Developing a Grounded Theory Model on Collaboration in Learning
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
Sheng, H., Hall, R. H., & Boese, M. J. (2008). Developing a Grounded Theory Model on Collaboration in Learning. Proceedings of the 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) / Association for Information Systems (AIS).
Meeting Name
14th Americas Conference on Information Systems
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Keywords and Phrases
Collaboration; Collaboration Technologies; Learning
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2008 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) / Association for Information Systems (AIS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2008
