Oh, definitely; I'd never consider seriously engaging in a group-work project unless I'd taught (or at least reviewed) the necessary skills. The first half of this week's reading was on teaching social skills, explaining skills, and leadership skills, in order to establish good teamwork abilities; suggestions included a six-week lesson plan for the beginning of the year, where you cover and reinforce one major skill every week (such as active listening, peer review, etc).

Which sounds like common sense, but hey---I can definitely remember a lot of my past teachers who never bothered to try and teach us those skills! No wonder it's something the Master's program hits on so thoroughly.