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Thursday, August 29, 2002
http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_3_2002/andrews.html Preparing students for the virtual organisation: an evaluation of learning with virtual learning technologies Trish Andrews, The University of Queensland Gavin Schwarz, University of Wollongong ABSTRACT: The paper explores the development of learning behaviours in a virtual management course and the factors that impacted on this development. Data suggest that most teams experienced three kinds of learning behaviours – social, operational and content learning. We propose that the need for technical expertise and team participation will vary during these different stages of learning. Addressing the characteristics of these stages, we comment on the development of a ‘completion phase’ of team development. We argue that the extent to which teams demonstrate different learning stages has a significant impact on the development of on-line learning behaviours. Discussing these results, we suggest why different teams develop distinct learning behaviours, with accordant emphasis on teaching as a moderating and co ordinating role, despite current virtual team pedagogical expectations....
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