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Sunday, April 11, 2004
DEVELOPING TEAM SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHING TEAM PROJECTS ONLINE - Deborah C. Hurst & Janice Thomas, Theory and Practice of Online Learning
Introduction: Traditionally, the primary weakness attributed to distance education at the MBA or professional education level has been in the teaching of team or leadership aspects of the curriculum. Some academics question the suitability of a topic such as team dynamics and communications as a candidate for online learning, believing that this aspect of the curriculum cannot be adequately taught through distance means. Clearly, a lot of what occurs in typical team training programs involves experiential forms of human interaction, conflict resolution, goal setting, and so on. Questions remain regarding the ability to develop “soft” skills online.
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