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Preparing an online course

Communication tools overview

MyLO provides three main communication tools to support communications/discussions-based activities:

  • Discussions - threaded, blogs, journals
  • Chat/whiteboard room
  • Mail.

You have probably already made a decision about which of these tools you will use in the planning and design stages. Developing or providing a framework for suitable activities that utilise the strengths of each tool is the next task.

To get a feel for the potential of each of these tools to support teaching and learning, see Communication tools & strategies [Word].

The following pages provide information and advice on developing activities for each of these three tools.

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