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Grinnell, Lynn; Sauers, Amy; Appunn, Frank; Mack, Larry – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2012
Students and faculty are grappling with learning teams in the online environment - more than half of all higher education organizations offer online courses (Hoffman, 2006). As online course developers try to replicate the best practices of traditional classrooms, the asynchronous technology of the Internet has added great capability while also…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Best Practices, Distance Education, Asynchronous Communication
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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
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Morgan, Kari; Cameron, Bruce A.; Williams, Karen C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This article explores student perceptions of social task development in an online group project and poses recommendations for implementation of group projects. Qualitative methods were used to analyze student perceptions of social task development in online group project. Respect, "being nice," follow the rules/follow the leader, communication,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Learning Processes, Group Dynamics, Group Behavior