Students' perception of a wiki platform and the impact of wiki engagement on intercultural communication

Knowledge generation and utilization in wiki supported teamwork – An experiment

“…In (39) 4 (16) 1 (4) 3 (12) 2 (8) 0 (0) 21 (83) 10 (40) For the experimental teams a 60-minute training course on "Modern Web 2.0 based applications for on-line teamwork and mass collaboration" was held and some specific freeware applications (Skype, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) were demonstrated as Wang et al (2013) suggest in their study. The intention was to promote commitment to solving their team tasks with these tools on-line without face-to-face communication.…”

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education Advances

“…In For the experimental teams a 60-minute training course on "Modern Web 2.0 based applications for on-line teamwork and mass collaboration" was held and some specific freeware applications (Skype, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) were demonstrated as Wang et al (2013) suggest in their study. The intention was to promote commitment to solving their team tasks with these tools on-line without face-to-face communication.…”

“…Beyond the alleviation of physical constraints, the potential for greater collaboration is further augmented by the usage of wikis in the following three ways: Wiki provides an equal opportunity for all opinions to be heard. As Bean & Hott (2005) commented, rather than the back-and-forth exchanges of e-mail attachments or discussion boards, wiki allows direct exchanges of opinions centrally and stored permanently, enhancing the efficiency of the organisation through the increased teamwork efficiency as recent studies show (Hadjerrouit, 2014;Li, 2013;Wang, Zou, Wang, & Xing, 2013). However, these studies omit many aspects of wiki collaboration and are lacking methodologically.…”

Developing English learners' transcultural skills through content- and task-based lessons

“…Hellebrandt, 1999;Rooks, 2008), research enquiring into the effects of an authentic audience on interaction between English learners from different cultural backgrounds is still scant. Moreover, as Wang, Zou, Wang, and Xing (2013) highlight, most studies using Web 2.0 applications have hitherto focused on language aspects, whilst few have delved into the effects of such technologies on intercultural communicative competence.…”