Using Wikis To Support Virtual Teams In Education: The Effect Of Instructor Leadership Style

This extended abstract describes the design of a study that was recently conducted to learn more about how to use one specific type of collaboration technology – wiki technology – to support virtual teams of students in an educational setting. The specific research question that was investigated was: For a wiki exercise, what is the impact of instructor online leadership style on student participation, performance and perceptions? Results from a study involving 58 virtual teams of students are discussed

SUPPORTING STUDENT COLLABORATION FOR ONLINE LEARNING: THE IMPACT OF TWO INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS

This extended abstract provides an overview of an exploratory study that is being conducted to investigate two potential ways in which an instructor may be able to support online student teams assigned to analyze a case and create a collaborative digital document. Specifically, the study was designed to examine the impact of instructor leadership style and process structure on student perceptions and performance. Data has been collected for 60 3-person teams of students enrolled in an upper-division undergraduate information systems course entitled “Business Process Management.” The research data has been collected and will be analyzed. Preliminary findings from the study will be discussed