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Working Collaboratively in Virtual Groups

Working Collaboratively in Virtual Groups

Shelley Stewart, Valerie J. Janesick
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781466651784|ISBN10: 1466651784|EISBN13: 9781466651791
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5178-4.ch008
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Stewart, Shelley, and Valerie J. Janesick. "Working Collaboratively in Virtual Groups." Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience, edited by Carolyn N. Stevenson and Joanna C. Bauer, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 157-168. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5178-4.ch008

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Stewart, S. & Janesick, V. J. (2014). Working Collaboratively in Virtual Groups. In C. Stevenson & J. Bauer (Eds.), Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience (pp. 157-168). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5178-4.ch008

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Stewart, Shelley, and Valerie J. Janesick. "Working Collaboratively in Virtual Groups." In Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience, edited by Carolyn N. Stevenson and Joanna C. Bauer, 157-168. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5178-4.ch008

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Abstract

As virtual teams continue to become more prevalent, educational administrators, faculty, and other members of online communities must discover and employ guidelines for effectively collaborating in online contexts. Applying the same traditional team strategies to those working in dispersed groups of people may hinder communication and prevent optimal results. It is time to redefine what constitutes a group and consider new avenues for cooperating in an increasingly diverse, global, and continuously “plugged-in” society. A set of practical steps for why and how virtual groups can collaborate in virtual environments is presented. Tips for implementing the steps are provided. An analysis of technological tools available for facilitating online group collaboration is also shared in this chapter.

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