Ch 9: Working and communicating in face-to-face teams

Dr. Shah, Key terms from Assistive Technologies and Environmental Interventions in Healthcare

human-tech ladder

is a five level visual model to conceptualize human factors that interact with technology

what are human factors

physical, psychological, team, organizational, & political

teams

is a group of people who work together toward a common goal

effective teamwork

dependent upon individual team members’ ability of share their knowledge and opinions and collaborate to make appropriate decisions that can be successfully implemented

technology and environmental intervention (TEI)

represents the interrelated connection between technology and environmental factors in assistive technology

team functioning

Best guess

is dependent upon a clearly defined decision-making process

what are the 2 parts to team decision-making

1 gathering information

2 analyzing that information to make a decision or recommendation