Collaborative work in e-learning environments and development of generic skills of teamwork: International Cooperation Project Management Master case, CSEU La Salle

Abstract

Collaborative work is presented as strategic in the proposals emerging from the EEES, where its enormous potential for learning specific content and to develop transferable skills are evidenced. This study aims to analyze the results of collaborative work in the case of Masters in Project Management in International Cooperation., contextualized in the Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle. It intends to relate the proposals of drafting of agreements and mediation of the tutor to the development of generic skills related to the ability to work in teams. The aim is to adjust a collaborative work design that reaches the learning objectives intended: improvement of individual learning in contact with the group, development of skills related to the ability to work in teams and engagement with the virtual community. The research triangulates the results of a questionnaire built ad hoc, interviews with students in the program and a discussion forum. The analysis of the data collected shows that students feel that collaborative work has improved the learning process and helped them to develop teamwork skills. Both agreements drafting and the mediation of the tutor seem to have a significant impact on this result.

Keywords

• aprendizaje colaborativo en red
• e-learning
• competencias del tutor on-line
• trabajo colaborativo en el ámbito universitario
• competencias transversales
• competencias de trabajo en equipo