ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the collaborative processes that are associated with the digital video project. It illustrates the range of collaborative experiences observed on the project. The principles of collaborative learning, project-based learning, and investment in language learning were implemented on a digital video project in an English for Science course at a university in Hong Kong. In addition to face-to-face communication, students communicated using a mix of digital tools, email and social media. Students sometimes used computer-mediated communication (CMC) to send encouraging messages to one another, which seemed to be intended to support and motivate. The analysis shows how social media can be used in a supportive way to manage the group and manage the project task. Looking at the social media record, the chapter explains a range of different functions: supporting/motivating; managing the group/task; negotiating the text; sharing files and links; requesting and giving feedback; peer teaching and learning from peers.
