Instructional Technology
Conference 2007

Title: Explaining online collaboration patterns: Reasons college students give for high and low participation rates.

Name: Alice E. Anderson

Audience Level: all

Audience: Faculty, Instructional Technology Specialists

Length: 1 hour

Abstract:
Given a scenario describing an online collaboration, how do students
explain participation patterns? Participants were given one of four
scenarios ? either they are 1) an expert or 2) a novice in the domain
they are going to write about, and that they are either a) the highest
or b) lowest contributor to the project. Statements covering both self
and others' reasoning emerged and include motivations, self-efficacy
and external pressures.

Description:
none

Session Type: Poster Session

Contact information/affiliation:
Alice E. Anderson
The Pennsylvania State University
College of Education
315 Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802