Collaboration

by Liesl Wuest

Collaboration is an important part of student learning in any class but it can be challenging to figure out how to create a collaborative project online. Fortunately for us, technology is always making it easier and easier for students to collaborate at a distance. Blackboard itself has several tools that make this possible- wikis, blogs, discussion boards, Wimba Classroom- and then the web has a plethora of Web 2.0 tools to choose from like Facebook, Google Drive/Docs, Flickr, Twitter etc. (We will have other blog posts that look more closely at each of these tools, but go ahead and take a look at them now- they are all linked here!)

So don't let your virtual classroom space interfere with providing collaborative activities for your students. Review this brief tutorial to get you started with some ideas about creating group projects and don't hesitate to contact me if you are still stumped. And have fun!

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