I often say, “I hate group work.” But that is not entirely true. I have to collaborate with my colleagues at work every day, and I enjoy that. The main reason I “hate group work” when it comes to college courses is that it is incredibly difficult to schedule time for collaboration, especially when taking an online class. One of the reasons that people take online classes is that they like the flexibility. A student may be taking an online class because they live far away, work weird hours or have other responsibilities. When a group project is thrown into the mix, you now have to work around other students’ schedules. That definitely has been the primary stumbling block for our group in completing the first step of our group project.