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Google Docs in Higher Education Settings: A Preliminary Report
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, University of Western Sydney, Australia

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Toronto, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-81-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

Abstract

Abstract: It has been determined that students of the School of Education are widely spread throughout the Greater Western Sydney Region and have competing schedules due to being enrolled full time in a course and having a full time job. This makes group assignments a time consuming task and, in many cases, group work and collaboration does not occur in an optimal way. In this regard, we identified a potential use of Google Docs to overcome these obstacles and allow the students to interact and collaborate online, enhancing the learning experience. We set up four different scenarios with academics to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of including Google Docs within units. Preliminary data showed a potential use of Google Docs to facilitate group assignments, to share information with our students and academics, and to gather information via online surveys. We believe this powerful online application can be an excellent resource to overcome students’ isolation.

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Reyna, J. (2010). Google Docs in Higher Education Settings: A Preliminary Report. In J. Herrington & C. Montgomerie (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2010--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1566-1572). Toronto, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from .

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