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Online collaboration and team-working: can we enhance the learning?

Online collaboration and team-working: can we enhance the learning? Jane Barrett, Helen Kaye and Wendy Knightley Open University HEA STEM Conference 30 th April – 1 st May 2014. Compulsion and choice. Accredited qualification. Residential school? Or …. Online equivalent?.

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Online collaboration and team-working: can we enhance the learning?

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  1. Online collaboration and team-working: can we enhance the learning? Jane Barrett, Helen Kaye and Wendy Knightley Open University HEA STEM Conference 30th April – 1st May 2014

  2. Compulsion and choice Accredited qualification Residential school? Or … Online equivalent?

  3. Differences between residential and online • mode of delivery and participation • intensity of study • location of study • timing of study

  4. Which differences are important? • In choosing a module

  5. Which differences are important? • In enjoying that module

  6. What’s important when choosing residential school? Social aspects of learning Accessibility Timing and speed of completion

  7. What’s important when choosing online equivalent? Opportunity cost Home responsibilities Timing and accessibility Work and caring commitments

  8. Student choice: residential or online?

  9. Best Thing

  10. Worst thing

  11. Worst thing – group dynamics “[it was …] Very hard working with a group using asynchronous forums - extremely hard to have debates and disagreements” “Working with lazy people” “Being part of a group - where it was difficult to ensure that everyone contributed equally and consistently”

  12. Online collaboration:opportunity? • Best things • fitting in with lifestyle • working in a group • doing research

  13. Online collaboration:or oxymoron? • Worst thing • group dynamics

  14. Why don’t people participate? Adapted from (Preece et al., 2004), Table 2,p.209

  15. Leaders Desire for order Novices Desire to be social Regulars Desire to be creative social Elders Desire to be creative social “Lurkers” ?? Community members:Non-participant to expert (Bishop, 2007)

  16. Some reflections1. Modules • Learning design • Assessment strategy

  17. Some reflections2. Resourcing and scholarship • Time • Technology • Teamworking training

  18. Some reflections3. Effective online teamwork? • Convenient lifestyle choice or effective way to learn? • Working in teams and groups – part of digital literacy agenda? • Teams and groups – norming, storming, forming?

  19. Next steps

  20. Questions

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