Learning & Teaching Conference 2022

Team working is an essential skill for most graduates including engineers. Research on use of computer systems to successfully orchestrate the multiple stages of team working only shows partial success. Trust is an important factor in students working together and feeling part of a community. This study looked at trust between NT and NAT students when using a Computer Orchestrated Group Learning Environment (COGLE) developed within the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering. COGLE was used with first year engineering students to study its impact on building trust and team working. Mix of qualitative and quantitative data from two literal replication and a theoretical replication cases were analysed and the results are presented here. Previous work has shown how COGLE impacted learning. This work shows how different types of scripts in COGLE helped build trust within 4 sessions. The session will discuss the potential of such technology in helping develop a sense of community within students learning together. 

The aims of the session are to:

• Highlight the links between trust and better team outcomes

• Highlight the antecedents of trust in teammates

• Share evidence that supports that learning together is good for building teams that work well

• Discuss if this approach can also help build a sense of community if used within modules at our University