Abstract
The Purpose of This Research is to Develop a Grounded Theory Model to Explain the Factors Influencing Collaborative Learning in Higher Education, the Role of Technology in Facilitating Collaboration, and the Outcome of Collaboration. We Assigned 28 Participants to Small Groups to Work on Course-Related Questions; Half of the Groups Were Face-To-Face Groups and the Other Half Groups Were Collaborating in a Simulated Virtual Environment with the Aid of Information Technology. Interview Data Was Collected and Analyzed Following the Grounded Theory Approach. Congruent with Distributed Cognition Theories, the Results of Our Study Suggest that Both Social and Technological Factors Were Important and Interlocking. We Also Discussed the Importance of Designing Learning Technologies that Have Strong Social and Communications Features.
Recommended Citation
Boese, M. J., Sheng, H., & Hall, R. H. (2008). Developing a Grounded Theory Model on Collaboration in Learning. 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008, 1, pp. 156-166. AMCIS.
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Collaboration; Collaboration technologies; Learning
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-160560953-9
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Dec 2008
