1. Collaboration
Amy Macy
Brenda Kerr

2. Today… Asynchronous Collaboration Synchronous Collaboration Blogs
D2L
Discussion
Wiki
PB Works
Synchronous Collaboration
Web Conferencing
Dimdim

3. Blogs, Discussions, Wikis
Level the Playing field
Students with disabilities or quiet students
Blogs
Individual posts idea or composition
Readers subscribe
Readers comment
Owner can receive 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

4. D2L Blogs Unique Characteristics Collaboration Techniques
All comments appear under original posting
Owners and readers can be notified of changes
Owned by an individual
Not course specific
Collaboration Techniques
Peer – Review (course specific)
Mentoring by more advanced class (cross curriculum)
Relay Research findings, ideas, or suggestions

5. D2L Discussions Entire class Discussion Restriction by Group
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

6. Wiki Asynchronous collaboration Viewable to… group or world
Group presentation Tool – add files, media, plug-ins.
Group report
Compile data / research results
Viewable to… group or world
No outside software required
History of each document tracked
Easily restore
Commenting feature

7. PB Works (PB Wiki) Collaboration Features Collaborative page editing
Document management and file sharing
History and audit trail
Invite others to collaborate
Automatic notifications by RSS and .
Control user access level
Easily create classroom set of usernames and passwords

8. PB Works Multimedia Features Example: http://amacy.pbworks.com/ Videos
Photo slideshows
PowerPoint presentations
Spreadsheets
Calendars
Chat Rooms
…and more
Example:

9. Web conferencing Web Conferencing
Allows for visual cues to be recognized through “live” talking head
Creates “all-in” collaborative conversation regarding current subject
Can be used as introduction to new materials or as review
Can be modified to allow for virtual “office hours”

10. Web conferencing Web Conferencing Example: http://www.dimdim.com
PowerPoints
Websites
White Board
Desktop viewing
Example:

11. Questions and sharing

12. Contact Information
Amy Macy –
Brenda Kerr –