Overcoming Learning Helpless: Helping Students to Develop Strong Team Skills Through Emotional Intelligence
Experience a “failed” team meeting that rehearses the experience that many students experience working on teams.
Event Details
Date
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location
Description
Through a discussion of the theory of “learned helpless”, participants will learn how to empower our students to overcome and transform such experiences through the practice of emotional intelligence and the practice of effective team communication techniques. Learn to:
- Understand the most common team dysfunctions students experience when working together on teams.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence and effective communication skills to overcome poor team dynamics.
- Understand the most common team dysfunctions students experience when working together on teams.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence and effective communication skills to overcome poor team dynamics.
Cost
Free
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email zmzuleger@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.