Monday, April 8, 2013

Week 13 Group 6 Current Event

Current Event Topic: Top three most effective ways of communicating with your peers in an online course.

Group 6 Members: Warren Shaw & Maile Yap

     The semester is almost over, and Warren and I can both agree that Ed. 279 has been the most communication-driven online class we have ever taken! We've learned a lot about ourselves; what and how we can contribute to a group. We've hit a few speed bumps on the way when we lost some group members, but we never let that slow us down. We kept a positive attitude and have supported each other throughout. We have also learned the most effective ways to communicate with each other in an online course...

1. Email/Laulima Forums: Group members can express themselves more thoroughly and they can attach pictures and links to help support their thoughts. This method can work well; however, not everyone checks their email or Laulima everyday.

2. Google Drive: This method is an excellent way for group members to work together with project related material. The auto save and sharing element of it makes it easy for members to work on it at their own time. The live chat tool is also another great element of Google Drive allowing members to work on their project simultaneously.

3. Phone (Text/Call): This method of communicating has worked the best for our group. We didn't start using text until Task 3, but it seems to work better than the first nine weeks combined! Though text group members can stay on top of tasks easily and instantly.

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