NDLI: Electronic [re]constitution of groups: Group dynamics from face-to-face to an online setting

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Author	Clouder, Lynn Dalley, Jayne Hargreaves, Julian Parkes, Sally Sellars, Julie Toms, Jane
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	The authors work as online tutors for a BSc (Hons) physiotherapy programme at Coventry University in the United Kingdom. This paper represents a stage in our developing understanding, over a 3 year period, of the impact of group dynamics on online interaction among physiotherapy students engaged in sharing with their peers their first experiences of clinical practice. The literature exploring online interaction tends to situate meaning either in theories borrowed from conventional face-to-face interaction or on virtual interaction. Research focusing on ‘blended learning’ that combines face-to-face and online interaction is limited in terms of considering how group dynamics impact groups that are constituted and reconstituted in the two very different learning contexts. Using a case study approach, the authors consider how group dynamics change as groups move from face-to-face to online collaboration in pursuit of learning objectives. We characterize typical features of the cases and draw conclusions based on similarities and differences. Findings suggest that group learning is linked to group cohesion, which appears to be mediated by social and cognitive factors that students bring with them. Social presence appears vital to positive group dynamics and is a precursor to cognitive presence, which develops when groups rise above their desire to be sociable and supportive. Group dynamics, whether positive or negative, and their consequent impact on interaction appear to be relatively stable across contexts once the group scene is set through face-to-face interaction. Engagement and interaction of individual students, however, can alter when face-to-face interaction moves online.
Starting Page	467
Ending Page	480
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15561607
Journal	International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
Volume Number	1
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15561615
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-12-06
Publisher Institution	International Society of the Learning Sciences
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Group dynamics Online discussion forums Blended learning Cognitive Psychology Computers and Education User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Learning & Instruction Educational Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Human-Computer Interaction

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