Towards a Framework of International Online Collaboration Competencies - A Consensus Study

Alexandra Kolm; Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer; Janneke Frambach; Koen Vanherle; Jascha de Nooijer

doi:10.1177/10283153231187140

Towards a Framework of International Online Collaboration Competencies - A Consensus Study

Alexandra Kolm^*, Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer, Janneke Frambach, Koen Vanherle, Jascha de Nooijer

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Abstract

International Online Collaboration Competencies (IOCCs) are considered essential for global virtual teams, yet no consensus exists on what experts consider as IOCCs and which competencies are involved. To develop a framework to support higher education in designing learning tasks and evaluation instruments for the acquisition of IOCCs, a three-round consensus study was conducted among a purposive sample of academic and field experts in international online collaboration. The final IOCCs framework includes a definition of IOC and 34 IOCCs within six competency domains: (1) information and communication technology, (2) international and intercultural, (3) communication and language, (4) collaboration, (5) management and organization, and (6) domain-specific. The framework may be a benchmark for program development for Internationalization of the Curriculum (IoC), evaluation, and continuous professional development. Further research is needed to evaluate how this IOCCs framework can be integrated into higher education settings to teach and evaluate IOCCs.

Original language	English
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Studies in International Education
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153231187140
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Jul 2023

Keywords

teaching
learning and assessment
international student experience
internationalisation at home
consensus study
international online collaboration competencies
virtual teamwork
higher education
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
DELPHI
EDUCATION

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