COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners should be able to discuss about communication and collaboration.

Understand the link between collaboration and communication.

Explain why these concepts are important in the digital landscape.

communicate effectively with peers online.

• Communication is the exchange of information by speaking, writing or using some other medium.

• It is the means of receiving or sharing information.

• There are verbal, non-verbal, visual and written communications.

• Communication ensures that important instructions, assignments and expectations are communicated accurately especially when teaching online.

• Effective communication skills help students to connect with others which leads to collaboration amongst students.

• Collaboration is the act of working with someone to produce something/complete a task or achieve a goal.

• collaboration allows people to be more productive and effective as two minds are better than one.

• Collaboration cannot happen without communication which is why we should encourage interactions between learners so that they can work together to expand their knowledge.

• Digital collaboration improves communication between learners and facilitates the free flow of information.

• collaborative communication encourages students to work together in finding solutions to challenges.

• collaborative learning help students develop higher level thinking.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE

1. Create activities that are group based and forces learners to work together.

2. provide a learning environment that promotes teamwork

3. Establish effective communication

4. Teach about what is expected in a collaboration when using technolo