• Collaborative activities

    • Overview

      There are several collaborative tools and activities included in your module. These have been designed to help you share ideas with your peers, and work with them to develop your knowledge.

      Where the tool allows, you can add graphics to illustrate a point you are making. Using these can be more economical and effective than just text.

      Note: Some users have poor internet connections, so lots of graphics / videos may make it time consuming for them to load course pages.

    • Forums

      Forums get used for discussion as a way to share ideas. Forum messages are automatically sent to the email address registered on your Moodle account.
      You can add things other than text on a Forum:

      • images / diagrams (JPG, GIF, PNG)
      • documents / files (WORD, PPT, PDF)
      • videos (AVI, MP4)
      • URLs.

       

      Your tutor will create the Forum activities for your module. They will pose a question / task for you to comment on. You may also be asked to reply to your peers’ comments.

      Use the activity below to practice responding on a Forum.

    • Information about Wintec Forum

    • Padlet

      Padlet is a free online noticeboard, which allows you to add notes for collaboration. 
      You can add things other than text on a Padlet:

      • images / diagrams (JPG, GIF, PNG)
      • documents / files (WORD, PPT, PDF)
      • videos (AVI, MP4)
      • URLs.

        

      Note: You can add to a Padlet from a computer or from the Padlet app on a tablet or smartphone. 

      To learn more about Padlet, check out the video below. 

      Hogan, K. (2016, June 28). How to Post to Padlet 2016 [Video file].
      Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgDI0rl6c5k

      Your tutor will create the Padlet activities for your module. They will post a question / task for you to comment on. You can also reply to your peers' posts.

      Use the activity below to practice responding on a Padlet.

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    • AnswerGarden

      AnswerGarden is a feedback tool. Your tutor plants a question and will invite you to contribute to the AnswerGarden. Your answers will instantly form a growing word cloud.

      Your tutor will create the AnswerGarden activities for your module. 

      Use the activity below to practice adding your answer to an AnswerGarden activity. 

      AnswerGarden logo A word that describes you