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Authentic Learning for Groupwork Skills: A Comparison Between a Physical and a Virtual Experience

In: Advances in Information Systems Development

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  • Mairéad Hogan

    (National University of Ireland Galway)

Abstract

Development of teamwork skills is a stated goal of many group assignments in university settings. However, the challenges associated with the effective design of assignments to achieve this goal have been well-documented. Students regularly circumvent the process by dividing the work and completing it separately. The difficulties inherent in a normal academic environment have been compounded by the restrictions and difficulties placed on lecturers and students during a global pandemic. This paper discusses the use of an authentic learning approach in ‘normal’ times and an authentic learning approach adapted to a virtual environment during Covid-19 and whether they impact on the development of teamwork skills in a post-graduate user experience design (UXD) module. Using the Groupwork Skills Questionnaire (GSQ), analysis shows the ‘live’ version of the learning experience resulted in improved task-based teamwork skills while the virtual event had no impact.

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  • Mairéad Hogan, 2022. "Authentic Learning for Groupwork Skills: A Comparison Between a Physical and a Virtual Experience," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Emilio Insfran & Fernando González & Silvia Abrahão & Marta Fernández & Chris Barry & Michael Lang & (ed.), Advances in Information Systems Development, pages 53-65, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-95354-6_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95354-6_4
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