1. Rich sharing of ideas
An exchange of ideas leads to more innovative ones.
Gather online research and collaboratively build resources on sites like Wakelet or Pinterest.
- Take notes and present ideas collaboratively with Evernote or Google Slides.
Communication skills are vital for productive discussions to take place as learners need to be able to substantiate their point of view and clarify those of others. Ideas can be communicated verbally or visually for others to build on.
Practice and assess listening and communication skills on video conversation platforms like Flipgrid.
- Use Reply or Comment features available on almost all tools to clarify ideas or encourage specific feedback.
Effective groups are observed to have roughly equal amounts of talk-time by each participant. Neither speaking too little nor too much is ideal and balanced contribution is critical.
- Digital trails like revision history on Google Docs can help to discourage free-riding.
- Manage project to-dos collaboratively using task-management apps like Trello.
- Empower every voice by allowing learners to contribute in their preferred mode of communication - be it text, audio or visual, on virtual walls like Padlet.
Listening to multiple perspectives and negotiating differences is part and parcel of teamwork. Being able to deal positively with disagreement while challenging suggestions constructively is not only necessary to maintain harmony, but serves to elevate the quality of collaboration.
- Discuss outside of class time with virtual conferencing tools like Google Meet or Zoom.
- Practice and model professional communication etiquette with social media participation on Twitter
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