Working well together online

The ability to communicate and collaborate with team members online is an essential 21st century skill, in both academic and professional spaces. Learning how to collaborate effectively when doing group work online will help you get the most out of your units and assessments. This is an important digital literacy skill which is highly valued by employers.

These tutorials will help you:

• understand some of the issues which may occur when working together online and the best practices for resolving them
• learn about the wide range of tools available for group communication and collaboration and what to consider when choosing which ones to use
• learn about digital tools available for creating online presentations, and some useful strategies to help you present in a digital learning environment.

To be able to work well together online and become fully engaged, it is important to know how to:

• get organised for virtual environments
• communicate clearly and respectfully
• show empathy to your group members.

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