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Online Group Work Is Possible, Just Not Easy

Online Group Work Is Possible, Just Not Easy

Pat Gibson
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781522595311|ISBN10: 1522595317|EISBN13: 9781522595328
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9531-1.ch017
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Gibson, Pat. "Online Group Work Is Possible, Just Not Easy." Handbook of Research on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Generation, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 231-241. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9531-1.ch017

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Gibson, P. (2019). Online Group Work Is Possible, Just Not Easy. In V. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Generation (pp. 231-241). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9531-1.ch017

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Gibson, Pat. "Online Group Work Is Possible, Just Not Easy." In Handbook of Research on Transdisciplinary Knowledge Generation, edited by Viktor Wang, 231-241. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9531-1.ch017

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Abstract

While many authors specializing in online education stress the use of group work as an essential tool for the online instructor, students almost unanimously complain. As students resist it, they often have good reasons. While it can be a means to insure good learning outcomes, online group work should not be universally recommended. For the instructor using it effectively is not easy. However, with a good design and effective facilitation, it can be successful. To use it successfully, it must be necessary for the content of the class, provide work areas for the groups, and be monitored by the instructor. Well designed and facilitated group work may help to reduce student aversion to this essential learning tool.

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