Collaboration across border: benefits and pitfalls of an international collaborative project

Zaitseva, E; Shaylor, J; Whatley, JE

Abstract

International educational collaboration, facilitated by web-based means, has important benefits in higher education. The CAB project is aimed at designing, experimenting and evaluating ways of introducing collaboration into the educational practice of higher educational institutions in Europe and beyond. This paper presents results of four collaborative activities aimed at peer-evaluation of students’ assignments. Interviews, discussion transcripts, and student questionnaires have formed the research tools for the analysis of pedagogical and social benefits students have gained, as well as problems they experienced. While we found that peer evaluation can be an effective pedagogical instrument for promoting critical thinking, reflection and collaboration at an international level, a number of organizational and pedagogical pitfalls were identified and suggestions for the improvement of such projects are proposed.

Citation

Zaitseva, E., Shaylor, J., & Whatley, J. (2004, September). Collaboration across border: benefits and pitfalls of an international collaborative project. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Education in a Changing Environment
• Conference Location: University of Salford
• Start Date: Sep 13, 2004
• End Date: Sep 14, 2004
• Deposit Date: Jun 15, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 15, 2009
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ISBN: 9780902896802; Event Type : Conference