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We Can Work Together: Managing Group Work Online

Brief Paper ID: 48886
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    Lujean Baab
    Virginia Tech

Abstract: Online learning is a preferred option for many students in degree programs, professional development, and life-long learning. The nature of online options can lead to the belief that they preclude the opportunity for students to work collaboratively on project-based assignments and to learn the skills needed to do so from a distance, skills that would serve them well in their personal and professional lives. Requiring students to collaborate online impedes flexibility and raises issues of individual level of contribution, reduced or lack of control over grade received, etc. It can also mean a change of focus from content delivery and assessment through tests or papers to a focus on project-based learning. In addition, collaborative assignments can be difficult for faculty to design, manage, and assess. The data collected over two years of incorporating group work in online learning informs the choice of tools and strategies for successful group work online.

Presider: Henry Gillow-Wiles, Southern Oregon University

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