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What makes learning and understanding in virtual teams so difficult?

Päivi Häkkinen1

  • 1Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. paivi.hakkinen@ktl.jyu.fi

Cyberpsychology & Behavior : the Impact of the Internet, Multimedia and Virtual Reality on Behavior and Society
|May 14, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Distributed learning groups face challenges in achieving higher-level learning. Successful virtual teams require careful consideration of cognitive, social, emotional, motivational, and contextual factors for effective collaboration.

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Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)

Background:

  • Distributed learning groups present unique challenges for collaboration and higher-level learning.
  • Effectiveness of virtual teams is questioned regarding task achievement and meaningful interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss central findings of studies on distributed learning groups.
  • To review recent research in computer-supported collaborative learning.
  • To identify mechanisms supporting virtual team learning.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of findings from various studies on distributed learning.
  • Analysis in light of recent computer-supported collaborative learning research.
  • Identification of typical problems and challenges in virtual teams.

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Main Results:

  • Core question: Can distributed learners achieve higher-level discussion and learning?
  • Virtual teams face typical problems and challenges.
  • Various supporting and structuring mechanisms for virtual teams are suggested.

Conclusions:

  • Research on distributed learning groups must consider a complex interplay of variables.
  • Cognitive, social, emotional, motivational, and contextual factors are crucial.
  • Systematic interaction of these variables is key to successful distributed learning.