Abstract
This chapter discusses the affordances and limitations of the digital tool Google Docs as a collaborative writing platform to complement students' discussion process in an undergraduate law course in a research-intensive university in Hong Kong. The widely used editing tool was given a new role in conducting group discussion in the classroom of a culturally mixed group of students - to facilitate interculturality, document the learning process and visualize the scaffolding learning outcomes. Through careful classroom observation sessions and critical reflection, the tool, as a digital teaching and learning enhancement, is flexible, open and traceable and fosters ownership and knowledge co-creation in learning. Despite the limitations, such as anonymity, privacy and accessibility, Google Docs is a multifunctional tool that assists intercultural communication and facilitates the learning process.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Designing Courses with Digital Technologies |
| Subtitle of host publication | Insights and Examples from Higher Education |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 56-60 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000410884 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781003144175 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Aug 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences