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Title:
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ANALYSIS OF CROSS-CULTURAL ONLINE COLLABORATIVE FACILITATION |
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Author(s):
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Effie Lai-chong Law , Anh Vu Nguyen-ngoc |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-48-5 |
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Editors:
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Kinshuk, Demetrios G. Sampson, J. Michael Spector and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Online Facilitation, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Social Network Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Behaviour |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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3 |
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Last Page:
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11 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Online facilitation in a cross-cultural collaborative context is increasingly prevalent, but limited research has been
conducted on the related issues, two of which are examined in this paper with reference to the empirical data of an
exploratory user trial involving multinational facilitators, students and researchers. Results of our meticulous content
analysis of online forum messages and videoconference protocols indicate that interpersonal relationships seem not
necessary for realizing the task of online collaborative facilitation by a group of facilitators with salient group identity
and fixed-term collaboration. The duration of the collaboration and the availability of social cues cannot consistently
explain the groups heavy task-orientation. Sociograms illustrate the patterns of facilitator-student interactions. No
consistent findings indicate that active facilitation could yield significantly higher students performances. |
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