LINC 90C: ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
Units: | 2 |
Hours: | 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter) |
Advisory: | Basic computer skills and knowledge of Macintosh or Windows operating systems; familiarity using web browsers, email, bookmarking, searching, and downloading; not open to students with credit in LINC 214. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | CSU |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Create a task or project that utilizes online collaboration tools
- Identify a variety of useful online collaboration tools that are appropriate for teacher professional development, classroom student use, or professional business use
Description
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Identify a variety of online collaboration tools and evaluate their potential to facilitate communication, collaboration, and project management in educational settings.
- Integrate selected online collaboration technologies into teaching practice to foster a collaborative learning community.
- Design and implement collaborative projects that utilize online tools to engage students.
- Develop plans for using online collaboration tools to ensure effective outreach and ongoing interaction within the virtual learning environments.
Course Content
- Collaboration fundamentals
- Exploration and analysis of online collaboration tools
- Selecting effective tools for different purposes
- Icebreakers and initial engagement
- Implementing collaboration tools
- Integrating tools into synchronous and asynchronous learning environments
- Community building strategies
- Identifying and overcoming barriers to participation
- Designing collaborative activities
- Principles for designing engaging and interactive online activities
- Implementation of collaborative projects using digital tools
- Cultivating presence in virtual environments
- Communication and outreach
- Developing effective communication strategies using online tools
- Best practices for maintaining continuous interaction and engagement
Lab Content
Not applicable.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
2. When taught via the internet: Students must have current email accounts and ongoing access to internet capable computers or tablets.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Creating collaborative projects using characteristics of quality defined by the class
Critique and reflection of projects, with emphasis on use of constructive feedback techniques
Contributing to small-group and whole-class collaborations
Method(s) of Instruction
Lecture presentations delivered in a student-centered learning style, during which students take notes, follow demonstrations, or complete an activity
Facilitated discussions of live presentations, readings, or video presentations
Student presentations and peer reviews
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Instructor-assigned notes, materials, and resources, including instructional materials, open education resources, multimedia, and websites.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Reading assignments include analysis of texts, selected examples, and student projects
- Writing assignments include a course project and multiple developmental projects, reflections, discussion responses, and peer feedback on projects
- Outside assignments include project planning and development, participation in online peer collaboration activities, and project development through an iterative process