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Scholarly Collaboration across Time Zones Scholarly Collaboration across Time Zones
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lynch, Kathy Heinze, Aleksej Scott, Eljse Lynch, Kathleen Scott, Nathan A. |
| Abstract | The barriers to global collaboration of yesteryear were, for example, country boundaries and time zones. Today however, in a world where communication is thriving on new technologies, these barriers have been overcome, not only by the technology itself, but also by the collaborators in a desire (and need) to extend knowledge, seize opportunities and build partnerships. This chapter reports on one such collaboration: a case study where the focus is the writing of a scholarly article between authors from Australia, England and South Africa. The challenges of different time zones, academic calendars, and managing the collaboration are outlined in this chapter. Findings from the case study suggests that the key elements of success are related to the individuals and project management techniques, and not the technology per se. The constructivist learning theory as well as the e-Moderation model are supported by this work and thus extend their application to the academic writing process. Her current research interests encompass collaborative work, enabling and emerging technologies, HCI, usability, and IS/ICT education. She has a Doctor of Philosophy (Education), together with other qualifications in the disciplines of IT and Education. His current research interests are concerned with the practice of blended e-learning in higher education and the general application of information technology for educational purposes. Additionally his interests include information security standards, search engine optimization and general software engineering. He is a member of the British Computer Society and the UK Higher Education Academy. South Africa. Her main research interest is systems development group projects which include knowledge areas such as project management, people management and software engineering. Her specific focus areas are software testing, object-oriented programming concepts, general issues concerning the development of efficient computer systems in Information Systems, assessment strategies and software standards. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/17715/3/Collaboration-accross-TimeZones-camera.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
