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An Investigation of Collaboration Processes in an Online Course: How Do Small Groups Develop over Time?
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Jahng, Namsook – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
This study investigated communication patterns and behavior in problem-solving groups in a graduate online course. An inductive qualitative analysis method was employed to analyze 732 messages that were retrieved from small group forums. The current study identified a temporal pattern of group development was in comparison with existing…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Problem Solving, Models, Group Behavior
Using Web-Based, Group Communication Systems To Support Case Study Learning at a Distance.
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Rourke, Liam; Anderson, Terry – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2002
Graduate students (n=11) collaborated on a case study using either synchronous voice, asynchronous voice, or synchronous text communication system. Participants kept a log, wrote reflections, and were interviewed. Analysis reveals that each group strategically supplemented the system that had been assigned to them with additional communication…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Communication Research, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail