Teaching Strategies for Online Group Work. By Dr.
Donna Petherbridge, with contributions from Dr. Diane Chapman, Jamie Sue Reed, Dr. Karey Harwood, Pete Janca, and Dr. Susan Osborne Teaching Strategies for Online Groupwork – HomeTeaching Strategies for Online Groupwork – Annotated BibliographyAppendix A – Sample AssignmentAppendix B – Sample Email As an online instructor, working with groups presents a special challenge. Colleagues that I’ve spoken to also see and value the benefits of group work, noting that in the real world, students will often be expected to work with other people and more often than not, leverage technology for teaming, as online environments continue to be a prevalent part of not only educational, but business settings. At a DELTA seminar offered earlier this year, “Teaching Strategies for Online Group Work,” I had an opportunity to discuss with several of my faculty colleagues their suggested best practices for creating, communicating with, and evaluating group work in distance education courses.
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Editor’s Note: Collaborative communication tools are not limited to facilitation of learning; they provide opportunities for students to participate in every stage of the education process from goal setting to evaluation. The lead article in this issue by Daithí Ó Murchú addressed new student roles as self-learner, team member/collaborator, and knowledge manager/leader. He also listed new teacher roles and how these align with, exist in tandem, or overlap student roles. How to Survive Virtual Group Work : Guide to Online Education - eLearners. Most e-learners have mixed feelings about group work and the activities they've had to do with their classmates. Perhaps you've had the same experience: you loved going to the discussion board and sharing ideas and discussing the course readings. But, when you had to work with the same individuals on an online group project, it was another issue altogether.
The typical online group project involves the following steps: The instructor assigns you to a group of three or four other students.You are expected to produce a group project together.The project is usually gargantuan, and it requires the creation of a PowerPoint, text, and other presentation materials.After you read the requirements, you e-mail your group members. No one responds.You end up doing all the work yourself.You swear that you will never work in an online group again!
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