This post will discuss the following platforms: Zoom Whiteboard, Mural, Padlet, and (briefly) Google Jamboard.ĭuring these times when we are primarily working online, many of us have become well-versed in Zoom video calling. Using these tools can create more engaging discussions, incorporate visual media, and provide participation opportunities to students less comfortable or less able to contribute to online synchronous discussions. We then introduce some external tools with more extensive features that enable both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. We start our discussion with Zoom Whiteboard, representing the most limited of the brainstorming and collaborative tools in this set-but also the most accessible if Zoom is already being used in your university’s online classrooms. These platforms range from spaces for synchronous brainstorming to platforms that can be accessed at any time by students and instructors to add content as their schedules allow. However, this post offers resources that instructors can use to add elements of active and collaborative learning that go beyond text-based discussion boards and video seminars.
When we are teaching courses either completely online or through a hybrid of physical classroom and online instruction, we may encounter barriers to creating spaces for students to engage interactively with each other. Group brainstorms and projects can be a great way to get students to work collaboratively on course topics, engage in more open-ended discussions, and develop and demonstrate their understanding of material better than through individualized research papers or traditional class discussion boards.
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