Cross-University Collaborative Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 333-347
Author(s):  
Anne P. Massey ◽  
Mitzi M. Montoya ◽  
Valerie Bartelt
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Successful Student ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
University Course

Over the last two decades, communication and collaboration tools to support student project work have evolved significantly, with an expanding array of options. Most recently, 3D virtual worlds (VW) have emerged. This chapter explores the use of collaborative tools in a cross-university course where student (“virtual”) teams engaged in a multi-week project. The student project teams had access to a collaborative toolkit that included Web 1.0 (traditional) and Web 2.0 tools, as well as collaboration spaces in a VW. Findings suggest that more successful student teams were better able to match Web 2.0 and VW collaborative technologies to project activities, while other lower performing teams defaulted to more familiar Web 1.0 technologies. The VW played a key role in facilitating relationship building in the collaborative learning process. The findings are particularly relevant to instructors seeking to integrate and use VWs in the classroom for collaborative project work and distance learning settings.

Comparative Analysis of Social Media Tool Used in Software Projects Deploying Virtual Teams

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debarshi Mukherjee ◽  
Nidhi S. Natrajan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
User Friendly

The social media tools available at public platform are soon becoming as user friendly and cost effective way of corporate communication. It has become a new way of collaborating among the team members of virtual teams deployed in software development projects. The open culture offered by these platforms helps business in general and software development projects in specific to accelerate growth through innovation, communication and active participation of the employees in their workplace. The study aims at comparing the four social media tools namely Facebook, blog, google plus and enterprise collaborative tools. The tools can be chosen from the long list as per the need of the task in the project.

Collaboration in the Cloud: Role of Interaction and Online Collaborative Tools in Enhancing Knowledge Creation in Virtual Environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 1350030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Effective Use

Knowledge sharing is a process through which knowledge is exchanged, resulting in the creation of new knowledge. Knowledge sharing has been highlighted as one of the main factors positively affecting team performance. However, simply putting students into teams does not guarantee increased levels of collaboration and enhanced quality of knowledge creation. This exploratory study examines students' perceptions of the quality of knowledge creation in virtual teams using collaborative online tools. The research data was collected from 169 LIS students across seven blended courses in 2011. The perceived quality of knowledge creation was measured and divided into three levels for analysis: enhanced, moderate and baseline. The role of interaction and communication was found to be critical in facilitating knowledge sharing and enhancing knowledge creation, leading to an overall superior learning experience for students. The findings also indicate that effective use of various online collaborative tools results in a perceived enhanced quality of knowledge creation.

E-Tools for E-Team

2016 ◽  
pp. 90-109
Author(s):  
Cathrine Linnes
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Collaboration Skills ◽  
Virtual Projects ◽  
The University

Organizations are heavily investing in virtual teams to enhance their performance and competitiveness. These types of teams are made possible by advances in computer-mediated communication and software that allows people to work collaboratively on projects without being co-located or even working at the same time. Managing teams and collaborating online presents unique challenges. Maintaining a productive virtual team requires more than just the willingness of global participants, but even more so the tools to conduct and manage virtual projects. It is therefore important to incorporate online collaboration skills into the IT curriculum at the university level. This chapter provides a general overview of virtual teams; today's collaborative tools, and discuss expertise necessary for virtual teams to be successful.

scholarly journals Keeping Up Long Distance

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (10) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Engineering Managers ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Water Cooler

This article discusses managers who must not discount everyday collaborative tools—like phone calls and instant messaging. To help far-flung team members bridge the distance and feel like part of a team while they hash out ideas, engineering managers must call upon a rich technological arsenal of collaborative tools. To keep up with personal events like that and to let team members have the water-cooler confabs necessary for team building, Garton advocates instant messaging. This type of quick back-and-forth messaging encourages relationship building. To ensure participation, trainers call upon a number of interactive features offered within the tool itself. With all advances of the Web, it can be tempting for managers to overlook hardware advances as they seek to build virtual teams. But new approaches, like a recent newly introduced HP Blade Workstation, which allows all team members’ designs to reside on a server rather than on their individual desktops, can keep teams functioning at top speeds.

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