Significance of the Study
Project-oriented group work that develops team skills has been identified
as important by accrediting bodies in higher education. Understanding what
technologies and processes support learning team skills can help instructors to
better design project-oriented group work that can meet the needs of the
workplace. However, students entering the workforce and organizations hiring
new graduates both agree that students are not adequately prepared to be
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successful, productive members of groups that will work together in some
combination of face-to-face and virtual modes. Given the increasing role
technology plays in higher education and the workplace, educators need to know
more about how groups use social media technologies in a group project
environment to develop team skills.