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Working in groups online has the potential to be really difficult. It is not an easy task. Communication is at its bare bone. Decoding the message that someone is sending you or even sending one, takes completely new dimensions. No visual clues are present to help you understand the message. Misinterpretation is at a high point. How do you convey emotions or intuition or ‘flash’ in an online situation? Even if you smile, laugh, are surprised or annoyed, who will see and understand your moods?
In a face-to face situation it’s somewhat easier to convey feelings and communicating non-verbal message. You can read through the lines… interesting thoughts, as you can also read through the lines in a written text, but not get the same version of things…
The necessity to communicate in the written format becomes very important
in an online environment.
Why Collaboration is Essential for On-line Teaching
An online PowerPoint Presentation about On-line Collaboration Applications
in Education and Training from Texas A&M University.
A paper by Lectica Ekhaml of the State College of Education, University of West Georgia on promoting collaboration and interactivity in online distance learning.
http://computed.coe.wayne.edu/Vol5/Ekhaml.html
http://www.tmn.com/~lisa/teams/ten.htm
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/nsf-ws/report/Collaboration.html
Last update: April 15, 2001