Incorporating the Student Perspective in Designing a Virtual Team Classroom Environment: an Elaborated Action Design Science Research Approach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
Virtual teams, Online classroom, Collaboration, Elaborated action design science, Co-create
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1108/JRIT-02-2022-0007
Abstract
Purpose–This paper aims to address the long-standing problem of suboptimal student team experiences for instructors and students by incorporating the student voice by co-creating a virtual team collaborative environment to improve team collaboration in the online classroom.
Design/methodology/approach-This paper presents a novel design science research approach and relates two elaborated action design science research (eADSR) cycles that design, implement and evaluate the student team experience in online courses requiring teamwork.
Findings–The outcome is a holistic view of a virtual team classroom environment specified with technologies and practices that may be employed to optimize the student team experience. The eADSR process yields non-obvious diagnoses and actionable steps for continually incorporating the ever-changing social aspects unique to students in addition to the evolving technological landscape.
Practical implications-This paper is valuable to faculty members interested in applying eADSR processes to incorporate the student voice to address pedagogical and learning challenges in the classroom. Additionally, it provides a DSR-based model that can be implemented in the classroom to improve student team collaboration as well as transparency for the instructor and the students in terms of team member contributions with the goal to alleviate student and faculty frustrations. This topic is particularly relevant in light of COVID-19 as students and faculty alike are thrust into new online classroom environments.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, v. 16, no. 2, p. 153-168
Scholar Commons Citation
Kutz, Diane; Cumbie, Barry; and Mullarkey, Matthew, "Incorporating the Student Perspective in Designing a Virtual Team Classroom Environment: an Elaborated Action Design Science Research Approach" (2023). School of Information Systems and Management Faculty Publications. 69.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/qmb_facpub/69
