University in New zealand – E-learning using collaber
A university in new zealand has started a unique post graduate-level course in project management designed to give future expert project managers a strong hand on their core subject. but the university lacked a flexible collaboration system to support the students, who take the program online. to give students a central collaborative workspace to exchange information, work in coordination with the team and collect the details they needed to meet course requirements, the university installed collaber which is very effective in business collabortion. as a result the course has become interactive and the students now learn as much from each other as they do from the curriculum, making communication integral to their project management.
Company overview
The university has developed a post graduate course in project management that gives students knowledge about the project management & its importance. this 19-week course involves students working online with projects that needs them to apply management and information technology skills and knowledge.
Business challenge
This course is designed to help students collectively solve challenges faced by member organizations. this cooperative effort helps students understand their project management challenges.
The students taking this course online are spread
across the world. they are situated in different time zones. so, project management in which there are team focused projects become
difficult to handle. it becomes difficult because project management relies only on the strong team work. so, the university was thinking
of a solution that would be able to facilitate the team work while also providing flexibility to the off campus students.
The university then thought of a communication &
a collaboration platform that would help the students solve their problems like working together, sharing information, etc. this
solving of the problems should be done regardless of where the students are all over the world. the solution should cater to the
problems the students are facing. it should be very easy for the students to install in their computers and it should be pretty simple
for them to use.
Solution
The university was looking for a collaboration tool
to satisfy the students needs. to meet those requirements, the university in new zealand chose collaber for this online course of
project management. collaber, as the name itself specifies, its a collaboration software program which can help the teams work
together, regardless of wherever the students are. whether working remotely or even offline, students can access their workspaces from
anywhere to save and use documents and tools, such as a file-sharing , forums & polls, picture sharing tool, calender tool, easy
messaging, etc. collaber will automatically sync with other user's machines once he or she gets connected.
So, now, wherever the student is, he or she can
access their work, their team work, talk to their classmates on chat, discussion forums, share the information & the material of the
subject too. collaber supports the students in many ways.
Collaber has everything that needed to create a
virtual classroom. even the lecturers can post and share materials like their documents & presentations. this collaber can help the
university for the assessment of the students work too. the students work which is a collective work of the team can be shared. individual
students can further customize the interface to highlight specific discussion threads and meeting notes, as per their needs. so, even
customization can be done as per the requirements of the students & lecturers in the university.
Collaber is very easy for the students to learn how
to use the collaborative platform. one person will post something at four o' clock in the morning, and someone else will respond to it at
two o’clock the next afternoon, that creates flexibility. all the students can participate in their own way as there are many of participation acticities possible in collaber. all the students have busy personal lives & professional lives too. this collaber e-learning program can become a part of their lifestyle catering to their needs or requirements. the university is giving students an education in effective computing skills as well as effective project management.
The enterprise advantages
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Students can be more interactive
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Teamwork would be very effective
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Projects can be successfully managed
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Flexibility (as per the user needs)
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The flexible collaboration system supports all sorts of work times and preferences, which means anyone anywhere can participate.
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Students can customize their workspace
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Students can set alerts about messages
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Time saving
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Students can keep working, even without a connection
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Students can make out their best usage of time
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Students can post & respond to questions even when they are not connected to internet
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Students can access information when it’s convenient
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The alerts and presence notifications in collaber let students know when their classmates are online or in the workspace.
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These small details can help students in the ease of communication process.
