This supplementary activity was initiated and organised by Lesley who suggested the use of an online wiki tool calledSyn.in with audio guidance and discussion via Skype. Although I was a little unsure of how to use these two new technologies I managed to pick them up quickly and hopefully was able to add some value to the synchronous online session. Unfortunately due to broadband connection problems I was unable to completely finish this work with my fellow learners but I did enjoy being able to collaborate in this way before being cut off.
The syn.in wiki page enabled all learners to edit the collaborative document live (word by word) and automatically showed a different text colour for each of us. The additional chat box facility enables further text discussion should skype not have been available due to bandwidth issues. As it was the session worked well where one could be speaking on skype whilst others could enter appropriate data into the online document.
This method of communicating with others to build a general consensus and collective output would be a great model for future online collaboration activities. Note to self - I must learn how to set this up and export the content into the OU wiki so the output can be shared with others who where unable to participate.
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