{"product_id":"virtual-teamwork-isbn-9780470449943","title":"Virtual Teamwork","description":"\"This book, by Robert Ubell and his excellent team of collaborators, adds an important dimension to effective teaching and learning in online environments. It addresses how interaction and collaboration online can be effectively harnessed in virtual teams. It is an important contribution to the larger field of Internet-based education.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eFrank Mayadas\u003c\/b\u003e, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to create and manage highly successful teams online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the norm in education and industry. This book takes online collaboration to the next level, showing how you can bolster online learning and business performance with the innovative use of virtual teams.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of experts headed by online learning pioneer Robert Ubell, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Teamwork\u003c\/i\u003e covers best practices for online instruction and team learning, reveals proven techniques for managing enterprise and global virtual teams, and helps you choose the best communication tools for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducators, project managers, and anyone involved in teaching online courses or creating online programs will find a wealth of tips and techniques for building and managing successful virtual teams, including guidance for:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating team instruction in the virtual classroom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing best techniques for team interaction across borders and time zones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructuring cost-effective, competitive projects that work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging leadership, mentoring, and conflict management in virtual teams\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting testing, grading, and peer- and self-assessment online\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging corporate, global, and engineering virtual teams\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the right technologies for effective collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xxv\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Mayadas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerry M. Hultin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDewey Goes Online xxxiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Ubell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Managing Virtual Teams 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Building Virtual Teams 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward Volchok\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Leadership 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael R. Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Peer and Self-Assessment 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Resta and Haekyung Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mitigating Conflict 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Dool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Virtual Teams in Very Small Classes 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine Lehecka Pratt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Virtual Team Technology 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Choosing Online Collaborative Tools 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhylise Banner, M. Katherine (Kit) Brown-Hoekstra, Brenda Huettner, and Char James-Tanny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Communication Technologies 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnu Sivunen and Maarit Valo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Enterprise and Global Teams 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Teaming across Borders 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Dool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Global Corporate Virtual Teams 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Uber Grosse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Corporate Virtual Teaming 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuther Tai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Virtual Engineering Teams 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoug Vogel, Michiel van Genuchten, Carol Saunders, and A.-F. Rutkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 257\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Based on best practices generated over the last decade, Virtual Teams reveals how to manage teams successfully, with chapters on how to build intimate virtual relationships and how to communicate creatively online.\" (Certification Magazine, 1 May 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This collection of expert perspectives, edited by enterprising-learning professor Robert Ubell, offers a practical guide to virtual teamwork\". (Nature, 23 December 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This work is for educators, project managers, and anyone else involved in teaching online courses or creating online programs. It describes best practices for online instruction and team learning, and offers advice for managing enterprises and building global virtual teams. Contributors come from backgrounds in instructional design, instructional technology, international documentation, training, information systems, and leadership.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News Inc\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eROBERT UBELL\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice President, Enterprise Learning, NYU Polytechnic Institute. Earlier, he launched Stevens Institute of Technology's online graduate program, winner of the Sloan Prize as the \"best online learning program\" in the nation. Ubell was editor of The Sciences, American Publisher of Nature, and a senior executive at leading publishers. He has written or edited five books and more than fifty scholarly articles and received grants from numerous prominent foundations. He serves on the Board of the Sloan Consortium.  \"This book, by Robert Ubell and his excellent team of collaborators, adds an important dimension to effective teaching and learning in online environments. It addresses how interaction and collaboration online can be effectively harnessed in virtual teams. It is an important contribution to the larger field of Internet-based education.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eFrank Mayadas\u003c\/b\u003e, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to create and manage highly successful teams online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the advent of the global economy and high-speed Internet, online collaboration is fast becoming the norm in education and industry. 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