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Competition and Collaboration in a Computer-Mediated Teacher Education Course
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, , , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), Canada

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Orlando, Florida, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-58-7 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract: The current study examined student perspectives on peer collaboration and competition in an online teacher education course. Using a questionnaire and interviews as data sources, the study sought to explore the extent to which students felt their computer conference interactions were collaborative and competitive. An analysis of the data revealed that while students do value the opportunity to work together with their classmates online, they do not they do not necessarily consider their interactions as true collaboration. Moreover, students reported that they often felt there were instances of peer competition within the conferencing environment.

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Peters, V., Hewitt, J. & Brett, C. (2006). Competition and Collaboration in a Computer-Mediated Teacher Education Course. In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2006--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 487-501). Orlando, Florida, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 25, 2023 from .

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