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Collaboration Anonymous<br />

7.4.4 Focus Group<br />

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Critique<br />

Table 7.7: F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs Related to Collaboration<br />

After <strong>the</strong> completion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> VDS 3 workshop <strong>the</strong> researcher conducted a<br />

focus group survey with 10 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> students who attended <strong>the</strong> workshop<br />

to get an <strong>in</strong>-depth <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> workshop and its<br />

importance <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>troduc<strong>in</strong>g new ways <strong>of</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g and new ways <strong>of</strong><br />

learn<strong>in</strong>g us<strong>in</strong>g technology. The focus group concentrated on ask<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

students about <strong>the</strong>ir feedback on VDS 3 and to measure <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

contribution and <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong> perceived and <strong>in</strong>teracted with it. Figure 7.5<br />

shows <strong>the</strong> student <strong>in</strong>teraction with <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>mes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> VDS 3.<br />

The figure shows <strong>the</strong> students‟ use <strong>of</strong> collaborative and technological<br />

tools to full potential but <strong>the</strong>re was a limitation <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> creative<br />

tools <strong>in</strong> comparison. Figure 7.5 shows <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> collaboration tools<br />

<strong>in</strong> detail and compares <strong>the</strong> most used tools.<br />

Figure 7.5: Use <strong>of</strong> Collaboration Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> Student

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