Unit 3: Studying and working groups
| Site: | Moodle-Kursserver der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena |
| Course: | Digital Learning Kit - self learning course for studying with digital tools |
| Book: | Unit 3: Studying and working groups |
| Printed by: | Gast |
| Date: | Friday, 22 November 2024, 7:38 AM |
List of contents
Mindmapping method
Strategies for learning and working groups
How do I work efficiently in groups?
Zoom functions for group work
Tools for collaborative work
What other tools help with group work?
In
order to work well together, you also need suitable tools. These are
available at the University of Jena and we would like to show you how
you can use them well.
The
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena has set up a cloud for its
students and staff to work together on assignments or study groups. This
cloud is a way to securely store and edit your documents and files.
OnlyOffice, a programme for online editing of documents, works on the
cloud. There you can work on documents together at the same time,
comment on them and much more. To do this, log in to the cloud.uni-jena.de
site with your URZ login ID and password and go to "Files" at the top
of the bar. Alternatively, the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
offers all students access to the Office 365 package to install Word and Excel free of charge.
The
cloud of the University of Jena is very extensive. Another function
that is good for group work is the Deck. You can also use this to
organize the work in the group according to the Kanban principle and to
distribute tasks and topics. This can be done, for example, according to
the basic principle "collect tasks - distribute tasks - complete
tasks". Take a look at the tutorial for using the Cloud Deck at the
University of Jena.
Zoom is also a good tool for group work. You will also find a tutorial on how to use it in this module.
Another new tool for group work is Mahara.
There you can find other students who are interested in similar topics
and form groups, e.g. for joint projects or homework. Mahara is also a
personal learning environment for documenting learning processes and
acquired knowledge with the help of portfolios. There are also already
existing interest groups for writing communities, tandems and also for
exchanges on the topics of the Digital Learning Kit.
Application
As it is one thing to get the tips and another to apply them, we have developed a reflection tool for the Digital Learning Kit that you can use regularly, preferably in exchange with fellow students.
On the Mahara platform as a tool for group work, you can find other students who are interested in similar topics and join together in groups.
The exchange group also provides reflection templates for documenting your work and slowly improve it through reflection. You can copy and edit these templates in your personal portfolio on Mahara. If you wish, you can share them with the other group members to exchange ideas.
Further resources
Scientific literature:
Johnson, D. H., & Johnson, R. T. (1998). Learning together and alone: Cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning. Pearson.
Blog Posts:
Tips for Working in Teams and what to do if it isn’t working (University of Galway)
The 7 Stages of the Group Mind Mapping Process (ist ein Blog einer kommerziellen Projekt Management App)
Cloud of the University of Jena: https://cloud.uni-jena.de
Zoom of the University of Jena: uni-jena-de.zoom.us/
Tips for Using Zoom Team Chat in Your Student Group