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This paper seeks to explore group formation and the consequences of exclusion from peer groups amongst international students.

Three methods were used to collect relevant data: students' ongoing diaries, in‐depth discussions and observations. Behaviour traits were then quantified using group behavioural criteria of authors Paul and Elder and Allport. Graphs were drawn up to show behavioural, and therefore identity shift, between first‐ and fourth‐year students.

This research is limited in that the students' wider environment and its influences on wellbeing have not been considered. In order fully to identify international students' psychosocial needs this aspect needs to be approached.

This paper is of value to those that are interested in the psychosocial wellbeing of late adolescents and young adults when estranged from their natural environment. It is original in that little work has been undertaken on this subject.

The growing use of internet-based learning (IBL) platforms in institutions of higher education is producing profound changes in the traditional teaching learning process worldwide. This paper aims to identify and understand the ways in which higher education institutions draw benefits by the use of such means, synthesizing the literature research.

The study synthesized the literature research by using a mixed method approach in which both Web of Science (WoS) and bibliographic techniques were used to retrieve the relevant data base.

The comprehensive review of the literature suggests that communication technology (CT), massive open online courseware (MOOCs), social networking sites (SNSs), blogs, real simple syndication (RSS) and YouTube are creating new possibilities and avenues of collaborative learning by transforming the traditional class and teacher-centric system.

Multiplicity of the IBL platforms and rapid technological obsolesce are some of the limitations of this paper.

The findings of this study are highly useful in developing a strategic framework to accelerate the integration of IBL platforms to make teaching learning process more interactive and informative.