conflict and make group decision making and problem solving more effective. (2) Due to the physical barriers involved with virtual work, a number of the narrative responses suggested that these teams require more structure to perform their work. In Addition, the individual team members’ roles and the teams’ primary objectives must be explicit, not simply assumed. Without a crystal-clear understand-ing of their goals, ‘the progress of (team) members will be stymied’. (6) ENGAGEMENT BASELINE 4 Keeping people engaged, reaching out to members while creating a welcoming environment. Creating an agenda Having one person create the agenda, another use the agenda and be the “leader” that day, then post the discussion board, and create the next agenda. Helps with having a good flow and organization and shares ownership between group members. Passageways LLC: 5 best practices for moving from in-person to virtual board meetings. (2020, Sep 19). News Bites - Private Companies Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest- com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/docview/2443952600?accountid=4485 5 Mittleman, D. D., Briggs, R. O., & Nunamaker,Jay F.,,Jr. (2000). Best practices in facilitating virtual meetings: Some notes from initial experience1. Group Facilitation, (2) 6 Lurey, J. S., & Raisinghani, M. S. (2001). An empirical study of best practices in virtual teams. Information & Management, 38, 523–544. pg. 10