2.1 Collaborative communication

Have you ever set up a video chat? Started a blog? Written something with classmates online?

Developing this competency involves:

• Becoming familiar with and comfortable using a range of digital collaboration tools, such as file-sharing systems, collaborative editing and annotation tools, discussion forums, blogs, online chat, or web-conferencing.
• Learning how to effectively and conscientiously use these tools to work with others both synchronously and asynchronously.
• Developing critical perspectives and skills needed to co-create knowledge.
• Valuing user-generated content and evaluating contributions made by others.

See also: “Scholarship as a Conversation.” Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.

Student-Curated Resources

Hypothes.is lets you collaboratively annotate, highlight, and tag web pages and PDF documents. Use it to have a discussion, organize your research, or leave personal notes. Learn about the tool, download the Chrome extension, or watch a presentation about the tool from the Blended Learning Conference.