Virtual Teams: Meeting the Next Challenge for Experiential Education

Abstract

Virtual reality. Virtual organizations. Virtual education. Wherever one turns today, there is a virtual something emerging. Not the least of these virtual phenomena is the virtual team. Where did this new organizational form come from? is it going to last? how is it unique? And how can educators prepare students to cope with the problems and function effectively in the unique environment presented by virtual teams? This paper will address these issues along with the skills employees and managers must have so t