Amy Macy

Brenda Kerr

Asynchronous CollaborationBlogs

D2LDiscussion

D2LWiki

PB Works

Synchronous CollaborationWeb Conferencing

Dimdim

Level the Playing field Students with disabilities or quiet students

Blogs Individual posts idea or composition

Readers subscribe Readers comment

Owner can receive email notification Discussion Boards

Threaded Messages Students reply to original postings

View discussion by date Conversations more disjointed

Wikis Document collaboration Version and audit tracking Group members notified of changes

Unique CharacteristicsAll comments appear under original postingOwners and readers can be notified of

changesOwned by an individualNot course specific

Collaboration TechniquesPeer – Review (course specific)Mentoring by more advanced class

(cross curriculum)Relay Research findings, ideas, or

suggestions

Entire class Discussion Debate Topic, Analyze Case Study, Answer

Question

Restriction by Group Student to Student

Small Group Discussion Reporter summarizes to class

Projects Restricted to project group members Share files and URLs Combine with Chat, Wiki, and/or Dropbox

Student to Instructor Journaling / Reflections

Internship / Student Teachers

Asynchronous collaborationGroup presentation Tool – add files, media,

plug-ins.Group reportCompile data / research results

Viewable to… group or world No outside software required History of each document tracked

Easily restore Commenting feature

Collaboration FeaturesCollaborative page editingDocument management and file sharingHistory and audit trail Invite others to collaborateAutomatic notifications by RSS and email.Control user access levelEasily create classroom set of usernames

and passwords

Multimedia FeaturesVideosPhoto slideshowsPowerPoint presentationsSpreadsheetsCalendarsChat Rooms…and more

Example: http://amacy.pbworks.com/

Web ConferencingAllows for visual cues to be recognized

through “live” talking headCreates “all-in” collaborative conversation

regarding current subjectCan be used as introduction to new

materials or as reviewCan be modified to allow for virtual “office

hours”

Web ConferencingPowerPointsWebsitesWhite BoardDesktop viewing

Example: http://www.dimdim.com

Amy Macy – amacy@mtsu.edu Brenda Kerr – bkerr@mtsu.edu