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Virtual Collaboration

Shalin Hai-Jew
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781616929060|ISBN10: 1616929065|EISBN13: 9781616929077
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch053
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Hai-Jew, Shalin. "Virtual Collaboration." Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 876-895. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch053

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Hai-Jew, S. (2011). Virtual Collaboration. In V. Wang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration (pp. 876-895). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch053

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Hai-Jew, Shalin. "Virtual Collaboration." In Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration, edited by Viktor Wang, 876-895. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-906-0.ch053

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Abstract

A key construct in e-learning involves virtual collaborations through computer-mediated communications tools. These collaborations may be synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (non-real-time). Learners work together to learn; conceptualize ideas and designs; solve problems; co-create learning and presentations; develop plans, designs, and models; simulate role-plays in various contexts; develop and maintain professional relationships, and coordinate their actions in response to particular situations and contingencies. A range of technological tools are used to promote rich virtual collaborations: knowledge structures and digital repositories, learning / course management systems (L/CMSes), web logs, wikis, immersive synthetic worlds, web conferencing software, mobile devices, live video link-ups, collaboratories, web laboratories, mixed-reality collaborative spaces, physical-digital tabletops, and electronic mail and electronic mailing lists. This chapter highlights the various types of virtual collaborations used in e-learning in higher education.

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