Teaching and learning with virtual teams

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Ferris, Sharmila Pixy., Godar, Susan Hayes, 1948-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA, 17033, USA), c2006.
• Subjects: Group work in education.; Team learning approach in education.; Teaching teams.; Distance education > Computer-assisted instruction.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

"This book investigates issues around teams in the virtual and hybrid classroom, offering a view of current research and practice on the subject of virtual and collaborative teams in teaching and learning"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Seven principles of good practice for virtual international collaboration / Diane Boehm, Lilianna Aniola-Jedrzejek
• 2. Learning style flexibility for effective virtual teams / Pieter Toit, Peter Petegem
• 3. From Webquests to virtual learning / Robert Zheng
• 4. Team effectiveness in virtual environments / Pnina Shachaf, Noriko Hara
• 5. Learning in a geographically dispersed context / Rashmi Assudani
• 6. Virtual study groups / Gregory Northcraft, Terri Griffith, Mark Fuller
• 7. Computer-supported collaborative learning / Kara Orvis, Andrea Lassiter
• 8. A blueprint for assessing learning in virtual teams / Patricia O'Conner, Susan Godar
• 9. One school / two campuses / Anne-Laure Fayard
• 10. Students International Collaboration Projects (SICP) / Kathryn Hashimoto, Jean-marc Lehu
• 11. Computer mediated technology as tools for social interaction and educational processes / Karen Stout
• 12. Virtual teams in the traditional classroom / Stephen Rains, Craig Scott.