The Need for Online Collaboration

I find that most students do not participate in collaborative projects with the same effort as required in a f2f class. The procrastination of collaborative users is such that it can get done tomorrow.

Although the collaborative learning process does help students to achieve levels of knowledge based on the shared goals of the other users. Taking into consideration the separation of time and distance to all users, and their instructors and the dicussion based nature or these programs the collaborative environment is an asset in the learning process. To properly function in a collaborative environment students must develop the a process of sharing their beliefs and goals. They must also develop the need of urgency when working in a collaborative project. Responses should be completed quickly and as acurately as possible.

Learners engaging in the collaborative process tend to build a firmer foundation of learning than in a non-collaborative course. Collaboration tends to increase the students self-reflection on the topic or course being discussed.