Teaching IT professional practice with virtual teams
conference contribution
posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00authored byNaomi Catharine Augar, Annegret Goold
The ability to communicate effectively as part of a virtual team working in the online environment is a valuable skill to have in the modern e-workplace. Such skills can be difficult to develop in undergraduate students. This paper reports on a professional practice unit situated in a web 2.0 environment that aims to develop students' teamwork skills. The paper also reports on research that sought to gain understanding of the student experience of interacting online in virtual teams. The results showed that students value the virtual teamwork experience, finding it useful and relevant for their future careers. The student perceptions of various aspects of virtual teamwork have improved with each subsequent offering of the unit.
History
Event
Australasian Society For Computers In Learning In Tertiary Education. Conference (2008 : Melbourne, Vic.)
Pagination
41 - 44
Publisher
ASICILITE Melbourne
Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Place of publication
Melbourne, Vic.
Start date
2008-11-30
End date
2008-12-03
ISBN-13
9780980592719
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Editor/Contributor(s)
R Atkinson, C McBeath
Title of proceedings
ASCILITE 2008 : Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? : Proceedings of ASCILITE 2008