Regina Hampel, Sarah Heiser, Linda Murphy and Ursula Stickler, originally uploaded by IATEFL LA SIG.
Reflections by Androulla Athanasiou
The four presenters provided us with an enlightening insight of the pros and cons of online collaboration, in an attempt to promote autonomy. The specific research involved an online collaboration of 20 tutors (at two distance teaching universities), who ‘worked together’ in deciding the contents, planning and monitoring of their courses, aiming at promoting autonomy. The presenters discussed the pros and cons of this online collaborative process, indicating that such a process can succeed, but with some guidelines at the initial stages.
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