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Personal reflection
How can communication tools help the interaction between the students in smaller groups?
Communication tools can significantly enhance interaction among students in smaller groups during case study work in vocational and educational training (VET) by fostering collaboration, organization, and knowledge sharing. Here’s how: facilitating real-time discussions, enabling asynchronous collaboration, supporting collaborative research and problem-solving, enhancing task management and accountability, encouraging peer feedback and consensus building, and streamlining presentation and reporting.
Which of the mentioned tools that help the interaction between students in smaller groups are free of charge (at the time of writing)?
Fully free tools or tools with robust free versions:
- Zoom (limited time for group meetings)
- Google Meet (limited time for group meetings)
- Discord
- Skype
- WhatsApp
- Moodle Forums
- Google Classroom
- Google Docs
- Microsoft OneNote
- Jamboard
- Trello (limited features)
Paid or limited free versions:
- Miro, MURAL, Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere, Monday.com, Blackboard Collaborate
For optimal use, consider pairing free versions of tools based on your specific needs (e.g., Zoom for meetings, Google Docs for collaboration, and Trello for task management).