Collaboration Tools
Peer collaboration is a valuable source of learning that significantly enhances the online learning experience. The Learning Environment facilitates interaction and collaboration through group management integrated into a range of advanced learning tools. Group discussion areas enable group members to share knowledge and insight; group lockers provide users with a shared workspace; group dropbox folders make it easy to submit and receive feedback on group assignments.
Discussions
Course discussion areas offer a valuable forum for user interaction. The discussion tool enables users to rate one another's message postings, offering participation incentives and empowering users to call out key contributions. Discussions can be graded or using the Learning Environment's industry-leading competencies tool, assessed using rubrics. In addition, individual topics can be locked to end a discussion without taking away a valuable resource, and moderate discussions to ensure a positive learning atmosphere.
Locker
The locker tool provides storage space inside the Learning Environment, enabling access their files from any computer, from any location. Group lockers enable users to easily share files with group members and collaborate on projects.
Dropbox
The dropbox provides a convenient way to submit individual and group assignments from a computer or directly from the locker tool. Submissions can be managed, feedback can be provided and assignments can be graded or assessed using rubrics, all from a single location. Setting assignment due dates, providing extensions when needed, and evaluating group assignments is made easy through the dropbox.
Blog
The Learning Environment provides a safe atmosphere for users to communicate with peers and reflect on learning and life experiences by developing a blog. Users can read their peers' blogs, leave comments, and maintain a list of favorite blogs. Flexible configuration options empower you to choose whether your users' blogs are available inside and outside your institution. Blogs can also be published as RSS feeds.
