Tandem
What is Tandem?
Tandem is an online tool designed to help people function better on teams and to help instructors/managers better support those teams. Currently, Tandem is being used by student teams in a higher education setting. In the future, we hope to expand to teams in other settings, such as secondary education and industry. Tandem is being developed by the University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation.
Tandem provides both team assessment and team instruction. We aim to increase transparency on teams and provide timely support and instruction based on each team's experiences.
How Tandem Makes Teamwork Easier
Using Tandem includes:
Personalized Coaching
- Content delivered to students based on how they say their team is doing.
- Lessons on teamwork concepts include messages tailored to individual student attributes.
- Exercises help students create plans, assess on progress, and reflect on their own behaviors.
- Real-time Insights
Regular student check-in surveys on team function.
- Instructor dashboard to monitor student teams.
- Visualizations to help students see their team’s progression.
Adaptable Features
- Robust system means that each course or setting can set their own schedule, select or add content, and determine what student measures matter to them.
- Instructor views include customizable performance categories to flag teams that could use support.
