Purposeful Group Assignment Strategy and Team Building in Online Graduate Courses

• In Event: DDL - Managing Collaborative Learning

Short Description

The purpose of this study is to explore students’ experiences in collaborating in two online graduate courses to gain an understanding of effective grouping and team-building strategies in online environments. Instructors grouped students in this study using a purposeful group assignment strategy and provided team-building exercises to help create productive teams. Discussion records, team projects, biweekly reflections, student interviews, and instructors’ reflections were analyzed qualitatively to determine ways to enhance the grouping and team-building strategies.

Authors

• Funda Ergulec, Indiana University

• Janet Zydney, University of Cincinnati