Many of the same issues surrounding group work in a face-to-face setting still apply here. Rather than focus on those issues, below we have suggestions and resources to help you with group work in an online setting.

• Finding a space or spaces to work, collaborate, and communicate.
  • Review your instructor's suggestions regarding how to collaborate with your assigned/selected group within your class.
  • If your instructor has not provided suggestions nor a space to collaborate with your group, you should select tools that work well for your group. Here are some possible options:
    • Microsoft Teams - Drexel has access to Microsoft Teams, which can be used as a communication tool to connect people at Drexel with each other. Groups could make use of this tool to interact.
      • Microsoft Teams | Information Technology - from Drexel
      • Microsoft Teams help & learning - from Microsoft
    • Google/G Suite - This is another venue for collaboration, using Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive, etc.
      • How to use Google Docs to Support Collaboration - from the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at NYU Stern
      • Google Slides: Sharing and Collaborating - from GCF Global
    • Slack - There are free versions of this tool that groups can use for collaboration or sharing. You could also start a private channel for your group within an existing Slack for a course.
      • Slack - Where Work Happens - from Slack
      • Slack – Online Tools for Teaching & Learning - from the College of Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Learn about the tool(s) you may need to work, collaborate, and communicate as a group, and use them frequently to get the work accomplished. In addition to the tools above, your instructor may have provided space for your group to work in Blackboard Learn. Here is information about using group tools in Blackboard Learn:
  • Blackboard Learn Groups - from Blackboard
  • How to Customize Your Group Home Page - YouTube Video from Blackboard
  • Blackboard Learn for Students - YouTube Videos from Blackboard on use of Blackboard Learn
• Your instructor may choose to set-up some breakout sessions in a class. Here is some information about these synchronous breakout sessions:
  • Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Groups - Information for Participants - from Blackboard
  • Participating in breakout rooms in Zoom - from Zoom