The Technologies

Follow the links below to learn more about each collaborative learning tool:

Blogging tools
  • A series of webpages organised chronologically
  • Entries can also be organised by category or keywords
  • Often created by a single author.(so useful for reflective practice)
  • A comments feature allows readers to respond to each blog entry

Wiki tools
  • Easily editable webpages
  • Can be open to all or confined to a group
  • Contributions and changes can be monitored, reviewed and rolled back

Cloud computing tools (Google docs)
  • A suite of applications for collaborative document production
  • Changes can be rolled back to previous versions
  • Documents can be easily presented online

Mind maps
  • Online applications for note making & brainstorming
  • Changes can be rolled back to previous versions
  • Online real-time collaboration