Students are encouraged to communicate with fellow classmates and Instructors as part of the learning process. The CommunicationCenterallows users to:
· send email
· access course Discussion Boards
· use the Collaboration Tools
· review the Student roster
· access Student group pages
Note: Instructors and System Administrators have the option to disable these features. Also, if the Instructor chooses, some of these tools may also appear directly in the Course Menu.
Follow the steps below to open the CommunicationCenter:
Step 1 Open a course Web site for a course that you are participating in.
Step 2 Click Communication on the course menu.
This chapter includes information on the following sections:
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Provides information on how to send email to other participants in a course. | |
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Explains how to engage in asynchronous on-line conversations with others in a course. | |
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Explains how to participate in real time lessons and discussions. | |
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Discusses how to search a participant roster and view lists of Students, Instructors, and Teaching Assistants associated with a specific course. | |
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Explains how to access communication functions available to groups created by the Instructor. Instructors may group Students together in study groups, projects, or other course activities. |