Learning Technologies: Design & Applications

RE: Types of group work

Giving a primary location to students to get basic answers is a good idea in her case.

• I would say that it is also important for the prof to be responsive when students are not comfortable with that. Older students may be very confused at the beginning of an online experience. My mother would go nuts!

Limiting the discussions to course shell is something that I have not found popular among students in this program. When working in groups, people tend to prefer the creation of another work area (google docs, etc.).

• I tend to like the consolidation of the communication frame… it seems easier to manage. But I am a minority apparently.