Assessing Online Collaboration among Language Teachers: A Cross-Institutional Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Arnold, Nike; Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara; Lord, Gillian
Titel	Assessing Online Collaboration among Language Teachers: A Cross-Institutional Case Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 8 (2009) 2, S.121-139 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-4914
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Cooperative Learning; Group Dynamics; Content Analysis; Case Studies; Network Analysis; Social Networks; Transcripts (Written Records); Computer System Design; Student Surveys; Language Teachers; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Kooperatives Lernen; Gruppendynamik; Inhaltsanalyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Netzplantechnik; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Schülerbefragung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	This paper focuses on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) among foreign language (FL) graduate students from three universities, who worked together to create a wiki. In order to investigate the nature of CSCL among participants, this qualitative case study used the Curtis and Lawson framework (2001) to conduct a content analysis of learners' collaborative behaviors. Transcript and survey analyses indicate that the success of collaborative interaction depends largely on the group members themselves. Differing levels of participation indicate that not everyone was equally involved with the wiki project, which ultimately affected the level of collaboration, the group dynamics, and the final product. In addition, the leader in each group influenced the degree of collaboration taking place in her group. (Contains 5 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alabama. 152 Rose Administration, P.O. Box 870104, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Web site: http://www.ncolr.org/jiol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10