Online Group Work: Barriers and Challenges

Barriers and Challenges to Group Work

Collaborative group work in an online environment can be an effective way of engaging students in higher-level learning. There are, however, some significant barriers that may make this kind of work difficult. Some of these are:

  • Lack of access to high-bandwidth connections or limited data plans,
  • Lack of a private space to work in an uninterruptible way,
  • Being located in a different time zone (making synchronous activities difficult),
  • Challenges in the way students use learning and
  • Increases in the amount of time it may take students to complete activities.

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Keywords:
barriers, challenges, group work, collaboration
Doc ID:
104624
Owned by:
Timmo D. in Instructional Resources
Created:
2020-08-04
Updated:
2024-08-23
Sites:
Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring