The VLE @ GSA: collaboration tools

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Today’s session:

Overview Course tools Blogs Wikis Journals

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Course Tools

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Blogs and journals...

Blog - visible to all students. All students can post and see each others posts.

Journal - private to all students, all students can post. Students only see their own posts

Group blog - visible to all students, members of the group can post. Students not in the group can see it.

Group journal - visible to members of the group, members of the group can post. Students not in the group can NOT see it.

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Blogs

Create in Control Panel, then Create Tool Link in course menu.

Can be individual (per student) or for the course (instructor only).

Can be assessed. Options to include multimedia. Students can comment on content. Previous content is accessible. Content created in current week/ month will be displayed

first. Unread content flagged up (bold, pin).

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Blogs

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Wikis

Contributions can be assessed. Collaboration in one area. Options to include multimedia. ‘Live’ content. When creating, can permit students write access. Can view history of contributions.

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Wikis

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Versions and contributions

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Journals

Contributions can be assessed. Collaboration in one area. Options to include multimedia. ‘Live’ content. When creating, can permit students write access. Can view history of contributions.

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Journals

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Summary

Lots of different ways to collaborate/ communicate in the VLE – consider which one may work best for you.

Think about what the purpose of the communication will be – is it informal? Assessed? What media will you use?

Give students clear instructions and make the purpose of your use of the collaboration tool obvious.

Lots of resources in VLE Help course or please contact me: v.boyd@gsa.ac.uk

The VLE @ GSA: collaboration tools